PONTIFACTS
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A light hearted, only slightly blasphemous papal history podcast, ranking the Popes from Peter to Francis
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MAR 18, 2024
132. John XII
Content Note: This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault. Pope John XII, the "Twilight Sabre", is likely the youngest pope in history. Pope John XII is also considered one of the worst popes in history. Correlation? Yes! In his episode, we ...
78 MIN
MAR 4, 2024
131.Agapetus II
Agapetus the sanctissimus came to the papacy during the Italian hurly-burly, and there was plenty to contend with. In his episode, we discuss the arrival of the otters and badass medieval women, and Fry gets frazzled about technological Scandinavian ...
50 MIN
JAN 22, 2024
130. Marinus II
What does the name Marinus bring to mind? Is it "boats and the sea and Maid Marian"? Or perhaps necromancers and psychics? Well, it should be. In his episode, we discuss canonization, private papal residences, miniatures, and emotional support ducks....
33 MIN
JAN 8, 2024
129. Steven VIII
Pope Steven VIII may not be the nothing pope you expect! In his episode, we discuss Frankish instability and the power of excommunication, a botched assassination, and "biting fish and prostitutes." Support Pontifacts:Patreon: https://www.patreon....
39 MIN
DEC 24, 2023
Bonus: The Night Before Popemas ft. Umberto of So You Think You Can Rule Persia
For the holidays, we've brought you a special popey surprise! But we cannot take any of the credit for this - this poem was written and performed by Umberto Molinatti of the 'So You Think You Can Rule Persia?', a podcast rating and reviewing all the ...
4 MIN
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