This is Not a History Lecture

Hey y'all welcome to episode 115!!! We've got a themed one for y'all, tackling one of the largest empires in history that we somehow have yet to mention - the Ottomans! Kat begins the episode at the end of the Ottoman empire with a look at how one of the once great global powers fell into obscurity. Kaleigh then ends at the beginning of the Ottoman's rise to power, with the Fal...

What's up y'all, we got another funky fresh episode for y'all today. Kat kicks things off with a look at how Australia was colonized by the British Empire, then Kaleigh keeps island nation theme going with a history of how New Zealand became the first country that allowed women the right to vote. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Rem...

What's up everyone, welcome to another episode. We've got another banger for y'all, Kat kicks us off with a look at the life of Nadir Shah, the man who brought the Persian empire back to life, though perhaps not through the best means. Then Kaleigh tells the tale of Yasuke, the first black Samurai in Japan. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gm...

What's up everyone its your podcast hosts here bringing you a fresh but maybe not funky episode. Kat kicks us off with Desperate Housewives: Ancient Rome addition with her look at the drama packed life of Emperor Nero. Kaleigh then does a bio on one of the coolest women of the American Suffrage movement, Inez Milholland. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylectur...

Hey y'all! Let's hope the description saves this time! We're still celebrating Women's History Month over here on This is  Not A History Lecture. Kat kicks us off with a look at the history of the Spinning Machine and how that revolutionized women's lives. Kaleigh then takes us all the way back with the story of English National Heroine, Boudica.   Let's Chat!  Twitte...

Hey y'all it's episode 110, which means a theme! This week we're doing different parts of the history of music, but, as usual, we go in completely different directions with it. Kat covers the connection between Richard Wagner the composer and the Third Reich then Kaleigh covers the origins of Riot Grrrl - and somehow Nazis still are involved and make things worse. Let's Chat! ...

Happy International Women's History Month! We're kicking things off with a great episode - Kat gets us rolling with a history of the bicycle and how essential it was to women's liberation. Kaleigh then closes us out with a look at the life and times of Rosalind Franklin, the woman who discovered the structure of DNA. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistory...

Hey, what's up, hello! It's episode 108 and we've got some classics for y'all. Kat kicks us off with none other than The Zimmerman Telegram and a look at what lead the US to join WWI. Kaleigh then closes things out with the Santo Domingo Revolution and the Gloucester Conspiracy - some of the first attempts at slave revolutions in the new world. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAH...

What's up everyone, today we've got some women for you, one great and one....less than great. Kat kicks us off with her coverage of the controversial Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, first Lady to Woodrow Wilson. Kaleigh then shares the story of Mary Church Terrell, a trail blazer for American Black women since before the Civil War. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahi...

Welcome to a bonus theme that's actually planned. Due to recent events in certain states (*cough* Florida *cough*) we decided to theme this episode around things that have been banned from being taught in Florida classrooms. Kat kicks us off with a discussion of the Grandfather Clause and other voter limiting practices then Kaleigh closes us out with a look at the life of Bayard Rustin. Let&a...

Happy Black History Month! To kick off the month we have a theme episode - the real life events that inspired Black History movies, and as an added bonus - we could only pick one that we've already seen. Kat starts us off with her coverage of the Freedom Riders (not writers), then Kaleigh closes us out with their look at the life of Ron Stallworth, the real BlacKkKlansman. Let's Chat!  T...

What's up everyone! Welcomet o episode 104 where KAt gives us the complete history of a very well connected woman, Catherine de Medici then Kaleigh walks us through the Second Opium War between England and China - this time with guest appearances from the USA and France! Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can! L...

Hey y'all welcome to episode 103! Today Kat gives us an *actually* fun topic - High Heels! Then Kaleigh harshes the vibe with her coverage of the First Opium War.   Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can! Let's Chat!  Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to episode 102! Today we've got a loaded one, Kat walks us through the life and times of Hannibal (not the cannibal, at least, not that we know of) then Kaleigh gives us an overview on the British East India Company. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can! Let's Chat!  Bluesk...

What's up everyone, welcome back to our podcast! Today we have two queens for y'all, what better way to kick off the new year! First, Kat does an amazing job covering the larger than life Queen Victoria of England. Then Kaleigh takes us through what we know about the vastly underrated Kandake Amanirenas. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com...

Episode 100!!! AHHHH!!!! Welcome to a fun one guys, because we are trying something new - Mystery Histories! For our 100th episode, Kat and Kaleigh give biographies of famous figures from history without giving their name.  Tune in to play along and to see how long it takes us to figure out who the other is talking about! Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gm...

What's up y'all, welcome to our last episode of 2022! To close out the year, Kat walks us through the Bucket War, and yes - you read that correctly. Kaleigh then tells us about the scandalous life of Lady Castamaine, mistress to England's Crown.  Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can! Let's Chat!...

How's it going y'all, welcome to episode 98! Today, Kat attempts to tell a happy story and somehow lands on the Kent State Massacre but fear not, Kaleigh lightens the mood with a retelling of the Bawdy House Riots of 1668.  Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can! Let's Chat!  Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Ema...

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another not very happy episode of This is Not a History Lecture. Today, as a follow up to episode 96, Kat gives us a look at the Ku Klux Klan and how it became so embedded in American culture. Then Kaleigh tells us the too short (but somehow very long) story of Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Day Queen. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistoryl...

Welcome to wonderful episode 96 - except this episode is anything but wonderful. To start us off on a (sarcasm) super great note, Kat tells us about the first major motion picture ever, Birth of a Nation, and the effect it had and continues to have on American Society. Kaleigh then closes us out on a (sarcasm) equally great note, the life of Keith Haring, a (not sarcasm) wonderfully passionate art...

Hey, what's up, hello - today we have our very last theme episode before our big 1-0-0!! Today we're doing colors, and seemed to have wanted to have one last taste of Halloween before the winter holiday season really sets in.  Kat covers Agent Orange and the devastating effects it had and continues to have in Vietnam. Kaleigh then closes out Native American Heritage Month with a bio on B...

Hey y'all and happy Thanksgiving! Kat reminds us why this is a particularly distasteful holiday with an overview of King Phillip's War or the First Indian War. Kaleigh then wraps up her two part series on the Klondike Gold rush, this time covering the fall and the aftermath. Talk to us! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: Thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can...

What's up everyone and sorry for the delay on the description, Kaleigh's b ad at her job. Kat gets us in the Thanksgiving mood with a look at the real history behind the holiday with her coverage of the actual first Thanksgiving. Kaleigh then starts another two part series, this time on the Klondike Gold Rush, the second largest gold rush in North American history. Talk to us! Twitter: @...

Hey guys, what's up and welcome to another episode! First of all, happy election day - please vote! Secondly, Kat takes us through the life and times of astronomer, Tycho Brahe, and finally, thirdly, Kaleigh walks us through Pontiac's War, one of the most infamous of the Native American wars in the American colonial period. Let's talk: Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Twitt...

Hey y’all!! Today we’re bringing you episode 91 and boy is it a mix. Kat finally finishes her five part series on the cultures of Central and Southern America. Kaleigh then gives us an overview of the Stamp Act and some of the first rebellions in the American Revolution.  Let’s Talk! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com Remember to rate us wherever you can!  Let's...