
This is Not a History Lecture
Welcome to a refreshingly casual take on history podcasts. Join Kat and Kaleigh as they share their favorite stories from history - the odd, the funny, the forgotten, and the often misunderstood. But fair warning, this is not your average history lecture. New episodes every Tuesday! Contact us! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com
Episodes
217 episodes
209.5 Curiouser and Curiouser
It's Kaleigh's mini-sode! This week, tune into her ramblings on Cabinets of Curiosities and their connection to the origins of museums. Hope you enjoy!
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15:08

209. Pulp Pride Novels and Movie Directors
It's pride month (it was when we initially recorded this episode, whoops!), and that means it's time to feature history from the LGBTQIA+ community! Today Kat will be talking about the role that pulp novels play in the expansion of queer litera...
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1:37:18

208.5. Sing the Bells of Notre Dame
What happens to an old building over the course of hundreds of years? Tune in to find out the very answer in this weeks episode, while we take a look at the history of one of Kat's favorite cathedrals in the world - Notre Dame! We'll dig into t...
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33:45

208. Disasters, Disasters (Emergency Episode #8)
What's this - an unexpected emergency episode?! What other kind is there? As always, these episodes pop up whenever we have a brief technical issue or problem.... and keeping with tradition, we talk about two disasters from history ...
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1:12:29

207.5. The First Museum
We talk about all kinds of museums and important places.... but where did the first one really start? Join Kaleigh's minisode to learn all about Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, the first one to appear in the archeological record!
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11:04

207. A Lost Dynasty and More Colonization
After some technical difficulties, we're back with our other episode for AAPI month! Kat covers the Xia Dynasty, somewhat disputed among historians are more legend than reality, and Kaleigh discusses the colonization of Hawaii!
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1:02:40

206.5. Old Houses
Historic houses are one of many types of museums that exist within our communities. Today Kat is going to talk about the origins, some of the benefits, and the drawbacks of old houses!
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37:56

205.5. Smithsonian Psyops
Kaleigh takes on another museum topic for today's minisode, delving into the skeletons that made people believe in giants, claims that the Smithsonian destroyed artifacts, and what all of these things mean for museums in our modern context.
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16:37

205. This is Not a History Conspiracy
This episode is dedicated to conspiracies, and the possible truths behind them! Kat and Kal have both selected theories from history.... and they're ready to discuss how those events were steeped in suspicion, even when they first happened! So ...
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1:13:05

204.5. A Mysterious Mona Lisa
Museums, their artifacts, and how the two of those entities interact... these are huge factors in how the world sees an object, and the importance it is given. The Mona Lisa is a piece of art with a fascinating journey, so stick around while Ka...
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37:07

204. Synods and Samurai
Join us as we talk about the topical Cadaver Synod and the Satsuma Rebellion!
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1:41:10
