Madi and her Batch of Bards give you a hot, fresh cup of history gossip. Madi, Betsy, Coco, Chris, Gabby and Taylor take turns telling each other (and YOU!) all of the fun, juicy details of history, and skip anything that isn’t spill-worthy.
We research people, places, things, and events from all around the world, and even sling some of the world's finest Folktales your way every third episode.
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Folktales Worldwide: Tales from Vikings & Portugal 14 PRINCES TOTAL IN THIS EPISODE! It’s a lot. A LOT. But hear us out! Story 1 from our Viking book: The Giant With No Heart In His Body The good news is the main characters name is Boots! The bad news is that Boots is pretty rude. But nonetheless he’s on quest and we’re rooting for him. This story has so many twists and turns that you really just have to listen to it to understand. The Wolf has trauma in his backstory. That’s all we’re saying. • Story 2 from Portugal: The Seven Enchanted Princes What starts off as a bad day of door to door sales turns into Portuguese Snow White we think??? It’s either that or a whole bunch of nice people finding each other in the woods until a king comes along and fks it up, because folktales. Anaya’s, you tell us: was this Portuguese Snow White?? Join our Patreon for extra WEEKLY content! https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead You can purchase Spill the Mead merchandise https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpilltheMeadPodcast/ Music is composed by Nicholas Leigh nicholasleighmusic.com Find us on Instagram, and Facebook @spillthemeadpodcast Find Madi @myladygervais on Instagram Find Betsy @betsy.hegge on Instagram Find Coco @spill_it_coco on Instagram Find Gabby @so_dym_gabulous on Instagram Find Chris @chrisrileyhistory on Instagram Find Taylor @tjonesarmoredamma on Instagram
What does it take to make the (arguably) greatest archaeological discovery of all time? Grit. Tenacity. Patience. Money money money, skill with a paintbrush, and the ghost of the past calling your name… so not even that much, really. Listen as Coco spills the hot Egyptian tea on beige-boy Howard Carter, his rich bro benefactor Lord Carnarvon, some dude named Winlock, and the nameless (true heroes) Egyptian laborers responsible for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun. Then dive right into the myth of the mummy’s curse and decide for yourself if the deaths associated with the discovery of Tut’s tomb were the result of an ancient curse, or just coincidences. As usual, Madi and Coco can’t make up their damn minds. Follow that up with a fresh hot cup of brotherly revenge, brought to you by Betsy - who kicks the whole thing off with a super catchy impromptu theme song.
Ready for a story of love and devotion between a king and his queen? In this episode Chris Riley gives us a huge helping of romance in the telling of Plantagenet King Edward I and his lovely Queen, Eleanor of Castile. . Courtly love is one thing, true love is quite another - and this couple was definitely in love. Listen as Chris tells Madi all the sweet (and sometimes sensual) details. No, sucking the poison from Edward’s wound is NOT a euphemism! . Chris also spills the tea on Simon de Montfort, giving us the juicy details on why a Medeival English geezer has a bust in the U.S. House of Representatives. . Follow the sweet romantic story up with a Fresh Cup, wherein Betsy calls out Chris for his opinion on the hypothetical relationship between Charlemagne and Sabrina Carpenter. .
THIS WEEKS FOLKTALES ARE SO GOOD! We promise you that. So put that in your nail and nail it. Or however the saying goes. • Story 1: The Origin of Magellan Clouds Here’s the story of the most passive aggressive village chief ever, and the journey to his snapping point. Spoiler alert, it’s lizard people. So. • Story 2: The Clever Weaver The classic tale of you almost had an easy day at work. But then a cryptic ambassador comes in and you have to summon your war chicken. Annoying. • Story 3: The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean the three best friends that anyone could have ….until they f-ing weren’t. Join our Patreon for extra WEEKLY content! https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead You can purchase Spill the Mead merchandise https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpilltheMeadPodcast/ Music is composed by Nicholas Leigh nicholasleighmusic.com Find us on Instagram, and Facebook @spillthemeadpodcast Find Madi @myladygervais on Instagram Find Chris @chrisrileyhistory on Instagram Find Betsy @betsy.hegge on Instagram Find Coco @spill_it_coco on Instagram Find Gabby @so_dym_gabulous on Instagram Find Taylor @tjonesarmoredamma on Instagram
How does a shepherd, slinger, son of a Jesse, and a harpist, dropped in the middle of a battle with Goliath on the battlefield armed with rocks and valor, grow up to be a hero and a ruler?. Okay, read that again but this time in Hamilton. (That’s enough Broadway Coco) In this episode, Coco spills all the hot biblical tea on David and Saul, David and Michal, David and Bathsheba, David and Uriah, David and Absalom, David and Abishag…. And more more more. We take a deep dive into what the Bible tells us about David, King of Israel. We discuss his triumphs and his failures and try to determine the motives behind some of his more questionable actions. The Bible is full of juicy, salacious details about David’s very interesting life, and we served it up HOT for you. The tea is HOT Join our Patreon for extra WEEKLY content! https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead You can purchase Spill the Mead merchandise https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpilltheMeadPodcast/ Music is composed by Nicholas Leigh nicholasleighmusic.com Find us on Instagram, and Facebook @spillthemeadpodcast Find Madi @myladygervais on Instagram Find Betsy @betsy.hegge on Instagram Find Coco @spill_it_coco on Instagram Find Gabby @so_dym_gabulous on Instagram Find Chris @chrisrileyhistory on Instagram Find Taylor @tjonesarmoredamma on Instagram