Introducing: Mistresses with Jameela Jamil & Dr Kate Lister | 95

Introducing: Mistresses with Jameela Jamil & Dr Kate Lister | 95

From Even The Royals by Wondery

February 26, 2026 · 47 min · Episode 95

About this episode

Jameela Jamil and Dr Kate Lister explore the stories of six remarkable women who have been overlooked in history, starting with Madame de Montespan.

In this funny, fascinating, and scandal-filled podcast, Jameela Jamil and historian Dr Kate Lister pore over the stories of six astonishing “other women”. Women who have been shamed, disparaged and underestimated. Some have been cheated out of the history books altogether. Now Jameela and Kate are placing their stories in the spotlight – to see what history looks like through the eyes of the so-called side-chick. Jameela and Kate are also joined by Katie Kennedy, aka The History Gossip, to drop some extra historical knowledge in her own inimitable way… Prepare for a wild, gossip-fuelled ride through real history – sex, scandal, murder, betrayal, poisoning, witchcraft and much more. Episode 1:   Follow the rise and fall of King Louis XIV’s gilded era through the eyes of his outrageous maîtresse-en-titre (“official” mistress), Madame de Montespan. Quick, cunning and oh-so-extra, Montespan would stop at nothing to get to the top – including (if rumours are to be believed) poisoning any love rivals that got in her way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Jameela Jamil, Dr Kate Lister

Guest: Katie Kennedy

Topics covered

  • history
  • scandal
  • women's stories
  • royalty
  • betrayal
  • gossip

Keywords

  • mistresses
  • history
  • scandal
  • King Louis XIV
  • Madame de Montespan
  • betrayal
  • gossip

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