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131. PrisonGate

Hey what's up hello, it's episode 131 and we got a fun one! Kat tells us all about one of the largest prison breaks in history, the Cowra Breakout. Then Kaleigh finally bites the bullet and tells us all about Watergate and the resignation of Richard Nixon on August 8th, 1974. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

130. When Buildings Collapse

It's episode 130 and in typical This Is Not A History Lecture fashion, we picked a lovely theme - architectural disasters. Kat starts us off with a look at the Hyatt Regency Collapse in Kansas City then Kaleigh takes a look at the Knickerbocker disaster in Washington, DC and Cliff House in San Francisco. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

129. Vladula and Shark Arms

We're back! It's been a crazy month and its an eve crazier episode! Kat kicks us off with a bio on non other than Vlad the Impaler himself then Kaleigh walks us through one of the most iconic cases in Australian crime history, the Shark Arm Murders, Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

Emergency Episode #6 - Explosions and Disappearances

Welcome to another emergency episode!! July is crazy for us so enjoy some more "fun" stories while we have a major event at the museum and Kaleigh moves! Kaleigh kicks us off this time with the story of the Flannan Isle Mystery then Kat closes us out with story story of the Hindenburg. Let us know your theories!!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

128. Emergency Episode #6 - Explosions and Disappearances

Welcome to another emergency episode!! July is crazy for us so enjoy some more "fun" stories while we have a major event at the museum and Kaleigh moves! Kaleigh kicks us off this time with the story of the Flannan Isle Mystery then Kat closes us out with story story of the Hindenburg. Let us know your theories!!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

127. Ellis and Venus

Hey y'all welcome to 127!!! *Air Horn Noise* Kat kicks off 127 with a look at Ellis Island, how thousands of people made it to America. Kaleigh then takes us way, way back with an overview of the Venus figurines found all throughout the Eurasian continent. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

126. Remember Remember the 6th of September

It's episode 126 and we've got a fun one for ya! Kat starts us off with a look at the Gunpowder Plot, one of the most iconic revolution attempts in all of history then Kaleigh tells us about the invention of the first submarine and it's use in the American Revolution just in time for July 4th (Not intentional). Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

125. Mystery Histories vol. 2

Welcome to episode 125! It's a quarter episode so you know what that means - another game of mystery history! If you want to know who we did, keep reading! Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can! Okay you've been warned - Kat did Florence Nightingale and Kaleigh did Diogenes!

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124. Two Ds and Cut Sleeves

Welcome to yet another episode of the podcast where we post weekly episodes! This week Kat tells us all about the icon Jane Addams and the Hull House in Chicago then Kaleigh shares the story of Han Emperor Ai and the legend of the cut sleeve. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

123. Cavaliers and Drag Kings

What up and welcome to a wonderful Pride episode. Kat tells us the frankly unbelievable tale of Cavalier d'Eon then Kaleigh takes us through the larger than life story of Gladys Bentley. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

122. Leif Erikson's Dad's Day and the Society for Human Rights

Happy Pride everyone! We're kicking June off with some great topics for y'all! Kat walks us through the life of Erik the Red, Viking explorer, then Kaleigh tells us the history of the Society for Human Rights, the nation's first gay rights advocacy group. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

121. A Great Wall and China

Hey hey hey, it's episode 121 and today we're talking about a wall and a piece of Chinese history but not the Great Wall of China because we already covered that in episode 28! Kat tells us about the Berlin Wall and it's significance in history then Kaleigh covers the origins of the Legend of Mulan and how it has changed throughout the centuries. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

120. The Wars of Current and Bone

Hey hey hey we've got a good one today! Episode 120 brings us another theme - scientific rivalries. Kat kicks us off and explains the often misunderstood tension before Edison and Tesla then Kaleigh closes us out with the never misunderstood explicit animosity between Marsh and Cope, the two sides of the Bone Wars. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

119. Stone Men and Yellow Paint

Welcome to episode 119! We're continuing our coverage of AAPI stories for AAPI Month with Kat's look at the history of the Terracotta Warriors and Kaleigh's overview of the use of yellowface in Hollywood. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

118. Nursery Rhymes and Vitamin Deficient Times

Welcome to episode 118! Let's not waste time today because we've got a good one for y'all - Kat kicks us off with the mysterious origins of the London Bridge is Falling Down nursery rhyme, Kaleigh then gives us a look at the history of scurvy and why it became such an infamous part of seafaring culture. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

117. Gilded Spikes and Information Superhighways

Welcome to the fantastic episode 117! We are kicking of Asian American and Pacific Islander month with a look at two moments in Asian American history. Kat kicks us off with the story of Golden Spike Day, a moment that would have not been possible without Asian immigrants. Kaleigh then covers the life and times of Nam June Paik, one of the leading artists of the 21st century. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

116. Remembrance and Another Great Movie Idea

Welcome to episode 116, Kaleigh is out of town and is still writing this so she's gonna keep it short. Kat kicks this one off with a look at the tragedy of the Armenian Genocide, Kaleigh then attempts to lighten the mood with bio on two of the Moulin Rouge's headliners, La Goulue and Jane Avril. Just a heads up, we cover some pretty heavy hitting stuff this episode, it might not be for all audiences. Let's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember t...

115. The Ottomans Causing Problems for Themselves and Others

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 Fall of Constantinople and how it drastically altered world history. Let's Chat! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisi...

114. Imperialism Down Under and the World's First Voting Women

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

113. A Forgotten Empire and the Real Afro Samurai

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

112. 112 Going On 30

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

111. Mill Workers and Ancient Anti-Imperialism

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!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

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110. Nazis Ruin Everything

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!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

109. Velocipedes and Crystallography

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

108. Secret Messages and Secret Meetings

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: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

107. Two Types of First Ladies

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

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106. Florida Bans and Grandfather Clauses

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's Chat!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us where...

105. Black History Movies

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!  Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

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104. The Serpent Queen and Opium War 2

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

103. Fancy Footwear and Poppy Plants

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

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102. That One Guy With the Elephants and One Corporation to Rule them All

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

102. That Guy with the Elephants and One Corporation to Rule them All

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

101. A Queen and a Kandake

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

100 (!!). Mystery Histories vol.1

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can! SPOILERS BELOW: Kat covered Genghis Khan Kaleigh Co...

99. A Bucket Worth Fighting For and England's Most Eminent Lady of Pleasure

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

98. Two Very Different Riots

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

97. Hate and Treason

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

96. National Sensations

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 artist lost to the AIDS crisis. Let's Talk! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylectur...

95. Accidental Halloween

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 Black Hawk. Let's talk! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rat...

94. The First of Many and Everything you Shouldn't do for a Klondike Bar (part 2)

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: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

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93. Not the Charlie Brown Version and Everything you Shouldn't do for a Klondike Bar (part 1)

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: @TINAHLpodcast Email: [email protected] Remember to rate us wherever you can!

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92. Astronomers and Colonizers

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: [email protected] Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Remember to rate us wherever you can!