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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usMarch 12, 2024
This is Not a History Lecture
Welcome to a refreshingly casual take on history podcasts. Join Kat and Kaleigh as they share their favorite stories from history - the odd, the funny, the forgotten, and the often misunderstood. But fair warning, this is not your average history lecture. New episodes every Tuesday! Contact us! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com
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Episodes (161)
160. Murder Castles
This is Not a History Lecture
en-usMarch 05, 2024
159. Cowgirls and Con Men
We are feeling fine because it is episode 159 and we've got some great history for you! Today, Kat covers the larger than life Mary Fields. Then Kaleigh tells us about Victor Lustig, the man that sold the Eiffel Tower - twice!
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usFebruary 27, 2024
158. Cowboys and Peanut Farmers
It's great to be here for episode 158! Today Kat gives us a wonderful history on Black Americans and the West, including their incredible influence on Cowboy culture, music, food, and Southwestern culture in general. Kaleigh then gives a bio on the peanut guy himself, George Washington Carver.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usFebruary 20, 2024
157. Pink and White and Blood All Over
It's episode 157 and we are celebrating Valentine's Day! Kat tells us about the unfortunately destroyed 8th natural wonder of the world, New Zealand's Pink and White Terraces. Then Kaleigh gives us the surprisingly long and sometimes deadly history of Valentine's Day.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usFebruary 13, 2024
156. The Fair and the Photographer
Happy 156! For today's episode, we take a look at the Chicago World's Fair or the Chicago World's Columbian Trade Expedition - depending one whatever you think is easier to say. Then we take a look at the life of a incredibly talented photographer and director, Gordon Parks.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usFebruary 06, 2024
155. An Explosive Episode
It's a theme week! This time we are throwing it back to our early days as podcasters and looking at natural disasters and how they have impacted history! Kat tells us about the Lake Nyos disaster (you've just got to listen to this one) then Kaleigh gives us the story of the eruption of Mt. Tambora and the Year Without a Summer.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usJanuary 30, 2024
154. Crimes of the 20th Century
For 154 we've got you covered on history - Kat tells about the too short life of Don Mellett, murdered Journalist. Kaleigh then tells us about the largest train robbery in history, aptly named The Great Train Robbery.
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153. A Lady and A Barbarian
Welcome to episode 153! Kat tells us all about Elisabeth Feodorovna, who renounced her title to do good works for the people of Russia. Kaleigh then tells us all about the more colorful than expected, Atilla the Hun.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usJanuary 16, 2024
152. Growing Crops and Flying Pigeons
It's 152 and we've got some good topics for you! Kat covers the Green Revolution that, for better or for worse, drastically changed global agriculture. Kaleigh then gives us a look at the use of Homing Pigeons throughout history and shares the story of Cher Ami, the bravest pigeon that ever was.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usJanuary 09, 2024
151. Mother of Monsters and a Revolutionary Calendar
It's 2024 and we are starting things off strong! Kat covers the life and times of the mother of monsters and of a whole literary genre, Mary Shelley. Then Kaleigh covers the conception and implementation of the French Revolutionary Calendar and its ultimate downfall.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usJanuary 02, 2024
150. Mystery History Vol. 3!
It's time for our favorite game - guess that history figure! Play along with us as we give the biographies of famous people from history and see how long it takes you to figure out who we are covering!
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Answers below:
Kat: Shakespeare
Kaleigh: Frederick Douglass
This is Not a History Lecture
en-usDecember 19, 2023
149. A Very, Very Bad Man and an Unsinkable Woman
It's ep 149 and we've got another shot and chaser for y'all today - Kat kicks things off with a look at how King Leopold and colonizers decimated the Congo. Then Kaleigh attempts to lighten the mood with the story of Violet Jessop, the Unsinkable Woman.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usDecember 12, 2023
148. The White Mouse and The Wild Man
148!! It's episode 148!!! Kat finally tells us all about one of her all time favorite people and the namesake of her dog, Nancy Wake a.k.a. The White Mouse! Then Kaleigh tells us a tale as old as time, literally, with a look at the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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147. Just a Hint of Napoleon
Episode 147!!! We've got one of our first episodes featuring Napoleon, as Kat discusses the Battle of the Pyramids and the effects of France's occupation of Egypt and its effect on Egyptian history and global perception. Kaleigh then tells us the short but legendary story of two women from Spanish history - Maria Pita and Augustina of Aragon.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usNovember 28, 2023
146. First Encounters of the European Kind
We're continuing our Native American Heritage Month series with a look at Samoset, the man that made first contact with the Plymouth Rock colonizers and the life of Sarah Winnemucca, fierce advocate for Native American rights in the West.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usNovember 21, 2023
145. Lines and Statues
It's Native American History Month and we are celebrating by sharing the history of the Nazca Civilization and the monuments they built that have stood the test of time and the life of Edmonia Lewis, one of America's most prominent female sculptures.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usNovember 14, 2023
144. Those Witches pt. 2
We are wrapping our look at European and American witches, Kat tells us the thrilling tale of Salem in America and Kaleigh takes us through the end of the witch trial era in Europe and its implications on today.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usNovember 07, 2023
143. Those Witches
Welcome to the first episode of a two part Halloween series on witches! We switch it up for this one with Kaleigh kicking things off with a look at the start of the European witch hunt craze then Kat gives us an overview of the history of witch hunts in the American colonies, pre Salem.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usOctober 31, 2023
142. Shield Maidens and Witch Hammers
It's episode 142 and we've got a good one, Kat kicks us off with her look at the legendary female Viking warrior, Lagertha. Then Kaleigh closes us out with a history of the Malleus Maleficarum, one of the most famous witch hunting manuals in history.
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This is Not a History Lecture
en-usOctober 24, 2023