Cleopatra | It's the Trojan Horse, but Horny
Hot take to start the show: every man who has ever lost his entire mind over a woman has blamed her for it. Two thousand years ago that energy started a civil war, ended with Julius Caesar getting sta...
15 Maj 1h 18min
De Clare: Too Much Power, Too Few Cousins
This week, we’re diving into the chaotic world of the De Clare sisters, one of medieval England’s most powerful families. What starts as inheritance drama quickly turns into royal favoritism, politica...
6 Maj 49min
Sid & Nancy | Punk Isn't Dead But These Two Sure Are
Patreon Bonus Episode. The year is 1978, and apparently the hottest relationship trend is mutual destruction.JoLynne and Amanda ruin history with the chaotic, toxic, and wildly overrated romance of SI...
29 Apr 1h 19min
Gilded Age Mansions: Wealth, Labor, & Dark Truths
What were Gilded Age mansions really hiding?In this episode of Barely Historical, we dive into the outrageous world of America’s most extravagant homes—built during the late 1800s by names like the Va...
23 Apr 51min
Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 | Brown Paint, Horses, & Bed Rafts
The year is 1919. Boston is minding its business when a 50-foot tank full of molasses says, “absolutely not.”JoLynne and Amanda ruin history with a literal syrup tsunami, corporate negligence, and the...
15 Apr 32min
Ostara | Easter, Rabbits & the Truth About Spring
Every spring, humans suddenly feel the urge to reset their lives. We clean our houses, change our routines, and convince ourselves we’re becoming better people overnight. But this isn’t random. It’s a...
3 Apr 58min
NASA Trusted Her With Space But Not A Bathroom | Katherine Johnson & The Colored Computers Sign | 1950s Virginia"
Imagine being so good at math that the federal government trusts you to calculate whether astronauts survive reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.Orbital mechanics. Launch windows. Trajectory equations. Re...
4 Mars 44min
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre | Fake Cops, Highball the Dog, Raccoon Bootlegger
This Valentine’s Day, Barely Historical is skipping the roses and going straight to the gunfire.In this episode, Jo and Amanda dive into one of the most infamous crimes in American history: the St. Va...
11 Feb 56min
