Greg Jenner (Historian)

And it really was good fun!

Today is the 150th anniversary of the patenting of the Telephone in 1876 — so, here is our very funny 150th episode of You’re Dead To Me about the telephone’s origins

With comedian Catherine Bohart and historian of science Professor @irmorus.bsky.social

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Thanks for listening!

Sorry (not sorry)

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This is wonderful! Huge congrats to your clever young man on his historian’s award 🥇

My son got this award at school about talking all about Egyptian technology which he learnt all about from listening to @gregjenner.bsky.social books every night when he goes to bed. Thank you Gregg for helping my boy.

You’re both very nice! Thank you very much

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Oh nice pod synergy!

Maybe yours will instead!

We obviously pay our guests on You’re Dead To Me, and always have done, and I was recently paid to appear on a podcast, so perhaps it’s slowly changing for the better

Me too! Facts4eva

It's on our To Do list! We were planning it, but sadly the academic became unavailable

Thank you!

I'm not sure anyone wants that from me!

Thank you!

I'm not sure my publishers love that argument

It's an interesting problem -- it's so hard to get people to hear about our work, especially since social media algorithms hide our posts from 90% of our followers, that going somewhere with an audience is a huge advantage. But then you've heard the book's content and don't need to buy it!

Thank you... you might have to wait 4 years!

Are we falling out of love with nonfiction? In the early 2020s, readers flocked to books to explain political turbulence. But is the world now too grim to read about – and are podcasters taking the place of authors?

As someone planning my 9th non-fiction book, this is suboptimal news 😫 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Photo of Prof Yang-wen Zheng, Greg Jenner, and Sophie Duker — above then is the You’re Dead To Me podcast artwork and a portrait of Empress Cixi

🚨🎊New episode of YOU’RE DEAD TO ME!!

I’m joined by comedian Sophie Duker and Professor Yang-wen Zheng to learn about the extraordinary life of China’s Empress Dowager Cixi, who clung to power for half a century and was a badass

Listen now on BBC SOUNDS (or wait a month to hear it globally)

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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I don’t want Tottenham Hotspur today

not since Henry VIII’s wives has a Tudor had such an untimely end at a Palace

A screenshot of the Bluesky app demonstrating how you can now tap the "Translate" button to translate a post without leaving the app.

v1.118 rolls out today!

New in this update: You can now translate posts without leaving the app.

Simply tap "translate" on mobile and your phone's built-in translation takes it from there.

I think Spurs are doomed

I can't verify this info is true, but if it is... HOLY SHIT.

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)