The Past Made Me Do It

Send us Fan Mail For this Women's History Month we are talking about the legendary Amelia Earhart. She broke so many records in aviation and challenged herself over and over to fly over different areas. One thing she is highly known for is her disappearance. Where did her plane end up? Did she get eaten by coconut crabs? Bermuda Triangle? So many questions.  Support the show Follow us on Inst...

Send us Fan Mail It has been a minute since we last discussed a human. So today we are talking all about Roald Dahl. Before he was a children's author,  he wrote many stories for adults. He has quite the story and what makes him unique is he never planned on being an author. He loved exploring the world and eating chocolate.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademe...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie loves Ancient Egypt so she is ready to tell us another story about it! Today we are talking about the Great Pyramid of Giza- created by Egyptians (specifically Khufu). This is just one of 104 pyramids in Egypt so we have a lot more to talk about in the future! Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want...

Send us Fan Mail We have not done a mythology episode in a while so we are bringing you one of our favorite tragedies, Orpheus and Eurydice.  We are huge fans of the Hadestown musical so this was a super fun one for us! Orpheus was a poor young boy who loved music and loved Eurydice even more. Eurydice loved him so much and challenged him to trust her. Their story ended in pure tragedy...and lots...

Send us Fan Mail WELCOME TO 2024! Today we are talking about some big events around the world that happened in 2023. Of course we can't talk about everything but since 2023 is history now, we decided to sum it up for you.  Stay tuned for some fun episodes coming out this year! If you want, skip  our chit chat in the beginning and jump to 5 minutes in. Support the show Follow us on Instagram a...

Send us Fan Mail Back in Medieval England, the big focus was to eat, drink, have fun, and be silly! They used a lot of performances, cooking, and even haircuts (baddddd haircuts) to celebrate.  We wish your family a very Happy Holidays! Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click here! https://www.buzzspr...

Send us Fan Mail French Pirate and Privateer, Jean Lafitte has quite the story despite how many people think of his simply as a Pirate. He fought for America in the War of 1812, was a smuggler, and went on many adventures with her brother, Pierre. He worked with Spain at one point...crazy guy.  Also he doesn't wear a pirate hat... or eye patch. Him and his brother disappeared in history and n...

Send us Fan Mail We are doing another psychological experiment today. In the 1960's Stanley Milgram decided to dive into the thought process of how humans will do anything that authority figures tell them to do. He was inspired by his Jewish background and how many acted during the Holocaust. While many questioned if what he did was morally right, it opened the door to a big question for futu...

Send us Fan Mail This one is for those who have ever owned a Nintendo device at all! Have you ever wondered the timeline of when each of their products were invented? Well we are here to give you the inside scoop, friends! You will also find out what system built our childhood (hint hint, tapping with a stylus, hint).  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email u...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie is back with another national parks episode! She has been here and highly recommends everybody going to check it out if you find yourself in Utah, USA. Today, we are diving into the history and how it became a national park.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click here! https:/...

Send us Fan Mail The Dybbuk Box from an Oregon estate sale may be the most haunted object in the world. Now held in Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum, the box went through multiple owners before finally being given away to somebody who could handle having it in their presence. The doors kept randomly opening, it smelled like cat urine (sometimes), and it even caused nightmares.  Support the show Fol...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that the original ruby red slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz went missing for a while? Although we don't know where they went or how they were returned, we really get an insight on the things we do for shoes. Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click...

Send us Fan Mail We are here for a SPOOKY episode this week! Kiley discusses the facts of the DeFeo murders and how they led to possible hauntings for the future family that moved in a couple years later. Listen to the details and determine what you think actually happened.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to supp...

Send us Fan Mail TEA TIME!!! We are spilling all the tea on King Tut and all of the information we believe to be true. (Take Egyptian history with a grain of salt- it's hard to know the full truth).  We talk all about his family, with some names you've heard us discuss before! How much can you do when you are King but die at the age of 19? King Tut did everything he could in his short li...

Send us Fan Mail King Tutt has entered the chat. But before his tomb was found, there was a whole journey accessing it. In this episode Jamie tells us about how archaeologist Howard Carter was finally able to reach it. They might have had to dig and whistle while they work for a while, but it was so worth it! Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepa...

Send us Fan Mail We decided to do a fun episode this week which correlates with us going on our Disney trip! Kiley talks about 4 princess origin stories! Not all fairytales originally have happy endings or are happy in general. There is a lot of darkness, mystery, and interesting characters.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmai...

Send us Fan Mail A temple complex in Cambodia. The largest religious structure in the world. But where did it come from? What's the purpose. Well my friends, you are about to find out! Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click here! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1786843/supporters/new

Send us Fan Mail We are mixing it up with some true crime. Still in our Barbie era, we are talking about Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (AKA the Ken and Barbie Killers). This couple is WILD and we do advise you listen knowing every trigger warning imaginable is in this case.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to su...

Send us Fan Mail We are finishing up our Barbenheimer series with the man himself, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Who is he? The father of the atomic bomb of course! We're talking about his childhood and his life leading up to this invention as well.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click here! https:/...

Send us Fan Mail IT IS EPISODE 100! We knew we had to do something fun and what better way to celebrate than to redo our very first episode. The Titanic has recently come back up in the news so it's good timing. And this time it doesn't sound like we are under water! (Like the Titanic is).  We touch on everything we talked about in episode 1 and we even added more details to the journey...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie and Kiley LOOOVVEEEDDD Barbies growing up so you're gonna have to excuse our conversations where we discuss which we had and reflect on the good times. In the beginning, we start talking about the history of Barbie starting at 7:10.  Because the movie was so hip and cool, we knew this was the best time to discuss the origin of the most popular toy ever. we discuss the l...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France came to be? Mr. Eiffel was a man of science who had a lot of insight on the construction. What started as a piece for the World's Fair became a highly important building to all.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click...

Send us Fan Mail Kiley is very excited for this being the big theatre lover she is. Although William Shakespeare's life remains a mystery, what we do know about him is very intriguing. Who are all these mysterious lovers? Who and what did he write about? There is so much that made him such an icon.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmad...

Send us Fan Mail Last week we jumped into the history of what led the Terracotta Army to be built. This week we talk about the details of the statues and just how much work and thought was put into them. Maybe one day we will be archaeologists.  Support the show Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok  @thepastmademedoit Email us at thepastmademedoit@gmail.com Want to support us? Click here! https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail You gotta get passed Jamie and Kiley's laughing...hope it makes you laugh as well. But we actually ended up choosing the SAME TOPIC FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! So this is now a two-parter. Kiley begins by discussing the Chinese Emperor who requested the Terracotta Army being buried with him all the way back in BCE! Stay tuned for next week in which Jamie will discuss the details...