Bonus Episode - Roman Bondage, Voodoo Macbeth, and Bunga Bunga
Our Fake History
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4.7 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In this bonus episode Sebastian takes questions about episode 249, 250, and 251. First, he does his best to grapple with how morality should factor into history education. Then a listener provides an epic email about Orson Welles' legendary production of "Voodoo Macbeth" and cursed run of Romeo and Juliet. Finally, Sebastian looks at the weird legacy of the phrase "bunga bunga." Tune-in and find out how missing chickens, corrupt Italian Prime ministers, and a wounded Benvolio al play a role in the story!
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| 0:00.0 | dressing, blasting. |
| 0:02.9 | Oh, French dressing. |
| 0:04.2 | Exactly. |
| 0:05.6 | Oh, that's good. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm AJ Jacobs, and that is a little taste of our award-winning podcast, Hello Puzzlers, |
| 0:12.8 | where we solve original audio puzzles with our celebrity guests. |
| 0:17.0 | Puzzle lovers like Ken Jennings, Jack Shepard, and Roy Wood Jr. |
| 0:20.9 | Are you looking for a daily dose of aha moments and laughs? |
| 0:25.0 | Check us out at the Hello Puzzlers podcast. |
| 0:36.6 | Roman Bondage, Voodoo Macbeth, and the weird legacy of Bunga Bunga. |
| 0:43.3 | All that and more on this bonus episode of Our Fake History. |
| 0:48.2 | Roll the bonus theme. |
| 0:50.1 | Music Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of Our Fake History. |
| 1:15.5 | My name is Sebastian Major, and this is the podcast where we explore historical myths and try to determine what's fact, what's fiction, and what is such a good story that it simply must be told. |
| 1:28.8 | But on these bonus episodes, I like to take questions from my amazing listeners and answer |
| 1:36.0 | them as best I can. |
| 1:39.3 | Now, it's been a minute since we've done a bonus episode. |
| 1:42.5 | So on today's show, I'm going to be |
| 1:44.9 | answering questions about the last three topics that we have covered on our fake history. |
| 1:51.1 | On episode number 249, we looked at the issue of Roman slavery with Dr. Emma Southern. |
| 1:59.6 | Then on episode 250, we talked about the curse of the Shakespeare play Macbeth. |
| 2:07.8 | Then finally, on the most recent episode, number 251, we explored the audacious prank |
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