https://www.spreaker.com/show/everything-is-awful-foreverenHistoryCopyright Philippa Evanshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/72548f5296b8baeddea9c0f8359f9bfc.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/everything-is-awful-foreverWed, 01 Mar 2023 20:17:22 +0000Philippa EvansPhilippa Evansfeeds@spreaker.comA macabre history podcast in which Jess and Philippa wax lyrical over the awful oddities of the past.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/where-the-hell-are-we-an-updateSupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-12111376Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansEverything is awful forever both in life, and podcast. An update about our hiatusi and our futurehttps://www.patreon.com/AwfulforeverpodcastSupport the show]]>166cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/funky-spelunky-and-the-bad-time-holeSupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-11789660Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansAs autumn draws to a close and the chill creeps in, follow Jess and Philippa into the cold and dark as they look at the misadventures of Floyd Collins.https://www.patreon.com/AwfulforeverpodcastSupport the show]]>3334cave,comedy,discussion,exploration,floyd collins,history,spelunkingclean105fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/mediums-at-large
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TBASupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-11595699Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansIt's been a bit of a hiatus, but nothing is going to stop Jess and Philippa from crawling out of their graves on Halloween. Join us around the table as we listen to the rappings of spirits, and look at the tricks of the trade in the (not so)...
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TBASupport the show]]>2658afterlife,comedy,discussion,fake,ghost,history,medium,religion,spiritualism,victorianclean104fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/sweet-sassy-molassySupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-10466448Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansWe wanted to do an Easter-themed episode but have already covered Mary Toft, the woman who gave birth to rabbits. May we interest you in some Easter...floods? Grab your water wings and hope they'll keep you afload as Jess and Philippa dive into the...Support the show]]>2567beer flood,comedy,factory,flood,history,macabre,molasses,whiskeyclean103fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/grace-omalley-the-pirate-queenSupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-10339223Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansJoin Jess and Philippa as they set sail off the west coast of Ireland with Grace O'Malley, or Granuaile, a woman whose piratical journey would take her from the Irish seas to the throne of Queen Elizabeth Tudor.https://www.patreon.com/AwfulforeverpodcastSupport the show]]>278616th century,comedy,discussion,elizabeth,grace o'malley,history,ireland,macabre,pirates,tudorclean102fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/mad-monarchs-tyrannical-teens
 Content warning for brief mentions of sexual assault in the episode. Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-10203038Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansWhy do so many monarchs get stuck with the nickname of "...the Mad"? It can't possible be because they're...oh...nevermind. Welcome to the return of the Mad Monarchs series. Join Jess and Philippa as they look into the lives of four teen rulers who...
 Content warning for brief mentions of sexual assault in the episode. Support the show]]>3193comedy,discussion,history,macabre,madness,monarchy,royalty,teenage rulersclean101fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/aleister-crowley-and-the-joy-of-sects
Sources:

 Churton, T. (2011) Aleister Crowley: The Biography. London: Watkins.   

Lachman, G. (2014) Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World. New York: Tarcher Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-10121879Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansLet's talk about sects. Join Jess and Philippa for another episode on the Wickedest Man in the World, Aleister Crowley. Magical societies, demonic battles, and newspaper scandals: just another regular day in the life of Britain's most famous dark...
Sources:

 Churton, T. (2011) Aleister Crowley: The Biography. London: Watkins.   

Lachman, G. (2014) Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World. New York: Tarcher Support the show]]>3096aleister crowley,comedy,discussion,golden dawn,history,macabre,magic,magick,occult,occult revival,wizardclean100fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/the-sacred-disease
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Sugg, R. (2011) Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians. London and New York: Routledge.

Temkin, O. (1945) The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology. Baltimore and London: John Hopkins University Press.Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-10041805Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansKnown to history since for over 4000 years, and it's only recently that we've begun to understand it. In the meantime, people had to endure some "cures" that may have been worse than the disorder - especially since most of them did very little help in...
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Sugg, R. (2011) Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians. London and New York: Routledge.

Temkin, O. (1945) The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology. Baltimore and London: John Hopkins University Press.Support the show]]>3025cannibalism,comedy,corpse medicine,discussion,epilepsy,falling sickness,health,hippocratic,history,macabre,medieval,sacred diseaseclean99fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/project-stargate-when-the-psi-ence-check
We know what you're thinking: when will Jess and Philippa release their next episode?! January 1st was more than three weeks ago! If you want to know how we read your minds, join us as we delve into the Russian search for the psi particle and the secrets of Project Stargate. Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-9943084Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansCW: Animal experimentation We know what you're thinking: when will Jess and Philippa release their next episode?! January 1st was more than three weeks ago! If you want to know how we read your minds, join us as we delve into the Russian search for...
We know what you're thinking: when will Jess and Philippa release their next episode?! January 1st was more than three weeks ago! If you want to know how we read your minds, join us as we delve into the Russian search for the psi particle and the secrets of Project Stargate. Support the show]]>3229comedy,discussion,history,macabre,mkultra,project stargate,psi,psychic warfareclean98fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/the-bell-strewn-pathWho's there?
Jess
Jess who?
Jester jokes are difficult to ad lib when you're Jess and Philippa. Join us as we prance along the bell-strewn history of jesters and joculators, and find out that the life of a joker wasn't all shits and giggles.Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-9753544Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansKnock knock Who's there? Jess Jess who? Jester jokes are difficult to ad lib when you're Jess and Philippa. Join us as we prance along the bell-strewn history of jesters and joculators, and find out that the life of a joker wasn't all shits and...Who's there?
Jess
Jess who?
Jester jokes are difficult to ad lib when you're Jess and Philippa. Join us as we prance along the bell-strewn history of jesters and joculators, and find out that the life of a joker wasn't all shits and giggles.Support the show]]>3088comedy,discussion,history,jester,jokes,macabre,royaltyclean97fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/aleister-crowley-the-mountain-and-the-ab
Sources:

 Churton, T. (2011) Aleister Crowley: The Biography. London: Watkins.   

Crowley, A. (1909) The Book of the Law
Originally published  as part of ΘΕΛΗΜΑ in London by the  A∴A∴

Lachman, G. (2014) Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World. New York: Tarcher Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-9672389Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansJoin Jess and Philippa as they accompany Crowley up to the heights of his greatest accomplishments as well as down to the depths of failure and despair. Sources:  Churton, T. (2011) Aleister Crowley: The Biography. London: Watkins.    Crowley, A....
Sources:

 Churton, T. (2011) Aleister Crowley: The Biography. London: Watkins.   

Crowley, A. (1909) The Book of the Law
Originally published  as part of ΘΕΛΗΜΑ in London by the  A∴A∴

Lachman, G. (2014) Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World. New York: Tarcher Support the show]]>3267aleister crowley,comedy,discussion,golden dawn,history,macabre,magic,magick,nineteenth century,occult,occult revival,wizardclean96fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/working-it-out
38g0j45W0kVVNjrSbudlSupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-9601658Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansAs we approach Black Friday, join Jess and Philippa as we dive into one of the many ways in which labour has been exploited in the name of profit. It's time at last to work out what they really did in the Victorian workhouse....
38g0j45W0kVVNjrSbudlSupport the show]]>2718comedy,discussion,history,jobs,macabre,poverty,victorian,workhouseclean95fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/baby-farms
Good childcare is notoriously difficult to find - and expensive when you do come across it. And if children are really the future, the Victorians were having none of it. Join Jess and Philippa as they look into the grim options available to many a late-Victorian mother and the money-hungry killers that preyed on their children.Support the show]]>Buzzsprout-9511579Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansCW: Violence against children, child death Good childcare is notoriously difficult to find - and expensive when you do come across it. And if children are really the future, the Victorians were having none of it. Join Jess and Philippa as they look...
Good childcare is notoriously difficult to find - and expensive when you do come across it. And if children are really the future, the Victorians were having none of it. Join Jess and Philippa as they look into the grim options available to many a late-Victorian mother and the money-hungry killers that preyed on their children.Support the show]]>2984babies,baby farms,childcare,comedy,death,discussion,history,macabre,victorianclean94fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/halloween-edition-haunted-dolls
Sources:

Brittle, G. (1981) The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed + Lorraine Warren. New York: Maymalkin Media.
Ocker, J. W. (2020) Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items. Philadelphia: Quirk Books.    

Robert the Doll Official Website: http://robertthedoll.org
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll
https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-dollSupport the show]]>Buzzsprout-9429205Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansThey were your childhood friends. You played with them every day. You told them all your secrets. And while you grew up, they stayed the same. And when you left home, they...waited. This Halloween, join Jess and Philippa as they look into two of the...
Sources:

Brittle, G. (1981) The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed + Lorraine Warren. New York: Maymalkin Media.
Ocker, J. W. (2020) Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items. Philadelphia: Quirk Books.    

Robert the Doll Official Website: http://robertthedoll.org
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll
https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-dollSupport the show]]>2415annabelle,children,comedy,discussion,dolls,halloween,haunted dolls,history,macabre,occult,robert the doll,toys,warrensclean93fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/books-of-bloodhttps://anthropodermicbooks.org/Needham, P. (2014) A Binding of Skin in the Houghton Library: A Recommendationhttp://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Awfulforeverpodcast)]]>Buzzsprout-8363067Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansDo you ever feel torn between an endless list of podcasts to listen to and that massive pile of books sitting there...judging you for not reading right now? Right. Now? Why not join Jess and Philippa instead, as they flip through the pages of...https://anthropodermicbooks.org/Needham, P. (2014) A Binding of Skin in the Houghton Library: A Recommendationhttp://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Awfulforeverpodcast)]]>3020anthropodermic bibliopegy,comedy,discussion,eighteenth century,feminism,history,human skin,macabre,medicine,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/the-secret-queenBuzzsprout-8098625Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansEver wished that you could be a royal? Who doesn'tt? Well, sign up to our three-step Rags to Royalty program, inspired by Madame de Maintenon, that will 100% absolutely take you to queenhood in no time. Sources:Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de...2331comedy,discussion,france,history,louis xiv,macabre,madame de maintenon,queen,sun kingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/the-john-smith-journalshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Smith-British-explorer First...]]>Buzzsprout-8006010Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansPocahontas. John Smith. The love. The colours. The wind. You've seen the movie. Now bear witness to the journal ramblings of the hero himself. John Smith, British explorer (2021) https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Smith-British-explorer First...https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Smith-British-explorer First...]]>2986comedy,discussion,disney,history,john smith,macabre,pirate,pocahontas,virginia companycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/cutting-edge-a-tale-of-two-surgeonsBuzzsprout-7743145Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansIf there's one thing you've come to expect from our history podcast it's that we look at the very bluntest edge technology available. And where else to look other than the operating theatre? Join Jess and Philippa as they look at two surgeons: one, the...2944comedy,discussion,history,kings,liston,macabre,medicine,monarchs,surgery,victoriancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/blood-and-butter-the-final-spreadBuzzsprout-6734035Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansArtichokes! Church brawls! Bounties! Tennis matches to the death, fought beneath the cold gaze of the indifferent stars. Pimp knights. Join Jess and Philippa for one last look at the life of the walking catastrophe also known as Caravaggio.4472art,caravaggio,christianity,comedy,crime,discussion,history,italy,macabre,romecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11158564/exorcise-influencersBuzzsprout-6546859Wed, 25 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000Philippa EvansWe've looked at demonic possession in Demoniac and Double Demons, but how exactly does one get rid of them once they've invaded your home, made a mess, and insulted your mother-in-law? In this episode, Jess and Philippa look at some of the ways in...3530catholic,christianity,comedy,demons,discussion,exorcism,history,macabre,possession,protestant,religioncleanfull