We're going to take a break from history to look at interesting rulers from fiction. This year, we're talking about Ganondorf, the main antagonist for most of the Legend of Zelda games. We'll look at how a cycle of violence thousands of years in the making effects things for a man born to be a king. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protraxx, “Dayfrea...
Apr 01, 2024•41 min
Announcement: No New Episode Today! Regular episodes will continue on 7 April Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia Copyright 2024, Denim Creek Productions
Mar 31, 2024•1 min
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Pharaoh Tutankhamun. While the name may be famous, what exactly did the boy-king do during his rule? Well, his reign was actually a very important period for restoring Egypt from an age of chaos. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “The Crossroads” - Lindsey Abraham, “Glitz at the Ritz” - Jules Gaia, “Neroli” - Ennio Máno, “In Next Life” - ...
Mar 17, 2024•33 min•Ep. 74
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Akhenaten, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt who would attempt to do away with the old polytheistic religion of his kingdom in order to devote everything to a lesser known sun god. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Vapour” - Osoku, “Always There” - Table Etiquette, “Beginner’s Luck” - White Bones, “Homegrown Style” - Macy’s ...
Mar 03, 2024•37 min•Ep. 73
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the Crisis of the Third Century, a period in 3rd century CE Rome in which the Empire was splintered into three pieces. We're also going to be taking a look into the reign of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, the woman who would seek to bring the eastern half of the Empire under her control. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Action rock_full” - R...
Feb 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 72
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Jefferson Davis, the only man elected as president for the Confederate States of America. Why was he chosen to lead the southern states after they seceded? And what happens to a man like that when his nation loses the Civil War? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Homegrown Style” - Macy’s Voice, “Underwater Junkyard” - T. Morri, “Edsviken...
Feb 04, 2024•40 min•Ep. 71
On this in-between season break special episode of Royally Screwed, we’re talking about three Roman historians whose work I personally use for a lot of my research for Roman episodes of this show: Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio. We'll also learn a bit about why we can probably trust what these guys wrote. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Coffeeshop Stories” - Almost Here, “Smooth ...
Jan 21, 2024•17 min
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re diving into the reign of Emperor Claudius, the fourth emperor of Rome. Though he's not as bombastic and entertaining as his predecessors, for both the better and the worse, Claudius was still a man trying to forge his own path in the early Roman Empire. And maybe, he'll do just okay enough for that to not be such a bad thing. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jule...
Jan 07, 2024•33 min•Ep. 70
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Simon Bolivar. He's a man on a mission. That mission? Kick the Spanish Empire out of South America. And maybe become a dictator while he's at it. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Vapour” - Osoku, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov, “Smooth Passenger” - White Bones, “Reconcile” - Peter Sandberg, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Pr...
Dec 24, 2023•38 min•Ep. 69
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, aka FDR, the president of the United States who helped his nation through the Great Depression. We'll see how far he'll try to go to get his plans passed, and maybe why it's a good thing that the government has a system of checks and balances. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Coffeeshop Stories” - Almost Here,...
Dec 10, 2023•34 min•Ep. 68
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Gilgamesh, one of the oldest names in history and king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. We'll also be looking at how many great stories were written about him, how those influenced others, were lost, and luckily found again. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protr...
Nov 26, 2023•30 min•Ep. 67
This week on Royally Screwed, it's another episode of "Were They Great": a look at rulers who gained the title "The Great" and deciding whether or not they really deserved it. This time: Catherine II of Russia. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Waiting For Dessert” - Step Two!, “12th Floor Party” - Jules Gaia, “The Last Bar in Chicago” - Nicky Dowling, “Edsvikens Vals” - Jerry McHoy, “G...
Nov 12, 2023•35 min•Ep. 66
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re finally ending the story of Emperor Gaius Germanicus of Rome, aka Caligula. We'll also find out how the next emperor was chosen, and how his rise to power came about in the most unexpected way.Subscribe for more episodes as they come.Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Glitz at the Ritz” - Jules Gaia, “Always There” - Table Etiquette, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “NEW BEGINNINGS” - Lift Up Mu...
Oct 29, 2023•26 min•Ep. 65
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China. How do you go about uniting as massive a region as that? Well, it takes a lot of weird strategies, and it takes an even bigger personality to keep it all in check.Subscribe for more episodes as they come.Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Beginner’s Luck” - White Bones, “Vapour” - Osoku, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov, “Zone Out” -...
Oct 15, 2023•35 min•Ep. 64
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Ranavalona I, the first queen of the Merina Kingdom in Madagascar. When Christian missionaries started converting people on the island, Ranavalona decided to make some big moves. And most of them were... really not good.Subscribe for more episodes as they come.Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Dayfreak” - White Bones, “A Snowflake’s Tale” - Howard Harper-Barnes, “The Last Bar in Ch...
Oct 01, 2023•31 min•Ep. 63
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about King David, the ruler of the Israelite people from the Bible. Just how much do we actually know about this man? Did he even really exist? And if not, why was his story created?Subscribe for more episodes as they come.Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop, “In Next Life” - Uneasy, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada, “The Crossroads” - Lindsey Abraham, “Epic ...
Sep 17, 2023•32 min•Ep. 62
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the first several men to hold the title of Dalai Lama. What exactly were the origins of the position? And what does the family of Genghis Khan have to do with any of this? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Archipelago Exploration” - Christian Andersen, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protraxx, “In Next Life” - Uneasy, “Forest Walk” ...
Sep 03, 2023•30 min•Ep. 61
On this in-between season break special episode of Royally Screwed, we’re telling two shorter stories from American history. First: Did you know the USA once had an emperor? And on the second: What's the one thing that the USA and the USSR oddly agreed about during the Cold War?Subscribe for more episodes as they come.Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop, “Always There” -...
Aug 27, 2023•14 min
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing the story of Gaius Germanicus Caesar, aka Emperor Caligula. Did he put his horse in the Senate? Did he attack the sea? Or is there more to those stories that reveal a much more complicated figure? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Zone Out” - Daniel Fridell, “Archipelago Exploration” - Christian Andersen, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “...
Jul 30, 2023•32 min•Ep. 60
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about a few men who helped facilitate the process of transitioning Athens, Greece from a monarchy into a democratic society. It's a long, bumpy road that includes-- perhaps unsurprisingly-- a lot of people being killed. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Coffeeshop Stories” - Almost Here, “Neroli” - Ennio Máno, “Mysterious Package” - Kikoru, “NE...
Jul 16, 2023•29 min•Ep. 59
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the campaigns of Julius Caesar in Rome's western neighbor, the region of Gaul. We'll also look at the brief and bright rise of the Celtic leader Vercingetorix, the one man truly willing to do whatever was needed to stand up to the Roman commander. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Vapour” - Osoku, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov, “T...
Jul 02, 2023•32 min•Ep. 58
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich-- yes, the man who sandwiches were named after. Besides being a bit of a foodie, did you know he was also in charge of the British Navy during the American Revolutionary War? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Underwater Junkyard” - T. Morri, “Edsvikens Vals” - Jerry McHoy, “Sail Away With Me” - Von ...
Jun 18, 2023•32 min•Ep. 57
This week on Royally Screwed, it's another episode of "Were They Great": a look at rulers who gained the title "The Great" and deciding whether or not they really deserved it. This time: King Herod I of Judea Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Dayfreak” - White Bones, “Time For Cadillac” - Cooloop, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protraxx, “NEW BEGINNINGS” - Lift Up Music Copyright ...
Jun 04, 2023•30 min•Ep. 56
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the early life and reign of Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, aka Caligula. Though he's known as a depraved sociopath, it's equally important to know the background of what led to the reign of one of Rome's most infamous rulers. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Beginner’s Luck” - White Bones, “12th Floor Party” - Jules Gaia, “A Snowflake’...
May 21, 2023•33 min•Ep. 55
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Cicero, a famous Roman statesman and writer. We'll watch the Roman Republic collapse from the sidelines through the eyes of a man who was one of the institutions most ardent supporters. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “Vapour” - Osoku, “Neroli” - Ennio Máno, “Zone Out” - Daniel Fridell, “Mysterious Pack...
May 07, 2023•33 min•Ep. 54
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re continuing and finishing the story of Charlemagne. We'll see how he becomes the first Holy Roman Emperor, what that means, and how his empire fairs after his death. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protraxx, “Action rock_full” - Radio_Parma, “Beginner’s Luck” - White Bones, “In Next Life” - Uneasy Copyright 2023, D...
Apr 23, 2023•30 min•Ep. 53
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re talking about Roland, a marquis during the reign of Charlemagne. We'll also learn how this man with only one mention in a historical text would go on to become one of the Renaissance's greatest fantasy heroes. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada, “Epic Cinematic Inspiration Piano” - Protraxx, “Mysterious Package” - Kiko...
Apr 09, 2023•31 min•Ep. 52
Welcome to this special first episode of "Royally Fooled"! Each April Fool's Day, we're going to take a break from history to look at interesting rulers from fiction. First up, Queen Medb from the Ulster Cycle of Irish Legends. It's gonna be a whole lot of gaslighting, gatekeeping, and girlbossing in this one.Subscribe for more episodes as they come.Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekproMusic:Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Forest Walk” - Alexander Nakarada, “Epic Cinemat...
Apr 01, 2023•33 min
This week on Royally Screwed, we’re beginning the story of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. But he's not an emperor yet. We're going to follow him before he was a mighty ruler, back when he was just Charles, King of the Franks. Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_CreekInstagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia, “Upbeat Stomp Rock” - Alexey Anisimov, “Dayfreak” - White Bones, “Smooth Passenger” - White Bones, “The Crossroads” - L...
Mar 26, 2023•35 min•Ep. 51
On this inbetween season break special episode of Royally Screwed, we’re talking about the difference between being born into royalty and being just your average joe. Did you really think nobility was just like you? Subscribe for more episodes as they come. Twitter: @Denim_Creek Instagram: denimcreekpro Music: Intro/Outro: “Life O’ the Lavish” - Jules Gaia Copyright 2023, Denim Creek Productions
Mar 12, 2023•9 min
