PREVIEW: Those About To Die - S1 E4: "Fool's Bet"

It's time for a late-antiquity MILF - specifically the wise of Justianian I, Theodora. Phoebe and Pat get into one of their favourite connivers of all time.Milo is still on tour in Canada! There are still some tickets for Calgary, and he's on tour all over the UK from Oct 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emma Hamilton - the regency era rags to riches to rags story. Has anyone ever charmed their way to the top so successfully or ended up with so little to show for it? This week we've got brothels, infernal contraptions, Italian court politics and Horatio Nelson. See Milo on tour in Canada and the UK here (extra show added in Toronto!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wondered where Latin came from? Or what it turned into? In theory this would be the episode for you except we spent half of it discussing Dr. Oetker and what would have happened if the Nazis had got really into slow-cookers. There's some stuff about Latin in there for sure though.Come see Milo on tour in CANADA starting September 12th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phoebe and Pat are flying solo this week and discussing the greatest Odyssey adaptation of all time: the Cohen brothers' version. Check out Milo on tour here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Milo this week, so Phoebe and Pat are talking about the Bronze Age collapse and its enduring historical and cultural legacy. For example, did anyone actually say 'This age of bronze is collapsing?' in this episode we will find out.Check out Milo on tour all over the UK and Canada here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Milo and Pat are sans Phoebe this week and they're going through their favourite history films: which means there's nothing that can stop them talking about how True Grit is feminist. Get this full episode on Patreon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phoebe and Pat are joined by historian, author and Agrippina expert Emma Southon to talk about the ur-text of conniving Milves.You can find out more about Emma and her work here.You can get tickets to Milo's shows in Edinburgh and across the UK and Canada here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BWAHHHHHH Milo, Phoebe and Pat get their teeth into Nolan's Odyssey - one Odysseus is moving forwards in time whilst another... Check out Milo's tour and special here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Milo, Patrick and Phoebe are taking a quick break from MILF History month to talk about Homer, xenia, bags of wind and whether you should tell your wife you've been shagging a nymph for seven years.Check out Milo's new special on YouTube here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Phoebe this week, so Milo and Pat are bringing you a special carpet time where they discuss the ways women are historically viewed and treated by historical sources compared to their male counterparts. Expect some analysis of ancient Chinese girlbosses and, also, the US military's new love of gender-affirming care. Get this full episode on Patreon here. Catch Milo on tour in the UK and Canada here. Watch Milo's new special on YouTube here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices