# A wild history of partying Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/historyextra-podcast-746104/a-wild-history-of-partying Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/historyextra-podcast-746104/a-wild-history-of-partying.md Podcast: [HistoryExtra podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/historyextra-podcast-746104) Published: 2026-08-11T23:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2387837469.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2387837469.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/historyextra-podcast-746104/episodes/a-wild-history-of-partying Duration seconds: 2409 ## Resource For hundreds of years, people have gathered after dark to drink, dance and escape the pressures of everyday life. But how did 'going out' become a habit across the world? Jon Bauckham chats to Imogen Willetts about the hedonistic history of partying, journeying from 17th-century Japan to Weimar Germany, Cold War Las Vegas and beyond. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST To learn more Berlin, including its role in shaping nightlife, don't miss this episode of our History's Greatest Cities series: https://bit.ly/4hb5Gp1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/historyextra-podcast-746104/episodes/a-wild-history-of-partying/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/historyextra-podcast-746104/a-wild-history-of-partying.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.