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Exploring royal and aristocratic topics with an eye on the modern, historical, and ridiculous.

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    As Ever, We're Jamming (with Love)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 75:09


    With the launch of the Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix show just around the corner, it's time for a Sussex-update. There's jam (of course), that Vanity Fair article, PR blunders, and our bingo card for the "With Love, Meghan" drinking game. 

    Prince Andrew Punts Pudding Prospects

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 47:19


    Still no ARO jam in Anne's stocking and no Christmas pudding for Andrew, but at least the Kaspar Hauser conspiracy was finally debunked. We know you were all waiting breathlessly. 

    The Unintentionally Morbid Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 53:56


    Because sometimes you just keep bringing up downer subjects and dealing with them in a borderline-inappropriate way. Including brief discussions of sarcophagi, Remembrance Day, Prince Andrew, accidental slumlords, and an imperial toilet.

    The Princess and The Shaman: The Wedding (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 29:59


    #new_age_aunt

    The Princess and The Shaman: The Wedding (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 70:00


    A quick catch up on British royal news, and then we delve into the mystical union and cash bar nuptials of Princess Maartha Louise and Durek. We ran out of time (and spoons) to cover the other things! Harry and Meghan, be sure to hashtag #maarthalouisewedding when you need favorable publicity.

    It's the Summah of Wills!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 62:31


    A high summer update on the royal doings, including William's nonstop schedule, the Japanese royals' state visit, Harry's controversial award, some Wittelsbach scuttlebutt, Royal Lodge repairs, and the King of Thailand's latest thing.

    Importantly, Those Horses and the Corgis Are OK!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 69:09


    Catching you all up on the latest scuttle: Trooping the Colour, adult coloring books, a Japanese state visit, bespoke free-range organic dog treats, and royal-adjacents Posh Spice and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

    The Bedpan Prince and a Jam on Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 0:47


    Have you gotten your bespoke jam yet? We dive into the nuances of Meghan's preservering leap into preserves.  Plus a year of King Charles,  a convo on royal surrogates new and old, and crazed royal horses storm London.

    The News We Didn't Want

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 46:48


    Amid the Princess of Wales' cancer announcement, we try to break down the facts, perspectives, and how to not be a jerk about it all.

    American Riviera Orchard: She Sells Salt Cellars by the Seashore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 38:32


    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, unsurprisngly launches a luxury lifestyle brand, with all the neutral tones and aspirational wealth and that one comes to expect ....from Californian celebrity culture. Live from a mall parking lot, we felt it was urgent to chime in.

    The Royal PR Spectacular (Untouched & Unfiltered)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 60:58


    When planned abdominal surgery morphs into an unforced error, and the public goes berserk. Sit back, chill out, and enjoy our unsolicited analysis.

    The Abdication that Wasn't and the Abdication that Was

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 87:09


    In this episode, we talk about the surprise abdication of Queen Margarethe of Denmark, a petty scandal involving COVID and Baroness-ial privilege, and the many fictional misses of season 6 of The Crown. Plus, don't miss the first Parure Watch of 2024!

    Endgame Review: Scobie again fails to 'hang the king' in stale rematch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 86:55


    We weren't about to let Omid Scobie's newest book pass without comment. 

    Fall News, Movies, and Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 48:32


    Just a bit to tide you over... Harry and Meghan grapple with public-facing privacy, Spain's new princess hits the scene with a splash, and Johnny Depp fully blinged out as Louix XIV.

    Of Cabbages and Kings: The House of Savoy, a Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 71:15


    In this episode,  we discuss a ruckus in the Thai royal household, Harry is off finding himself again, and the Monagasque kids have a friend in Princess Charlene.

    Reading the Tea Leaves with Catherine de Braganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 96:52


    Meghan and Harry swap titles for brands, The Crown Prince of Jordan weds, book and travel recos, and Camilla becomes the unexpected new face of Dior...

    Let Them Eat Quiche! Your Coronation Preshow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 89:02


    Lots of details surrounding the Coronation and what you'll see. And but of course, historical coronation bloopers for the fun of it.

    So You Want to Be a Princess: Teen Angst Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 73:13


    Coronation prep underway, South Park, and a distinguished guest breaks down the royal teen playing field.

    You Broke My Necklace, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 84:53


    We held it together as long as we could, yet today we unloaded on the Sussex multiverse.  Also, an attempted coup by German royalists, the legal role of monarchs in the EU, and our favorite royal holiday movie, "The Lion in Winter."

    A Right Royal Binge-Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 76:55


    As you fluff your couch pillows, put on your sweatpants, and pop some popcorn, we've reviewed all of the latest royal TV series worthy of a long winter's night. 

    Cypher-sensitivity Overload

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 34:44


    Following Queen Elizabeth II's moving state funeral, we present a brief rundown of little-known facts from the events, plus everyone's favorite BROOCH WATCH!

    Thank You, Ma'am

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 78:23


    As the Queen's funeral events play out, we take some time to discuss the week's events, plus a review of the new Sussex "Archetypes" podcast. Humor alert: even in a solemn week, we still joke around. We figure you're already watching and absorbing the serious stuff, and need a break.

    A Coat of Cockatrices: Heraldry for Beginners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 86:37


    Everybody's favorite mesh-top-wearing monarch celebrates a birthday, the Japanese royals face the formidable foe of primogeniture, and Prince Harry delights his critics with a speech at the UN. All this, plus a little more news and a whole lot of heraldry for dumb folks.

    FMK: Royal History Edition!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 50:41


    The game speaks for itself, and it was pretty fun to stop and think about who and why.  We'll let you think about the other details. Also royal news and the view from the Jubilee balcony.

    Caterina Sforza Part 2: Sforza Harder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 54:44


    In this episode of Royal Subjects, we check in with royal news (including things Sussex, the abdication in Jordan, and the royal trip to Jamaica). Then, we finish up with the most badass of Italian renaissance bitches, Caterina Sforza.

    Caterina Sforza: One Bad Bitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 61:51


    To escape the sad news about the Queen having COVID and the Prince Andrew scandal, we dial back to the late 1400s, and a noblewoman who was elegant, astute, assertive, and well, willing to leave her children as hostages.

    That Time the Pets Kept Interrupting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 73:49


    Prince Andrew f**ked around and finds out, Japanese/Ethiopian/Dutch/Danish updates, Meghan and Harry sue Her Majesty's Government for protection and the remarkable life of  Queen Christina of Sweden.

    The Diana Industrial Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 63:51


    As ever,  we report on the latest royal news from around the world --and then burden our listeners with a review of "Diana: The Musical."

    The Fat and the Bald

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 70:27


    After a summer break at Balmoral, Anne and Malia return with a dash through the latest news and an exploration of Charles the Bald and Frederick the Fat. Were they (respectively) bald and fat? And why don't we still get to nickname royals like that? 

    EXPLICIT! All We Hear is Lady-Di-Ga-Ga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 71:52


    The Ethiopian Prince and The Boy Peter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 65:19


    The Funeral of Prince Philip

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 57:24


    Analyze This!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 57:25


    O Brother, Where Art Thou (in Montecito)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 63:46


    So You Want to Marry a Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 48:06


    Don't Stand by Windows in Pantaloons!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 72:45


    Latest royal news and a dive into the fabulous world of Rudolf II Hapsburg

    If we can help just ONE person win a beer...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 65:14


    Secrets in the Family Closet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 75:12


    Royal news updates from Thailand and Tokyo, plus a very blunt review of The Crown

    11 Herbs and Spices

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 57:47


    Halloween is upon us, so a bit of magic with a princess and shaman, and that time the king's body exploded

    Royal Subjects Rewind: What to Expect When QE2 Dies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 63:44


    The symbolism and logistics of the queen's funeral plans. This week's news about the Queen's health has us all hoping for the very best for her care and comfort. Last year, we learned a lot of interesting facts about planning for modern royal funerals.  A lot of this is probably in play right now (government, media planning), but we know that with her genes and attitude, she's got another ten good years! The symbolism and logistics of the queen's funeral plans. #GodSaveTheQueen

    Kick Kennedy: An American Heiress in London

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 57:20


    The latest royal news and the story of Kick Kennedy, American "royalty" whose high life and aristocratic marriage ended tragically

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    Back From the Grouse Shoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 70:31


    Thai royal update, review of Finding Freedom, and George IV's many mistresses

    A Little Black Dress and A Trailer Full of Rams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 68:40


    News on Beatrice's wedding; a royal showdown in Ghana; and symbolic royal frocks through the centuries

    Staycation Like a Royal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 76:38


    Royal news; how to bankrupt your ancestral home in order to throw a great party

    Monaco for Dummies: Princess Stephanie Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 70:08


    We dive into the intriguing, tragic, and scandalous life of Princess Stephanie

    Eat Like a King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 66:34


    The latest royal news and menus at the royal court of Henry VIII, Louis XIV, and Queen Elizabeth II

    Four Weddings, a Bodyguard Girlfriend, and a Poodle Funeral

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 65:35


    The latest on Meghan & Harry, news updates, and a dive into Thai royal scandal

    Hapsburg Chinny Chin Chin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 49:55


    The latest royal news and unpacking the history of incest in the Hapsburg royal family

    Pilot: You and Your Monegasques

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 30:36


    Meet Anne and Malia, old college friends and history buffs who are exploring their new snark medium of podcasting, and the week in royal news.

    Episode 101: You With Your Monegasques

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 30:36


    Introducing Royal Subjects, where old college buddies/history buffs Anne and Malia explore their new snark medium of podcasting. This is the "pilot" episode, so we are all over the place, but we promise somewhat informative and unusual royal histories in future episodes. Follow us on FB @2RoyalSubjects!

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