Hightailing Through History Hightailing Through History

It's episode 84 and we have history! And horses! And non-binary 18th century preachers! We. Have. Everything.
Kt, our resident Horse Girl and Horsetorian, takes us on a tour through history to meet some of its most famous equine figures--from Alexander the Great's Bucephalus to Roy Rogers' Trigger.
Next, Laurel travels through history to Revolutionary War era America to meet a non-binary preacher, who traveled the colonies preaching against sin, slavery and inequality known to their followers and history as: The Public Universal Friend.
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Source Materials--
History's Horses--
⁠https://www.treehugger.com/famous-horses-from-history-4869161⁠
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https://www.si.edu/spotlight/famous-horses⁠

⁠https://www.google.com/search?q=why+are+horses+important+in+history&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US792&oq=why+are+horses+important+in+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQg2NzAyajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8⁠

⁠https://www.morganhorse.com/about/museum/the-life-and-times-of-figure/⁠

⁠https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Lexington.html⁠

⁠https://www.si.edu/object/general-sheridans-horse-winchester-aka-rienzi%3Anmah_439678⁠

Public Universal Friend--
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/02/16/who-was-public-universal-friend-living-outside-gender-binary-revolutionary-times⁠

⁠https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/public-universal-friend/⁠

⁠https://www.npr.org/transcripts/812092399⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christian_universalism⁠

⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/90009810⁠

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In episode 83, KT wraps up her two part series on fantasy authors and friends with J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series. (In our previous episode, she covered C.S. Lewis) From his service in World War One to his time teaching at Oxford and Cambridge to his amazing world building of Middle Earth, KT takes us through the life of J.R.R. Tolkien--there and back again.

After the break, Laurel takes us on another literary quest, this time following the life of Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son, Hernando Colón, and his lifelong pursuit of creating the greatest library in the world.

**Alert! In case you don't have the updated audio, you'll notice a blank space at the beginning of KT's story. This was to correct the pronunciation of the country she mentioned, which is Luh-SOO-too or Luh-SEW-Toe, depending on where you are in the world**



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Mentioned in the Stories:

⁠⁠Part One of the Author Series with C.S. Lewis



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Source Materials--

J.R.R. Tolkien--



Hernando Colón--

The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books by Edward Wilson-Lee



https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716600905/christopher-columbus-son-had-an-enormous-library-its-catalog-was-just-found#:~:text=Hourly%20News-,'Libro%20De%20Los%20Ep%C3%ADtomes%2C'%20A%20500%2DYear%2D,it%20turned%20up%20in%20Denmark



https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/11/christopher-columbus-son-worlds-first-search-engine-hernando-colon



https://nationalpost.com/news/professor-discovers-centuries-old-attempt-by-christopher-columbuss-son-to-index-every-book-in-existence



https://scholarworks.indianapolis.iu.edu/items/74e0df92-1f84-41da-b36c-9fb024baf09e



https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/hernandocolon/home/

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Welcome into the wardrobe for episode 82! At the back you'll find the Smoke Circle where we have snacks, history and...gin. Laurel first takes you to 18th century London when the greater access to spirits made gin a hot commodity and everyone a hot mess...or worse.

After the break, KT shares the life and creative mind of Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis. Lewis authored over 30 books, including the popular Chronicles of Narnia series.

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Mentioned in the Stories:

⁠Gin Lane

He also made a Beer Street too

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Source Materials--

Gin Craze--

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3678967?read-now=1&seq=9#page_scan_tab_contents



https://www.jstor.org/stable/23265151?seq=2



https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/gin-craze-panic-18th-century-london-when-came-england-alcohol-drinking-history/



https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-history/gin-mania



https://www.uwyo.edu/numimage/currency.htm



C.S. Lewis--

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Welcome to episode 81! In this episode, Laurel covers the story of the RMS Titanic's sinking and how it remained undiscovered on the ocean floor for the next 73 years until a top secret Cold War mission led to its (almost accidental) discovery in 1985. After we get back on dry land, KT brings us a long awaited topic near and dear to her heart: metal music. From its early foundations and icons to the passing of the torch to new metal sounds, KT covers the history of heavy metal music with a lot of heart.

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Mentioned in the Stories:

History I'd Like to F*ck with Dawn Brodey Titanic Episode, part 1

HILF Titanic Episode Part 2

Map of the Titanic, Thresher and Scorpion Wreck Sites (link opens to the blog page with map, just scroll down a little)

War Pigs by Black Sabbath

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Source Materials--

Titanic Discovery--

https://courses.bowdoin.edu/history-2203-fall-2020-kmoyniha/



https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/titanic-lost-found?rnd=1714057355740&loggedin=true



https://www.history.com/news/titanic-final-hours-passengers-lifeboats



https://legionmagazine.com/declassified-documents-shed-new-light-on-notorious-sinking-of-uss-thresher/



https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2023/april/what-killed-thresher



https://courses.bowdoin.edu/history-2203-fall-2020-cdonohue/narrative-of-the-event/the-uss-scorpion/



All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion by Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler



https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/story-first-manned-expedition-sunken-wreck-titanic-180964021/



https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-44488311



https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/titanic-was-found-during-secret-cold-war-navy-mission?loggedin=true&rnd=1714057363908



https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/100818-titanic-3-d-expedition-shipwreck-science-collapsing?rnd=1714398741201&loggedin=true



History of Metal--

https://www.vh1.com/news/8u66qa/unexpected-hard-rock-heavy-metal-influences



https://www.steel-boots.com/n/short-history-of-metal-music



https://teachrock.org/lesson/the-roots-of-heavy-metal/



https://www.britannica.com/art/heavy-metal-music



https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-bands-leading-new-wave-nu-metal



https://www.bobthune.com/blog/2020/02/heavy-metal-music-a-rough-timeline



https://www.masterclass.com/articles/heavy-metal-music-guide



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres

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Welcome to season three! We are thrilled to be back with you and thrilled to be back with one of our favorite guests, Dr. Darren R. Reid, history professor at Coventry University in Coventry, England. We previously had Dr. Reid on in episodes 52 and 53 (linked below if you want to hear!) to talk to us about Indigenous representation in popular movies and they quickly became listener favorites.

This time around, he's bringing his passion for pop culture history with the story of the game of Tetris. From its origins behind the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union to becoming the best selling game in the world.

Next, Laurel presses "start player 2" and picks it up with the console wars between Nintendo and Sega during the 80s and 90s. It was Sonic vs. Mario, David vs. Goliath, underdogs vs. the video game titans, who emerges as the winner?

Finally, Kt brings it to the final level with ancient civilizations and how they handled solar eclipses. What did these great cosmic events mean to ancient peoples? Were they seen as a bad omen? It's a totally different topic altogether because this is Hightailing Through History where two sisters get high and surprise each other with a story from history's vault of the weird and the wonderful!

If you like what you hear, please subscribe/follow, rate and review. It means so much and it helps our show grow!

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Learn more about our guest, Dr. Darren R. Reid:

Instagram-- @thathistorianinsta

TikTok-- @thathistoriantiktok

YouTube-- That Historian

His website

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Console Wars Documentary Trailer

Console Wars by Blake Harris (book)

Kt's Episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Reebok Pump Commercial

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Source Materials--

Console Wars--

Console Wars Documentary 



Console War Book by Blake Harris



https://em360tech.com/tech-article/what-happened-to-atari#:~:text=The%20'video%20game%20crash%20of,with%20consoles%20of%20varying%20quality



https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27373587



https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/protecting-children-dangers-virtual-violence-2016080210036



https://tucson.com/life-entertainment/local/mattel-barbie-nintendo-sega-tucson/article_d07a1996-984f-11ee-85bf-e731a58ceb31.html



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_war



https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27373587

Ancient Civilizations and Eclipses--

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/07/1243320725/ancient-babylonians-brought-light-to-mysterious-eclipses#:~:text=Unsurprisingly%2C%20in%20the%20ancient%20world,detailed%20records%20of%20celestial%20movement



https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-ancient-civilizations-reacted-to-eclipses-180983894/



https://www.britannica.com/list/the-sun-was-eaten-6-ways-cultures-have-explained-eclipses

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It's our season 2 finale so hop in your wicker basket and get ready for some wild intergalactic travel we have guest Justin McHenry in the Smoke Circle to talk about a fake place that has some very real history--Lemuria!

Justin has written the book "Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place" which takes the reader from its real origins in 19th century science all the way through its adoption by new age spirituality! Justin also later gives us a Lemuria true crime story that he only briefly touches on in the book so the Smoke Circle gets all the tea on that, lucky us!

But the wild ride doesn't stop there, KT has her own slice of weird history she brings to the episode regarding Australia's war against a mighty foe: standing 6 feet tall with the ability to disembowel a human if things go sideways...the Emu.

We are off for the next six weeks and will be back with you again on April 19th, 2024...just in time for our favorite holiday... *wink!* In the meantime, please keep up with us on Instagram @hightailinghistory or on TikTok @HightailingHistoryPod


Check out what our guest Justin McHenry is up to!

His book: Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place

Follow him on Instagram @Justin.Loves.History

Or join his Substack at: ourbelatedpast.substack.com

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Mentioned in the Stories:⁠

Lemurs Getting High

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Source Materials--

Lemuria--

Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place by Justin McHenry

Emu War--

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Emu-War



https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/06/australias-emu-war-john-cleese-outrun-in-race-to-shoot-movie-of-how-flightless-birds-thwarted-armys-machine-guns



https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/australias-emu-wars/



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

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