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- 2020
- First episode
About Happy Hour History
Because the past wasn't dry! Join us for a comedy history podcast as host Kayden attempts to bring to life the craziest and most amazing tales from history so she can turn all her friends into massive history nerds too. Sorry, mom!
- Publisher
- Kayden MR
- Category
- comedy · education · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 18 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 29 Apr 2021
Latest episodes
10 episodes in the feed.
29 Apr 2021
29. Catherine the Great Part 2: The Enlightened Despot
Kayden and Sarah finish out Catherine's story
24 Jan 2021
28. Catherine the Great Part 1: German, Russian, Wife, Lover
Kayden and Sarah — who was the inspiration for this podcast! — chat in this episode about Russia's HBIC Catherine the Great. Together, we cover her childhood, her move to Russia, and the tumultuous relationships she had with her husband, her aunt-in-law, and a couple of lovers. MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod (https://twitter.com/happyhistorypod (https://twitter.com/happyhistorypod)) Instagram @happyhourhistorypod (https://www.instagram.com/happyhourhistorypod/ (https://www.instagram.com/happyhourhistorypod/)) Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/HappyHourHistoryPod/ (https://www.facebook.com/HappyHourHistoryPod/)) Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com
11 Oct 2020
27. Miriam Makeba Part 2: Mama Africa
Kayden and Kara are back to talk about the second half of Miriam Makeba's life, including her many years in exile from South Africa, her contentious relationship with the United States, and the amazing work she did for the African identity. Enjoy a few musical interludes, too! MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod (https://twitter.com/happyhistorypod (https://twitter.com/happyhistorypod)) Instagram @happyhourhistorypod (https://www.instagram.com/happyhourhistorypod/ (https://www.instagram.com/happyhourhistorypod/)) Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/HappyHourHistoryPod/ (https://www.facebook.com/HappyHourHistoryPod/)) Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com Links to songs mentioned: The Click Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ode6imhNKQ&feature=share (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ode6imhNKQ&feature=share) Pata Pata - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBJVVhn7iuo&feature=share (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBJVVhn7iuo&feature=share) Follow Kara - https://twitter.com/KaraDiDomizio (https://twitter.com/KaraDiDomizio) And Time Travel Talks - https://twitter.com/TimeTravelTalks (https://twitter.com/TimeTravelTalks)
22 Sept 2020
26. Miriam Makeba Part 1: Sophiatown is Gone (and so is Miriam)
Welcome back for our (unofficial) season 2 as Kayden is joined by podcast aficionado Kara to learn all about South African singer Miriam Makeba. Jam along to some hits throughout the podcast, too! MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod Instagram @happyhourhistorypod Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com Links to songs mentioned: Lakutshon Ilanga — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99wc8LGDpw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99wc8LGDpw) Lovely Lies — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSoDEqSNL5E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSoDEqSNL5E) Sophiatown is Gone — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRycpD8aHN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRycpD8aHN8)
4 Jun 2020
BLM: How Confederate Memorials have Rewritten History
This is an unusual episode for an unusual time in the world. Today, I'll be focusing on the history of Confederate statues as they relate to the Lost Cause myth, which is actively harmful to America's black community. This was the subject of my undergraduate research, though I am not an expert. For more information, please look towards the following resources: SPLC, "Whose Heritage? Public Symbols Of The Confederacy", Southern Poverty Law Center https://www.splcenter.org/20190201/whose-heritage-public-symbols-confederacy (https://www.splcenter.org/20190201/whose-heritage-public-symbols-confederacy) Savage, Kirk, "The Politics Of Memory: Black Emancipation And The Civil War Monument", in Commemorations: The Politics Of National Identity (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994) NAACP, "When 'Heritage' Means Hate", NAACP.Org (http://NAACP.Org), 2017 https://www.naacp.org/field-resources/confederate-symbols/ (https://www.naacp.org/field-resources/confederate-symbols/) Misztal, Barbara A., "Memory And Democracy", American Behavioral Scientist, 48 (2005), 1320-1338 https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764205277011 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764205277011) Mills, Cynthia, Monuments To The Lost Cause: Women, Art, And The Landscapes Of Southern Memory (Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2003) Mihr, Anja, Transitional Justice: Between Criminal Justice, Atonement And Democracy (Utrecht: Utrecht University, 2012) Freed Wessler, Seth, and Brian Palmer, "The Costs Of The Confederacy", Smithsonian, 2018 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/costs-confederacy-special-report-180970731/ (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/costs-confederacy-special-report-180970731/) Fitzhugh Brundage, W., "Woman's Hand At Heart And Deathless Love: White Women And The Commemorative Impulse In The New South", in Monuments To The Lost Cause: Women, Art, And The Landscapes Of Southern Memory (Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2003) Cox, Karen L, Dixie's Daughters (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2003) Bishir, Catherine W., "A Strong Force Of Ladies: Women, Politics, And Confederate Memorial Associations In Nineteenth-Century Raleigh", in Monuments To The Lost Cause: Women, Art, And The Landscapes Of Southern Memory (Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2003) Also some important causes to donate to if you can: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/ (https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/) https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ (https://www.joincampaignzero.org/) https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory (https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory) https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd?refcode=cwg (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd?refcode=cwg) Thank you for being cool with the changes occurring in this podcast. I always hope to be doing the most that I can with the options that are available to me, so I'm glad to be able to use this little community to share knowledge. Truth to power.
6 Apr 2020
24. Emperor Nero Supplemental: What an Artist Dies in Me
When the story gets a bit too long, some things have to be cut. In Agrippina's case, it's her son Nero. What happened after Agrippina's death that couldn't make the episode? Listen to the supplemental with Kayden, Holly, and Caro to find out. MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — INCLUDING MARIE ANTOINETTE MERCH! Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod Instagram @happyhourhistorypod Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com
4 Apr 2020
23. Agrippina the Younger Part 2: Game of Rome
Kayden is joined by Holly and Caro for this monster of an episode to finish up the story of Agrippina the Younger. There's no cooler last words than "Smite My Womb", and we know it. Check out the Nero Supplemental for the rest of his story too. You're gonna wanna hear about the kicking thing. MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — INCLUDING MARIE ANTOINETTE MERCH! Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod Instagram @happyhourhistorypod Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com
5 Mar 2020
22. Agrippina the Younger Part 1: Daughter of Rome
Kayden is joined by Holly this episode to talk about one of Ancient Rome's coolest empresses: Julia Agrippina. Anyone who says something as baller as "Let [my son] kill me, just let him rule" in response to prophecy is too cool to imagine. MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — INCLUDING MARIE ANTOINETTE MERCH! Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod Instagram @happyhourhistorypod Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com
28 Feb 2020
21. Harriet Tubman Part 2: The Forgotten Union Spy
Kayden and Kai are back for part 2 of Harriet Tubman's amazing life. From Underground Railroad conductor to Union spy to suffragist and philanthropist.... and she still had time to make a living baking pies. Give this woman her money and put her on the money. MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — INCLUDING MARIE ANTOINETTE MERCH! Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod Instagram @happyhourhistorypod Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com
18 Feb 2020
20. Harriet Tubman Part 1: The Conductor to Freedom
It's Black History month, which is the perfect time to discuss one of America's greatest badasses: Harriet Tubman. Born a third-generation slave, Harriet would face adversity her entire life, but made remarkable achievements in helping numerous people to escape to freedom. Put this lady on the money already! MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE — INCLUDING MARIE ANTOINETTE MERCH! Follow this link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast (https://www.teepublic.com/user/happyhourhistorypodcast) Join the Patreon and receive bonus episodes and content! https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod (https://www.patreon.com/happyhourhistorypod) Thank you to all of the fans and patrons of the show. Please rate, review, and follow any of the below forms of social media! Twitter @happyhistorypod Instagram @happyhourhistorypod Facebook Happy Hour History Podcast Email happyhourhistorypod@gmail.com
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