{"podcast":{"title":"Not Just the Tudors","slug":"not-just-the-tudors-3794702","podcast_index_feed_id":3794702,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/b0ed85cc-f4ed-49e9-b860-0ba48481ae25","website_url":"https://www.historyhit.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f9a84b795aae5cfd3b57/show-cover.jpg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":528,"summary":"Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in other words, just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors. Each episode Suzannah is joined by historians and experts to reveal incredible stories about one of the most fascinating periods in history, new releases every Wednesday and Sunday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702"},"episode":{"title":"Hoaxes and Lies in the Enlightenment","slug":"hoaxes-and-lies-in-the-enlightenment","published_at":"2026-05-07T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/hoaxes-and-lies-in-the-enlightenment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702","url":"https://shows.acast.com/not-just-the-tudors/episodes/hoaxes-and-lies-in-the-enlightenment","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/not-just-the-tudors/e/69f9e13f1353c87e11c30e3d/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=bqyxwlWA_XtAhQt0z8URBZFrLUmGZVpzlBUBtzSCR5w","summary":"How did a ghost story bring London to a standstill? Was it a haunting, a fraud, or something even more revealing about Georgian society? Why did rational, educated people fall for elaborate hoaxes? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr.Madeleine Pelling, co-host of History Hit’s After Dark podcast, to uncover the darker side of the Age of Enlightenment. Why was this period remembered for science, reason, and progress, also fascinated by hoaxes, imposters, fake identities, ghost stories, sensational crime and public spectacle? More: Murderous Women Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify True Crime on the Elizabethan Stage Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Tim Arstall and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"How did a ghost story bring London to a standstill? Was it a haunting, a fraud, or something even more revealing about Georgian society? Why did rational,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/episodes/hoaxes-and-lies-in-the-enlightenment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-just-the-tudors-3794702/hoaxes-and-lies-in-the-enlightenment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}