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The Rest Is History
Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly b...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Following A Story
Style:
Documentary
Educational
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
Behind the Bastards
There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and g...
Content:
Authoritarian Regimes
Education
History
Politics
Audience:
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Learning New Skills
Style:
Educational
Solo Commentary
When:
Doing Chores
Long Drive
The Ancients
A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeol...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Dan Snow's History Hit
Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Great Wall of Chi...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Empire: World History
The rise and fall of empires and the events that shaped world history. William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutio...
Content:
Crypto & Web3
History
Pagan Rituals
Tarot
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Understanding Cryptocurrency
You're Dead to Me
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an ...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Unwinding And Laughing
Gone Medieval
From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
British Scandal
In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.British scandals change the course of histor...
Content:
Credentialing Scandals
Political Crime
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
When:
Doing Chores
Revisionist History
Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past&m...
Content:
American History
Culture
Education
History
Open Mindedness
+2
Audience:
College Students
Educators
Retirees
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Following A Story
Getting Expert Insights
Learning New Skills
Solving Problems
+1
Style:
Documentary
Educational
Narrative Storytelling
Solo Commentary
When:
Commuting
Doing Chores
Focused Learning
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
The World War II podcast with comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland. We Have Ways of Making You Talk dives deep into WWII history, explori...
Content:
History
Lgbtqia+ News
Queer History
Spiritual Awakening
Spirituality
Audience:
History Buffs
American Scandal
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.Scandals have shaped America since its fou...
Content:
American History
Credentialing Scandals
History
Political Crime
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Investigative
Solo Commentary
American History Tellers
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our...
Content:
American History
History
Visual Storytelling
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Background Noise
Commuting
Long Drive
The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it.
Content:
American History
Comedy
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Unwinding And Laughing
When:
Weekend Deep Dive
Not Just the Tudors
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything from the Aztecs to witches, Velázquez to Shakespeare, Mughal India to the Mayflower. Not, in oth...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Lore
The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...
Content:
Dark Fantasy
Dark Fiction
Fiction
Folk Tales
Ghost Stories
+10
Audience:
Fantasy Fans
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Learning New Skills
Relaxing
Sleeping Better
To Fall Asleep To
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
Solo Commentary
When:
Background Noise
Before Bed
Commuting
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
In Our Time
Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In...
Content:
Culture
Education
History
Thought Reflections
Audience:
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Getting Expert Insights
Learning New Skills
Professional Development
Sleeping Better
+1
Style:
Educational
Interview
Panel Discussion
When:
Background Noise
Focused Learning
Weekend Deep Dive
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Join sex historian Dr Kate Lister on Betwixt the Sheets as she gets intimate with the stories that would make your history teacher blush.What were ...
Content:
History
Nhl Hockey
Audience:
History Buffs
American History Hit
Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’l...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Articles of Interest
Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear.Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman
Content:
Arts
Collecting Culture
Culture
Fashion Industry
Social Impact
+1
Audience:
College Students
Designers
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Commuting
History Daily
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to e...
Audience:
History Buffs
HistoryExtra podcast
The HistoryExtra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical exp...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Educational
When:
Commuting
Real Dictators
Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hosted by Paul McGann, with contributions from eye...
Content:
Authoritarian Regimes
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Letters from an American
Content:
Politics
Audience:
History Buffs
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
Content:
Education
Entertainment
Folk Tales
History
Mayan Calendars
+3
Audience:
College Students
Retirees
Runners
Students
Women In Stem
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Style:
Educational
Q And A
When:
At The Gym
Commuting
Focused Learning
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
Throughline
Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, "How did we get here?" We use sound and stories...
Content:
American History
History
Audience:
College Students
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Style:
Documentary
Educational
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Focused Learning
Weekend Deep Dive
The Spy Who
These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to ver...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
DISGRACELAND
You know the myths. You’ve seen the biopics. But if you’re the kind of music fan who craves the rest of the story—the stuff they buried or cleaned ...
Content:
Entertainment
Independent Artists
Music
Rock N Roll Stories
Serial Killers
+2
Audience:
True Crime Fans
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Style:
Documentary
Investigative
When:
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
Ridiculous History
History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the ...
Content:
American History
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
You're Wrong About
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
Content:
American History
Conspiracy Theories
Culture
History
Nostalgia
+1
Audience:
College Students
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Learning New Skills
Style:
Educational
Interview
When:
At Work
Background Noise
Doing Chores
Focused Learning
Long Drive
+1
Witness History
Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the past. We take you to the events t...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexand...
Content:
Education
History
Veteran Stories
Audience:
Military Veterans
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Getting Expert Insights
Learning New Skills
Style:
Documentary
Educational
Solo Commentary
When:
Focused Learning
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
Noble Blood
Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the mur...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Narrative Storytelling
Solo Commentary
Blowback
A podcast about the American Empire.
Content:
American History
American Industry Transformation
Anti-Trump Politics
Geopolitics
History
+2
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Staying Informed
Style:
Documentary
Investigative
History That Doesn't Suck
HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To kee...
Content:
American History
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Educational
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Weekend Deep Dive
Dark History
Bailey Sarian, known for her massive success with “Murder, Mystery & Makeup,” has taken her true crime expertise to new heights with her podcas...
Content:
American History
History
Audience:
History Buffs
CONFLICTED
An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together ...
Audience:
History Buffs
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the no...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
When:
Long Drive
Quick Listen
Tides of History
Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determi...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Everything Everywhere Daily
Learn something new every day! Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast for Intellectually Curious People. Host Gary Arndt tells the stories ...
Content:
History
Open Mindedness
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
When:
At Work
Quick Listen
The British History Podcast
The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the lives of the people. You won’t find a dry recountin...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
The History of Rome
A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus,...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Educational
Solo Commentary
When:
Focused Learning
Long Drive
The History of Byzantium
A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
A history podcast looking at the collapse of a different civilization each episode. What did they have in common? Why did they fall? And what did i...
Content:
Aztec Astronomy
History
Mens Health
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Learning New Skills
When:
Background Noise
Focused Learning
Revolutions
Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from...
Content:
American History
Education
History
Audience:
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Building A Business
Discovering New Ideas
Learning New Skills
Style:
Documentary
Educational
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Long Drive
Slow Burn
Slow Burn illuminates America’s most consequential moments, making sense of the past to better understand the present. Through archival tape and fi...
Content:
American History
Culture
History
Political Crime
Political Thrillers
+1
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Style:
Documentary
Investigative
Narrative Storytelling
When:
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History...
Content:
History
Women Empowerment
Audience:
Stay At Home Moms
Women In Leadership
Women Over 40
Working Moms
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
When:
At Work
Commuting
Doing Chores
Long Drive
The History Hour
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
the memory palace
the memory palace
Content:
Arts
History
Nostalgia
Poetic Storytelling
Audience:
Creators
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Style:
Educational
Narrative Storytelling
Solo Commentary
When:
Quick Listen
Weekend Deep Dive
Dark Histories
Fortnightly narratives on the unsolved and the unexplained, mysteries, historical true crime, touches of the paranormal and cultural peculiarities.
Content:
Culture
History
Paranormal Investigations
Unsolved Mysteries
Audience:
History Buffs
Irish History Podcast
From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Great Famine to the Troubles, the Irish History Podcast takes you on a journey through the...
Audience:
History Buffs
You Must Remember This
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild ...
Content:
Culture
Entertainment
Film Analysis
History
Movie Reviews
+2
Audience:
Retirees
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
Solo Commentary
When:
Before Bed
Weekend Deep Dive
The History of WWII Podcast
A biweekly history podcast covering the last great war. Join Ray Harris Jr as he explores World War Two in intimate detail. The History of WWII Pod...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Our Fake History
A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
Content:
Folk Tales
History
Music
Audience:
Sci-Fi Fans
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Unwinding And Laughing
The History of England
This my re-telling of the story of England. I aim to be honest, and rigorous - but always loving of my country's history. It is a regular, chronolo...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
History Unplugged Podcast
For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes...
Content:
American History
History
Audience:
History Buffs
In Our Time: History
Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
The Lonely Palette
Welcome to The Lonely Palette, the podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time. Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a...
Content:
Arts
Collecting Culture
Culture
Visual Storytelling
Audience:
Creators
Designers
History Buffs
History on Fire
Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
HistoryExtra Long Reads
Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of HistoryExtra magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode r...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Empire
Empire features interviews with top crypto founders to get the real stories that aren’t shared elsewhere. Empire is your look behind the curtain of...
Content:
Crypto & Web3
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Understanding Cryptocurrency
The China History Podcast
Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery brings you over 350 episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to mode...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
1619
In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this ...
Content:
History
Race Equality
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
More Perfect
We’re taught the Supreme Court was designed to be above the fray of politics. But at a time when partisanship seeps into every pore of American lif...
Content:
American History
Courtroom Dramas
History
Law Education
Audience:
History Buffs
Hardcore: History Stories
Hardcore is a history podcast where the past is stripped of polish and told the way it actually happened. Each episode dives deep into the most int...
Content:
American History
Education
History
Audience:
Military Veterans
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Following A Story
Learning New Skills
Style:
Educational
Solo Commentary
When:
Background Noise
Focused Learning
Long Drive
History's Greatest Cities
Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield will be joining expert guides with rich local and historical knowledge. Venturing to the great citie...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
This American President
This American President delves into the lives and legacies of U.S. presidents through long form stories and interviews. It will challenge the way y...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
The Dark Ages Podcast
The history of Europe from 376 and beyond the Fall of Rome.Barbarian invasions, kings, queens, and saints, myths and legends.It’s the history they ...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
We're Not So Different
A mostly Medieval history podcast about how we've always been idiotspatreon.com/wnsdpodwelcometothecrusades.com
Audience:
History Buffs
Lectures in History
Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evenin...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
16 Sunsets
"16 Sunsets" is a captivating 10-part podcast series that explores the dramatic history of NASA's Space Shuttle program, crafted by the award-winni...
Content:
History
Science
Audience:
History Buffs
The Strange History Podcast
The Strange History Podcast explores the forgotten, bizarre, and mysterious stories that history left behind. Each episode uncovers strange but tru...
Content:
Culture
Dark Fiction
Haunted Places
History
Unsolved Mysteries
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Investigative
Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories
The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI veterans, to conversations with modern-day ...
Content:
Veteran Stories
Audience:
Military Veterans
War Veterans Support
History Buffs
The History of the Americans
The history of the people who live in the United States, from the beginning.
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Badass of the Week
Throughout the course of human history certain individuals have stood out as being completely f***ing awesome. From ninjas and gunfighters to pirat...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
The Bible in a Year
Join us every day on our YouTube channel as Pastor Kevin and guests walk through the entire Bible in a year!
Content:
Bible Study
Bible Teaching
Catholic Prayer
Christian Discipleship
Christian Living
+7
Audience:
Christian Men
Christian Women
Christians
History Buffs
When:
Weekend Deep Dive
History Well Told
History Well Told is an aural palimpsest — a podcast that scrapes back the varnish of time and reads the faint, electric undertext. We’re time-sleu...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
Narrative Storytelling
A Taste of the Past
Culinary historian Linda Pelaccio takes a journey through the history of food. Take a dive into food cultures through history, from ancient Mesopot...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
The Latin American History Podcast
The Latin American History Podcast aims to tell the story of Spanish and Portuguese America from its very beginnings up until the present day. Lati...
Content:
American History
Audience:
History Buffs
Africa's Untold Stories
Join us to discuss African history that is largely untold. Each episode, we have a conversation about a topic in African history and point out some...
Audience:
History Buffs
History: Hits and Stories
History: Hits and Stories brings the past to life through the moments that mattered most and the stories behind them. Each episode explores major h...
Audience:
History Buffs
Significant Others
Did you know that the novel "Lolita" would not exist if Vladimir Nabokov’s wife hadn’t stopped her husband from burning the manuscript? Or that Gan...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
The Other Half
Join Ethan Hawkes and Mike Trujillo as they watch two halves of the same movie and try to piece it all together. Sometimes we learn about filmmakin...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
The Stupid History Minute
Most people take everyday things for granted — but what if you could actually know the weird, surprising, and often hilarious stories behind them?I...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Art History at Bedtime
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
History Extra Plus: Specials
Audience:
History Buffs
When:
Commuting
Smy Goodness Podcast : Food History & Food Art
A listen and a look at how food, history and art intersect. From food origins, food history and food art. How foods have traveled the world, been u...
Audience:
History Buffs
AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST
The Victorians were the first truly world wide, high speed, high tech civilisation, but they are often misunderstood. Your host, Chris Fernandez-Pa...
Audience:
History Buffs
You Didn't See Nothin
The Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning “You Didn't See Nothin” follows Yohance Lacour as he revisits the story that introduced him to the wor...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
It Was Said
It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, takes a look back on some of the most powerful and timeless speeches in history. ...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
What's The Scuttlebutt Podcast
Step into history with *The What’s The Scuttlebutt Podcast* (WTSPWWII), your go-to source for deep dives into the events, untold stories, and extra...
Content:
History
Audience:
Military Veterans
History Buffs
Style:
Documentary
History Analyzed
History Analyzed is a podcast which investigates both history's biggest moments and best kept secrets. Your host, Mark Palmer, draws upon a history...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Here We Go Again
Thoughts with in thought spoken aloud!! Hosted with Daniel and Daisy!
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
SNAFU
It's March 1944, and the world remains engulfed in war. The United States is locked in a fierce battle to establish air superiority over Europe. Ov...
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Armchair Genealogy - Family Tree & History
Explore genealogy with "The Genealogy Guy" on Armchair Genealogy, a popular genealogy podcasts produced in the UK. Tune in as expert genealogists a...
Content:
History
Family History
Genealogy Research
Audience:
History Buffs
Beyond the Report
Beyond the Report is an anthology series designed to take a deep look at issues surrounding the Lubbock, Texas community.
Content:
Culture
History
News
Audience:
History Buffs
Goal:
Following A Story
Style:
Documentary
Investigative
Countdown to Dallas
Sixty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, former White House correspondent Paul Brandus takes an in-depth look at the seemi...
Audience:
History Buffs
Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again
Content:
History
Audience:
History Buffs
Hardcore History
Content:
Education
History
Travel
Travel Stories
Audience:
College Students
Military Veterans
Students
History Buffs
Goal:
Discovering New Ideas
Following A Story
Getting Expert Insights
Learning New Skills
Style:
Documentary
Educational
Solo Commentary
When:
Focused Learning
Long Drive
Weekend Deep Dive