Episodes
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Episode 13 - is Alexander the Great, you know, *hand point* (Happy Pride Month🏳️🌈)
spoiler ... yes he is Happy Pride Month everyone!! Enjoy this ep on Alexander the Great's relationship with his best of bros Hephaestion
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mini ep #6 - don't mess with offerings to Jupiter (Ancient Roman Laws)
heyyyyyy i'm back. enjoy learning abt funny Roman laws & also watching my brain go in 50 different directions
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Episode 12 - The Chinese Massacre of 1871
Content warning: episode contains descriptions of violence and lynching. amidst the recent violence against the Asian community within the US, I thought it would be important to do an episode looking at part of the history surrounding American violence against Asian-Americans. This is a summary…
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mini ep #5 - exit, pursued by a (polar) bear
Did the actor of Antigonus in Shakespeare's play "A Winter's Tale" actually get chased off stage by a bear? idk maybe find out in this episode!
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Episode 11 - The 10 plagues, egyptian gods, & the prince of egypt
hiii this episode is about the 10 biblical plagues of Egypt & how they correlate with some of the Egyptian gods worshipped at the time. Also, a few moments of me expressing my love for the movie Prince of Egypt. enjoy!
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Episode 10 - An African Samurai, & riots in the damn capital, but make it Japan in the 1500s (happy BHM)
'tis about Yasuke, the first African Samurai during the late 1500s in Japan This was actually really fun & interesting to research so I hope you enjoyyyyyyy
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Episode 9 - idk man the gods said i could rule for a while (the Mandate of Heaven)
The Mandate of Heaven? Hammurabi's stele? Louis XIV's chicken legs? All that and more on this episode of Kiera's History Tour
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Episode 8 - A Soccer Match Over No Man's Land; Christmas Special
Happy Christmas everyone. Enjoy a quick episode about the 1914 Christmas Truce during WW1. The tone of this episode shifts dramatically at random points so have fun with that. Also, bonus points if you can hear my cat in the background
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Episode 7 - Tisquantum, & Other Things I Didn't Learn in History Class
All about Tisquantum, Massasoit, the MayFlower, & the First Thanksgiving (kinda)
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Mini ep #4 - Samhain, Halloween, & Why We Carve Pumpkins
Happy Samhain/Halloween everyone. Enjoy this Halloween story/myth/tradition
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Episode 6 - Sobekneferu (& other Egyptian queens)
Hey look this is still a thing. Enjoy this episode on the Egyptian 12th dynasty female King Sobekneferu/Neferusobek. This one was actually really fun to research cause this time period is my favorite. Enjoy! have suggesstions or requests? email me at "[email protected]" or dm me on...
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Mini ep #3 - The Stonewall Riots
Happy pride month! Keep fighting for our rights, & enjoy a small episode on the Stonewall riots (to be honest I don't remember learning about them in APUSH)
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Episode 5 - 1918 Influenza Pandemic
The world is on fire right now so why not talk about another time where something very similar happened. Maybe understanding the 1918 pandemic can help up understand this one a little more
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Episode 4 - The Harlem Renaissance; Black History Month Special
Happy black history month, In honor, I wanted to do a slightly longer episode dedicated to one of the most important "revolutions" in US history, the Harlem Renaissance. If anything, listen because I put some music in
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Episode 3 - The Ramayana
Does this count as history? I'm not sure! But it's fun to learn about and an interesting story so enjoy a (moderate/bad) retelling of The Ramayana, an epic poem on Ancient India
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Mini ep #2 - B.R. Ambedkar
A quick overview of B.R. Ambedkar, a really neat Indian social reformer who helped an entire caste gain rights. I'm not sure how well known he is, so I felt like doing an episode is important
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Episode 2 - Operation Menu
Operation Menu, or the Menu Bombings, was a series of covert bombing raids over Cambodia. I also manage to talk mostly about everything else except the bombings, including the Tet Offensive and a few other wars. Although not the happiest episode, I hope you enjoy
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Mini ep #1 - Lakshmi
The first mini-episode! Listen for just a quick overview of the Goddess Lakshmi, a Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity
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Episode 1 - Henry VII
A (semi-detailed, hopefully accurate) summary of Henry VII, the first Tudor Monarch
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Episode 0 - Hi, I suppose
Hey everyone, Welcome to Kiera's History Tour. I hope you'll find something to enjoy here as I talk about random bits of history I find interesting.
About this show
A podcast for anyone and everyone who enjoys history (or just needs help studying for an exam). From Mesopotamia to Medieval Kings to the Cold War, I hope you'll find something to enjoy here
Hosted by
Kiera Martin
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