This is Not a History Lecture

Kat and Kaleigh
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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

  1. SEP 9

    212.5 A Beautiful Cemetery

    Le Recoleta began as part of a church.... but now it's one of the most beautiful and renowned cemeteries in the world. Join Kat for her minisode where she explains the origins of the site, and even a couple of the urban legends surrounding it!  Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    16 min

  2. SEP 2

    212. Death and Amber

    Here to complete a split episode on Norse funerary rites and their afterlife, Kat brings a part 2 to explain what little we know about the subject (check out our last full episode, 211, for the first part on how they treated the physical forms of their dead). Kaleigh follows it up with the long lost Amber Room - and all of the fates that may have befallen it! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    1h 31m

  3. AUG 26

    211.5 Cabinets of Curiosities

    Join Kaleigh and be regailed by ramblings on the origins of modern museums - the Cabinet of Curiosity and what that tells us about the field now and what has been important to humans forever! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    15 min

  4. AUG 19

    211. New Age Artists and Old Funerals

    This week, Kat and Kal are switching it up - Kaleigh will be starting out this week's episode with the story of Renee Sintenis, an artists with a fantastic talent for sculpture. Kat follows with part 1 of 2, starting out on the topic of viking funerals and the afterlife!  Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    1h 28m

  5. AUG 12

    210.5. A Hopeful Diamond

    Among the many artifacts that Kat has wanted to talk about for a long time is the Hope Diamond -- and this week, she finally does! Tune in for a short episode to understand the storied and ambiguous past of one of the world's most famous gems..... and the curse that may accompany it. Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    23 min

  6. AUG 5

    210. Food for Thought

    It's a theme episode, and this time, we're focusing on food.... or at least things for consumption! Kat is talking about the history of beer and its impact in the world, and Kal is talking about the tasty (and sometimes questionable) story of gelatin. Yum? Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    1h 39m

  7. JUL 29

    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! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    15 min

  8. JUL 22

    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 literature, and Kal will be talking about Dorothy Arzner, an influential director through the silent film years and the first woman in the DGA! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

    1h 37m
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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

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  • Creator
    Kat and Kaleigh
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    223
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 This is Not a History Lecture
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