Hashtag History

The Hashtag History Podcast is ONE YEAR OLD! Thank you so much to all of our amazing listeners that have joined alongside us during this amazing journey! With four seasons and forty episodes behind us, we look forward to the many more to come! In honor of our One Year Anniversary, we did something that has been listener requested since Day One: A "Drunk History"-esque episode. While giving you a H...

In our fourth installment of the Hasty History episodes, we are looking into the story of Theodosia Burr Alston. As the daughter of super controversial and eventual Vice President Aaron Burr, Theodosia grew up surrounded by chaos and scandal. So does it come as any surprise that her own story would end up being surrounded in mystery? In December of 1812, Theodosia got on a ship sailing out from No...

How have we already made it to the end of Season Four? In this week's Season Four Finale, we are joined by Emily and Kelley, the lovely ladies of the Wining About HERstory podcast! In true Wining About HERstory fashion, they tell the uplifting and motivational story about phenomenal Dorothea Dix, a nurse and all-around advocate that fought for the mentally ill. And then, in true Hashtag History fa...

This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt of 1981. Just two months after becoming the 40th American President, Reagan was nearly assassinated by a mentally ill, would-be assassin that was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster. The would-be assassin, John Hinckley, Jr., attempted to assassinate the United States President in an attempt to gain Foster's at...

Join us for our third installment of Hasty History where we take a dive into Mad King Ludwig's life and death. Ludwig was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his very mysterious death in 1886. He was not your "typical" king and was often referred to as the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King. After living a mysterious life, it almost comes as no surprise that Ludwig also had a very mysterious death. When...

This week on Hashtag History, we are concluding our two-part series on the Salem Witch Trials. In this week's episode, we discuss the end of the trials, the numerous theories behind why these trials ever took place, and the deep bitterness and embarrassment that today's Salem Village still has over this tragic event. If you have ever visited Salem, Massachusetts (or if you plan to do so) to check...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the Salem Witch Trials which will forever go down in History as one of the craziest, most bizarre, and most tragic incidents in colonial history. Over the years of 1692 and 1693, over two hundred people were accused of witchcraft with over twenty of them being executed for the crime and five others dying while behind bars. These accusations came a...

Black Lives Matter! In our second ever Hasty History episode, we are revisiting the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 in a special, bonus feature. The Tulsa Race Massacre continues to be one of the most devastating acts of racial violence to occur on American soil. And yet, it is also one of the least known events in American History. In fact, to this day, many History textbooks do not contain informati...

This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into the history of the electric chair. We take a deep look at the history of execution methods and how execution by electric chair was ultimately chosen as the most humane form of capital punishment. We also look into William Kemmler, his crime, and how he ended up changing the course of history by becoming the very first man to be electrocuted by the s...

Do you like bananas? You might not after listening to this week's episode. This week on Hashtag History, we are diving into one of our most corrupt topics yet: The United Fruit Company. The United Fruit Company was an American company formed in 1899 to grow and trade bananas that ended up going on to control nearly all transportation across all of Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and the West I...

This week on Hashtag History, we are taking an uncharacteristic break from from our normal talk of conspiracy and corruption to discuss something more positive: the History of Disneyland. We talk all things Walt Disney, Disneyland's disaster of an Opening Day, and we even cover some of our own personal Disneyland experiences.  Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for al...

Join us for our first ever episode of Hasty History where we take a dive into the Pandemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish Flu. Tune in to learn about the world's most severe pandemic in recent history that killed more people than World War I and World War II combined. For all of us dealing with the heavy affects of today's COVID-19, it may feel pretty eerie to learn that those affected by the...

WARNING: THERE IS A LOT OF SCREAMING IN THIS EPISODE. This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the Dyatlov Pass incident. This is the true story that occurred in February of 1959 when nine experienced hikers were found dead along what is now known as Dyatlov Pass in the northern Ural Mountains. It was found that their tents had been torn from the inside and were hurriedly escaped. It was...

In a special, bonus, collaboration episode, the ladies of Hashtag History join together with the guys of The Discographer to discuss the life and times of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana who met a very tragic death at the young age of twenty-seven. In this collaboration episode, The Discographers take a deep dive into Cobain's childhood, young adult life, and his unique musicality and what mad...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about Sophie Scholl, the badass, anti-Nazi activist and resistance member that worked against the Nazi movement during World War II and, when caught, was executed by guillotine at the young age of twenty-one. Scholl isn't talked about enough here in America but, back in Germany, her name is synonymous with the word "Freedom". Tune into this week's episo...

For our Season Four premiere episode, Leah is taking over and talking all about the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. Often referenced as "The Titanic of the Sky", the LZ-129 Hindenburg was an airship that - upon what would become its final voyage across the Atlantic in May of 1937 - met a terrible, fiery end and claimed along with it the lives of 35 passengers and crew members. Tune into this episode...

This week on Hashtag History, we are wrapping up Season Three with a super special Season Finale featuring special guest, Nicole Allison, Public Historian at the California State Railroad Museum and subject matter expert on all things related to women of the railroad. In this episode, Nicole tells us all about the Railroad Museum's latest exhibit, Crossing Lines: Women of the Railroad, and the maj...

This week on Hashtag History, we are completing our discussion on the Jonestown Massacre that occurred in November of 1978 when occult leader, Jim Jones, killed 918 of his followers in a mass suicide as a result of drinking and injecting cyanide. In this final Part Two episode, we discuss the Peoples Temples' move to Guyana, how their "Utopia" quickly turned into a hell, and the absolute devastati...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the Jonestown Massacre that occurred in November of 1978 when occult leader, Jim Jones, killed 918 of his followers in a mass suicide as a result of drinking and injecting cyanide. In this special Part One episode, we are diving into Jones' background, his fake AF "faith healings", and how he was able to convince thousands to follow him to their e...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the infamous Donner Party, the group of individuals that traveled along the Oregon Trail to the West...and maybe ate each other along the way. Although everyone has some knowledge about the Donner Party, how much do you really know? Join us this week to learn all things Donner Party, all things westward travel, and all things cannibalism. Whoo! Fo...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about Leonardo Da Vinci, the ultimate polymath. Don't know what a polymath is? Listen to this episode to find out! We discuss all things Da Vinci and go far beyond just the artist behind infamous paintings like The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. We dive into Da Vinci, the scientist, the engineer, the zoologist, the inventor...and more! We also take a di...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about one of Rachel's most favorite stories to talk about...EVER! For one, we get to talk about our hometown again, Sacramento, California. But what many people don't know is that Sacramento is home to one of America's greatest, most methodical, most deceptive, and most unsuspecting serial killers. Tune in to this week's episode to hear how one elderly...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the Tylenol poisonings that occurred in 1982 and resulted in the deaths of seven innocent people. To this day, no one has been charged with the crime. Rachel and Leah discuss possible suspects, Johnson & Johnson's response to the incident, and the changes made in pharmaceutical industries as a result of this devastation. Follow Hashtag History...

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about Jane Stanford, the co-owner of infamous Stanford University here in California. What most people don't know though is that Jane Stanford...was murdered! Or was she? Tune into this extra special episode that includes all of Rachel's and Leah's favorite things: History (duh!), murder (DUN DUN DUN), and discussions about our hometown, Sacramento, Cal...

We're back for Season Three! And to kick things off, Leah is taking over this Season Premiere! This week on Hashtag History, Leah is talking all about the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 which was the last of a series of Scottish revolts against their British rulers in an effort to restore a Catholic Stewart to the English throne. Join us for some yummy drinks (and maybe some carrots?) while Leah teache...