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This is Not a History Lecture

Kat and Kaleigh

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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All Episodes

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126.5. The Shroud of Turin

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2025/11/04

Is it real? Is it a hoax? It's up to you to decide, but Kat will lay the groundwork to help you understand the origins and big discussion points surrounding the Shroud of Turin! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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107:44

216. A Doomed Mission and Cannibalism

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2025/10/28

Another shot and chaser.... but the other way around! This week Kaleigh goes first with ______ and Kat takes a turn by starting a discussion (part 1) about the history of cannibalism. Please note that some content may not be suitable for all listeners! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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215.5 The Ancient Thing That Went Bump In The Night

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2025/10/21

Tune into this minisode for the chilling reading and analysis of some of the very first ghost stories we have in the record, including the first haunted house story! Kaleigh reads Pliny the Younger's spooky tales and shares about what makes them so relevant to today. Happy Halloween! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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100:49

215. Slashers and (Ghost) Stories

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2025/10/14

Halloween is fast approaching, so what better time to learn about the histories of slasher films and ghost stories? That's what Kat and Kaleigh are bringing to the podcast this week, so tune in to learn more! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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214.5. La Lechuza

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2025/10/07

Which witch is she? A human, an owl, a practicer of witchcraft? La Lechuza might be a combination of any of these things, so let's dive into the interpretation of owls throughout history, and one of the legends that comes from it! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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214. The Dead of Paris and La Malinche

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2025/09/30

What happens when Paris overflows with the dead, but the quarries need to be filled? And what happens when an old ghost story may have roots in a complex historic figure? Stick around and find out! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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213.5. Poison in the Bottle

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2025/09/23

It's time for a mini! Enjoy Kaleigh's rambles as she tells you all about the time the US federal government tried to discourage drinking in probably the worst way they could have. Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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213. Cemeteries and One Ghostly Lady

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2025/09/16

Welcome back for a macabre episode as we head into spooky season! Kat tackles the history of cemeteries in America and how they've evolved, while Kaleigh takes on one ghost who's been around for a long time - La Llorona! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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212.5 A Beautiful Cemetery

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2025/09/09

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

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212. Death and Amber

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2025/09/02

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

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211.5 Cabinets of Curiosities

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2025/08/26

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

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211. New Age Artists and Old Funerals

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2025/08/19

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

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210.5. A Hopeful Diamond

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2025/08/12

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

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210. Food for Thought

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2025/08/05

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

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209.5 Curiouser and Curiouser

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2025/07/29

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

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209. Pulp Pride Novels and Movie Directors

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2025/07/22

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

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208.5. Sing the Bells of Notre Dame

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2025/07/15

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 the history, the building, and more! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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208. Disasters, Disasters (Emergency Episode #8)

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2025/07/08

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 (and Kat always picks one about a transportation incident)! So who knows what we'lll talk about in this unexpected episode..... I guess you'll just have to listen to find out! Let's Chat! Bluesky: TINAHLPodcast Email: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.com

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207.5 The First Museum

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2025/07/01

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

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207. A Lost Dynasty and More Colonization

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2025/06/24

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

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