Historical Happy Hour
Hosted by Jane Healey · Jane Healey
4.9from 29 ratings
- 104
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 29
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 54K
- YouTube views
About Historical Happy Hour
Jane Healey is the bestselling author of several books of historical fiction and the host of Historical Happy Hour, a live interview and podcast featuring premiere historical fiction authors and their latest novels: “One of my favorite things as a writer is to talk to other writers. In each episode, I will interview a fiction author with a brand new book coming out. We’ll talk all about their latest novel, but also discuss their writing process and research, and their life beyond being an author.”
- Publisher
- Jane Healey
- Category
- arts · fiction · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Feb 2021
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 104 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
9 Oct 2026
Kiss Marry Kill by Lori Gold
5 Oct 2026
Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
Inside a recent episode
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So talk about the villains. Well, the villains are called the Burners, and they are evil book witches. They're sort of book warlocks. And they have the same powers as the book witches, the ability to enter stories. But they do so with the intention of destroying stories, whereas the book witches are there to defend and protect stories and restore them when they're damaged. And that just came out of reading the news, paying attention to what's going on in the world, all the stuff. Everything old is new again, including book burning and book banning. So we seem to go through cycles. People try to do it. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Historical Happy Hour
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- Meg Shaffer
- Lori Gold
- Elizabeth Lim
- Louise Fein
- Lyla Sage
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 53,779
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 21 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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- Quality
- 80
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 82
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Who hosts Historical Happy Hour?
Jane Healey host the show. Published by Jane Healey.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Historical Happy Hour take guests?
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