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Spill the Mead

Spill the Mead

By: Madi Gervais & CoHosts
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Madi and her Batch of Bards give you a hot, fresh cup of history gossip. Madi, Betsy, Coco, Chris, Gabby and Taylor take turns telling each other (and YOU!) all of the fun, juicy details of history, and skip anything that isn’t spill-worthy.

We research people, places, things, and events from all around the world, and even sling some of the world's finest Folktales your way every third episode.

At the end of each episode, catch a FreshCup with Betsy, where we take to the internet for just a quick little sip of contemporary tea before the blooper reel plays.

Just some good 'ol historical story telling; that's the tea at Spill the Mead.

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Episodes
  • The Falcon | Anne Boleyn: Part 2
    May 14 2025

    Congratulations HoneyBees, you’ve made it to Part 2

    In this episode, we dispel ONE MAJOR LIE about Anne Boleyn, and it’s debatably the BIGGEST LIE put forth in her story:

    AnNe BoLEyN SEduCeD HeNRy tO bEcOMe QuEeN FoR tHe POWER AND GLORY AND WORLD DOMINATION!!!!!!!

    False. False false false, so false it hurts.

    Would YOU be brave enough to turn down the king of England? How long would you hold out before giving in to the relentless pursuit (borderline harassment) from the most powerful and dangerous man in the land? How would you feel being told in front of the whole court that you weren’t good enough to be MARRIED to an Earl, but you are good enough to get ’d by the King?

    HOW DID SHE FEEL?

    Let’s try our best to understand her truth in Part 2: The Falcon, stream it TODAY wherever you listen to podcasts.

    Get excited for our upcoming collab with @tudor.astrology and check out her page to have your mind blown

    For tickets and information on Wars of the Roses Con, visit www.wotrcon.org we will see you there in February, 2026!

    Join our Patreon for extra content!

    https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead

    You can purchase Spill the Mead merchandise https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpilltheMeadPodcast/

    Find us on Instagram, and Facebook @spillthemeadpodcast

    For tickets and information on Wars of the Roses Con, visit www.wotrcon.org

    Find Madi @myladygervais on Instagram

    Find Betsy @betsy.hegge on Instagram

    Find Coco @spill_it_coco on Instagram

    Find Gabby @so_dym_gabulous on Instagram

    Find Chris @chrisrileyhistory on Instagram

    Find Taylor @tjonesarmoredamma on Instagram

    Music is composed by Nicholas Leigh nicholasleighmusic.com

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    3 hrs and 8 mins
  • The Time Will Come | Anne Boleyn: Part 1
    May 7 2025

    Well HoneyBees... the time has come. The Anne Boleyn series has arrived.

    In part 1 of 5, we dispel two lies; first that Thomas Boleyn "pimped out his daughter to the king of England" and second the lie that Anne lived fLiRtAtiOuSLy in France.

    We instead set the REAL scene:

    The young daughter (how young? We don't know, please tell us your thoughts!) of an already successful diplomat lands a prestigious position in the court of a powerhouse female ruler, only then to be brought up in the radically religious courts of France, THEN to be summoned home to England for a marriage proposal.

    With so much potential, what could possibly go wrong?

    Check out @tudor.astrology on instagram for your Tudor astrology fix!

    For tickets and information on Wars of the Roses Con, visit www.wotrcon.org

    Join our Patreon for extra content!

    https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead

    You can purchase Spill the Mead merchandise https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpilltheMeadPodcast/

    Find us on Instagram, and Facebook @spillthemeadpodcast

    Find Madi @myladygervais on Instagram

    Find Betsy @betsy.hegge on Instagram

    Find Coco @spill_it_coco on Instagram

    Find Gabby @so_dym_gabulous on Instagram

    Find Chris @chrisrileyhistory on Instagram

    Find Taylor @tjonesarmoredamma on Instagram

    Music is composed by Nicholas Leigh nicholasleighmusic.com

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    2 hrs and 5 mins
  • Not Disney’s Cinderella | Fairytale Readings
    Apr 9 2025

    We are sure you know the story of Cinderella. Beautiful servant girl, fairy godmother, handsome prince, and tiny dainty feet - obviously. But you haven’t heard Coco read you the Brother’s Grimm version, and you don’t want to miss it.

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    We start with a brief history of the Cinderella story, and we bet you can’t guess where the first recorded version comes from! Then we dive right into a very different telling than we’re used to. Disney really should have done more with those birds!

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    Follow us to the festival where Cinderella meets the handsome prince and dances beautifully until she… gets bored and wants to leave? Listen as the prince chases her through the city streets and she find every opportunity to get away, causing him to go into full Neanderthal mode and AXE. Yes, axe is verb here. Stay with us through the bird-filled, bloody conclusion and decide for yourself if there is ANY hope for the future of this kingdom. Look, these two aren’t rocket-scientists, ok?

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    Join our Patreon for extra content!

    https://www.patreon.com/c/spillthemead

    You can purchase Spill the Mead merchandise https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpilltheMeadPodcast/

    Find us on Instagram, and Facebook @spillthemeadpodcast

    For tickets and information on Wars of the Roses Con, visit www.wotrcon.org

    Find Madi @myladygervais on Instagram

    Find Betsy @betsy.hegge on Instagram

    Find Coco @spill_it_coco on Instagram

    Find Gabby @so_dym_gabulous on Instagram

    Find Chris @chrisrileyhistory on Instagram

    Find Taylor @tjonesarmoredamma on Instagram

    Music is composed by Nicholas Leigh nicholasleighmusic.com

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    1 hr and 14 mins
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