Kiera's History Tour

22 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings

A podcast for anyone and everyone who enjoys history (or just needs help studying for an exam).
From Mesopotamia to Medieval Kings to the Cold War, I hope you'll find something to enjoy here

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Episodes

Episode 13 - is Alexander the Great, you know, hand point (Happy Pride Month🏳️‍🌈)

June 03, 2021 19:03 - 14 minutes - 20 MB

spoiler ... yes he is Happy Pride Month everyone!! Enjoy this ep on Alexander the Great's relationship with his best of bros Hephaestion

mini ep #6 - don't mess with offerings to Jupiter (Ancient Roman Laws)

April 25, 2021 23:54 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MB

heyyyyyy i'm back. enjoy learning abt funny Roman laws & also watching my brain go in 50 different directions

Episode 12 - The Chinese Massacre of 1871

March 12, 2021 14:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MB

Content warning: episode contains descriptions of violence and lynching. amidst the recent violence against the Asian community within the US, I thought it would be important to do an episode looking at part of the history surrounding American violence against Asian-Americans. This is a summary of the 1871 Chinese Massacre.

mini ep #5 - exit, pursued by a (polar) bear

February 27, 2021 16:59 - 5 minutes - 7.28 MB

Did the actor of Antigonus in Shakespeare's play "A Winter's Tale" actually get chased off stage by a bear? idk maybe find out in this episode!

Episode 11 - The 10 plagues, egyptian gods, & the prince of egypt

February 23, 2021 19:37 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MB

hiii this episode is about the 10 biblical plagues of Egypt & how they correlate with some of the Egyptian gods worshipped at the time. Also, a few moments of me expressing my love for the movie Prince of Egypt. enjoy!

An African Samurai, & riots in the damn capital, but make it Japan in the 1500s (happy BHM)

February 13, 2021 22:10 - 17 minutes - 24 MB

'tis about Yasuke, the first African Samurai during the late 1500s in Japan This was actually really fun & interesting to research so I hope you enjoyyyyyyy

Episode 10 - An African Samurai, & riots in the damn capital, but make it Japan in the 1500s (happy BHM)

February 13, 2021 22:10 - 17 minutes - 24 MB

'tis about Yasuke, the first African Samurai during the late 1500s in Japan This was actually really fun & interesting to research so I hope you enjoyyyyyyy

Episode 9 - idk man the gods said i could rule for a while (the Mandate of Heaven)

January 22, 2021 17:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MB

The Mandate of Heaven? Hammurabi's stele? Louis XIV's chicken legs? All that and more on this episode of Kiera's History Tour

Episode 8 - A Soccer Match Over No Man's Land; Christmas Special

December 25, 2020 17:00 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MB

Happy Christmas everyone. Enjoy a quick episode about the 1914 Christmas Truce during WW1. The tone of this episode shifts dramatically at random points so have fun with that. Also, bonus points if you can hear my cat in the background

Episode 7 - Tisquantum, & Other Things I Didn't Learn in History Class

November 26, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

All about Tisquantum, Massasoit, the MayFlower, & the First Thanksgiving (kinda)

Mini ep #4 - Samhain, Halloween, & Why We Carve Pumpkins

October 31, 2020 15:00 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MB

Happy Samhain/Halloween everyone. Enjoy this Halloween story/myth/tradition

Episode 6 - Sobekneferu (& other Egyptian queens)

September 27, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MB

Hey look this is still a thing. Enjoy this episode on the Egyptian 12th dynasty female King Sobekneferu/Neferusobek. This one was actually really fun to research cause this time period is my favorite. Enjoy! have suggesstions or requests? email me at "[email protected]" or dm me on instagram under the same name

Mini ep #3 - The Stonewall Riots

June 29, 2020 06:51 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MB

Happy pride month! Keep fighting for our rights, & enjoy a small episode on the Stonewall riots (to be honest I don't remember learning about them in APUSH)

Episode 5 - 1918 Influenza Pandemic

April 21, 2020 07:45 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MB

The world is on fire right now so why not talk about another time where something very similar happened. Maybe understanding the 1918 pandemic can help up understand this one a little more

1918 Influenza Pandemic - Ep. 5

April 21, 2020 07:45 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MB

The world is on fire right now so why not talk about another time where something very similar happened. Maybe understanding the 1918 pandemic can help up understand this one a little more

Episode 4 - The Harlem Renaissance; Black History Month Special

February 27, 2020 08:19 - 24 minutes - 34 MB

Happy black history month, In honor, I wanted to do a slightly longer episode dedicated to one of the most important "revolutions" in US history, the Harlem Renaissance. If anything, listen because I put some music in

Episode 3 - The Ramayana

December 06, 2019 09:09 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MB

Does this count as history? I'm not sure! But it's fun to learn about and an interesting story so enjoy a (moderate/bad) retelling of The Ramayana, an epic poem on Ancient India

Mini ep #2 - B.R. Ambedkar

November 10, 2019 06:04 - 6 minutes - 8.98 MB

A quick overview of B.R. Ambedkar, a really neat Indian social reformer who helped an entire caste gain rights. I'm not sure how well known he is, so I felt like doing an episode is important

Episode 2 - Operation Menu

October 25, 2019 08:09 - 22 minutes - 31 MB

Operation Menu, or the Menu Bombings, was a series of covert bombing raids over Cambodia. I also manage to talk mostly about everything else except the bombings, including the Tet Offensive and a few other wars. Although not the happiest episode, I hope you enjoy