Hot Girl History w/ History Maven and General Girl Boss Tani Berlo (E6)

This week I sat down with @Tanicaesar and talked about how she’s crafting a neoacademic career that combines her passion for history and her business acumen. Tani’s makes bite-sized hot girl history clips for her 800k TikTok followers, but she also gives monthly lectures for her History Club patreons exploring ancient civilizations.

For more on Tani check out the show notes at: https://theorygang.substack.com/p/neoacademia-episode-6-hot-girl-history#details
Time stamps
02:39 Litmus test for finding fun, inquisitive people

04:27 Historical manifestations of sex differences and retroactive mental health diagnoses

09:30 Bro you can’t judge history” Alexander the Fabulous and the importance of objectivity in the face of historical dualism

12:17 Christian tattoo bonding

14:26  Escaping the  Academia Trap: tips, tricks and is it worth it?

16:16 Love of learning, transferrable skills and self-awareness in a workplace as an alternative to Academia

19:44 Finding creativity in the tedium of traditional institutions

26:18 “The knowledge whores”,  using your PhD as content

28:18 Injecting personality into academic content as a marketing strategy

31:26  Finding compromise between the conservative nature of  Academia and the progressive nature of learning 

33:20 “Get Comfortable being uncomfortable”

35:44 Get used to being wrong because new discoveries are constantly changing everything

39 Speculative science and censorship of the internet

39:37 Pretty privilege within fact-based content creation space

42:04  Prioritizing and habit compounding to stay focused especially as a woman

44:58 Evolution of marketing on social media

53:26 Tani’s advice for growing as a NeoAcademic creator on social media


NeoAcademia newsletter + bonus footage w/Tani: https://theorygang.substack.com/p/neoacademia-episode-6-hot-girl-history#details

Tani's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@taniberlo
Natasha's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCYdxFw_1ElStfeGE2J0abug