Barely Historical is a comedy podcast where two lifelong friends pick a year, dive in, and immediately regret it. Amanda and JoLynne drag the past through the mud, from Salem to the Spice Girls, covering pop culture, scandals, disasters, and all the weird moments that never made it into your textbook. It’s history told by people who probably shouldn’t be trusted with it, but at least you’ll laugh while you learn. Expect games, chaotic commentary, and stories that prove the past was just as unhinged as the present.
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Stranger Things Works Because the '80s Were Actually Horrifying | MKUltra, Satanic Panic, & Why Eddie Munson Had to Die | Midwest 1980s (01:08:09)
What if Stranger Things isn’t just a nostalgic monster show, but a remix of real government experiments, moral panic, and 1980s paranoia?In this episode of Barely Historical, Amanda and JoLynne ruin the real history behind Stranger Things, from MKUltra and the Montauk Project to Dungeons & Dragons fear campaigns, heavy metal hysteria, and the very real Satanic Panic that destroyed lives in the 1980s.This isn’t a recap episode.It’s a “wait… this actually happened?” episode.We dig into the real CIA mind-control experiments that inspired Hawkins Lab, why the Montauk Project conspiracy theory mirrors Stranger Things almost beat for beat, and how sensory deprivation tanks, psychic kids, and Cold War paranoia weren’t fiction. We talk about how Dungeons & Dragons, metal music, and “weird kids” became public enemy number one, why Eddie Munson is the perfect stand-in for every 80s scapegoat, and how moral panic spreads faster than facts.We also get into the Satanic Panic, the McMartin Preschool Trial, and how fear, bad therapy, and authority figures ruined innocent lives. Plus malls, arcades, mixtapes, Walkmans, Kate Bush, Metallica, and why music in the 80s wasn’t background noise. It was survival.This episode covers Stranger Things historical accuracy, MKUltra explained, the Montauk Project conspiracy, Satanic Panic in the 1980s, Dungeons & Dragons moral panic, heavy metal hysteria, Eddie Munson and scapegoating, and 80s teen culture through a very chaotic lens.Stranger Things works because it’s built on real fear. The government really did experiment on people. Communities really did turn on outsiders. Moral panics really did destroy lives. The monsters were never the scariest part.If you like your history accurate, chaotic, and slightly unhinged, support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and deeper spirals. Visit barelyhistorical.com for episodes, updates, and everything we’re ruining next. You can also email us your thoughts, corrections, or conspiracy theories at oops@barelyhistorical.com. Yes, we read them. No, we won’t stop.Follow us wherever you ruin history, and if this episode made you rethink Stranger Things, send it to the friend who cried over Eddie Munson, the cousin who still thinks D&D is satanic, or the uncle who swears the Montauk Project was real.Let’s ruin the past.
NYE | Glitter, Midnight & Superstitions (00:36:58)
New Year’s Eve has never been chill.In this episode of Barely Historical, hosts JoLynne and Amanda explore the strange, dark, and often unhinged history of New Year’s Eve superstitions from around the world. Long before glitter, champagne, and countdown clocks, people genuinely believed that what you ate, cleaned, wore, said, or touched on New Year’s Eve could determine your luck, wealth, health, or survival for the entire year.We break down real historical traditions and cultural superstitions, including black-eyed peas, grapes at midnight, silence rituals, first-footing, forbidden cleaning, money rules, and why people feared starting the year “wrong.” Along the way, we play Fact or Folklore, separating real historical beliefs from complete nonsense, and examine why humans have always been desperate to control the future with rituals, rules, and vibes.This episode covers:New Year’s Eve superstitions throughout historyCultural traditions from Europe, Asia, and beyondAncient beliefs about luck, fate, money, and misfortuneWhy New Year’s anxiety is not a modern inventionWeird history explained with humor, sarcasm, and opinionsIf you love weird history, dark humor podcasts, cultural folklore, or learning why people used to panic over laundry and doorways, this episode is for you.Hosts: JoLynne & AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comTagline: Let’s ruin history.
Anastasia & The Romanovs | Basements, Bats, & Bayonets (01:07:35)
There are two types of people in the world:People who accept that Anastasia Romanov died in 1918…and people who saw the animated movie once and said absolutely not.In this episode, Amanda and Jo finally confront the Romanov story that emotionally ruined them as children and refuses to die on TikTok. We break down what actually happened to Anastasia, why the survival myth took over the world, and how a real-life mass execution somehow turned into a musical with a talking bat.This is not a cozy history episode.We cover the rise and violent collapse of the Romanov dynasty, Rasputin as a deeply unwashed cult leader (not an undead wizard), the execution in the Ipatiev House, and the decades of impostors who convinced themselves and sometimes entire countries that Anastasia survived.We also ruin your childhood by explaining exactly why the DNA evidence killed the myth forever.Sorry in advance.Here’s what we get into:• Why millennial women are still feral about the 1997 Anastasia movie• The Romanov dynasty and how 300 years of autocracy ends in a basement• Rasputin as a cult leader, political liability, definitely not magic• The Ipatiev House and what the Bolsheviks wrote on the walls• Why jewels sewn into corsets made the execution worse• The execution of Nicholas II, Alexandra, their children, and servants• How the survival myth started and why Anastasia became the symbol• Anna Anderson and the longest identity con in modern history• DNA testing in the 1990s and 2000s that ruined everyone’s favorite conspiracy• Why cartoons lie better than historyWe also play:• History or Cartoon Propaganda• Rasputin, Influencer, or Cult LeaderContent note: This episode discusses execution, violence, genocide, and historical trauma. We are funny but the history is not.If you like dark history with zero reverence, ruining childhood favorites, conspiracies that fall apart under DNA testing, History TikTok discourse that needs adult supervision, or podcasts that say “bayoneted in a basement” out loud, you’re in the right place.Follow Barely Historical wherever you ruin history:TikTok, Instagram, YouTube: @BarelyHistoricalPodcastSupport the chaos on Patreon for bonus episodes and worse decisions:https://www.patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalLeave a review if you learned something.Leave a review if you didn’t but laughed anyway.Let’s ruin the past.
The Stolen History of Christmas | Mistletoe Sex, Jesus Stickers, & Audacity (00:56:13)
🎄 How Christmas Was StolenThis week on Barely Historical, Amanda and JoLynne are sharing a full Patreon-style deep dive for free as a Christmas gift.Christmas history is messier than most people realize. Long before it became a Christian holiday, pagan winter solstice celebrations like Saturnalia and Yule shaped the traditions we still associate with Christmas today.In this episode, we break down the pagan origins of Christmas and how Christianity absorbed existing winter traditions instead of erasing them, creating the holiday we recognize now.• Why winter was dangerous and terrifying in the ancient world• How Saturnalia influenced gift giving, feasting, and public chaos• What Yule actually looked like in Norse and Germanic cultures• Why December 25 was chosen for Christmas• Which pagan traditions were kept, banned, or quietly rebranded• How figures like Santa and Krampus evolved from earlier folklore• Why modern Christmas traditions are still deeply rooted in pagan practicesThis episode is not about telling anyone how to celebrate Christmas.It is about understanding where Christmas traditions came from and why they survived.Normally, this level of deep dive lives on our Patreon. We are releasing it on the main feed as a holiday thank you.https://www.patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalBonus episodes, darker history, visuals, and behind-the-scenes chaos.https://barelyhistorical.comHappy Saturnalia.Happy Yule.Let’s ruin the past.Amanda & JoLynneIn this episode, we cover:💀 Support the show on Patreon🌐 Learn more about the show
336 CE Rome: Constantine, Arius, and the First Dec 25 Christmas (00:38:35)
Welcome back to Barely Historical, the comedy history podcast where we ruin the past one year at a time. This episode drops us into 336 CE Rome and the chaos of the late Roman Empire, when Christianity is less “faith” and more “power play.”We unpack the Arian controversy and the priest Arius, whose theology split the early church and sparked a years long political and religious meltdown. Emperor Constantine tries to force a reconciliation, bishops start praying for their enemies to die (normal behavior, apparently), and then 336 delivers one of history’s most infamous public deaths that may or may not have been poison.Also in this year: Constantine preps a massive holy war against Persia that never even happens, commissions a literal mobile church tent for the battlefield, and we hit the first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25 (yes, layered right on top of existing pagan festivals). Then we wrap with a “day in the life” in 336, comparing a wealthy Christian woman in Rome to a pagan farmer who has no clue any of this is happening.If you love Roman history, Constantine, early Christianity drama, weird deaths, and two women reacting to it with sarcasm and facts, this one’s for you.Follow, rate, and review Barely Historical and share this episode with your friend who thinks about the Roman Empire every day.Hosts: JoLynne & AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comTagline: Let’s ruin history.
Victorian Christmas cards were not cozy snowmen and Hallmark hearts. They were dead robins, frogs with firearms, demonic turnips, Krampus kidnappings, and families roasting in hell… all wishing you a “Merry Christmas.”In this Patreon only episode of Barely Historical, Jolynne and Amanda dive into the bizarre history of Victorian Christmas cards, from Sir Henry Cole and the Penny Post to the golden age of chromolithography chaos in the 1870s–1890s. We break down why Victorians thought violent, morbid, and horny holiday art was hilarious, how it tied to class anxiety and death obsession, and what finally killed off the creepy cards after World War I.If you like weird history, dark holiday traditions, Victorian era absurdity, Krampus lore, and vintage ephemera, this one’s your festive fever dream. Share it with someone who thinks modern Christmas cards are boring… and remind them it could be frogs with guns and dead postman robins.Follow us wherever you ruin history.Instagram: @barelyhistoricalpodcastTikTok: @barelyhistoricalpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comCredits Hosts: JoLynne and AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalTheme music: Licensed track
1883 United States | Bridges, Bandits, & B*tches (01:18:36)
The year is 1883. Volcanoes are exploding, bridges are causing stampedes, and a stagecoach robber is leaving poetry like a Victorian theater kid on the loose. JoLynne and Amanda ruin one of the most chaotic years of the Gilded Age the only way we know how. With research, sarcasm, and at least one questionable opinion about what counts as progress.This episode has it all.• Krakatoa turning the sky into a global murder mystery• A bridge that caused panic without collapsing once• Time zones that finally told America what time it was• A finishing school girl who wouldn’t survive one Tuesday today• A railroad worker who deserved more than this country ever gave him• Black Bart’s crime scene poetry (yes, really)And if this wasn’t enough historical unhinged energy for you, our Patreon episode this week goes full holiday madness.Yes. The Victorians invented the Christmas season as we know it. Yes. Their cards were insane. Frogs stabbing each other. Dead birds. Children in danger. Santa behaving like he needed supervision. It is festive, it is dark, and it proves that holiday chaos has always been in style.Join our Patreon to hear the full episode and support the show:patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalYou get:• Weekly bonus episodes• Early access to main feed episodes• Uncut tangents and crimes against transitions• A community of people who ruin history responsibly00:00 Cold Open03:40 Welcome to 188325:00 Presidents, corruption, and the Garfield medical nightmare33:00 Brooklyn Bridge stampede35:00 Krakatoa goes full villain45:00 A Day in the Life1:08:00 Crime, but make it poetry1:35:00 The Gilded Age was just capitalism in a corset1:46:00 “How’d I Go”1:50:00 WrapHosts: JoLynne & AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comTagline: Let’s ruin history.🎄 Patreon Bonus: Crazy Victorian Christmas Cards
Mother's Little Helpers |Dear Abby, Dissociation, & Don Draper (00:24:18)
The 1950s and 60s looked cute on the outside.Pastels. Casseroles. Aprons.Inside the house?Mid-century America was held together with Valium, denial, and whatever advice Dear Abby tossed into the newspaper that week.In this sneak peek of our Patreon-only dark history episode, JoLynne and Amanda dig into the real story behind Mother’s Little Helpers.Tranquilizers marketed to exhausted housewives.Doctors handing out pills like parade candy.Don Draper levels of dissociation.And the cultural pressure that shaped women’s lives in 1950s and 1960s America.This preview stops right before things get darker, messier, and too honest for the main feed.To hear the full deep dive into women’s history, mid-century medicine, and the ghosts patriarchy left behind, join us on Patreon for History But Make It Worse.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BarelyHistoricalEmail: oops@barelyhistorical.comLet’s ruin the past.
1963 | Vacuums, Vows, & Vitamin D (00:52:38)
1963 looks polished in the photos. Pastel dresses, church picnics, men in suits who definitely smell like cigarettes and bad coffee. Underneath, it is a year of civil rights marches, Cold War nerves, televised grief, and housewives being told a vacuum is the ultimate romantic gesture.In this episode of Barely Historical, Jo and Amanda walk through 1963 like a yearbook you are not sure you actually want to sign. We cover the March on Washington, JFK’s assassination and the national gut punch that followed, the space race energy at NASA, zip codes, lava lamps, tab soda, and why teens were about to turn music into a full personality. Along the way we drag vintage magazine ads, side eye “for the woman who has everything” appliances, and peek at the pressure building behind those picture perfect suburban lives.You will get: civil rights, Cold War tension, pop culture, politics, and a NASA engineer vs radio DJ “day in the life” that makes it painfully clear who is saving the world and who is just spinning vinyl and vibes. At the end we tease our Patreon deep dive on “Mother’s Little Helper” and why 50s and 60s housewives were not just “tired,” they were medicated.If you like your history accurate, opinionated, and slightly disrespectful to bad design and worse men, you are in the right place.Follow us wherever you ruin history.Instagram: @barelyhistoricalpodcast TikTok: @barelyhistoricalpodcast Patreon: patreon.com/barelyhistorical Contact: oops@barelyhistorical.comCredits Hosts: JoLynne and Amanda Produced by Barely Historical Theme music: Licensed track
Macy's Day Parade | Turkeys, Tinsel, and Tradition (00:42:12)
This episode is a special main feed drop that normally lives on our Patreon. Think of it as our little Thanksgiving gift to you.We are taking you back to the very first Macy's Day Parade in 1924. The modern parade sparkle was not there yet. Instead, it featured real animals, stiff costumes, uneven planning, and a crowd that witnessed the earliest version of a tradition that eventually became a holiday giant.In this episode we look at the odd choices, the behind the scenes mess, the questionable logistics, and the strangely charming energy that carried the parade from a simple idea to an annual event millions now watch.It is festive, strange, and full of the kind of history that makes you wonder how any large public event ever survived its early years.Enjoy the full episode and Happy Thanksgiving from Barely Historical.Follow us wherever you ruin history.Instagram: @barelyhistoricalpodcastTikTok: @barelyhistoricalpodcastPatreon: patreon.com/barelyhistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comCreditsHosts: JoLynne and AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalTheme music: Licensed track
1924 New York | Gin, Garbage, & Glamour (00:51:53)
New York in 1924 looks glamorous until you tap it with your fingernail and hear pure hollow chaos underneath. In this episode, Amanda and JoLynne drag you through the smells, the sweat, the speakeasies, the Harlem Renaissance, the class divide, the crime, the corruption, the glitter on top, and the rot beneath. This is not the postcard version of the Roaring Twenties. This is the real one.Inside this episode• What everyday life actually felt like in 1924 New York• Why the entire city smelled like ambition, garbage, and bathtub gin• Harlem’s art scene bursting into history• Prohibition, speakeasies, crime families, corruption, and survival• A rich lady vs worker day in the life at Macy’s• Fact or Folklore• Cost of Chaos• A tease of the first Macy’s Day ParadeFollow us wherever you ruin history.Instagram: @barelyhistoricalpodcastTikTok: @barelyhistoricalpodcastPatreon: patreon.com/barelyhistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comCreditsHosts: JoLynne and AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalTheme music: Licensed track
Chernobyl | Babushkas, Buses, & Birch Trees (00:21:55)
The year is 1986, and Pripyat is about to become the most famous ghost town on Earth. In this Patreon preview, Jo and Amanda break down the real story of the Chernobyl disaster in a way only a dark history podcast could. This is the partial main feed cut. The full episode lives on our Patreon.In this episode, we cover the true events behind the Chernobyl explosion, the evacuation of Pripyat, the firefighters who faced the nuclear core, and the families who lived through one of the worst disasters in modern history. We talk about what the Soviet government hid, how radiation spread, and why Chernobyl still matters today.This preview includes:• What happened in Pripyat the morning after the explosion• How the Chernobyl firefighters were exposed• The truth behind the evacuation and Soviet cover up• Real stories of the babushkas who refused to leave• How a thriving city became an abandoned radioactive zoneFor the full Chernobyl deep dive, join our Patreon.Tier Two and Tier Three get every episode in our “History But Make It Worse” series, including the complete four part Chernobyl story.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barelyhistoricalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/barelyhistoricalpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@barelyhistoricalpodcastEmail: oops@barelyhistorical.comWebsite: https://www.barelyhistorical.comHosts: JoLynne and AmandaBarely Historical. A dark history podcast for people who ruin timelines.Let's Ruin the Past
1986 | Perms, Popcorn, Panic (01:03:20)
Jo arrives in late 1986 as a six pound ball of chaos while Amanda watches from the cosmic waiting room and together they drag you through one of the wildest years of the eighties. In this Barely Historical episode, we talk Challenger, Chernobyl, Reagan era politics, chaotic 80s parenting, working moms in oversized sweaters, teenage boys saving for cars, mall culture, Aqua Net addictions, Top Gun, Ferris Bueller, Aliens, Madonna and Sean Penn drama, Run DMC, Crocodile Dundee, and the general emotional instability of 1986.If you love dark comedy history podcasts with heavy 80s nostalgia, big hair energy, VHS memories, and extremely medium research, this one is for you. Listen to Jo and Amanda mix gossip with real events as they turn Challenger trauma, nuclear fallout, Iran Contra hearings, and neon consumerism into a messy scrapbook of 1986. Hit follow, rate and review on Spotify, and check out our Patreon for the Chernobyl deep dive plus upcoming episodes on 1924 and the first Macy’s Day Parade.Let's Ruin the Past!Listen wherever you ruin history.CreditsHosts: JoLynne & AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalFollow us Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube: @barelyhistoricalpodcastPatreon: patreon.com/cw/barelyhistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.com
Were we too young to watch Titanic when we did? Yes. Did that stop our parents from handing us grape-flavored lip gloss, greasy popcorn, and a front row seat to lifelong emotional damage? Absolutely not.In this episode, we skip the door debate and head straight for the real Titanic. The ship of dreams, the floating ego, the coal fire no one mentioned, the lifeboats that left half empty, and the seven deadly sins dressed in white tie. First class tips sailors to keep rowing, third class gets locked behind gates, a wireless operator ignores iceberg warnings to send rich people’s gossip, and a very drunk baker accidentally becomes a science experiment in human insulation.We talk class, cowardice, scapegoats, inquiries, band kids playing through the apocalypse, and why humanity never gets tired of building new “unsinkable” things just to crash them into the same old ocean.Plus, Smash or Pass: Titanic Edition, where we apply no science, no dignity, and entirely too much Leo energy to historical figures who absolutely did not consent to this.CreditsHosts: JoLynne & AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comLet’s ruin the past.🎧 Listen wherever you ruin history.Patreon: patreon.com/cw/barelyhistorical
1997 | Bagel Bites, Parental Neglect, & Body Glitter (00:50:34)
The year is 1997. The internet screams, Leo floats, and everything smells like Cucumber Melon and regret.Jo and Amanda ruin the year that gave us Titanic, Princess Diana, boy bands, Heaven’s Gate, and the first online red flag named Brad_420.They break down the world before Wi-Fi, when malls were cathedrals, feminism came in shampoo commercials, and the internet felt like both salvation and slow death by dial-up. It’s consumer culture, cult mentality, and coming-of-age chaos wrapped in glitter and grief.Through humor and nostalgia, they look back at how 1997 shaped pop culture, connection, and the weird sense of identity we’re still trying to escape.Listen wherever you ruin history.Follow usInstagram, TikTok, and YouTube: @barelyhistoricalpodcastPatreon: patreon.com/cw/barelyhistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comKeywords: 1997, nostalgia, internet, pop culture, Titanic, Princess Diana, Heaven’s Gate, boy bands, consumerism, feminismTakeaways• 1997 was a pivotal year in pop culture and technology• The internet was mysterious and mildly dangerous• Princess Diana’s death created global collective grief• Leonardo DiCaprio became the face of teenage obsession• Consumerism and feminism got a glossy makeover• The 90s set the stage for the digital revolutionChapters00:00 Introduction to 199704:24 The World Before the Load Screen17:39 America’s Consumer Culture38:13 Revolution and Rejection58:26 The Cult of ConnectionLet's Ruin the Past#BarelyHistorical #LetsRuinHistory #HistoryPodcast #ComedyPodcast #1997 #90sNostalgia #Titanic #PrincessDiana #HeavensGate #BoyBands #PopCulture #DarkHistory #WomenInPodcasting
The Bitch of Buchenwald | Curtains, Corpses, & Control | Patreon Sneak Peek (00:18:23)
Curtains, Corpses, and ControlThe year is 1945.Evil is tidy, cruelty is domestic, and someone’s polishing silver while the world burns.JoLynne and Amanda ruin the story of Ilse Koch, the “Bitch of Buchenwald”, a woman who proved that order without empathy is just horror in heels.This is a sneak peek from our Patreon series History But Make It Worse, where we dig into the stories that are too dark, too messy, or too cursed for the main feed.In this episode:• A bookkeeper becomes a monster• Karl Koch gets fired by Nazis for ethics violations (imagine)• “Reveal the Sins” — real crimes, absurd punishments• Bed, Wed, or Behead: 1940s editionTo hear the full story, including the part where it somehow gets worse, join us on Patreon.Chapters00:00 Cold Open02:00 Reveal the Sins07:45 Fact or Folklore10:30 The Making of Order15:00 The House Next to Hell17:00 Bed, Wed, or Behead20:30 Cruelty is Couture25:00 The Reckoning31:00 The DebriefCreditsHosts: JoLynne & AmandaProduced by Barely HistoricalContact: oops@barelyhistorical.comLet’s ruin the past.🎧 Listen wherever you ruin history.Patreon: patreon.com/barelyhistorical
1945 | Lies, Lobster, & Champagne (00:33:19)
The year is 1945, world leaders are running on caffeine, cigarettes, and denial while the planet burns and everyone’s pretending it’s fine. From lobster feasts in bombed out Crimea to victory haircuts and ration book romance, JoLynne and Amanda unpack the year the world “won” and immediately started breaking again.We’ve got Yalta drama, Churchill’s champagne problem, Roosevelt’s exhaustion arc, and the birth of the UN (aka the “please behave” club). Grab your chicory coffee and emotional support typewriter, it’s time to relive peace on paper, grief in practice, and a few questionable fashion choices along the way. 🎧 Patreon: patreon.com/barelyhistorical 📩 Contact: oops@barelyhistorical.comWebsite: https://www.barelyhistorical.com/Let’s ruin the past!
The Salem Witch Trials | Marshall Mathers, Pre-Teen Girls, & Piss Cakes | Patreon Sneak Peek (00:33:01)
The year is 1692. Massachusetts is cold, paranoid, and running on bad carbs. Two girls start convulsing, the town loses its collective mind, and suddenly everyone’s a witch — or about to be.This is the chaotic half you’re allowed to hear. We cover the gossip, the bad science, and the first sparks of hysteria that made Salem the messiest small town in history.In this episode: • The girls, the fits, and the fungus theory • The witch court that made ghosts into witnesses • The hangings that changed everythingTo hear the rest — including the aftermath, the real legacy, and “Guess That Sin: Puritan Edition” — head to our Patreon for the full, unhinged version.🎧 Patreon: patreon.com/barelyhistorical 📩 Contact: oops@barelyhistorical.comLet’s ruin the past.
1692 Colonial America | Goat Smells, Good Boy, & God's Wrath (00:23:29)
Welcome to Barely Historical, the podcast where accuracy is debatable, but enthusiasm is eternal.This week, JoLynne and Amanda take you back to 1692 Massachusetts, where the air smelled like goat, the beer was safer than water, and paranoia was the hottest trend in town. From moldy bread and mass hysteria to “piss cakes” and paper money that melted in the rain, we’re unpacking how a bunch of Puritans turned neighborhood drama into the most infamous witch hunt in history.Featuring: 🧙♀️ “Fact or Folklore” (colonial gaslighting edition) 🐐 “A Day in the Life” of unwashed Puritans 💸 America’s first inflation problem 💀 And one very innocent Good BoyJoin us as we ruin 1692, one goat joke at a time.Join our Patreon
Who Let Us Have a Podcast? (00:05:08)
Welcome to Barely Historical, the funny history podcast where two lifelong friends pick a year, dive in, and instantly regret it. In this first episode, meet Amanda and JoLynne, best friends for 25 years, failed Russian princesses, and self-appointed historians of chaos. They share how the podcast started, what’s coming next, and why the past was just as unhinged as the present. Expect pop culture, scandal, and stories from 1692 to 1997 that prove history has always been messy and hilarious.Join our Patreon
Barely Historical with JoLynne and Amanda (00:01:30)
Meet Amanda and Jolynne, lifelong friends, failed Russian princesses, and self-appointed historians of chaos. Barely Historical is the funny history podcast where they pick a year, dive in, and instantly regret it. In this trailer, they share what inspired the show and what’s coming next, from the Salem Witch Trials to 90s pop culture fever. Every episode mixes comedy, storytelling, and just enough research to make you dangerous at trivia. If you like history, gossip, and dark humor, this is your new favorite comedy history podcast.
1963 | Vacuums, Vows, & Vitamin D (00:52:38)
1963 looks polished in the photos. Pastel dresses, church picnics, men in suits who definitely smell like cigarettes and bad coffee. Underneath, it is a year of civil rights marches, Cold War nerves, televised grief, and housewives being told a vacuum is the ultimate romantic gesture.In this episode of Barely Historical, Jo and Amanda walk through 1963 like a yearbook you are not sure you actually want to sign. We cover the March on Washington, JFK’s assassination and the national gut punch that followed, the space race energy at NASA, zip codes, lava lamps, tab soda, and why teens were about to turn music into a full personality. Along the way we drag vintage magazine ads, side eye “for the woman who has everything” appliances, and peek at the pressure building behind those picture perfect suburban lives.You will get: civil rights, Cold War tension, pop culture, politics, and a NASA engineer vs radio DJ “day in the life” that makes it painfully clear who is saving the world and who is just spinning vinyl and vibes. At the end we tease our Patreon deep dive on “Mother’s Little Helper” and why 50s and 60s housewives were not just “tired,” they were medicated.If you like your history accurate, opinionated, and slightly disrespectful to bad design and worse men, you are in the right place.Follow us wherever you ruin history.Instagram: @barelyhistoricalpodcast TikTok: @barelyhistoricalpodcast Patreon: patreon.com/barelyhistorical Contact: oops@barelyhistorical.comCredits Hosts: JoLynne and Amanda Produced by Barely Historical Theme music: Licensed track
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