The Curious History of Your Home
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she guides you through the surprising, often epic, stories behind everyday objects in your home. Double-glazed windows? We owe those to a French king’s odd fascination with oranges. The minty fresh toothpaste by your sink? Well, if you lived in Ancient Greece, you’d be washing your teeth with ground-up bones and oyster shells. And wallpaper? It seems innocent enough, but in the Victorian era it was downright deadly.Discover the extraordinary history of the ordinary items all around you, every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts.For ad-free listening, exclusive content and earl...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Nicholas Quah • Vulture • Jul 1, 2024
"The Curious History of Your Home is an accessible primer meant to help you take more delight in the world around you...fun, light on its feet, something that would make for a great listen on a lark."
Score: 5
Lucy White • Irish Independent • May 12, 2024
"...discovers the “extraordinary in the ordinary”, such as the origins of the vacuum cleaner (early models were horse powered) and the toothpaste of ancient Greece (ground up bones and oyster shells). You won’t look at your four walls, and their contents, in quite the same way again..."
