Historical Hotties
It all started when sister duo Whitney and Lindsey Nelsen decided to discuss prominent figures in history to research, argue, and debate which person is the hottest in this humorous and educational podcast. It's a little bit equal parts debate team, history lesson, sibling rivalry, sexy gossip, and joke time humor-fun, with new episodes every Wednesday!
Episodes
On this episode of historical hotties we have all hands on deck for this spooky episode about lady ghosts! It's Rufina Cambaceres, Kate Morgan, and Queen Ester, who is the most terrifying! Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/haunts
We're back in action at HHHQ and diving right in to a seasonal treat for us spooky folks: Real people -who are hot- who are rumored to have been cursed! Evalyn Walsh McLean vs. Howard Carter
Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/cursed
It's getting hot out there, so let's jump into the cool category of history's hottest swimmers! Come on in, the Gertrude Ederle versus Annette Kellerman water is fiiiiine!
Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/swimmers
By listener request, this week we tackle the debate of hottest drummer in history! Who hit the sticks on those skins the best --is it the legendary Max Roach or "El Rey" Tito Puente? Listen and find out!
Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/drummers
From The Scavengers Network: Why is this audio file so long? The time from the last word of the statement to the last second of the track totals 8 minutes and 46 seconds. 8 minutes and 46 seconds doesn't sound like a long time until you are confronted with just how long it can drag on. 8 minutes and 46 seconds is how long it took to end George Floyd's life [htt...
One episode was not enough for us to feel good about covering the hottest spies in history. We needed another go around because spies are pretty hot, y'all. Marguerite Harrison vs Mochizuki Chiyome
Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/spies2
Today, in light of a global pandemic on the top of all of our minds, we decided to discuss two of the hottest nurses in history. WHO IS THE BIGGER BABE? Florence Nightingale or Mart Eliza Mahoney? Listen and see! Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/nurses
In the first of a series, we discuss people who were influenced by the Chicago World's Fair, pitting the last female stagecoach robber against the woman who invented the dishwasher! A crazy matchup with two fascinating figures! Josephine Cochran vs Pearl Hart!
Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/worldfair1
Two people who know a good form when they look at one, the Nelsen Sisters, debate which artists creates -and has- the best forms themselves. Who is hotter, Constantin Brâncuși or Augusta Savage?
Show notes at https://www.historicallyhot.com/episodes/sculptors
The Kentucky Derby may be postponed until September, but self isolation is no reason not to drink some bourbon, wear a fancy hat, and listen to this episode about female horseback riders in history. Elvira Guerra vs the Lucas Sisters! Yee-haw!
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/equestrian
As you nurse your St. Patty's day hangover, or drink through your quarantine beer stockpile, we thought we would bring you two Historical Hotties who played a part in the history of brewing beer. Will Kubaba, the Sumerian alewife, goddess, and the only woman on the Sumerian King list win? Or will Theodore Mack, Sr. take the crown as a hardworking man with a dream to open the first black-owned brewery? LISTEN AND FIND OUT.
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Today we are talking about what the internet has memed as "the stripping that nerds do, you know...with top hats and corsets" otherwise known as Burlesque. Gypsy Rose Lee, queen of burlesque, faces off against Ann Corio, who almost singlehandedly saved burlesque from falling into obscurity. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A WINNER?!?
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/burlesque
This week is the Scavenger's Network Podcast Scramble! So instead of the Sisters Nelsen, you get fabulous guest hosts James (@UnabashedJames), Tracy (@adealswarlock) and Katelynn (@screamsmcnutty) who pit the Notorious B.I.G. against Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez against Nipsey Hussle and while personally I think Biggie should be the winner YOU WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT WHO TAKES THE HOT RAP CROWN.
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/s...
Unbeknownst to each other, when we had all of history to choose famous couples from, we both chose 20th century Paris, pitting Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas against Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre!
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/famouscouples
This week, in honor of St. Valentine, we are laying down our lives for the hottest Martyrs in history. Hypatia of Alexandria versus Joan of Arc is a battle of babes with nerves of steel and unthinkable conviction. Who will come out the winner? Listen and see! (and watch The Good Place to see Lisa Kudrow's take on one of these two hotties!)
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/martyrs
We're back from our end of year break, and we're bringing some hotties who defy gender norms with us! Special guest host Kye You (@Its_Me_Kye) of the podcast Brothers In Time (@Brothers_InTime) joins us to talk about these very appealing gender pioneers! The Chevalier d'Éon versus Albert D. J. Cashier versus Isabelle Eberhardt!
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/genderpioneers
This week we're reposting the episode where we gave new meaning to "we won't go until we get some" as we talk about the holiday carol writers we most fancy. And if you're donning apparel, we want it to be gay. Irving Berlin vs Katherine Kennicott Davis in this holiday episode that is our gift to you!
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/carols
In this episode we are the first in the class to raise our hands when the teacher asks "Who are some of history's biggest babes?" We're talking about just a few of the hottest teachers in history, pitting Emma Hart Willard against Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutierrez. Get your scantron sheets ready to tally up the babe scores!
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/teachers
People think of muses as either the Greek inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts, OR they think of Sharon Stone in a kaftan. HOWEVER, there are a lot of real-life muses who have inspired incredible art, and they are, of course, hotties. Dora Maar versus Luisa Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino in this battle of inspo babes!
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/muses
This week we're taking a little holiday break and going back to a favorite from the HHHQ archives, and replaying the episode where we talk about the people who have shaped American Thanksgiving into the holiday it is today. We give thanks for all the hotties. Is Sarah Josepha Buell Hale the hottest holiday influencer? Or Is Tony Sarg the babe that will take the pie-scented crown?
Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/thanksgiv...
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