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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 to activist profiles, turkey...

Men invented high heels. Men made them a power symbol. Then men decided women should wear them instead. Classic. In this episode of For the...

From professional fart scapegoats to the workers who literally built civilization from the ground up. Edo Japan's labor history is wild, gro...

Did we invent glasses, or did we invent the problem that makes us need them? 👓 From bone goggles carved by the Inuit 2,000 years ago to the...

Were warrior women real—or is that just a myth we’ve been told for centuries? From the legendary Amazons of Greek myth to the very real Scyt...

Six years. SIX. YEARS. 🎉 And somehow… we’re still here, still talking about history, and now—✨we’ve finally released the intern from the ed...

What if one of the most powerful warlords in the ancient Maya world… was a woman? In this episode of For the Love of History, we dive deep i...

What does Spirited Away actually mean? And who—or what—is No-Face really supposed to be? In this episode of For the Love of History, we dive...

When most people think of alchemy, they imagine a medieval wizard desperately trying to turn lead into gold. But the real story of alchemy i...

What happens when a racist A**hole tells your history?! Well, your religion and mythology get missinterepretted for a couple hundred years u...

The Gothic novel didn’t emerge from nowhere. As women’s literacy rates rose in the late 18th and 19th centuries, so did a powerful new readi...

How could something so small hold so much power!? This week, let's hop in the time machine to discover how something so small and seemingly...

It's a miracle the Olympic Games continued after the absolute clusterf*ck that was its early history. From near-death marathons to shady org...

I've found Yzma's llama potion, and I'm taking it back to the 13th century!! Yes, beloved, we're going to Emperor's New Groove it in this ep...

Say hello to spicy TK this episode because I have MAD beef with the Japanese Imperial Household Agency and their very dumb rules! But beside...

Japanese tattoos are loved around the world, but reviled in Japan. WHY!? How did that happen? In this week's episode, TK explores the histor...

Japanese tattoos are loved around the world, but reviled in Japan. WHY!? How did that happen? In this week's episode, TK explores the histor...

Welcome, history bestie, to the season 12 premiere!! I'm TK, your tour guide to the past, and today we're starting this season off strong wi...

Welcome, history bestie, to the season 12 premiere!! I'm TK, your tour guide to the past, and today we're starting this season off strong wi...

Before Anne Bonny. Before Grace O’Malley. There was Sayyida al-Hurra — the Pirate Queen of the Mediterranean. In this episode of For the Lov...

They flew with no lights, no radios, and no parachutes. Their planes were made of wood, covered in canvas, and could barely outrun a speedin...

Prepare to clutch your pumpkin spice latte a little tighter, friend, because today we’re diving into the chaotic, deadly, and surprisingly d...

Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population are women — but did you know the world’s first university was founded by a woman? 🤯 Meet Fa...

Ever wonder how Japanese tattoos went from sacred symbols to signs of crime—and back again? Grab your matcha and settle in, because we’re di...

What if surfing wasn’t just a sport—but a sacred form of healing, power, and rebellion led by women? 🏄♀️✨ In this archive episode of For t...

Happy Spooky Season, dear one! This week, in our Season 11 Finale, we are exploring a question that has been on my mind for quite some time....

In this powerful episode of For the Love of History, we travel through time to uncover the history of breast cancer — from ancient Egyptian...

In this powerful episode of For the Love of History, we travel through time to uncover the history of breast cancer — from ancient Egyptian...

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...

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 H...

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 H...

Pharmacy didn’t start with white coats and sterile counters—it began with beer, clay tablets, and a lot of very questionable ingredients. In...

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 beaut...

What do Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke and Japanese yokai have in common? A whole lot of wild spirits, messy gods, and deeper cultural ro...

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 fai...

Was Queen Ranavalona I really the “Mad Queen of Madagascar”… or just a brilliant ruler smeared by colonial propaganda? In this episode of Fo...

Ever been killed by coffee? Poisoned by pepper? Drowned by molasses?! Welcome to the most unappetizing episode of the century. In this delig...

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 div...

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 div...

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 th...

Think Cinderella started with Disney? Think again. In this episode of For the Love of History, we’re diving deep into the ancient, magical,...

Welcome to Season 11! In this episode, we’re diving into the truth behind Atlantis—no glowing crystals or ancient aliens here. Just mytholog...

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 seducti...

💌 Episode Summary Before Instagram poets and moody notebook scribbles, there was Sappho—the original lyric poet who set hearts (and histori...

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 nig...

Welcome, delicious donuts! 🍩 In this episode of For the Love of History, we’re unraveling the fascinating story behind The Dressmakers of L...

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...

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 Se...

What do Catholic women in the Balkans, tattooed mummies in the Philippines, and Arctic medicinal ink have in common? They've all left their...

There would be no true crime without this man!! What do Marilyn Monroe, Sharon Tate, and Robert F. Kennedy have in common? They were all inv...

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 hi...