Episodes

  • Alex the Talking Grey Parrot

    Alex the Talking Grey Parrot
    Sep 25 2024
    In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. Today, Charles is chatting about Verbal Mimicry, Richard is looking into the Gardes Écossaises, and Cat is celebrating the release of her paperback with Cnut the Great. Remember, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down down you can email us at rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our listeners can get £7 off our new book, The Rabbit Hole Book, exclusively at Waterstones from now until 10th October 2024. To redeem the offer, order online via and link below and add the promo code: RabbitHole24 The Rabbit Hole Book by Reverend Richard Coles, Cat Jarman, and Lord Charles Spencer | Waterstones To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole to get an extra 4 months on the 2-year plan. There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • 100 Men Driving Reindeer and Sleigh

    100 Men Driving Reindeer and Sleigh
    Sep 18 2024
    Our terrific trio are back again as they fall down yet another set of rabbit holes in search of more killers facts and pieces of ephemera. This week, Cat is down a real rabbit hole as she looks into the Erfurt Latrine Disaster, Richard is spending time with Marina Sharf aka Mother Thekla, and Charles is hoping he’s nominated for the win with US Vice Presidents. Remember, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our listeners can get £7 off our new book, The Rabbit Hole Book, exclusively at Waterstones from now until 10th October 2024. To redeem the offer, order online via and link below and add the promo code: RabbitHole24 The Rabbit Hole Book by Reverend Richard Coles, Cat Jarman, and Lord Charles Spencer | Waterstones To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole to get an extra 4 months on the 2-year plan. There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Viking Eyeliner

    Viking Eyeliner
    Sep 11 2024
    In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Charles is finding out about Foundlings, Cat is exploring the world of Fridtjof Nansen, and Richard is shining a light on the history of sunscreen. Remember, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our listeners can get £7 off our new book, The Rabbit Hole Book, exclusively at Waterstones from now until 10th October 2024. To redeem the offer, order online via the link below and add the promo code: RabbitHole24 The Rabbit Hole Book by Reverend Richard Coles, Cat Jarman, and Lord Charles Spencer | Waterstones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • An MSc in Honey Bee Communication

    An MSc in Honey Bee Communication
    Sep 4 2024
    In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Richard is looking to be a cut above the rest as he covers Shaving, Charles is abuzz with facts about beekeeping, and Cat is hoping her discussion of Calculators adds up to a win. Remember, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our listeners can get £7 off our new book, The Rabbit Hole Book, exclusively at Waterstones from now until 10th October 2024. To redeem the offer, order online via the link below and add the promo code: RabbitHole24 The Rabbit Hole Book by Reverend Richard Coles, Cat Jarman, and Lord Charles Spencer | Waterstones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • The Prof, The Toff, and the Boff

    The Prof, The Toff, and the Boff
    Aug 28 2024
    In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. Today, Charles is exploring the Huguenots, Cat is tapping into the subject of amber, and Richard is looking into Biedermeier. Two out of our three topics were listener suggestions this week, so if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • A Chunk of the Library Ceiling Came Down

    A Chunk of the Library Ceiling Came Down
    Aug 21 2024
    In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles as back in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Cat is spending time in Doggerland, Richard is covering the Puritans, and Charles is dancing the night away as he looks into DJs. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • The Screaming Hairy Armadillo

    The Screaming Hairy Armadillo
    Aug 14 2024
    In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. Today, Richard (accompanied by Pongo, again) is hoping to ride away with the win as he covers Cycling in the Netherlands, meanwhile Charles is saying hola, or maiteí, to his topic - Paraguay, and Cat is taking inspiration from her recent stay in a Shepherd’s Huts. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • A German Ironist by the Name of Hot Pants

    A German Ironist by the Name of Hot Pants
    Aug 7 2024
    In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Charles is tucking into Breakfast, Cat is hoping to flatten the competition with her topic…Ironing, and Richard (along with the occasional cameo from Pongo) is plugged into the subject of Headphones. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down then you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins