Simone Whitlow
@simone-tales.bsky.social
History podcaster & blogger, Tales of History and Imagination. former musician. Lives in Auckland, New Zealand. She/Her. Trans MTF.
www.historyandimagination.com
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Hey all, a new, Christmas episode is up! I’ll get back to Finishing up on the Tichborne Claimant before the year’s out..
In the meantime, meet the Miser of Marcham Park.
historyandimagination.com/2025/12/19/t...
In the meantime, meet the Miser of Marcham Park.
historyandimagination.com/2025/12/19/t...
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hey all, a new, Christmas episode is up! I’ll get back to Finishing up on the Tichborne Claimant before the year’s out..
In the meantime, meet the Miser of Marcham Park.
historyandimagination.com/2025/12/19/t...
In the meantime, meet the Miser of Marcham Park.
historyandimagination.com/2025/12/19/t...
Hey Patrons a new minisode is up historyandimagination.com/2025/12/11/m...
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hey Patrons a new minisode is up historyandimagination.com/2025/12/11/m...
Hey all, this week on Tales of History and Imagination I complete the saga of the 1871 Polaris expedition to the North Pole…
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historyandimagination.com/2025/11/18/t...
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hey all, this week on Tales of History and Imagination I complete the saga of the 1871 Polaris expedition to the North Pole…
historyandimagination.com/2025/11/18/t...
historyandimagination.com/2025/11/18/t...
This week on Tales of History & Imagination, part 1 of a 2 parter on the failed 1871 Polaris Expedition to the North Pole… & a digression on how stumbling across a photo of John Torrington (of the Franklin Expedition) as a young child gave me nightmares…
historyandimagination.com/2025/10/16/t...
historyandimagination.com/2025/10/16/t...
October 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This week on Tales of History & Imagination, part 1 of a 2 parter on the failed 1871 Polaris Expedition to the North Pole… & a digression on how stumbling across a photo of John Torrington (of the Franklin Expedition) as a young child gave me nightmares…
historyandimagination.com/2025/10/16/t...
historyandimagination.com/2025/10/16/t...
Hey all… just an extra, bonus tale this week, thanks to the generosity of my good folk over at Patreon…
I mentioned The Hammersmith Ghost last week on Spring Heeled Jack - but his tale deserves its own minisode.
historyandimagination.com/2025/09/24/t...
I mentioned The Hammersmith Ghost last week on Spring Heeled Jack - but his tale deserves its own minisode.
historyandimagination.com/2025/09/24/t...
September 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hey all… just an extra, bonus tale this week, thanks to the generosity of my good folk over at Patreon…
I mentioned The Hammersmith Ghost last week on Spring Heeled Jack - but his tale deserves its own minisode.
historyandimagination.com/2025/09/24/t...
I mentioned The Hammersmith Ghost last week on Spring Heeled Jack - but his tale deserves its own minisode.
historyandimagination.com/2025/09/24/t...
This week on Tales I revisited + revised something I did way back in 2020.. This week we return to London in 1837 to speak of Spring Heeled Jack: a notorious sex pest whose story took on a life of its own…
Listen here: or on all podcatchers. historyandimagination.com/2025/09/19/s...
Listen here: or on all podcatchers. historyandimagination.com/2025/09/19/s...
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This week on Tales I revisited + revised something I did way back in 2020.. This week we return to London in 1837 to speak of Spring Heeled Jack: a notorious sex pest whose story took on a life of its own…
Listen here: or on all podcatchers. historyandimagination.com/2025/09/19/s...
Listen here: or on all podcatchers. historyandimagination.com/2025/09/19/s...
Oops, almost missed posting here… This week’s Tale is up… historyandimagination.com/2025/07/06/t...
July 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Oops, almost missed posting here… This week’s Tale is up… historyandimagination.com/2025/07/06/t...
June 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Hey all, sorry am a little scratchy in this one … This week we take a voyage on the Batavia (part one of a four parter.)
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historyandimagination.com/2025/06/06/t...
June 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hey all, sorry am a little scratchy in this one … This week we take a voyage on the Batavia (part one of a four parter.)
historyandimagination.com/2025/06/06/t...
historyandimagination.com/2025/06/06/t...
This week on Tales of History and Imagination we travel to Australia for a game of Marn Grook, to discuss origin stories; perhaps the archetypal troubled sportsman - and horrific massacres.
historyandimagination.com/2025/05/11/t...
historyandimagination.com/2025/05/11/t...
May 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This week on Tales of History and Imagination we travel to Australia for a game of Marn Grook, to discuss origin stories; perhaps the archetypal troubled sportsman - and horrific massacres.
historyandimagination.com/2025/05/11/t...
historyandimagination.com/2025/05/11/t...
From the vaults: The full podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2020/12/09/h...
May 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
From the vaults: The full podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2020/12/09/h...
Another throwback video I’m afraid: The full episode of this podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2023/02/08/t...
April 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Another throwback video I’m afraid: The full episode of this podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2023/02/08/t...
Tis #TBT day so.. The full podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2022/07/06/t... #history #Podcast #Forteana
April 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tis #TBT day so.. The full podcast episode is at historyandimagination.com/2022/07/06/t... #history #Podcast #Forteana
April 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
… Did Charles V of France green light a duel between a possible murderer and a victim’s dog?
I’ve got history books that say it happened… and this one got a few likes… so it’s a maybe :)
An ‘Animals’ part two perhaps…
I’ve got history books that say it happened… and this one got a few likes… so it’s a maybe :)
An ‘Animals’ part two perhaps…
January 30, 2024 at 1:19 AM
… Did Charles V of France green light a duel between a possible murderer and a victim’s dog?
I’ve got history books that say it happened… and this one got a few likes… so it’s a maybe :)
An ‘Animals’ part two perhaps…
I’ve got history books that say it happened… and this one got a few likes… so it’s a maybe :)
An ‘Animals’ part two perhaps…
Facebook ain’t what it used to be… though that ‘friends only’ option, can be useful when throwing random ideas out there for feedback..
Some recent thinking out loud.. The War of the Bucket? Facebook says ‘meh’
Some recent thinking out loud.. The War of the Bucket? Facebook says ‘meh’
January 30, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Facebook ain’t what it used to be… though that ‘friends only’ option, can be useful when throwing random ideas out there for feedback..
Some recent thinking out loud.. The War of the Bucket? Facebook says ‘meh’
Some recent thinking out loud.. The War of the Bucket? Facebook says ‘meh’
Hiya Patrons sorry for the delay… I think I’ll have the latest minisode up tonight…
Please be kind all, this one was a bit of an experiment - I think it came out ok.. And yes, our protagonist is a teddy bear…
Please be kind all, this one was a bit of an experiment - I think it came out ok.. And yes, our protagonist is a teddy bear…
December 6, 2023 at 11:56 PM
Hiya Patrons sorry for the delay… I think I’ll have the latest minisode up tonight…
Please be kind all, this one was a bit of an experiment - I think it came out ok.. And yes, our protagonist is a teddy bear…
Please be kind all, this one was a bit of an experiment - I think it came out ok.. And yes, our protagonist is a teddy bear…