Why I Created Standup Historian
History has always been my greatest passion — a vast tapestry woven with epic stories, seismic events, and larger-than-life characters. It’s not just about the past — it’s about who we are, how we got here, and where we might go next.
Science has its champions.
Carl Sagan made us look up at the stars.
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Michio Kaku made quantum physics feel like magic you could understand.
But who does that for history?
Where’s the voice that makes history raw, real, and relevant?
That’s why I created Stand Up Historian.
Because history isn’t dead — it’s alive in our cultures, our choices, our everyday lives. It’s the story of us, and it’s too important to be locked away in dusty textbooks or twisted by political agendas.
As Robert A. Heinlein once said:
“A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.”
🔍 Stand Up Historian 2.0 is here to tell the untold stories, cut through the noise, and bring history back to the people — accurately, boldly, and without bias.
Through videos, podcasts, articles, and book reviews, I’m on a mission to popularize history — not by simplifying it, but by making it compelling, human, and unfiltered.
So if you’re ready to see the past not as a lecture, but as a living force that shapes our future —
Welcome. You’re in the right place.
Kourosh Tari
Seattle, United States