The SCANDAL Mongers Podcast

Phil Craig

Booking Overview

This is a history and scandal interview show focused on British royalty, politics, and colorful episodes from the past, typically featuring external historians, academics, and authors alongside the host’s commentary. Suitable pitches include historians, historical writers, academics, and authors with specialist expertise or a new historically focused book; booking difficulty is medium because guests are credible subject-matter experts but generally not major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 147

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Phil Craig - Author and podcast host who presents discussions of historical and contemporary scandals, British royalty, and political history.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Historians, academics, specialist researchers, and writers with authoritative expertise in British history, royalty, politics, or other scandal-rich historical subjects; published authors are particularly relevant.
Required Achievements:  
Published history books, Academic or specialist historical expertise, Research-based commentary on prominent historical figures, institutions, or events

Recent Guest Discussions

George Owers - The Birth Of Party Politics, The Whig-tory Divide, And Scandalous Political Life In The 17th Century.

Emma Southon - The Lives Of Enslaved People In Ancient Rome And The Way Historians Have Romanticized Roman Slavery.

Amilia Gillies - The Scandals, Personalities, Court Culture, And Poetry Of Jacobean London.

Recent Topics

Scandals, British History, Royalty, Politics, Ancient History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The SCANDAL Mongers Podcast
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Oh Harry! Plus, The Rage of Party - with George Owers | Ep.147 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

July 26, 2026

While Phil has been on his summer break it felt like there’s been an avalanche of royal news, especially concerning the House of Sussex. The humiliation of a failed court case, a on-off-on again visit to (some) family in Britain and now rumours of a possible Australian role for the rebellious Prince Harry. What to make of it all?Phil is then joined by the writer George Owers to discuss the birth of party politics in the 17th Century - the rumbustious age of Whig versus Tory. George’s book...

THE PRINCESSES ARE BACK! + SLAVES OF ROME | Ep 146 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

June 14, 2026

Despite all their recent family scandals, Beatrice and Eugenie attended a high profile royal wedding last week. And Prince William made sure the press could see his friendly feelings toward them both.So is it right that these two young royals should - or could - be back into the fold, and what value could they bring to a rather under-staffed royal family? Or should they be made to stand outside the inner circle as a consequence of their own alleged mistakes, and the sins of their parents?Ph...

Charles’ Monstrous Mentors + The Scandals of Jacobean London | Ep.145 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

May 31, 2026

Phil has recently spoken very positively about the way King Charles is handling his reign. But there’s a story about his earlier - and much more controversial - life that’s hardly ever been told. In his bachelor days and as a young man recently married to Diana Spencer, Charles was heavily under the influence of some seriously strange - even dangerous - people. So who were the men who shaped the mindset of Britain’s future King, and psychologically prepared him for marriage and...

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