Toilets, Underpants & Pillows: Everyday Things with Greg Jenner

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4.7 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Why do grandmas wear bloomers? How did romans clean themselves after using the toilet? Pillows were originally made of stone?! These are all questions Orla, Wolf and Zia Snow have for author and public historian Greg Jenner. In this episode Dan and his children quiz Greg about the incredible history of the everyday things we use and take for granted.

Greg's new children's book is called 'You Are History' and is bursting with hundreds of astonishing stories and illustrations.

Produced by Mariana Des Forges and mixed by Joseph Knight.

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0:00.0	Hi, buddy. Welcome to Dance Nose History. Special episode here. I've got a few helpers on hand. I've got
0:05.7	Zia
0:06.5	Age
0:07.6	Eleven. Who else have I got?
0:09.0	Woof! Age
0:10.2	Eight
0:11.0	And?
0:12.0	All eight seven
0:14.5	And we're all a bit sad because as we're recording this England have just been knocked out of the World Cup. How are we feeling folks?
0:20.4	Very disappointed
0:22.4	But luckily next year it's the
0:24.4	Mr. Woman's
0:26.0	So we're going to win that. All right folks on this special day
0:29.5	We are interviewing Greg Jenner the public historian the best-selling author the podcast legend the man behind much the fun and cleverness of the smash hit
0:38.3	Horrible history's TV show
0:40.0	Greg spend this podcast many times before you'll know he is
0:42.4	He's written a brilliant book called You Are History. It's for kids
0:45.2	I thought I'd get my kids a lot to ask some probing questions
0:48.1	I keep them all in the same place for 20 minutes. That will be fantastic
0:51.6	Right kids are you ready? We're going to interview Greg. Who's ready?
0:55.6	Me
0:57.1	Me
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