Historical AF

By historicalafpod

A historian & some special guests hit the giggle water to deliver the funny, weird, eerie, & morbid historical nuggets you never knew you needed in your earholes!... more

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How many episodes does Historical AF have?

The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.

Historical AF episodes:

November 07, 2024 Where did I go?
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March 27, 2022Nerdy AF: Cryptid Party
Welcome to a special Nerdy AF with some very special guests... my PATREON FAMILY!
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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February 27, 2022Birthdays Part Three: R-Rated Art History & Boxer Dog Origins
Welcome to part three of my birthday theme! This week I am joined again by Zeke and it goes off the rails quick. We kick off the episode with another eggplant tale and take a hard turn into the history of our first born boxer dog.
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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46min
December 30, 2021Birthdays Part Two: Ozark Hoo Hoos & Pet Alligators
Welcome to part two of my birthday theme! This week I am joined by Wining About Herstory to chat cryptids and birthday traditions!
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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1h
December 09, 2021Birthdays Part One: Bad Santa & Horny Toads
Welcome to part one of my birthday theme! This week I am joined by Zeke aka my husband for a Santa heist and a legendary lizard.
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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1h 4min
November 28, 2021Mini Nugg: Torture Devices
The brief and horrid history of thumbscrews and the Pear of Anguish!
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
Sources
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/10-animals-with-opposable-thumbs-and-why-its-so-rare/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbscrew_(torture)
https://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-torture-devices/thumbscrew-torture/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/thumbscrew
https://www.maas.museum/inside-the-collection/2013/03/18/instrument-of-torture-the-thumbscrew/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/pear-of-anguish
https://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-torture-devices/pear-torture-device/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear_of_anguishhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/pear-of-anguish https://www.medievalists.net/2016/03/why-medieval-torture-devices-are-not-medieval/
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November 15, 2021Nursery Rhymes Part Three: Bridges, Sacrifices, & Medieval Torture Devices
Welcome to Nursery Rhymes Part Three with Liz from Human Seeking Human Podcast! Brace yourself for some dark origins of two more tales: London Bridge and Mary Mary Quite Contrary!
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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48min
October 31, 2021Happy Halloween: Haunted Hotels& Hot Syphilis Water
Happy Halloween! Ashley and I are here to deliver two haunted as hell hotels for your holiday enjoyment! Ashley kicks it off with the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas and Kyna tops us off with the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas!
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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1h 34min
October 24, 2021Nursery Rhymes Part Two: Dark & Twisty Tale of Mice & Plagues
Welcome to Nursery Rhymes Part Two with Ye Olde Crime Podcast! Brace yourself for some dark origins of two more tales: Three Blind Mice and Ring Around the Roise!
Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod
Review the podcast and you can win an "If you know, you know" tote bag! Just email [email protected] showing you left that review and you are entered!
Want to send stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998
STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here:
https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings
https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy
Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to [email protected]!
We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/
For hnnd-made merch by yours truly, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations
To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!!
Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!
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October 22, 2021 Another Announcement
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5min

FAQs about Historical AF:

How many episodes does Historical AF have?

The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.