14 Episodes
Started: Oct 2015
Latest: 6 months ago
In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.
Best Episodes of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History:
Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir
This show picks up where Dan's Thor's Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they'd die f…
259 Episodes
Started: Jan 2019
Latest: Few days ago
The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.Subscribe to Throughline+. You'll be supporting the history-reframing, perspective-shifting, time-warping stories you can't get enough of - and you'll unlock access bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/throughline
Best Episodes of Throughline:
David v Goliath
In the year 1258, more than 100,000 soldiers amassed outside the great Islamic city of Baghdad. They were the Mongol Army, led by the grandson of the fearsome Genghis Khan. Within weeks, they'd left t…
117 Episodes
Started: Jun 2016
Latest: Few days ago
Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance. To get early access to ad-free episodes and extra content, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts are pushkin.fm/pus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
Best Episodes of Revisionist History:
Guns Part 4: Moral Hazard
Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1968, ending his presidential run. Had he been shot today, would he have lived? A what-if story about homicides and medical care and the moral cons…
259 Episodes
Started: Sept 2015
Latest: Year ago
BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.
Best Episodes of BackStory:
331: The End of the Road: BackStory and the History of Finales in America
On this final episode of BackStory, Nathan, Brian, Joanne and Ed explore different kinds of finales throughout American history. They also consider what it’s like being a part of their own finale and …
370 Episodes
Started: Sept 2013
Latest: 6 months ago
A weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???
Best Episodes of Revolutions:
Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis
If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3KKMXWSYDRJ48">Click Here To Donate</a>.
See you on the other side my friends.
300 Episodes
Started: Nov 2001
Latest: 3 months ago
Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Best Episodes of In Our Time: History:
Louis XIV: The Sun King
In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now time …
266 Episodes
Started: Nov 2008
Latest: Few days ago
the memory palace
Best Episodes of the memory palace:
Episode 208: In the Gallery
The Memory Palace is a proud member of [Radiotopia] (http://radiotopia.fm/) from PRX.
Music
The Theory by Clem Leek
Hiddensee by Caeys
The Clock Tower by Hampshire and Foat
Notes
If you want to know m…
426 Episodes
Started: Dec 2014
Latest: Few days ago
Where History Comes Alive! A fast-paced, well-researched weekly podcast covering a wide range of historical events, persons, places, legends, and mysteries, Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, the selection of stories and interviews includes lost treasure, unsolved mysteries, unexplained phenomenon, WWII stories, biographies, disasters, legends of the Old West, American Revolutionary history, urban legends, movie backstories, and much more. Available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Comcast, Google Play & others. Follow us at www.Facebook.com/1001Heroes and Twitter @1001podcast.
Best Episodes of 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast:
JAWS:THE MOVIE BACKSTORY
This is your behind the camera pass to the making of the movie that made Steven Spielberg famous- as well as Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw (Shaw was already a stage and screen star i…
1090 Episodes
Started: Jan 2020
Latest: Few days ago
History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring all these stories to life and more in a daily dose of history. Join Dan as he digs into the past to make sense of the headlines and get up close to the biggest discoveries being made around the world today, as they happen. If you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can email us at [ds.hh@historyhit.com] (mailto:ds.hh@historyhit.com) , we'd love to hear from you! Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.
Best Episodes of Dan Snow's History Hit:
The Bones of Anglo Saxon England
It's the 13th of December, 1642, and Parliamentarian soldiers have just stormed the city of Winchester. They burst into the city's grand cathedral on horseback, and begin tearing it apart. The soldier…
298 Episodes
Started: Dec 2017
Latest: Few days ago
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 history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of History, American Innovations and more. New episodes come out every Wednesday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Listen ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
Best Episodes of American History Tellers:
Salem Witch Trials | An Evil Hand | 1
In January 1692, two young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts began behaving strangely. They screamed, barked like dogs, and writhed on the floor. A doctor concluded that the girls had been bewitch…
129 Episodes
Started: Nov 2017
Latest: Few days ago
Clarence Thomas is one of the most powerful figures in America today. Nearly every issue of national consequence has his fingerprints all over it, from voting rights to gun rights and from abortion access to affirmative action. But nothing about his journey from rural Georgia to the Supreme Court was inevitable.In the eighth season of Slate’s Slow Burn, host Joel Anderson traces Justice Thomas’ surprising path from youthful radical to conservative icon. You’ll hear about why he came to despise the race-based admission policies that personally benefitted him, how he credited his political rise to the Black self-sufficiency preached by Malcolm X, and what the American people didn’t hear during his explosive confirmation hearings.
Best Episodes of Slow Burn:
One Year: 1955 - Siberia, USA
When Alaskans wanted their own mental-health facility, a rumor took hold all over America. This week, Evan Chung traces the origins of that far-right conspiracy theory: that the government was buildin…
228 Episodes
Started: Apr 2014
Latest: Few days ago
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.
Best Episodes of You Must Remember This:
Crash and David Cronenberg (Erotic 90’s, Part 16)
One of the only high-profile NC-17 releases post-Showgirls, David Cronenberg’s Crash was the kind of dark adult art film that the rating was supposedly created to support. We’ll talk about how Crash f…
228 Episodes
Started: Mar 2014
Latest: Few days ago
“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.
Best Episodes of Emperors of Rome:
Episode CCXV - The Unconquered Sun
Aurelian is known as a conqueror, a general and a restorer, and his reputation is based on those achievements. But in his short rule of five years, he was also an Emperor, and made efforts to leave hi…
346 Episodes
Started: May 2012
Latest: Few days ago
A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.
Best Episodes of The History of Byzantium:
Episode 275 - Climate Change in the 6th Century with Robert Bruton
American author Robert Bruton takes us through his Master’s thesis on the role of climate change and plague in the decline of Roman fortunes in the 6th century.
He is also writing a trilogy of histori…
57 Episodes
Started: Jan 2018
Latest: Month ago
“Buried Truths” acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the American South. We can’t change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. The podcast is hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff.
Best Episodes of Buried Truths:
“The valley of dry bones” | S4 E12
Caroline Herring is a singer, songwriter and scholar of the South. She discusses the evolution of her music and of the song she wrote for Buried Truths.
See Privacy Policy at [https://art19.com/privac…
In conclusion, the world of history podcasts is a vast and fascinating one that offers something for everyone. From the Ancient Egyptians to modern-day events, these podcasts offer a unique perspective on the past that can't be found anywhere else. Whether you're a history buff or just looking to learn something new, there's a podcast out there for you. We hope that our top picks for the best history podcasts have given you some ideas for your next listening adventure. So, plug in your headphones and prepare to journey through time with these incredible podcasts!
