The Curious History of Your Home

Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she guides you through the surprising, often epic, stories behind everyday objects in your home. Double-glazed windows? We owe those to a French king’s odd fascination with oranges. The minty fresh toothpaste by your sink? Well, if you lived in Ancient Greece, you’d be washing your teeth with ground-up bones and oyster shells. And wallpaper? It seems innocent enough, but in the Victorian era it was downright deadly.Discover the extraordinary history of the ordinary items all around you, every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts.For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started with a 7-day free trial. Or if you’re on Spotify or Android, head to noiser.com/subscriptionsFor advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fmHosted by Ruth Goodman. Production: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Tom Pink, Addison Nugent, Nicole Edmunds, Lloyd Starr, George Colwey, Miriam Baines, Katrina Hughes. Compositions by Tom Pink, Dorry Macaulay, Oliver Baines.

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Nicknamification

The absolute best!

Please tell me it’s returning soon??
AmandaT91

Love

Love this so much! I’m a huge fan of history & trivia-like info. The host has a neat prospective & you can hear her enthusiasm & passion for the podcast.
Beck beck 1234

Fabulous, interesting, and satisfying

Wonderful exploration of the history behind the everyday items of daily modern life. Amazing storytelling that deeply engrosses and educates the listener!! Love it!!
maxined93

Wholesome History

Simultaneously one of the coziest and most fascinating history podcasts I’ve ever listed to. Such a brain cleanse even when the history being discussed is complex or sad.
SamanthaSetter

Ruth Goodman is AMAZING!

I have watched, read, and listened to everything that Ruth Goodman has produced that I have been able to get my hands on. I’m so upset that I missed this podcast until today, but I’m quickly working on listening to it all! She is brilliant, witty, and just plain comforting to listen to. My new favorite podcast!
kyyigc

Jennivere👸🏼

Love this podcast! I hope there is another season!!
Jatu12

Fascinating

I’m surprised by how Ms. Goodman makes ordinary household things so fascinating. As a lover of history this podcast is a great look addition to my library of historical topics. Plus I could listen to her talk for hours.
berliner1000

so interesting

Really fascinating. Love the host's voice. Thank you for this!
edinamn04

The best!

Well researched, excellent production values, wonderful voice! One of my favorite podcasts, maybe my very favorite! Love it!
snarlsdarwin

Truly the best!

I listen to a ton of podcasts and I have many I adore, but none that I love as much as this one! Excellent production quality, research, and content. I learn so much every time I listen. Truly can’t recommend it enough!
Scothia

This is why I listen to podcasts

I can’t wait for Monday night every week, when the new episode of Curious History Of Your Home drops. It’s so interesting, well put together, & excellently narrated that I am disappointed when the episode ends.
MariaD1818

Bravo !

I am absolutely in love with this podcast. The creative way that history is blended with unusual facts is so entertaining. Well done!
marketpop

Great Pod!

Well done! Ten thumbs up.
Gram-Lin

So interesting!

Wonderful voice, clever facts and imaginative storytelling! More, more, more PLEASE!
Kmar8*

Love Ruth Goodman

Been watching her on history shows for years. This is such a fun and interesting podcast. I’m never bored.
RevelyC

Domestic history bliss

I would happily listen to Ruth Goodman narrate ANYTHING. This is so interesting, so well done, and so bloody fun!
somebody 1314

Interesting !

A little bit dramatic at times, especially with the host’s thick British accent, but it is so fun to learn about where coffee came from - who would know that sheep first discovered it! lol 😂
itsemily

Enjoyable

I like Ruth Goodman’s books and the “Farm” TV series so I enjoy this but not quite as much as either of those. I just listened to an episode (Forks) in which she says the American Revolution started in 1773 🤔. I wonder if this is as well researched as her other work?
836364

Great show! Love the history!

I cannot get enough of all things history through the great story teller style of Ruth Goodman! I’ve watched all the “Farm” series and was thrilled to find this podcast! Yay, Ruth! Well done! Signed, loving US fan!
Nellygoat

Interesting content. Annoying delivery.

Not sure why the host has to whisper pant her way through each episode. Also, the music is almost the exact same as in Real Survival Stories. I’m guessing Noiser only has one composer.
Jb293

Season 2??

Love this podcast. Hoping for more seasons!
cokeefe12

Speak normally

Love Ruth and all of her work— but please use your regular speaking voice! I find the ASMR-style whispering unpleasant, esp when the research is so fascinating.
LuckyTexas36

Fascinating podcast

I really enjoy this podcast, great learning about overlooked topics in history and the narrator is great as well!
Sissarae27

Hard pass

Over dramatic not to mention the race card thrown in there periodically. The current media can’t help itself 🙄
Bugsy and Maxx

Excellent!

Love this podcast. Keep them coming!
Darin 505

Very nice

A great well done show Love them look forward to hearing each new episode
Duffyj83

Very interesting but the narration is a bit much for me.

Respectfully, I like the content but the narrator is overly dramatic to the point that it’s a little distracting for me.
samsam7717

Calmly entertaining

Topics are well researched and strong storytelling like I never expected.
Lacy2871

Great narrator

I just love Ruth Goodman. She brings history to life and I got hooked on her from war time farms. Thanks Ruth you’re amazing
Éowyn of Rohan

Ruth Goodman is my hero!

I LOVE everything Ruth does and I literally gasped when I heard she was doing a podcast! Thorough, accurate, and interesting, I can’t wait to devour them all.
Zim10202

Interesting

I enjoy hearing these stories but somehow she finds a way to make every one of these things feel like they belong to England.
Ana Bear 214

!

So good can’t wait for more
Von Scully

Fantastic for curious minds

I love this podcast so much that I’m personally offended by the rubbish negative reviews. I find it to be the right way to teach history: with a narrative and inflection that implies that even the little things do matter. We aren’t single beings living isolated lives, but in fact everything we do and use throughout our modern day is connected through history. The host is fun and has an engaging tone that makes me feel like I’m sat home watching a cozy documentary on my couch.
JamesGlenn

This is great!

I love Ruth Goodman. I appreciate the storytelling style used to tell the history. It’s nice to have a narrative along with the history.
caseymagnolia1210

Love it.

Fascinating and I love her voice.
SkaterLamp

It’s Ruth

So happy to find this Ruth Goodman podcast.
Puppy Booties

Interesting — but terribly disappointing …

Her voice is too high, overly dramatic and just plain hard to listen to. And the scripts seem overwritten — but that could be influenced from her falsetto enthusiasm. You see, I’m interested in architecture and history from all ages, as well as purposeful home design, so I had much higher hopes for this podcast. Huge disappointment.
tincopper

ruth is awesome

I watched ruth on absolute history many times. This podcast is informative and her voice is easy to listen to. A new favorite from noiser.
Oldbutspecial

Subject interesting reading too dramatic

Subject is interesting but the reading is so dramatic Ihat I couldn’t Finish listening to the podcast. Another reader would get a better rating.
Mari🧋

Hi

Kinda dry but it’s really interesting
ElizabethDun

A new favorite

I love Ruth Goodman! She’s a real expert and a great narrator here. She knows her subject, and her enthusiasm for domestic history really shines through - it’s contagious. The show itself is a great mix of dramatic narrative and clear, informative, discussions. This is another fantastic podcast from Noiser, and I can’t wait to see what topics are covered next!
Marjorie Sneed

So happy I found this one!

I love this kind of history and Ruth Goodman is a gem! I’m so excited to listen to more episodes. Ruth brings a joy and excitement with her when she speaks about each topic and I so enjoy learning from someone who is so clearly happy to be teaching their subject.
Drumheyoka

Great to hear a woman on Noiser

It’s still new, but I’m really enjoying the history of everyday objects! Keep it coming

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