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Hi! I'm a 16-year-old history and language lover. Join me and become an expert in random topics - in under 10 minutes. New episodes published every other Sunday.

Hattie Simpson


    • May 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
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    Latest episodes from Hattie Talks

    The Global Financial Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 9:13


    Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics! Today I'm talking about the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and hopefully making it simple - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! Sadly this is the last episode of the series and for quite a while as I'm taking a step back in order to focus on my A-Levels. I will be back in about a year in Summer 2024 with a brand new series on The History of…. I also want to take a moment to say a big big thank you to everyone who has listened over the past couple of years - thank you so much for all the support!

    Diversity in Government and Global Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 9:30


    Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about diveristy in government and its impact on global politics - in under 10 minutes. This is a slightly different episode than usual with it being rather more opinionated. Enjoy!

    Democracy and Young People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 9:58


    Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about democracy and young people - in under 10 minutes. This is a slightly different episode than usual with it being rather more opinionated. Enjoy!

    The History of the Study of Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 8:02


    Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the history of the study of economics - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Sir Robert Walpole

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 7:34


    Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the first English Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    The Economics of Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 9:33


    Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the Economics of Climate Change - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    The UK Constitution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 9:39


    Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the UK Constitution - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    The History of Printed Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 9:41


    Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the history of printed money, featuring one of the most interesting stories from history - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Politics in A Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 9:07


    Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics! Today, I'm talking about the politics in A Christmas Carol for a special festive episode - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy and happy new year!

    The History of General Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 9:59


    Welcome to Series 7, Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics! Today, I'm talking about the history of general elections in the UK - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest episode yet!

    Pierre de Fermat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 9:17


    Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Join me and learn about 17th-century French renaissance mathematician Pierre de Fermat - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! This is the last episode of Hattie Talks: Mathematics but I'll be back on the 11th December with brand new series, Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics!

    The Enigma Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 9:49


    Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, in honour of the upcoming Remembrance Day, I'm talking about the Enigma machine - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest episode yet!

    Thales of Miletus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 7:02


    Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the first Greek mathematician, philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Infinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 9:35


    Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the mathematical concept of infinity - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest and possible favourite episode yet!

    Olga Ladyzhenskaya

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 8:52


    Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about inspirational female mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    The Mathematics behind Juggling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 7:04


    Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the fascinating concept of the mathematics behind juggling - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 9:27


    Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age, with a particular focus on the Banū Mūsā brothers - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest episode yet!

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    Hypatia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 9:19


    Welcome to episode 3 (longest episode yet!) of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the first female mathematician Hypatia - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the longest episode yet!

    Benford's Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 7:53


    Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about interesting mathematical phenomenon Benford's Law - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Nicolas Bourbaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 7:28


    Welcome back to Hattie Talks, after a long 10 month break, for episode 1 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the mathematician who never existed, Nicolas Bourbaki - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

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    Ida B. Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 6:30


    Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! Today I'm talking about American investigative journalist and early leader in the civil rights movement, Ida B. Wells - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! Sadly this is the last episode of the series and for the next 10-12 months I'm stepping down from Hattie Talks to focus on school work. As well as this being the last episode for a while it is also the 50th episode of Hattie Talks so I just want to say a big big thank you to everyone who has listened over the past year and a bit. I'll be back in a year with a brand new series on Maths. Thank you again for listening to Hattie Talks - have a great week!

    Mary Edwards Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 7:56


    Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! Today, I'm talking about the first female US army surgeon and women's rights advocate Mary Edwards Walker - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

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    Æðelflǽd (Aethelflaed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 7:34


    Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about Lady of the Mercians, Æðelflǽd (Aethelflaed) - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

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    Jeannette Rankin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 6:35


    Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! Today, I'm talking about US politician and women's rights advocate Jeannette Rankin - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

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    Shakuntala Devi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 5:07


    Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about the incredible mathematician and author, Shakuntala Devi - in under 10 mins. Enjoy!

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    Vanessa Vallely OBE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 9:30


    Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! So far in this series, I've been talking about inspirational women but today I'm speaking with an inspirational woman - I'm here speaking to the incredible Vanessa Vallely OBE, gender advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur.

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    Roberta Cowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 7:06


    Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Join me as I talk about Roberta Cowell - a racing driver, World War 2 fighter pilot and the first British woman to undergo gender reassignment surgery - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Aphra Behn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 8:57


    Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about celebrated 17th-century poet, novelist, playwright and spy Aphra Behn - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    The Harvard Computers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 7:53


    Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about what, or rather who, the Harvard Computers were - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! I'd just like to say a big thank you for listening to Hattie Talks and supporting it, as of tomorrow - the 12th July - I'll have been producing this podcast for a year! I never expected it to continue for so long but it's so much fun and I hope you enjoy listening to it just as much as I enjoy producing it. Have a great week!

    Audre Lorde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 5:11


    Welcome to the first episode of series 5, Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about self-proclaimed 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior poet' Audre Lorde. Enjoy!

    The Future of Language

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 4:21


    Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me and learn about the future of language - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! This is the last episode of Hattie Talks: Linguistics but I'll be back on the 4th July with Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women!

    Sign Language

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 5:31


    Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics. Join me and learn about sign language - in under 10 mins. Enjoy!

    The Evolution of Accents and Dialects

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 3:51


    Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics. Join me and learn about the evolution of accents and dialects - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    Polari

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 5:59


    Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! This week I'm talking about Polari - with a special mention to the phrase 'friend of Dorothy'. Enjoy!

    How old is the English alphabet?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 6:28


    Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me as I ask how old is the English alphabet? Enjoy!

    The Power of Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 4:20


    Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me for this slightly different episode where I talk about the Power of Language. Enjoy!

    Slang

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 5:15


    Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me and learn about slang. Enjoy!

    The Development of Writing Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 5:32


    Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics. Join me as I talk about the development of writing systems - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!

    How technology has changed the way we write

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 4:09


    Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me as I talk about how technology has changed the way we communicate. Enjoy!

    The History of Spelling Reform

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 6:58


    Welcome to series 4 of Hattie Talks, Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me and learn about the History of Spelling Reform. Enjoy!

    Old Wives' Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 7:04


    Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about the origins and truth of Old Wives' Tales. Enjoy!

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    Spider Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 5:27


    Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths associated with spiders. Enjoy!

    Valentine's Day Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 5:33


    Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths associated with Valentine's Day. Enjoy!

    Northern Lights Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 5:07


    Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Myth! Join me and learn about the myths associated with the Northern Lights. Enjoy!

    Narcissus and Echo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 5:03


    Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo (my favourite). Enjoy!

    Myths in the Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 4:56


    Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths found in the stars. Enjoy!

    The Myth of the Kraken

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 4:26


    Welcome to Episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Myths. Join me and learn about the myth of the Kraken. Enjoy!

    Myths and Superstitions from the Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 3:44


    Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths and superstitions from the theatre.

    Japanese Creation Myth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 3:52


    Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about the Japanese Creation Myth.

    Christmas Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 4:20


    Welcome to series 3 of Hattie Talks! Join me and learn about Christmas Myths.

    Agnodice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 4:44


    Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Science! Join me and learn about the inspirational female midwife Agnodice.

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