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Date Fight!

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A new podcast for every day of the year, in which we present our most cogent, reasoned, and occasionally shouty arguments to decide what each date should be best remembered for. Every episode features fun historical facts, a vote on the winner, and tearful recriminations.
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Episodes

S1 Ep273: 3rd August: Hitler v Santa Claus

Who was the richest woman in Germany? Who started their broadcasting career as a banker? What is Zoombabwe? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Aug 02, 202015 minSeason 1Ep. 273

S1 Ep273: 2nd August: Confucius v Betsy Bloomingdale

Who are the ideal guests at a dinner party? What happened on 2nd August at the Treblinka concentration camp? Apart from hot air balloons, what else did the Montgolfiers invent? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Aug 02, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 273

S1 Ep271: 1st August: George I v Cilla Black

Who vowed to restore discipline to the Praetorian Guard? And who do you think they were killed by? Who were the Elephant & the Maypole? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 31, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 271

S1 Ep270: 31st July: Emilia Fox v Gore Vidal

Who had a tuft of hair above their bum? What made sodomy and the lash bearable? What is the chemical symbol for potassium? Jake Yapp, Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 31, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 270

S1 Ep269: 30th July: Richard II v Chalky Spinsters

What does LBJ stand for? What does the American Medical Association hate apart from people's health? Where does "In God We Trust" come from? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper (sometimes) find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 30, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 269

S1 Ep268: 29th July: Margaret Thatcher v Ken Bruce

Did anyone ever call it the Chunnel? What film did Natt's New York tour guide talk about at every stop around Central Park? Did Mama Cass die of a ham sandwich? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 28, 202015 minSeason 1Ep. 268

S1 Ep267: 28th July: King Raedwald v Beatrix Potter

What floated like a butterfly but burned like a... never mind? Have you read Beatrix Potter's series of erotic choose-you-own-adventure novels? Sutton Hoo? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 27, 202010 minSeason 1Ep. 267

S1 Ep266: 27th July: Hilaire Belloc v Lindy Boggs

What's wrong with all the religions? Who loves their breakfast booze? Who was the first woman elected to represent Louisiana? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 26, 202011 minSeason 1Ep. 266

S1 Ep265: 26th July: Clement Attlee v Daisy Greville

How long does it take Nick Knowles to build a prefab house? Will Black & Decker sponsor the podcast? How do you nationalise coal? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 26, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 265

S1 Ep264: 25th July: Horatio Nelson v ALF

Who's had Jake Yapp? Can Natt say Cadith? Do cloth-padded oars make it quieter? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 25, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 264

S1 Ep263: 24th July: Bosch Chat!

What does the Zanussi Man sound like? Who invented world peace? Can anyone ever really discover Machu Picchu? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 23, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 263

S1 Ep262: 23rd July: John Landis v Woody Harrelson

What does Woody Harrelson eat when he gets the munchies? What is Guernsey Gash? Who did Leo McKern play? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 22, 202018 minSeason 1Ep. 262

S1 Ep261: 22nd July: Kathy Bates v the Red Vicar of Thaxted

What does Jake's dad want for his birthday? Who wrote America the Beautiful? Who was the only Indian flying ace in the First World War? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 21, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 261

S1 Ep260: 21st July: Neil Armstrong v [redacted]

What was the best Wonder of the Ancient World? How much did Lizzie get paid for the Aunt Bessy's ads? How did they televise the moon landings? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 20, 202023 minSeason 1Ep. 260

S1 Ep259: 20th July: Henry Ford v Amanda Holden

Who worked with Louis Daguerre to make the daguerreotype? Who invented telly? In which medium is Amanda Holden best witnessed? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 20, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 259

S1 Ep257: 18th July: Caravaggio v Jane Austen

Who stabbed that vicar in the eye? What is a Parthenon? What shouldn't you use to take fuses out of grenades? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 17, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 257

S1 Ep256: 17th July: Henry V v Cannon & Ball

Who almost went to bed too early? Which bits of the Hundred Years' War do we like to forget? Why is this so late? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 17, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 256

S1 Ep255: 16th July: Orvile Redenbacher v Ann of Cleves

Who hated gravity? Who done all the bad poisonings in France? Who was not as fair as had been reported? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 15, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 255

S1 Ep254: 15th July: Napoleon v Emmeline Pankhurst

How can you enlarge Monty Don's spuds? Why don't aliens know about vulvas? Who beat off a doctor using a jug? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 15, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 254

S1 Ep253: 14th July: Not Bastille Day

What's Jane Goodall's favourite animal? What was Billy the Kid's real name? Why shouldn't monks write history? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 13, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 253

S1 Ep252: 13th July: Marat v Bob Geldof

Who fixed Ethiopia? Who invented the British Empire? What is better than Cars 2? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 13, 202015 minSeason 1Ep. 252

S1 Ep251: 12th June: The Filthiest Episode Ever v Humanity

What's Lizzie Roper's favourite curry? What does the Aboriginal flag of Australia look like? Who was Catherine Parr? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 11, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 251

S1 Ep249: 10th July: Nikolai Tesla v Jelly Roll Morton

Who is Necker Island named after? How much is an ear worth? What amount of ransom paid is tax deductible? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 09, 202015 minSeason 1Ep. 249

S1 Ep248: 9th July: Zachary Taylor v John F Kennedy

Who was the pooiest president? What shouldn't you eat before a long-haul flight from Mexico? Who chased down Klaus Barbie? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!!

Jul 08, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 248

S1 Ep247: 8th July: Vasco da Gama v Hugo Boss

Who was the cleanest con man of them all? What does Jay Aston teach at her school of Being In Bucks Fizz? How much did Natt forget to record? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 07, 202017 minSeason 1Ep. 247

S1 Ep246: 7th July: Arthur Conan Doyle v sliced bread

Who invented a bread slicer? Who made sourdough? Should tell all of the story or just the bits he remembers? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 06, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 246

S1 Ep245: 6th July: Dracula v John Lennon

Who was more of a father to Julian Lennon than his actual father? Where are the dirty bits in Guy de Maupassant? Who invented the NHS? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 06, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 245

S1 Ep244: 5th July: Thomas Cook v Monty Python

Whose statues have we been arguing about for half a century now? Is this the war? Who was the best colonialist? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Lizzie Roper find out in today's Date Fight!

Jul 04, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 244
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