For the Love of History - world history, women’s history, weird history
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For the Love of History - world history, women’s history, weird history
I'm TK, your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies like Hatshepsut and Wu Zetianto, activist profiles, Egyptian and Japanese gods and goddesses, and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos,...
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The Purr-fect History of Cats: From Neolithic Pests to Maneki Neko and Egypt
Ever wonder how cats went from desert hunters to divine house gods? In this episode of For the Love of History, host TK digs her claws into the fascin...
God’s Favorite Girlboss: Hildegard von Bingen’s Music, Medicine & Medieval Visions
Step aside, Gregorian chants—there’s a new nun in town. In this episode of For the Love of History, we uncover the wild, visionary life of Hildegard v...
God’s Favorite Girlboss: Hildegard von Bingen’s Music, Medicine & Medieval Visions
Step aside, Gregorian chants—there’s a new nun in town. In this episode of For the Love of History, we uncover the wild, visionary life of Hildegard v...
The Messy, Magical, and Sometimes Gross History of Pharmacy
Pharmacy didn’t start with white coats and sterile counters—it began with beer, clay tablets, and a lot of very questionable ingredients.
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The History of Lipstick: From Cleopatra to Crocodile Poop
What do crocodile poop, crushed beetles, and whale brain goo have in common? They’ve all been smeared across human lips in the name of beauty.
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Princess Mononoke Explained: Yokai, Shinto Spirits, and Japanese History
What do Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke and Japanese yokai have in common? A whole lot of wild spirits, messy gods, and deeper cultural roots than y...
Badass Hippo Goddesses of Ancient Egypt: Ammit & Taweret
What happens when a troll on the internet calls you a “bleached hippo”? You make it your brand.
After my first viral video came with its...
She Wasn’t Crazy—She Was Colonized | The Story of Queen Ranavalona
Was Queen Ranavalona I really the “Mad Queen of Madagascar”… or just a brilliant ruler smeared by colonial propaganda?
In this episode of...
When Food Was Fatal: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919
Ever been killed by coffee? Poisoned by pepper? Drowned by molasses?!
Welcome to the most unappetizing episode of the century.
In t...
History’s Baddest Goddesses: Feminine Rage in Hindu Mythology
Ever felt so angry you could summon a lion-riding goddess with eight arms? Same. In this fiery episode of For the Love of History, we’re diving headfi...
History’s Baddest Goddesses: Feminine Rage in Hindu Mythology
Ever felt so angry you could summon a lion-riding goddess with eight arms? Same. In this fiery episode of For the Love of History, we’re diving headfi...
History’s Hidden Horror: The American Plan and the Women Who Fought Back
In this episode of For the Love of History, we dive into the dark and little-known history of the American Plan—a government-led campaign that led to...
Disney Lied to You: The True Origins of Fairy Tales
Think Cinderella started with Disney? Think again. In this episode of For the Love of History, we’re diving deep into the ancient, magical, and someti...
The True Story of Atlantis | Nazi and 9,000 year old telephone
Welcome to Season 11! In this episode, we’re diving into the truth behind Atlantis—no glowing crystals or ancient aliens here. Just mythology, philoso...
Sexpionage and the Cold War: Russia’s Real-Life Honey Trap School
Was Red Sparrow just a steamy spy thriller—or was it based on something real? In this episode, we dive deep into the Cold War’s most seductive secret:...
Who Was Sappho? The Queer Greek Poet Who Changed History
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Before Instagram poets and moody notebook scribbles, there was Sappho—the original lyric poet who set hearts (and hist...
The Unlikely Spies | Author Interview with Mathew Goodman
Ever heard of a spy duo in their 60s walking three Cocker Spaniels around Nazi-occupied Paris by day and running a secret escape line by night? No? Th...
The Dressmakers of London | Fashion, Rationing, and Sisterhood in WWII with Julia Kelly
Welcome, delicious donuts! 🍩 In this episode of For the Love of History, we’re unraveling the fascinating story behind The Dressmakers of London with...
Caligula: Rome’s Most Unhinged Emperor (and His Floating Sex Boat)
This week, we’re diving toga-first into the life and utter chaos of Caligula—the Roman emperor who ruled for just four years and made every single sec...
From Brothel to Battlefleet: The Rise of Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
Forget everything you thought you knew about pirates—because this week, we’re telling the real story of the woman who ran the South China Sea and left...
Indiginous Tattoo History | With Lars Krutak
What do Catholic women in the Balkans, tattooed mummies in the Philippines, and Arctic medicinal ink have in common? They've all left their mark—liter...
L.A.’s Most Famous Coroner: Anne Choi on Dr. Noguchi, Celebrity Autopsies & the Politics of Death
There would be no true crime without this man!!
What do Marilyn Monroe, Sharon Tate, and Robert F. Kennedy have in common?...
How Big Tech Inherited Eugenics: Anita Say Chan on Algorithmic Bias, Data Colonialism & Techno-Eugenics
In this powerful episode of For the Love of History, host TC is joined by scholar and author Dr. Anita Say Chan to explore the unsettling historical r...
Hypatia: Math, Murder, and Misogyny
🎙 Sisters in STEM: The Truth About Hypatia (No, She Wasn’t a Math Babe Martyr)
Who really was Hypatia of Alexandria? A fourth-century philosophe...
5th Year Anniversary Live Q&A
I can't thank this community enough, thank you for giving me a voice, thank you for helping me give a voice to the voiceless of the past, and thank yo...
The Worst Jobs in History | Groom of the Stool, Tosher, Match Stick Girl
🛑 Step away from the keyboard, put down your lukewarm coffee, and get ready for a journey through the most stomach-churning, backbreaking, and downri...
The Ghost Brush | Hokusai's Daughter and Hidden Collaborator Katsushika Oi
It's time for some hidden history, dear one!! Did you know one of Japan’s most famous artists had a secret weapon? And no, it wasn’t just his paintbru...
Victorian Nipple Rings: A Tale of Fashion, Status & Scandal
Hold onto your corsets and brace yourself for some historical spice, because today we’re talking about Victorian nipple rings. Yes, you read that righ...
Periods and Contraception in the 18th Century with Mina Moriarty
Grab your smelling salts, delicious doughnuts, because we’re diving into the scandalous, bizarre, and often horrifying world of 18th-century reproduct...
Empress Baddie | The Pirate Queen Teuta
Ahoy, history besties! Ready to set sail into the chaotic and badass world of piracy? But forget the bearded, rum-guzzling captains of the 1600s—this...
Musok | The Legacy and History of Korean Shamanism a Religion of Resistance
When the world told them to sit down, they danced. When their voices were silenced, they sang. When religion and government tried to erase them, they...
Kinky History | a chat with Author and Sex Historian Esmé Louise James
Buckle up, history besties—this episode is not safe for work (unless you’ve got headphones and a rebellious streak). We’re diving deep into the histor...
Ancient Booty Calls and WTF Aphrodisiacs | weird history of love and dating
Happy Valentine’s Day, history besties! Whether you’re blissfully in love, dodging dating apps like a pro, or just here for the weird history (respect...
Kidnapped at Sea | The Story of David Henry White By Andrew Sillen
Welcome to For the Love of History! In this episode, we dive into a lesser-known yet fascinating tale of maritime history with author and archaeologis...
London's Most Fashionable and Fierce All Women Gang | The 40 Elephants
Welcome back, my delicious doughnut! 🍩 This week, we’re peeling back the velvet curtain on one of London's most scandalous and fabulous crime syndic...
The Bloody and Unnecessarily Difficult History of Surgery
Welcome back, dear one! This week, we’re scrubbing in and diving scalpels-first into the history of surgery. From ancient skull drilling to the OG rhi...
Tattoo Traditions of Asia | Author Interview with Tattoo Anthropologist Lars Krutak
Welcome, history besties and ink enthusiasts! This week on For the Love of History, we’re taking a deep dive into the fascinating world of tattoo anth...
Aspesia | The hidden teacher of Socrates and the most brilliant woman in Athens
Did you know that Socrates—yes, that Socrates—had a teacher who was a woman? And not just any woman, but Aspasia of Miletus, the queen of ancient phil...
Minoan Matriarchy: Was Crete ruled by thicc nature mommies?
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Welcome back, dear one! Season 10 kicks off with a bang as we hop into our time mac...
Christmas Krampus | The Dark Side of Holiday Traditions and Germany's Weird Holidays
It’s time for a creepy, cozy Christmas! In this episode of For the Love of History, we delve into the chilling legend of Krampus, the infamous counter...