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HISTORY This Week

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The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

This week, something big happened. You might have never heard of it, but this moment changed the course of history. A HISTORY Channel original podcast, HISTORY This Week gives you insight into the people—both famous and unknown—whose decisions reshaped the world we live in today. Through interviews with experts and eyewitnesses, each episode will give you a new perspective on how history is written. Stay up-to-date at historythisweekpodcast.com and to get in touch, email us at historythisweek@history.com. HISTORY This Week is a production of Back Pocket Studios in partnership with the History Channel.

#281

When Nintendo (and Mario) Rescued Video Games

September 27, 1986. You’re a kid in the mid-80s. You get home from school, flip on the TV,... more

22 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:15

22 Sep 2025

#280

The First Lady Who Tamed the Bull Moose

September 14, 1901. Midnight in the Adirondacks. A pounding knock at the door jolts Theodo... more

15 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:07

15 Sep 2025

#279

Presenting: The C-Word

With every episode, Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett take you on a historical deep dive into... more

11 Sep 2025

02 MINS

02:33

11 Sep 2025

#278

An Astronomer Hunts a KGB Hacker

September 10, 1986. It’s just before 8am when Cliff Stoll’s pager jolts him awake. A compu... more

08 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:16

08 Sep 2025

#277

Shaving Russia

Sept 5, 1698. Tsar Peter the Great of Russia returns home from a year-long European tour. ... more

01 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:31

01 Sep 2025

#276

José Cuervo Rebuilds a Tequila Empire

August 28, 1920. In the town of Tequila, fireworks burst overhead as people celebrate Mexi... more

25 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:06

25 Aug 2025

#275

The True Winnie-the-Pooh

August 24, 1914. A train pulls up to the lumber town of White River, Ontario, carrying a r... more

21 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:51

21 Aug 2025

#274

Egypt’s Last Hieroglyph and the Fiery Archbishop of Alexandria

August 24, 394. On the walls of a fading Egyptian temple, a priest carves what will become... more

18 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:21

18 Aug 2025

#273

The Shark Attacks That Made Us Fear the Water

August 15, 1915. American diplomat J. T. Du Bois publishes a letter in The New York Times.... more

11 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:53

11 Aug 2025

#272

When Nazis Killed Nazis in the Middle of America

August 7, 1943. Off the coast of Venezuela, a Nazi U-boat is under siege. For nine days, i... more

04 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:07

04 Aug 2025

#271

Barbie for President!

July 29th, 1992. The Baltimore Sun runs a feature about a surprise candidate in the upcomi... more

28 Jul 2025

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36:22

28 Jul 2025

#270

Anarchists, Lovers, and the Birth of the FBI

July 23rd, 1892. Henry Clay Frick is one of America’s leading industrialists. To Alexander... more

21 Jul 2025

48 MINS

48:20

21 Jul 2025

#269

Solving a Royal Murder Mystery | Philippa Langley Investigates the Princes in the Tower

July 17, 1674. During renovations at the Tower of London, construction workers digging ben... more

14 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:45

14 Jul 2025

#268

Operation Mincemeat Revisited | Episode + Bonus Interview with Natasha Hodgson

When we first aired "Operation Mincemeat" back in 2020, it was a daring WWII thriller that... more

10 Jul 2025

48 MINS

48:46

10 Jul 2025

#267

Superman Takes Flight

July 7, 1938. Superman has the villain in his grasp. They soar through the air, then slam ... more

07 Jul 2025

35 MINS

35:14

07 Jul 2025

#266

The Colosseum Becomes a Wonder | A Conversation with Barry Strauss & Alison Futrell

July 7, 2007. In a dramatic ceremony featuring pop stars, fireworks, and smoke cannons, th... more

30 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:23

30 Jun 2025

#265

The Forgotten Mentor Who Inspired Louis Armstrong

June 28, 1928. Louis Armstrong is in the studio recording what he hopes will be another hi... more

23 Jun 2025

35 MINS

35:06

23 Jun 2025

#264

The Mutiny of Henry Hudson

June 22, 1611. It’s been a long, cold winter. Henry Hudson and his crew have been stranded... more

16 Jun 2025

34 MINS

34:01

16 Jun 2025

#263

"Have You No Decency, Sir?"

June 9, 1954. Senator Joseph McCarthy has accused the United States Army of having communi... more

12 Jun 2025

26 MINS

26:03

12 Jun 2025

#262

Jumping Off a High Dive on a Horse (While Blind)

June 14, 1938. It’s 8:30 PM at Lake Worth Casino in Fort Worth, Texas. All eyes are on a h... more

09 Jun 2025

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40:06