Yappin’ About History

Katie

History doesn’t have to be boring! Yappin’ About History dives into the fascinating and little-known stories from history that your high school textbooks skipped over. From wild scandals to unsung heroes, Katie brings history to life in a way that feels more like a chat with your nerdy friend than a lecture. Whether you’re a seasoned history buff or just here to learn something new, Yappin’ About History promises to surprise you, spark your curiosity, and leave you seeing history in a whole new light. History’s not boring, it’s a story waiting to be told. New episodes drop every Wednesday!

  1. Jul 29

    Women of the American Revolution Part 1: Thinkers & Writers

    This week is part 1 of a 2 part series looking at some of the influential women of the American Revolution. This week’s episode will focus on the women thinkers and writers of this time who influenced society’s views on the Revolution and influenced many of the founding fathers. We’ll be talking about Catharine Macaulay-a very famous historian & political writer, Mercy Otis Warren-also a very famous political writer & poet, Phillis Wheatley-an enslaved woman who rose to fame through her poetry, which helped her secure her freedom, & Mary Katharine Goddard-whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: - The Revolutionary Lives of Catharine Macaulay & Mercy Otis Warren from We The People podcast, Mar 19, 2026 -Hater of Kings: Catharine Macaulay’s Constitutional Regicide and the Declaration of Independence: https://tinyurl.com/65ubxkp3 -The duchess, her doctor and his electric bed: https://tinyurl.com/y4u3jetj -Thomas Jefferson’s Use of the Past: https://tinyurl.com/5ejsxn7y -Catharine Macaulay and Mercy Otis Warren: The Revolutionary Atlantic and the Politics of Gender by Kate Davies -Mercy Warren Otis: https://tinyurl.com/488jzwhb -Phillis Wheatley: https://tinyurl.com/yc5xtuvf -Phillis Wheatley: https://tinyurl.com/mvy87vc7 -Phillis Wheatley: https://tinyurl.com/4c9h5cfb -Phillis Wheatley: later life & death: https://tinyurl.com/457m2uuu -Precious Cargo: Phillis Wheatley’s Poems and the Boston Tea Party: https://www.masshist.org/object-of-the-month/objects/october-2023 -Mary Katharine Goddard: https://tinyurl.com/3cj2zukb

  2. Jul 12

    The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: The US's First Declaration?

    There was a lot of festivities & hullabaloo in the lead up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Dec of independence…but what if I told you that we were actually a little over a year too late in the celebrations? And that The first Declaration of Independence was actually signed on May 20, 1775 in Mecklenburg, NC. And not only are we celebrating on the wrong date, Thomas Jefferson plagiarized large portions of this first declaration in order to make his own!! This week we’re gonna talk about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence or the MecDec, if you’re cool! Let’s get into it! CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -Who’s Your Founding Father by David Fleming -The “Scots-Irish” Race: https://tinyurl.com/2xfs49pr -The War of Sugar Creek: https://tinyurl.com/2x65zwa3 -Regulator War: https://tinyurl.com/ycvv8kf3 -The Mecklenburg Declaration- the controversy: https://tinyurl.com/bdcn4a3k -The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: https://tinyurl.com/582bzate -Why is Charlotte, NC nicknamed the ‘hornet’s nest?’: https://tinyurl.com/2utac3xw -Here's the wild story of the MecDec's anniversary ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia: https://tinyurl.com/23cdpak8

  3. Jun 10

    The Aaron Burr Conspiracy

    Most people know about Aaron Burr & his deadly duel with Hamilton, but I'm guessing you don't know about Burr's plot to create his own country. Yep! We're talking about the Burr Conspiracy & how he tried to enlist a small army to take over part of the Louisiana Purchase or Mexico to create his own country. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -Aaron Burr: https://tinyurl.com/33mpkv8h -The Burr Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/2ud6dhfn -Burr’s Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/2rc9u3wz -The Woman Who Dueled with Aaron Burr…and Won: https://tinyurl.com/2pjvd4st - Aaron Burr’s trial and the Constitution’s treason clause: https://tinyurl.com/wa4f7bxv -The disappearance of Theodosia Burr:  https://tinyurl.com/vnwn8bm4 -The Grave of the Female Stranger: https://tinyurl.com/4w2dskut

  4. May 27

    Wilmington Coup of 1898

    This week we're talking about the only successful coup to happen on US soil...that's right, we'll be discussing the coup of Wilmington's (NC) city government. In this episode we'll cover who was behind the coup, why they did it, and the lasting effects it had on the city. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -PBS Experience doc: American Coup: https://tinyurl.com/y2ym6752 -America’s Only Successful Coup d’Etat Overthrew a Biracial Government in 1898: https://tinyurl.com/5dduz2n8 -Wilmington, 1898: The Unsuppressed History of a Massacre: https://tinyurl.com/2efcz7rm -1898 Wilmington Coup: https://tinyurl.com/4xn6484h -White supremacists took over a city – now NC is doing more to remember the deadly attack: https://tinyurl.com/3szj7eks - Reparations advised for 1898 riot in Wilmington: https://tinyurl.com/4nh9bjtw

  5. May 6

    Thomas Jefferson & His Moose (American Degeneracy)

    What do Thomas Jefferson, a moose, and French naturalistshave to do with each other? Well, it involves the term American Degeneracy, a popular theory in the 1700s, popularized by French natural scientists, that basically said everything in the Americas or New World were smaller in size & lesser in intelligence. And boy did Jefferson have beef with thosescientists & he made it his mission to prove them wrong! And one of the ways he did that? By sending a moose carcass over to France for the scientists to see how big a New World animal could be. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -Jefferson's Moose and the Case against American Degeneracy:https://tinyurl.com/3799s673 -Jefferson & the Theory of Degeneracy: https://tinyurl.com/3992j245 -Thomas Jefferson and the Mastodon: https://tinyurl.com/yw5fppe3 -Jefferson, Buffon & the Moose: https://tinyurl.com/4nep4887 -Thomas Jefferson Needs a Dead Moose Right Now to Defend America:https://tinyurl.com/48ccnb86

  6. Apr 9

    St. Patrick's Battalion

    This week we're talking about a group of Irish immigrants, called the St. Patrick's Battalion or Battalón de San Patricios, in the US army who switched sides to fight with Mexico during the Mexican-American War. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -One Man’s Hero (1999): movie -Saol John Riley (2010/11): Irish-language documentary, https://tinyurl.com/4kjkpcpk -The San Patricios deserted the U.S. Army to fight forMexico. To this day, their legacy lives on: https://tinyurl.com/mryxm3s6 -The San Patricio Brigade: https://tinyurl.com/yc6ys3s2 -The Mexican American War: https://tinyurl.com/2j6apv9m -Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: https://tinyurl.com/3xb5htbp -Mariachi San Patricio: https://tinyurl.com/yvua82vs -land loss in trying times: https://tinyurl.com/4v34rp2j -Mexican Americans: https://tinyurl.com/256t2ypz -cinco patricio’s tequila: https://tinyurl.com/4pbzn2cs - The San Patricios: the Irish Heroes of Mexico: https://tinyurl.com/2rkedhns -The Chieftans, march to the battle (w/ Liam Neeson): https://tinyurl.com/44eherzw

  7. Mar 29

    Nativism & the Know Nothings

    This week we're talking about the rise of nativism, anti immigration, & anti-Catholic sentiments during the mid to late 1800s in the U.S. This time period saw a lot of immigration, mostly of Irish Catholics, and the fear of 'native' Americans began to take off. Join me as we discuss what was going on during this time, what the Know Nothings did, and how we can draw parallels to the anti-immigration movement we're seeing today in the U.S. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -How the 19th-Century Know Nothing Party Reshaped American Politics: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/3duvvnmp⁠ -Lincoln on the Know Nothing Party: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4shd4urk⁠ -How the Irish became white: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2st9sjws⁠ -What was the Know Nothing Party?: https://tinyurl.com/2t8cu8vs⁠ -BKBB Philly Source Set: 1844 Bible Riots: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4bmhmw79⁠ -The Nativist Riots of 1844: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2hn6fspu⁠ -The Online Right’s Favorite Nativist Slogan Is Gaining Traction in the Real World: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/bd5ns3tw

  8. Mar 19

    The Boycott Origin Story

    Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day! This week we’re heading overto Ireland to talk about the origins of the word boycott. We’ll be discussing other Irish & Irish-American stories for the rest of the month, & I hope to see you there!  CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -The English land agent who inspired the "boycott"in 19th-century Ireland: https://tinyurl.com/5ffkwthu -the land league: https://tinyurl.com/mptzkar6 -The Irish Land War Seen Through Rare Photographs, 1880-1900: https://tinyurl.com/3b4nwmdt -The Land League: https://tinyurl.com/55vdykrd -Boycotting captain boycott: https://tinyurl.com/mw8b7zv

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History doesn’t have to be boring! Yappin’ About History dives into the fascinating and little-known stories from history that your high school textbooks skipped over. From wild scandals to unsung heroes, Katie brings history to life in a way that feels more like a chat with your nerdy friend than a lecture. Whether you’re a seasoned history buff or just here to learn something new, Yappin’ About History promises to surprise you, spark your curiosity, and leave you seeing history in a whole new light. History’s not boring, it’s a story waiting to be told. New episodes drop every Wednesday!

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