67: A Lover Scorned pt.1: Heads Will Roll

Think your breakup was messy? Wait till you meet Olga of Kiev. In this explosive (and only technically shorter) episode of Well, I Laughed, Grant and Maia dive into the blood-soaked legend of a woman scorned who didn’t just clap back—she burned entire cities to the ground. After her husband, Prince Igor I, is gruesomely executed by the Drevlians (spoiler: it involves birch trees and a “human hammock”), Olga goes full medieval mastermind. We’re talking trench burials, surprise bathhouse infernos, mead-soaked massacres, and a flaming pigeon airstrike that would make any war strategist weep. The chaos doesn’t stop there, Olga heads to Constantinople, outsmarts an emperor’s proposal, converts to Christianity on her own terms, and rewrites the rulebook for women in power. With plenty of mic-tech mishaps, irreverent tangents, and sharp reflections on revenge, legacy, and saint-level rebranding, this episode proves once again that history is never boring, and sometimes, it’s downright savage.   00:00:00 Catch-Up 00:21:55 Heads Will Roll 00:24:04 Viking Roots 00:26:51 Teen Princess OG 00:38:38 Tribute Backfires 00:47:01 Hammock of Horror 01:00:06 Mead-Fueled Massacre 01:13:05 Pigeon Pyro Squad 01:22:01 Baptism Power Move 01:31:16 Queen to Saint   Connect with Us Love a good laugh? Stay in the loop with the Well, I Laughed Podcast! Hit up wellilaughed.com for all the fun, throw some love our way on Patreon at https://patreon.com/WellILaughedPodcast, and send us your wildest listener stories at [email protected]—because let’s be real, we know you’ve got some!   Listener stories, topic ideas, or anything else you think belongs on the show—drop it all at wellilaughed.com/contact. We’re all ears—and laughs!   Follow Us On Social Media Instagram: @wellilaughed Tiktok: @wellilaughed Facebook: Well, I Laughed Podcast YouTube: Well, I laughed Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.