The Hystorians Podcast

Recorded March 1st, 2026** Explicit language used.In a world full of miscommunication, Esperanto fights to break through class borders and nationalism. Follow along as we cover Dr. Zamenhof’s early life and his dream for a universal language. How hard could it be?… Turns out it’s very very difficult to get the whole world on the band wagon - but damn it if we don’t try! Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded February 15th, 2026** Explicit language used.Easter is here! It seems only fitting to learn about one of the major turning points in Irish history! Join the gals as they talk about Irish history, specifically the Easter Rising! Liz and Desi gat to reminisce about their times in Ireland and how learning Irish history in Ireland was eye opening for their deep fried American brains. Join in on the learning and stay curious, always!This episode is dedicated to a dear friend, Bob. Raise a glass and be the friend to lend a hand, when you can. Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded January 25th, 2026** Explicit language used.Let's all go to the fair y'all! Join the Hystorians as they skip, saunter, and scold through the ins and outs of the 1893 World's Fair. Innovations, Inventions, and Intrigue flooded Chicago. After listening to this Desi led episode, you’ll feel like you’re leaving the fair grounds with a box of Cracker Jacks, a bottle of Root Beer, and the giddy of being a witness to groundbreaking history in entertainment.Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded on January 11th and again on the 23rd, 2026** Explicit language used.If Charles Lindbergh has no haters y’all will know the Hystorians are dead. This week Liz and Desi dive into the life of Charles Lindbergh, the flying fallacy that is America’s “Last Hero”. Since October, the Lindbergh family and the cultural phenomenons and tragedies which kept thrusting them into the cultural zeitgeist have haunted Liz and she needs to talk about it. So, get ready to feel anger, grief, pity, sadness and a general sense of "wait, what??? Strap in to the cockpit, Geese, Liz is going to try to answer, “Just what kind of man was Charles Lindbergh?”Bibliography ⁠Link⁠: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...Produced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded December 15th, 2025.** Explicit language used.We're back for Season 2!! Join the gals in a special episode where they share some of their favorite love letters throughout history. Please considered this season 2 premier as a galentines gift to y'all! Can you feel the love? Is it in the air? In the end aren't we all just asking the same question? What is Love? Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded October 19th, 2025.** Explicit language used.Even your daily fashions have interesting history! Join the gals on a deep dive into left field as Desi educates us on the history of Honiton Lace and the Industry that grew and died around it. This episode is riddled with talks about Industrialisation, Labor Movements, and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman? Oh, AND this is the last episode of Season 1!! Thank you to all who have joined in and listened, we greatly appreciate all the support we have gotten this year.Season 2 Coming Soon! Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

Recorded October 2nd, 2025.** Explicit language used.Hear Me Now! This episode the gals are talking "I told you so" to a whole new level. Liz treats us to a crash course in Greek legend as they deep dive into the Cassandra Complex, the Trojan War, and sniffing of meats?? Wait what? Oh the Cassandra of it all!!! Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded September 27th, 2025.** Explicit language used.“And she was a fairy.”This week Desi takes our hands, sprinkles some fairy dust and takes us on a journey all about the history of the Tooth Fairy! The gals discuss the historical and societal importance of those bones in our jaws that don’t have a flaw, our shiny teeth! There are also in-depth and lively talks about folklore, rats, frogs, Rebel Without a Cause, and the cult of the child!So, grab a dino flosser, a half full Dixie cup of mouth wash, and hold on tight as we journey past the second star on the right and straight on till morn’ in Episode 12 of the Hystorians Podcast!Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded September 14th, 2025.** Explicit language used.As Liz always says, “If there’s politics there’s bound to be hypocrisy.” This week  Liz explores the hypocrisy of Prohibition or the “Nobel Experiment”  through the story of George Cassiday, AKA the Man in the Green Hat, AKA the Unofficial Congressional Bootlegger. A tale as old as time of the rampant hypocrisy that tends to plague political positions of power, but this time with Jazz and Prohibition! Pour yourself a swig of bathtub gin, moonshine, or make yourself a “Bee’s Knees” and see how many times you think “things never change, do they?” Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded August 30th, 2025** Explicit language used.You’ve all seen the AI shorts about the insane Countess who bathed in the blood of her murder victims. Well, what if we told you the real story was more depraved and horrid than those Facebook “Did You Know” viral posts, Fun fact they are false! What if we told you the truth was actually stranger than the fiction that most accept? Desi takes us on a roller coaster of a ride discussing the true story of Erzsebet Bathory, the Blood Countess. Bibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded August 12th, 2025** Explicit language used.The "Queen of Halloween" herself, Liz, dives into the bizarre, spooky, and occasionally hilarious history of the Jersey Devil. How did this legendary creature become the cryptid we know and adore today?Was he the cursed 13th child of an exhausted Pine Barrens mother? A twisted echo of an ancient deity? Or somehow the victim of Ben Franklin’s extreme pettiness?Grab your favorite Halloween treats, settle in, and get ready for a wild ride through folklore, myth, and historical mayhem in this week’s devilishly good episode of The Hystorians Podcast.Special thank you to Moriah for sitting down to share her family connection to the folklore of the Jersey Devil!Monsters Among Us PodcastBibliography LinkProduced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.

Recorded July 27th, 2025** Explicit language used.This week Desi presents the alarming and inhumane actions that led and sustained the Bengal Famine of 1943. Did you know that there are different types of famine? Did you know that 3 million people died due to this event? Did you know that the British Government, who held colonial rule over those 3 million people dragged their feet and their inactions speak volumes of their attitudes towards their colonists? Jump in and get angry with the gals as they rage so hard they donated to charities that are trying to help provide relief to a nation currently dealing with a famine.Famine Relief Charities links:Palestine Children’s Relief Fund  https://www.pcrf.net/UN Crisis Relief https://crisisrelief.un.org/en/donate-opt-crisis World Food Programme https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/palestine-emergencyFreedom Flotilla Coalition https://freedomflotilla.org/donate/Bibliography LinkProduced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.

** Explicit language used. We also want to apologise for any mispronounced words or names. We want to strive to be respectful in relation to historical figures' identities and names. Phonetic Pronunciations:Tang | ”唐" - (Ton-g)Wu Zetian | “武则天” - (woo tseh-tyen)Taizong | “太宗” - (tie-dzong or TY-dzawng)This week Liz presents the second part of the astonishing and awe-inducing story of Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. A woman “ahead of her time” who went from merchant’s daughter, to Royal Concubine, and becoming China’s first and only dynastic woman Emperor. Join the gals as they revel in feminine revenge and schemes concocted by a woman eras ahead of her time. Ponder with the Hystorians about justifications of royal revenge, palace politics, and whether or not Empress Wu would have been invited to the next yap session. Bibliography/Sources Used ⁠⁠⁠Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.https://linktr.ee/hystorianspod

Recorded June 8th, 2025**Disclaimer: Explicit language used. This week Desi presents what she has calls a “palate” cleanser episode and yet will leave you feeling served to the fullest! A topic that you never really think about actually having an origin story, the fascinating history of America’s Favourite Dessert,” JELL-O! Join the gals as they try to find a reasoning behind 1950s housewives being so inclined to encase regular foods inside of a jell-o prison? What did the olives and Viennas ever do to their new gelatinous overlord? Then wax poetically about the cultural significance of a f***-a** bob. Bibliography LinkProduced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

**Disclaimer: Explicit language used. We also want to apologise for any mispronounced words or names. We want to strive to be respectful in relation to historical figures identities and names.Phonetic Pronunciations:Tang | ”唐" - (Ton-g)Wu Zetian | “武则天” - (woo tseh-tyen)Taizong | “太宗” - (tie-dzong or TY-dzawng)This week Liz presents the astonishing and awe-inducing story of Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. A woman “ahead of her time” who went from merchant’s daughter, to Royal Concubine, and becoming China’s first and only dynastic woman Emperor. A story so packed with twists, turns, scheming, propaganda and/or possible selective editorialising that Liz has to split it all into two parts! Join the gals to wonder, “is a treacherous fox born or created?” Then nearly immediately discuss and ponder an age-old question: “Would/Do dragons have cloacas?” Episode 7 will continue the story with even more enthralling events during Empress Wu’s reign... Empress Wu: Part II- Electric Boogaloo??Bibliography/Sources Used ⁠Link⁠Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

**Explicit Language Used**This week Desi weaves the story of Fanny Cornforth, a stunning Pre-Raphaelite Muse. A woman whose reputation was slandered while also inspiring some of the most influential and beautiful works of art. A woman who had a decades long love-affair with a painter who she knew would never make her an "honest woman". A woman who was wronged so many times it starts to hurt your own heart. A woman who really needed some girl best friends to tell her to, "Run, Fanny! Run!!!". Join the Hystorians as they become the girl besties she needed and deserved to have during her life and laugh, cry, and scream along!Bibliography/Sources Used ⁠Link⁠Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

**Explicit Language Used ***DISCLAIMER: The Hystorians are staunch advocates and supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community. We have no room for bigotry or nastiness towards our Queer Brothers and Sisters. In this episode we give our own analysis on a historical figure and why WE believe his likeness should not be seen as a “queer” historical figure. This week Liz takes Desi and the listeners on a journey of scandal, corruption, and post-mortem cross-dressing accusations? This week the Hystorians dive into the story of Lord Cornbury and how his image was associated with a very puzzling painting of a woman in a blue dress. Bibbity, Boppity, Boop let’s dive right in! Bibliography/Sources Used LinkProduced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We've aimed to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly outlet—it's meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

This week Desi presents the exhilarating yet little known journey towards power of Lucius Ælius Sejanus: Veteran Praetorian Guard, Romancer of his counterpart's wives, Gemonian Stairs admirer. A story filled with twists, turns, and things that will make you say, "Oh my, wait, what??" **Disclaimer: This episode was recorded a couple months ago and apologize for the old references towards the end of the episode. Bibliography/Sources UsedProduced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanksLogo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.

Dance, dance until you die! Liz takes the reigns and presents an event caused by something that started the gals on this journey, Hysteria. Specifically, one of the biggest unexplained records of mass hysteria: The Dancing Plague of 1518. Justice for Frau Troffea, babes. Bibliography/Sources UsedProduced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanks:Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)and to listeners like you, thank you.

Welcome to the Hystorians Podcast! This episode is a quick rundown of our mission for the Hystorians, approaches, and a taste of the dynamic between the two gals. Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesneySpecial thanks:Pyre Logo Art: Tori Nelson https://www.instagram.com/torinelsonart/Theme song by: Nick Lennon http://www.instagram.com/gothiclemonphoto/and to listeners like you, thank you.