Versailles: The Original Hype House...of Horrible Hygiene

Before influencer mansions or Instagram clout, there was Louis XIV’s palace, Versailles — the world’s first Hype House. And spoiler: it reeked. In this episode, Shallon Lester unpacks how The Sun King used glamour, gossip, and pure spectacle to keep France’s elite under his control — all while forgetting one tiny detail: plumbing! Versailles was a feast for the eyes...and a nightmare for the nose.…