This is Not a History Lecture

Happy Tuesday to everyone! Today we are coming at y’all recorded with another theme episode for the big 4-0. Kat covers the devastating San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, Kaleigh covers the heartbreaking burning of the great Library of Alexandria.  Wanna tell us something? Do it! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast E-mail: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Let's Chat!  Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Ema...

Hey y’all - hope you’re buckled in because we have a wild ride of an episode today. Kat talks about the Herrero Genocide and Kaleigh talks about the origins and traditions of Dia de los Muertos.  Talk to us! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us on Apple Podcasts!! ❤️ Let's Chat!  Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

What is up everybody - today we are coming at you live (well not live - this is a recorded audio medium, but you get it) with our very first Halloween episode. In true good history major fashion, Kat kicks us off with her account of the history of Halloween and where we get some of the most iconic traditions of the holiday. Kaleigh then tells us the terrifying tale of the storm of 1900 and the gho...

What's up guys - welcome to another episode of the podcast you are currently listening to. This episode we continue our coverage of disabled history for Disability Awareness Month. Kat starts us off with another story of some bad*ss students who took a stand during the DPN protests and Kaleigh tells the life story of tortured artist Ernest Hemingway. Let's chat - contact us! Twitter: @TI...

Hello everyone and welcome back to our podcast! Today we are kicking off disability awareness month with two stories from history - Kat covers the inspiring story of the section 504 sit-in and Kaleigh covers King Tut - one of the most well known but mysterious figures from Ancient Egypt.  We want to hear from you! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Don’t forget to ra...

Hey y’all! Welcome to October - Kaleigh’s favorite month of the year! Today we are kicking off the holiday season with a themed episode - spooky houses. Kat covers the twist and turn filled story of the Winchester Mystery House and talks about the twist and turned filled house itself. Kaleigh tackles one of the most infamous murder mysteries in American history - Lizzie Borden and the Lizzie Borde...

What's up y'all and welcome back to another episode of This is Not A History Lecture - we love having you here listening to us not live! Today we got another one of our classic episodes - meaning Kat and Kaleigh did topics that have literally nothing to do with each other. Kat covers the B.A.M.F. Sophie Scholl who sacrificed her life to do what she could to resist the Nazis from inside G...

Hey besties! Welcome to yet another episode of This is Not a History Lecture. In today's lucky number episode 33, we are covering some more Hispanic heritage stories for National Hispanic Heritage Month! Kat starts off the episode by covering the amazing and not very well known story of Mexico's efforts in World War Two. Kaleigh covers a Texan classic - the story of the Alamo and the pot...

Welcome to Hispanic Heritage month, well we're a day early but you get the idea. We're kicking off with two stories about some really awesome women from Mexico! Kat tells the life story of the influential and inspiring Frida Kahlo. Kaleigh covers another part of the arts with her biography on Mexican and American actress Katy Jurado. Let's talk - contact us! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast...

What's up y'all and welcome to a somewhat chaotic episode (more mic probs - surprise surprise).  Bare with us while Kat and Kaleigh tell two more stories from history with very low quality audio. Kat tells the epic story of John Brown and the rebellion attempt at Harper's Ferry. Kaleigh finishes up her discussion of Charles Manson and the Manson family murders - this time focusing o...

Welcome to the big 3-0! We are celebrating our big day with another themed episode - and this is a juicy one. Kat takes us through the history of Jim Jones and The People's Temple and Kaleigh covers the first half of her two part series on Charles Manson, the Manson family murders, and how it changed American society.  We want to hear from you! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistory...

Hey y'all welcome to the lovely land of episode 29. In this one, Kat takes on one of the most famous myths in American history - what exactly happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. Kaleigh once again (for some reason) takes us all the way back to ancient times, where she walks us through the long and definitely not cohesive history of the Olympic Games.  Let's Talk - Contact Us! Twitter...

Hey y'all - welcome to episode 28! Kat walks us through the long and winding history of the world's longest and windiest wall - The Great Wall of China. Kaleigh takes a turn and tells us the depressingly short story of Joan of Arc - the woman who was destined to save France.  Let's Talk - Contact us! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistory@gmail.com Please review us on Appl...

Hey besties! We have a fun one for y'all today. Kat covers the absolutely badass women of the Dahomey Warriors, the basis for most of our ideas about ancient Amazonians. Kaleigh covers the absurd rule of the Emperor Caligula.  We want to hear from you!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast  Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Please, please, please review us where you can! - Remember, each review sa...

Buckle in for a weird one - this week we're covering medical stuff. Kat covers the landmark and frankly iconic case of Phineas Gage. Kaleigh takes us back to the French Revolution and covers the odd and kind of disturbing case of Tarrare.  Just a quick content warning for y'all - this one gets pretty gross and graphic, we do not recommend listening during lunch.  Have thoughts about this...

Welcome to our second emergency episode! Today we're covering two more historic mysteries, hopefully we won't run out of these anytime soon with the way we're using these episodes. Kat covers the infamous Flight 19 that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. Kaleigh covers the peculiar case of the Devil's Footprints that plagued a small town in England in the 1800s. Let's Ta...

Welcome back to yet another episode of this is not a history lecture! Today, yet again, we are covering two wildly different topics - Kat gives us a piece of the story of World War II with her discussion of Operation Valkyrie and Kaleigh discusses the Rosetta Stone, the key to unlocking the history of Ancient Egypt. We want to hear from you! Twitter: TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@g...

Greetings earthlings! Welcome to episode 23 where - surprise, surprise, Kat and Kaleigh cover widely different topics. Hey - at least they're in the same century this time. Kat covers the Loving case and the Supreme Court decision that granted marriage equality to all Americans regardless of race. Kaleigh sends us way into the stratosphere with her overview of the history of space exploration...

Happy birthday America, we guess. Today we are taking the time to discuss two of the definitely not great points in American history. Kat covers the devastating Trail of Tears and Kaleigh covers the horrifying history of the American Indian Boarding Schools.  As always - we would love to hear from you! Twitter: @TINAHLpod Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember! Every Apple Podcast revi...

Welcome to our longest episode yet - kick back and relax as we tell y'all about two things that could not be more different! For Father's day we covered some of our dad's favorite topics and they were both long ones. For her dad, Kat gives us a great biography on earthshaker and founder of the Lutheran Church Martin Luther. Kaleigh attempts to give a relatively complete history of t...

Welcome to episode 20 - another mountain themed themed episode! Kat goes waaaay back to 79 CE and the historic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii. Kaleigh brings us all the way to 1980, with the eruption of Mt St. Helens that rocked southwest Washington state.  We want to hear from you! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Review us on Apple podcasts!...

And we're back with episode 19! Sticking with the Pride month theme, Kat covers the Stonewall Riots that kickstarted the Pride movement and give us the reason we celebrate today. Kaleigh takes us back all the way to 600 CE and covers the ultimate girlboss and China's only female emperor - Wu Zetian.  We want to hear from you! Twitter - @TINAHLpodcast Email - thisisnotahistorylecture@gmai...

In celebration of Pride month, we discuss an important event and important figure from gay history! Kat dives into the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the challenges and hardships that the LGBTQIA+ community faced in the 80s and 90s. Kaleigh takes us all the way back to Ancient Greece, and tells us the story of Sappho, the first woman poet in the Western tradition and a person who loved freely.  P.S. IT&apo...

Bad new's y'all - American racism is against all people of color, not just one group, in case you didn't know! Today we're talking more about America's history of racism against the Chinese people during the turn of the 20th century. Kat covers Tape v. Hurley, a landmark case against segregation in public schools, almost 70 years before Brown v. Board of education. Kaleigh...

It's Mother's Day! Well, kind of. We ended up a little late on that but join us as we cover our mother's favorite parts of history. Kat kicks us off with the invention of the Gutenburg Printing Press, and Kaleigh takes us all the way through the evolution of the printed word to 1864 and the story of famed journalist Nellie Bly. Let's Talk - We want to hear from you! Twitter: @T...