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/hauntsPor Lindsey Nelsen

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/cursedPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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/swimmersPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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/drummersPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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 Floy…

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/spies2Por Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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/nursesPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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/sculptorsPor LINDSEY & WHITNEY NELSEN

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/equestrianPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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 m…

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 historicallyho…

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 T…

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/famouscouplesPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

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 not…

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 histor…

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/carol…

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 historical…

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! Sho…

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 …

This week we're fighting for the honor of the hottest Marine. Will Minnie Spotted-Wolf, the first Native American woman to enlist, win out over Samuel Nicholas, the first ever officer commissioned in the US Marines? LISTEN NOW TO FIND OUT. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/marinesPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

In a Historical Hotties monumental FIRST we are revisiting a previously-used category! It's because our hot magician cup doth runneth over. Will Dell O'Dell beat out Harry Houdini? It's like sawing our hearts in half! Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/magicians2Por Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

For our last spooky episode of October 2019 we throw a fillet of fenny snake into the cauldron to see which real life woman, accused of witchcraft, was the hottest. Will it be Jane Wenham or Grace White Sherwood, called the Witch of Pungo? Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/witches Spooky version of the Historical Hotties theme song made fo…

We stare straight into the face of death this week with our episode talking about the hottest morticians. Will Henrietta Duterte prevail? Or will Frederik Ruysch's preservation reputation be preserved? Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/morticians Spooky version of the Historical Hotties theme song made for us specifically by Jon Biegen fro…

Meet us at the crossroads to light a fire and talk about people in history who are A) hot and B) allegedly sold their souls for skill and profit. Join us and guest host Daniel (@puffinwatch) of Heroes Rolling Zeros as we pit The Comte de Saint Germain against Robert Johnson and Niccolò Paganini. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/devil Spoo…

Welcome to our month of chills and scares. We pit spooky daddy Charles Addams against Halloween patron saint Elizabeth Krebs to find out who's been more formative in how we view the holiday today. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/halloween Spooky version of the Historical Hotties theme song made for us specifically by Jon Biegen from the …

Join us for the the Historical Hotties Podcast Year-End Listener's Choice Last Chance Extravaganza for 2019! We reveal the top 10 finalists, send them to some previous guest hosts for another round of conversation, including throwing in a curve ball with the addition of guest host WILDCARD picks! Dan Spencer joins us to determine WHICH HOTTIE IS CR…

*newsreel sounds* *telegraph sounds* *klaxxon* ATTENTION LISTENERS: For the two year anniversary of the Historical Hotties podcast, we are giving you, the listeners, the ability to pluck one losing hottie from the past year and launch them into official winner's ring. Who are the biggest babes in history? Who should have won, but didn't? YOU DECIDE…

COWABUNGA! In this most radical of episodes, we get our toes wet by hanging ten off the surfboard of history into the ocean of hotties. Which surfer was the biggest babe, Duke Kahanamoku king of the surf, or Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, inspiration for Gidget!?!? Listen and see! Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/surfers…

Today we explore the rugged individualism and charm of people who moved to the West in search of the gold in them there hills! We pit ingenue, comedian, and one of the most successful actresses in history, Lotta Crabtree, against trans stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, noted for his nerves of steel. Who will win? Show notes at historicallyhot.co…

The dulcet tones of guest host Erich Hall (@platypusjones) grace your ears once again as we bring him back to discus these out-of-this-world Science Fiction writer hotties! Ursula K. Le Guin vs Douglas Adams vs Kōbō Abe in this excellent category, full of attractiveness of all kinds. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/scifi…

In this episode a tunnel is not ALWAYS a tunnel and a cigar is not ALWAYS a cigar. We are talking the smokingest psychiatrists, psychologists, psychoanalysts, and head-shrinkers in history. By popular fan request, Hermann Rorschach hits the field, competing against Bluma Zeigarnik. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/psychiatrist…

Erin Ridgeway (@laserswan) & Jason Apple (@jasonappledp), hosts of Traumatized with Erin and Jason (@traumatizedcast), join us to discuss the Sirens of the Silent Film Era. Pitting Mary Pickford (who specializes in making that paper) Evelyn Preer (the First Lady of Black Cinema), Gloria Swanson (who is ready for her closeup, Mr. DeMille), and (the …

NO LONGER ARE WE AFRAID OF THE HEAT COMING OFF OF THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY. You can all stop banging down our doors, demanding hot accountants. We have provided them to you. Frank John Wilson vs Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/sccountantsPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

Tamp your muskets, folks, because this week we are joined by Roman Braga (@SleepyBiFlinge) of @HighRollCast to discuss the hottest, bravest, most charming war heroes in history! At ease! Eugene Bullard vs. Nadezhda Durov vs. Charles Coward. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/warheroesPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

Baroness Maria Antonietta Avanzo was the first Italian female racetrack driver and Wendell Oliver Scott was one of the first African-American drivers in NASCAR, and the first African-American to win a race in the Grand National Series. This week we blow past the checkered flag in a race to the hotness finish line. LISTEN IN. Show notes at historica…

Enjoy the dulcet NPR-esque tones of Moxie LaBouche from the podcast Your Brain on Facts (@BrainOnFactspod) as we debate which of these senators gets our vote when we cast our Hottest Senator ballots! Thérèse Casgrain vs. Ladda Tammy Duckworth vs. Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/senators…

Star light, star bright. First star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might. Have this wish I wish tonight: for histories babliest astronomers! Johannes Kepler faces off with Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley in this debate, who will come out a star? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/astronomers…

This week we send colored smoke through the chimney to let you know when we've discovered history's biggest babes. We're joined by Kevin Hendricks (@Kevin_Hendricks) of Chatimals (@TheChatimals), Knives at Night, and The Quiz Box to talk about the hottest Popes. Yep, you heard us. Hot Popes. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/popes…

Take us out to the ballgame! Buy us some peanuts and Cracker Jack! And gossip with us about the hottest baseball players of all time! Is it Jackie Gilbert, the woman who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession? Or Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in MLB? It's a battle of the Jackies! Show notes at historicallyhot.com/ep…

This week we talk about the true stories turned into tall tales: the hottest Folk Heroes in history! Join us and special guest host Amity Armstrong (@AmityArmstrong) of @latecomerspod and @withoutworkspod as we discuss which larger-than-life babes takes the title of hottest! Hōne Heke vs Helen Keller vs Nancy Wake! Show notes at historicallyhot.com…

Holy Crimefighters, Batman! This week we ID the perps, and by "ID" I mean "discuss" and by the "perps" I mean "hot dead people". Daniel Pool (@Gywair) of DoubleIssue.Show joins us to discuss Frances Glessner Lee vs Mabel Walker Willebrandt vs Cora Strayer in an episode that kind of turned into us assembling a hot lady team against bad guys. Show no…

Instead of "Designers, make it work." this week, it's "Work it, designers." Because in the battle of Eiko Ishioka vs. Edith Head, the competition is fierce and the designers are babes. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/costumedesignersPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

Who are the baddest boss babes in history, smashing the patriarchy and taking down The Man? This week we are joined by Jenny & Caitlin from the podcast Infinite Infinite Jest Jest to discuss the hottest feminists in history, and the end result is that WE are the winners, because these ladies existed. Itō Noe vs Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz vs bell hoo…

This week we rosin up our bows and play sonatas to some of history's biggest babes. This week we are pitting Antonio Vivaldi against Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges to see which violinist is the greatest musician in our hearts. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/violinistsPor Lindsey & Whitney Nelsen

We are the very model of a modern history crush podcast this week, we have special guests Shannon (@sldeep) and Scott (@scottwasserman1) from the podcast Song Salad (@songsaladcast) joining us to pit composer and lyricist duos against one another! Gilbert and Sullivan vs. Rodgers and Hart, but only one person can be claimed hottest! Show notes at h…

Historical Hotties needed a week break with one of our cohosts under the weather! But rather than leave you bereft, we instead present to you: The Mustache Saga. Clips are sourced from these episodes: Con Artist Beat Generation Horror Writers Polar Explorers Fashion Designers Poets Mystery Writers Impressionists Tony Award Winners Journalists Movie…

Henry David Thoreau said: "Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still." And we say: "Gross." but also, these paleontology babes did exactly that with their metaphorical bones and also real bones (and fossils!) Louis Purnell vs. Mary Anning. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/paleontologist…

Every night in our dreams we see you, we feel you. And that is how we know you deserve to be on this episode of Historical Hotties. Special guest and excellent person Jen (@neversawthatpod) of the podcast I Never Saw That joins us to pit singers Aretha Franklin against Selena against Lina Cavalieri. It's a hot one! Show notes at historicallyhot.com…

This week we pit the originators of the clap-back, the cream of the bon mot crop, the royalty of roasts against one another. WHO IS THE HOTTEST WIT? Oscar Wilde vs Dorothy Parker in a mental duel to the proverbial death. Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/witsPor Whitney & Lindsey Nelsen