Hey girls, it's Shalyn. If this episode popped up into your Girl on Top feed, you're exactly where you're supposed to be. For years, Girl on Top was our little empire of advice, love, confidence, leveling up, and outsmarting the chaos. But lately, I don't know. I've felt called to go deeper. You guys know how much I travel if you follow me on

Instagram, Shalin XO. I'm in Europe a lot and I'm always trying to share stories and tidbits

about the European empires and the royals and the courtesans and everything in between. And if

you've traveled with me on one of my trips overseas, you have gotten the download firsthand. I know just,

I know too much, and I'm weird at parties, right? And so I have to do something with all of this

historical knowledge rattling around my brain instead of trying to like force Roman Empire

information into a conversation around the charcutory board. It's weird, okay? So listen,

it's time to look at the women and the men who came before us, the queens, the kings, the

courtesons, the villains, the revolutionaries, and ask ourselves, what can their scandals,

seductions, and schemes teach us about power today. Kind of like what my YouTube does, only instead

of talking about celebrities, we're going to be talking about the worlds, kind of like what I do

in my YouTube channel. And yeah, we're going to be looping in pop culture and to see how many parallels

there are between people like Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump and Sidney

and people from the past. That's why Girl on Top is officially evolving into crowned and

canceled, a podcast where history's messiest women and men become modern strategy guides.

Each episode dives into a different moment in history, from ancient Rome to Versailles to Bloody Mary. Each episode dives into a different moment in history. From ancient Rome to Versailles to

Bloody Mary, each episode dives into a different moment in history to decode how branding,

betrayal, and bad press shaped empires. Think dark academia meets gossip column, meets drunk

history. Oh, and by the way, we're not exactly politically correct around here. But don't worry, you're still going to get the same bite, wit, and unapologetic honesty that you've always loved for me. But now, with more crowns, more chaos, and a lot more cunning. So if you've ever wondered what Cleopatra would have posted on Instagram or how exactly Marie Antoinette would survive cancel culture? You're in the right place.

Make sure your subscribe so you don't miss our first full episode about the origins of Rome.

Romulus, Remus, a hill, and a whore.

Available to watch now along with some more episodes.

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