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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 52 MIN

98: Popes Gone Wild!

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The popes have gone wild this week on a highly spiritual Oddball History Podcast, from Sergius III having his two immediate predecessors strangled, to Benedict IX more or less openly selling the papacy, to Leo X and his beloved pet elephant Hanno rampaging through the streets of Rome as a goof. PLUS: Witches, pigeon squatters and Love Island!

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