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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

S2 Ep41: 23rd January: Rabelais v John Hancock

Flying poo-pigs! People so fat they have so slit their own skin to let the fat slosh out! Signatures! Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley chat about all of this in today's Date Fight!

Jan 23, 202121 minSeason 2Ep. 41

S2 Ep41: 22nd January: Arthur Tooth v Walter Raleigh

What is a chasuble? Who gave everyone lung cancer? Which romantic poet started his own chain of burger restaurants? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 23, 202119 minSeason 2Ep. 41

S2 Ep40: 21st January: Fanny Apthorp v Rasputin

How angry to epistolary novels make Natt? Who's our favourite unkillable Russian wizard? Who's the best actress to be an Olympic archer? Natt Tapley & Jake Yapp find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 21, 202116 minSeason 2Ep. 40

S2 Ep39: 20th January: Simon de Montfort v the Cisco Kid

Just how many times do you need to hear the same story about the Cisco Kid? Where did St Hugh live? Who was the highest paid woman in the USA in 1944? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 20, 202125 minSeason 2Ep. 39

S2 Ep38: 18th January: A.A.Milne v Mel Appleby

Who had Little Voice written for them (hint: it's the star of Little Voice)? Who tried to get ransomed by Ptolemy? Who snuck into Julius Caesar's house to seduce his wife? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 18, 202119 minSeason 2Ep. 38

S2 Ep38: 15th January: Captain Cook v molasses

Who was the great Jaguar Paw? What are the six virtues of Irish womanhood? How do you dam Buffalo Bill? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 17, 202120 minSeason 2Ep. 38

S2 Ep37: 14th January: Elvis Presley v Uta Hagen

When should you think about urine? What is the most-watched broadcast by an individual entertainer? Who wrote Herniated Blues? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 14, 202115 minSeason 2Ep. 37

S2 Ep36: 12th January: Hermann Goering v Mel C

What did Hattie Caraway do? What is the best model for overcharging people for cups of tea? What's underneath Stonehenge? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 12, 202115 minSeason 2Ep. 36

S2 Ep35: 11th January: Pietro Bembo v Arthur Scargill

Why does Natt not have a Wikipedia page? How do you duct-tie a dog? Who invented madrigal? Where did stockbrokers come from? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 11, 202117 minSeason 2Ep. 35

S2 Ep34: 10th January: Julius Caesar v Coco Chanel

Who established the Order of the Golden Fleece? Who loves andouilette? Whose essence should you splash all over yourself? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 09, 202125 minSeason 2Ep. 34

S2 Ep32: 8th January: King Alfred v Terry Thomas

Where was the Battle of Ashdown battled? Is there intelligent life on Date Fight? Who made a Treaty with Magnus Barefoot? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 08, 202128 minSeason 2Ep. 32

S2 Ep32: 7th January: Nicolas Cage v Annie-May Hayes

Can we beat the cod in a war? Who bought a haunted house so he could write a horror novel in it? Who was Richard II's craziest uncle? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 07, 202118 minSeason 2Ep. 32

S2 Ep31: 5th January: Thomas Bopp v Godot

Why should you avoid Richard of Cornwall? What party did the Munich Workers' Party become? Who was their most famous member? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 05, 202114 minSeason 2Ep. 31

S2 Ep30: 4th January: Louis Braille v Topsy the Elephant

Who is Jake's favourite sexologist? What's Britain's number-one reason to wear shorts? Who are often delighted by people's odours? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 04, 202117 minSeason 2Ep. 30

S2 Ep30: 3rd January: Mel Gibson v Greta Thunberg

When did oil break $100 a barrel? Do polar bears hide when we do and count them? Who is Britain's premiere gnome-describer? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 03, 202115 minSeason 2Ep. 30

S2 Ep30: 1st January: Verne Troyer v Betsy Ross

What's the appropriate hashtag for someone who sews stitches on a flag? Who was the most impressive person born in 1980? What's the only non-annoying thing from Austin Powers? Jake & Natt find out in today's Date Fight!

Jan 01, 202116 minSeason 2Ep. 30
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