Cesci & Miranda battle to impress actor, theatre maker, clown and generally very tidy-person Lauren Silver with the sociological, cultural and historical facts about tidying up.From the KonMari philosophy of folding, to having a kink for oven

A Cultural History of... Celebrity Death

Apr 13th, 2017 44m 26s

2016 was the year of celebrity death, or was that just our changing cultural perception?This month Miranda & Cesci are joined by journalist, obituary writer and suspected celebrity serial killer Robert JE Simpson to share cultural, social and

A Cultural History Of...Dick Pics

Mar 2nd, 2017 48m 34s

This month Cesci and Miranda are dicking around with guest Andrew Carson. Find out more than you ever wanted to know about the cultural precedents of the go to seduction method of the horny smartphone user.

A Cultural History of .. . Killer Clowns

Dec 8th, 2016 49m 41s

If there's something strange in your neighbourhood... who ya gonna call?.... Probably not your local friendly arts academics but we will do our damn best. This year the Killer Clowns were suddenly everywhere, roaming the globe getting us Pen

A Cultural History of... Bake Off

Oct 24th, 2016 47m 19s

As we approach the 2016 final, we discuss the cultural and historical precedents of that iconic patriotic Institution: The Great British Bake Off. From epicurean architecture to lemon drizzle as an alternative citizenship test; academics Mira

A Cultural History of...Pokémon GO!

Sep 12th, 2016 46m 15s

'A Cultural History of...' is A Podcast Dedicated to Overthinking the Everyday. Wholly unnecessary academic analysis. If you too have pondered about colonial representation in The Great British Bake Off or how the marriage plot formula of Jan

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