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It Could Be Worse

It Could Be Worse

Written by: Brad Allen and Olly Hume
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History buff Brad Allen teams up with Comedian Olly Hume for a lighthearted but educational journey through history's most unfortunate lives.2026 World
Episodes
  • Episode 9: The King Who Was So Bad At Sex It Sparked A Revolution

    Episode 9: The King Who Was So Bad At Sex It Sparked A Revolution
    Oct 7 2026

    Brad Allen and Chris Hawes discuss the fateful marriage of Marie Antoinette and Kind Louis XVI of France, including:

    • Trying to consummate a marriage with your dad and the Archbishop of Reims in the room
    • How the Holy Roman Emperor came to Paris to deliver a sex ed talk
    • How failing to consummate the marriage ultimately led to the French Revolution and their beheading
    • Whether Marie Antoinette really said "let them eat cake"
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    30 mins
  • Episode 8: Looksmaxxing Through The Ages

    Episode 8: Looksmaxxing Through The Ages
    Sep 27 2026

    Brad Allen and Olly Hume are joined by the Chris the Herald to discussing looksmaxxing through the history, including:

    • Tiny feet in China
    • Consumptive chic in Victorian England
    • Poisoning your eye muscles in Renaissance Italy
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    35 mins
  • Episode 7: Trial By Ordeal: Innocent Until Proven Burned

    Episode 7: Trial By Ordeal: Innocent Until Proven Burned
    Sep 8 2026

    Brad Allen and Olly Hume take a listener gripe about jury duty and use it as a launchpad into the grimly entertaining history of trial by ordeal.

    They cover how medieval courts decided guilt with fire, water, holy dirt, and combat, including:

    • Why the practice was smarter than it looked
    • The brutal punishment for failing a trail by ordeal
    • How juries replaced these trials

    All to remind you: It Could Be Worse
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    27 mins
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