Episode 17.1 - Charles Vane is out! He is one of the biggest names in the golden age. Find out why! totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/171-charle...
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Episode 17.1 - Charles Vane is out! He is one of the biggest names in the golden age. Find out why! totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/171-charle...
In the case of FDR vs LBJ, it seems that by far followers are more Team FDR. I actually defended him in the penultimate episode of American Presidents: Totalus Rankium. If you haven't already, check it out (as well as the entire series)! #FDR #LBJ #POTUS pca.st/a5xkj1cx
A follower on another platform asked what I am currently reading. In addition to Johnson’s biography of John Randolph of Roanoke and Ammon’s James Monroe, I’m also reading a cozy mystery ebook. I’m never just reading one book at a time. 📚
For those of you who don’t like to open links or don’t have instagram. I downloaded the video for you. If you haven’t heard about this guy before don’t scroll past it, his name is Jesse Welles. I promise you won’t be disappointed. #jessewelles #wellesmusic #thekaelosproject #kaelos #wordshaveweight
If you haven't checked out Plodding Through the Presidents yet, be sure to do so to learn about lesser known parts of US presidential history ranging from Jackson's adopted Native son to Jefferson's killer ram. Adams fans will love it! #history #POTUS plodpod.com
(Or maybe you are just interested in Abram showing off just how many Roman Emperors he can name… That’s okay too. bit.ly/4fVwbfE)
Very impressive remembering of emperors here!
@totalusrankium.bsky.social Very much aligned with your (and your listeners') interest. Check out starting at around 9:15 in our most recent episode on Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy. There is no cheating, no prep, no reading from a list. Just a kid who loves Roman history. bit.ly/4fVwbfE
Haha! Cheers!
@totalusrankium.bsky.social - I saw this book marketed in an email and immediately shouted "Maurice!" in a bad French accent. Don't ever think your podcast doesn't have an impact. 🤣
John's work on Saga Thing was recently featured in an article by his university. It's nice to see him recognized for the efforts he makes to promote the rich culture of medieval Iceland and to normalize public-facing scholarship in our field. Go John! www.bridgew.edu/stories/2025...
Howel Davies is here. He may not be a popular as Bonnet or Blackbeard, but he has a story! Join us as we review the con man of the seas. totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/16-howel-d...
This past weekend, Bry was in England for the Rex Factor show and Pontipalooza 2.0: the Rexening! @totalusrankium.bsky.social @rexfactor.bsky.social @rankingpersia.bsky.social (and Grimm Reading and Prime Time!)
George clearly heard that we just released our Help! episode… (And maybe heard that we are still waiting for his best work…)
For our Patreons, ep 7 of Albums Totalus Rankium. See how we rank the album Help! against the other Beatles albums so far! www.patreon.com/posts/atr-1-...
That is a good pun. Damn it.
We are back!! We proudly present our final episode on Benedict IX, featuring John from Saga Thing! @sagathingpodcast.bsky.social pontifacts.podbean.com/e/crossover-...
Now! When do we want them?! More films like Memento! What do we want?!
Back in May 2021 I posted on twitter about a journey I'd undertaken to find a tree that I can see from our bedroom window. I've decided to post it verbatim on here as lots of people really enjoyed it. So, here it is…
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
President Washington approved a furlough for Sec of War Knox #OTD in 1794 for Knox to travel to his home in ME. As discussed in Knox's Seat at the Table episode, this absence from the nation's capital would cause tension between the two. #history #POTUS www.presidenciespodcast.com/satt-002-hen...
Ooh, thanks for the recommendation.
After the heights of Blackbeard and Bonnet we have the story of Whorley. Will he go down as one of the greats? No. Did we have fun talking about him? Yep! totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/15-richard...
Keep the two distinct in your head.
Haha, now there is an idea!
I would listen to some offspring now, but I’m currently editing a Beatles episode.
I loved Offspring when I was younger. Got me through my teenage years. Young me had good taste - they helped cure AIDs (And yes, we should all be celebrating a lot more about the fact that we have cured AIDs now!)
Totally.
Is that line in the show!? It’s a couple of years ago I watched it.
Haha, yep, don’t worry- I’m fully aware of this. It’s a running reference to a Terry Pratchett joke that Jamie and I keep referring to when I’m saying it wrong.
Yes! It’s good to see a photo. They are rare.
This is amazing. And I’m very sad I did not know it!
RIP to Tom Lehrer. At the end of our first Roman series he inspired us to use his song to name the emperors: youtu.be/bBWxUCEgyiQ?...
This was a lot of fun to record!
My mom is the biggest Hulk Hogan hater of us all. She just chimed in.
It’s the last few hours of voting in the consort play-offs - will Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France or Katherine of Aragon be crowned the series champion? Cast your vote here: forms.gle/UYmjZHeMMweG...
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
I’ve always had several ‘fascism is taking over flags’ The cancellation of the late night hosts was one of them.
For our Patreons: the second in our mini series ranking all of the Beatles albums. This week - With the Beatles! www.patreon.com/posts/atr-be...
I’d wait till after. See what truths they have taken.
Last time we covered the life of Blackbeard before he was famous. This time? Well, it's time to understand why he is the most famous pirate of all time! totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/132-edward...
So… you are saying… land pirates?
The Sverker dynasty is back on the throne and in today's episode, we see a cunning plan from Sverker the Younger to make it stay that way 👑 But making his toddler son the Jarl might not be the best decision ever...
Glad you are enjoying it!
why did this make me laugh
After meeting up in Bogotá, we're off on a trip to the Caribbean island of Curaçao! 🇨🇼 What luck to find this excellent fort, right as we listen to the latest pirate episodes of @totalusrankium.bsky.social!
Let's call them impostrophe's.
Damn it- why didn’t we see the signs!?
It's the big one! Or at least the first half of the big one! Find out just why Blackbeard is the only pirate Jamie has heard of. We cover his early career under the notorious Captain Hornigold! totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/131-edward...
Cheers! Glad we can contribute to a small area of the internet that isn’t too stressful!
Final time!!!
Yes! This is now who the ship was named after. Rankium fact. Which implies that he took it from superman. Which is impressive.
Untitled Though Guðmund the Powerful has been laid to rest, tensions between the Möðruvellings and the Ljósvetnings continue into the next generation. In a bold move toward peace, Eyjólf Guðmundarson (the new leader of the Möðruvellings) attempts to create peace by forming an alliance with Þorvarð…
Hope you enjoy! It was a lot of fun to do.
Shhhhhhh!!!!! He has completely forgotten about this!!!
If you enjoy us ranking stuff, give this a listen!
Nothing bad happens if someone doesn't iron their clothes. It is a total eco-hostile waste of time and energy (both human and literal). There should be a worldwide campaign to outlaw it. People could opt to wear a little badge that shows "I'm creased because I care".
It's results time! Find out which of the consorts have made it through to the Grand Final in our latest episode... pod.fo/e/2e07d8
A damn good song.
I love all of them. Such great videos. Simple, yet fantastically done.
Hey - psst. Over here... Want a brilliant Icelandic blues rock album to listen to but don't know where to start? Don't worry - I've got you. Go listen to Kaleo's new album.
Musk update: he is angry and those around Trump who are briefing against him in the press and has finally decided to attack back. The Trump Musk falling out gets one step closer.
I’ve always been pragmatic in politics; idealistically socialist. Realistically; center-left, as I understand compromising with others is essential in democracy. But nothing would make me abandon Labour quicker than courting the MAGA wannabes of Reform. Don’t compromise with bigotry and ignorance.
Further proof that Trump has turned on Musk. They are trying to keep it low profile. We are only a couple of weeks away from a stupid insult name…
15. Elon loses it- gets into a physical fight with Treasury Advisor Bessent (who has always hated the DOGE lies). 16. So here we are: Elon is out with a black eye and reputation shredded. And people will continue to boycott that nazi-saluting wet-clock of a man. Good.
12. Elon tries revenge: Rumours start to appear in press about him stealing Miller’s wife. (Amazingly, he thinks this makes him look good) 13. Realising that he has lost, Elon also openly criticises the BBB. 14. Anti musk faction go for the kill: reporters are told about all the drugs Musk takes 15…
9. Trump and musk finally disagree on something: the Big Beautiful Bill. 10. Trump advisors see their chance and attack. Rumours about musk begin to appear in press 11. Elon tries to fight back but is outnumbered. He is told to take a step back. 12…
6. Advisors (such as Treasury Sec Bessent) started to brief against Musk. Trump would have none of it. 7. Techbro faction vs wallstreet/GOP/MAGA faction. Trump attempted to keep peace by inviting musk to stuff. 8. Musk continued to over promise, looking more and more high 9…
3. Once won, Musk ordered team to gut anything from gov that held him back/ pushed through new contracts. 4. However, he started to believe his own hype. He continued to lie as brazenly as Trump. 5. Trump believed him- his advisors got increasingly annoyed: Trump’s lying is hard enough to control 6…
What’s going on with Elon? Well, speculation still, but it seems like this has happened: 1. Elon saw a way into Trumps inner circle through paying. Saw opportunity to get rid of pesky gov oversight. 2. On campaign trail Musk started lying as brazenly as Trump and it worked. 3…. 1/
Give your daughter 10 Rankium points! It was totally a reference to that.
Just got tickets for the Birmingham event! If you have wondered why one of my hurriedly made up pirate names was Jack Crackson- it’s from this wonderful show.
Oooh. Maybe. I get your point.
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Oh, we have hit the Golden Golden age now! This is what we signed up for. Black Flags, Skull and cross bones, parrots! Levels of nudity that would ensure HBO would have to make the TV version! Black Sam has it all. totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/11-black-s...
So I may have messed up. I’m in Croatia hunting pirates (see second image) and forgot to set the Black Sam episode to release. It’ll be out tomorrow. Sorry!
…. Yeah. Sorry.
All voters knew what he was- but disagreed with what he represented: A bulwark against capitalism/a corrupt %#£ The irony is that the divide in the US is largely fabricated. both sides agree hyper capitalism is what’s wrong with the US. They just don’t realise that this is the 2nd gilded age.
Trump is not, as most people believe, obsessed with money, or power. One thing drives him: respect. He needs, pathologically, to be seen as ‘the best’ ‘the strongest’ ‘ the richest’ etc. at the moment, the current obsession is ‘the toughest’ he frames all by presidential decisions by that.
Vengeance is different to cruelty. He is not doing to hurt others. He is doing it to make himself feel better. Which may seem slightly better until you realise: that means there is literally no way for him to fill the void and therefore stop.
People often say that cruelty is the point. But I don’t think that fully encapsulates Trump. After all the time researching him, I don’t think he’s cruel because he wants people to hurt-I think he it’s because he literally can’t comprehend other’s feeling. For him there is only 1 point: vengeance 1/
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For our wonderful Patreons: If you really want to, you can now watch the second pirates film while also listening to Jamie and I drink a bottle of rum! Expect interesting insights! you probably won't get them, but feel free to expect them! www.patreon.com/posts/potc02...
I would love to do that! I bet it would be amazing. But accessibility of sources for an English speaker would make it difficult.
Congratulations!!
Well deserved!
Love black sails. It’s one of the reasons I wanted to do the series. Excited to do Rackham, vane, Bonny etc
Four podcasters entered a cafe... Everyone survived! This is the Prime Time/Prime Factors Trans-Atlantic Special! We talked about Prime Ministers, played a trivia game, drank tea, and had a wonderful time in London with our friends. bit.ly/4mzzhsK
In our latest episode, Guðmund inn ríki sets his sights on Þorkell hákr for a final showdown. Þorkell fires back with one of the sickest burns we've heard in ages. Along the way, we meet an Eastfjord assassin and a dream-reader with a steady aim. sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/e...
I love black sails. It’s one of the reasons we are doing the series in the first place.
Posted on our Patreon discord. Made me laugh.
I’d be surprised otherwise to be honest.
Probably
You can stop counting! Woods Rogers is out!
This week we go off script. We are not coving a pirate from the General History - but instead we are coving a man who will be popping up a lot in the future: None other than the pirate hunter Woods Rogers! And we try and answer the simple question: Woods Rogers? www.podbean.com/eas/pb-stwc7...
Finally we get to the final son of Jeff XIX, we finally leave the year 838 and we put an end to the dreaded Iconoclasm, all this week in Totalus Jeffianus
Yeah, sorry. Slow and (not so) steady!
For our wonderful Patreons - It's the next Trek episode! In the ranking of our second captain we go to the original! None other than Jame Tiberius Kirk. Was the first the best? has Rob forgotten everything about Trek? Find out! www.patreon.com/posts/t-tr-0...
Cheers! Glad you are enjoying it!
Don’t rule out Newcastle. I know the local cardinal has changed his boundaries recently- but they could still call it first.