This week Phil is delighted to welcome Brittany from the Royal News Network to discuss the secret lives of European royal families, especially those of Spain, Belgium and Norway. Brittany has a remarkably detailed knowledge of royalty - and a great flair for storytelling.

And we’ll also hear what she thinks of Harry and Meghan’s current level of popularity in the USA.

You can check out Brittany’s excellent channel here...

https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalNewsNetwork

Several Australia listeners have asked for a full list of where Phil is speaking there in October. And so here are five opportunities to see him and say ‘G’Day’.

1) Melbourne with Prof Clare Wright 10 October...

Phil Craig in conversation with Clare Wright.

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1424756

2) Day Long conference in Melbourne 11 October...

Fighting to the Finish: Australia in 1945 – Strategy, Victory and Legacy – MHHV

https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/fighting-to-the-finish-australia-in-1945-strategy-victory-and-legacy/

3) Sydney with Chris Masters 12 October

Author Talk: 1945 The Reckoning - Phil Craig

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-1945-the-reckoning-phil-craig-tickets-1248763849289

4) Sydney with Michaela Kalowski 12 October...

Author Talk and Book Launch - Phil Craig ‘1945: The Reckoning’

https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-and-book-launch-phil-craig-1945-the-reckoning

5) Canberra with Christine Helliwell 15 October...

Marking the end of the Second World War | Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/the-end-of-the-second-world-war

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Phil’s old pod pal Andrew has written a groundbreaking and highly controversial new book on the Yorks - and he is returning to the pod with all the best stories! He’s also going to share just how hard it was to get this book across the line, and the various obstacles put in his way.

This book - for Andrew - is the culmination of years of fighting to get access to royal records, especially financial ones and so to connects to his work on Lord Mountbatten too.

You can buy Entitled at our own bookshop here...

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/entit...

Several Australia listeners have asked for a full list of where Phil is speaking there in October. And so here are six opportunities to see him and say ‘G’Day’.

1) Perth 9 October...

Was Australia Always the Good Guy in 1945? With Phil Craig

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1379337

2) Melbourne with Prof Clare Wright 10 October...

Phil Craig in conversation with Clare Wright.

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1424756

3) Day Long conference in Melbourne 11 October...

Fighting to the Finish: Australia in 1945 – Strategy, Victory and Legacy – MHHV

https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/fighting-to-the-finish-australia-in-1945-strategy-victory-and-legacy/

4) Sydney with Chris Masters 12 October

Author Talk: 1945 The Reckoning - Phil Craig

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-1945-the-reckoning-phil-craig-tickets-1248763849289

5) Sydney with Michaela Kalowski 12 October...

Author Talk and Book Launch - Phil Craig ‘1945: The Reckoning’

https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-and-book-launch-phil-craig-1945-the-reckoning

6) Canberra with Christine Helliwell 15 October...

Marking the end of the Second World War | Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/the-end-of-the-second-world-war

Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help...

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalM...

THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on Youtube...

https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast

The Scandal Mongers...

https://x.com/mongerspodcast

Phil Craig...

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Phil has just returned from a week Northern Ireland - a place where he worked during ‘the Troubles’. It prompted him to think about the peace process there, today’s fashionable support for the pro-IRA (and allegedly pro Hezbollah) band called Kneecap, and why history tends to be kind to extremists.

Then Sam Kelly joins from America to discuss his fantastic, often scandalous and sometimes very funny book on why drugs explain all human history. It’s a little tongue in cheek but it reveals so many terrific new angles on some of the most celebrated figures of all time - from Alexander the Great through George Washington to Queen Victoria!

Sam’s book is available here...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Histor...

Several Australia listeners have asked for a full list of where Phil is speaking there in October. And so here are six opportunities to see him and say ‘G’Day’.

1) Perth 9 October...

Was Australia Always the Good Guy in 1945? With Phil Craig

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1379337

2) Melbourne with Prof Clare Wright 10 October...

Phil Craig in conversation with Clare Wright.

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1424756

3) Day Long conference in Melbourne 11 October...

Fighting to the Finish: Australia in 1945 – Strategy, Victory and Legacy – MHHV

https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/fighting-to-the-finish-australia-in-1945-strategy-victory-and-legacy/

4) Sydney with Chris Masters 12 October

Author Talk: 1945 The Reckoning - Phil Craig

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-1945-the-reckoning-phil-craig-tickets-1248763849289

5) Sydney with Michaela Kalowski 12 October...

Author Talk and Book Launch - Phil Craig ‘1945: The Reckoning’

https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-and-book-launch-phil-craig-1945-the-reckoning

6) Canberra with Christine Helliwell 15 October...

Marking the end of the Second World War | Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/the-end-of-the-second-world-war

Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help...

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalM...

You can get in touch with the show via...

team@podcastworld.org

(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)

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