Sex, Slaves & Pickled Children: The Wild Origins of Christmas
Jesus is the reason for the season...right? Eh, not really. I'll break down the Roman festivals, Pagan rituals, and Victorian branding that...
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Girl On Top: ShallonXO
What happens when you mix Carrie Bradshaw with Dr. Phil? You get me, Shallon Lester, an author, editor, NYC It Girl and YouTube dating coach with almost 1 billion views! On this podcast, I’l...
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20 of 142 episodesBurn Book: Bloody Mary's Favorite Hobby
Step into Tudor England at its bloodiest and most unhinged, where monarchs changed religions on a whim and the price of disagreeing with the...
The Dark History of the First Thanksgiving: Cannibals, Colonists, and Rat Pee
Forget the Hallmark version — the first Thanksgiving wasn’t cute, cozy, or even particularly grateful. In this episode, we break down the re...
Napoleon & Joséphine: Power, Passion, and the Ego That Ate Europe
In this week's episode, we dive into how a Corsican outsider rose to dominate not just France after the French Revolution, but an entire con...
Make France Great Again: Napoleon's MAGA Daddy Energy
In Part 2 of our French Revolution trilogy, Robespierre’s flower-crown cult implodes and a petty, brilliant general named Napoleon steps in...
The Guillotine Diaries: Marie Antoinette Loses Her Head, France Loses Its Mind
In part one of Crowned & Cancelled 's new 3-part series on the French Revolution, I'll explore's Marie Antoinette’s (fake!) cake comment, Ro...
Oxford’s Frat from Hell: The Bullingdon Club
Ever wonder why guys neg hot women? Because when there's nothing left to build, you destroy. In this episode of the Crowned & Cancelled hist...
The Origins of Rome: Blood, Whores and Hills
Before Rome was an empire, it had a mother — then it erased her. The story of Romulus and Remus isn’t about brotherhood or destiny; it’s abo...
Versailles: The Original Hype House...of Horrible Hygiene
Before influencer mansions or Instagram clout, there was Louis XIV’s palace, Versailles — the world’s first Hype House. And spoiler: it reek...
Introducing Crowned & Cancelled: A New History Podcast from Shallon Lester
Crowned & Cancelled — formerly Girl on Top — is for anyone who hated history class but lives for drama. Each week, host Shallon Lester bring...
Evil Week Preview: Why Kindness Is For Losers
Work hard? Stay humble? How about…no. I’ll get you pumped for Evil Week with a sinister pep talk AGAINST kindness and hard work why you shou...
How To Stand Up For Yourself
If you’ve done some changing, growing, or even just WANT to, you may encounter pushback from people who need you to stay predictable and sma...
How To Weed Out Fake Friends
This week's episode dives deeper into a recent YouTube video about friends who tell you want you want to hear…even when it’s not in your bes...
When You Know Better But You Can’t DO Better
There’s nothing worse than perfectly understanding why a guy is bad for you… But missing him anyway. I’ll tell you why it’s ok that you can’...
Summer Reinvention: How To Start Fresh
It’s the perfect time to clean out our emotional closets and rebrand…but how? I’ll tell you how to leave things behind and cut out situation...
Summer Reinvention: How To Stop Trying To Save Everyone
This week we're going to get inspiration from an unlikely place: Top Gun: Maverick. Yes, the movie. I'll tell you how one character sparked...
Summer Reinvention: How To Stop Oversharing
Do you find yourself blabbing way too much and kicking yourself after? Well I sure do. I’ll break down why we overshare, what need it’s kick...
Embracing Ruthlessness: How To Get Comfy With Confrontation
Setting boundaries and ditching toxic people feels AMAZING right?! No. Not so much. I’ll give you tips to navigate the anxiety, shame and sa...
In Defense Of Ghosting: The Real Reason Guys & Friends Ghost
Confession: I ghost friends. If you’re being blanked by a bestie (or a guy), I’ll give a counter point to what may be going through their he...
Grad Week (Sorta): When You Can’t Be Happy For Your Friends
This week I’ll tell you how I learned to stop seething over my friends love or accomplishments and how to feel confident in my own lane and...