History Podcasts

White Horse Inn

408 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
Do all paths lead to God? Is the Bible history or mythology? Are we saved by grace or good works? Featuring conversations with Christians from a variety traditions, this program is designed to give...

Decoder Ring

99 episodes - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratings
Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it mea...

Edith!

18 episodes - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Rosamund Pike stars as Edith Wilson in "Edith!" a scripted comedy podcast exploring the untold true-ish story of America's secret First Female President. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a m...

Useless Information Podcast

313 episodes - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.

SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG

50 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
John Stryker Meyer, call sign--Tilt, hosts untold stories of the operations of MAC-V SOG. Vietnam. The Secret War.

In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson

11 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
"In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson" presents a surprising and original portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, told in the former first lady's own words -- from over 123 hours of her White House audio diari...

Power: Don King

89 episodes - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
In a sport famed for money and excess, what does it take to get to the top...and stay there? Rising from a life of hardship and crime, Don King became the most successful boxing promoter the sport ...

History Daily

592 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on...

Emperors of Rome

240 episodes - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
“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.

Business Movers

217 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and busts, and sometimes, they reach new hei...

BADLANDS

205 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Badlands is a true crime podcast that explores the real life stories of the famous at their most infamous. Badlands is voiced by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning podcast DISGRACELAND. In Bad...

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

162 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.

Reflections of History

283 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
From the team behind the Webby Award-winning Best Podcast Series It Was Said and the acclaimed podcast Hope,Through History, comes Reflections of History, a series that guides listeners through cri...

Literature and History

104 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of literature, Literature and History is one of the most p...

One Year

58 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
The people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you’ve never heard of before. What were the moment...

World's Greatest Con

35 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Brian Brushwood (Scam School, Modern Rogue, Scam Nation) brings you the hidden stories behind the most audacious con jobs, swindles and heists in history. Email the show at Worlds Greatest Con at G...

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

657 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates.  "The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My History is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging." -C...

Slate Presents: One Year

74 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
The people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you’ve never heard of before. What were the moment...

9/12

20 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
How did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives Pineapple Street Studios and award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift ...

Dolls of Our Lives

318 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1K ratings
The series you loved, book by book. Join Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney as they explore the wild world of American Girl fandom. In each episode, Allison and Mary will dive into an American Girl ...

Wise About Texas

146 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1K ratings
The Texas History Podcast

Witness History

2,048 episodes - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 853 ratings
History as told by the people who were there.

History of the World podcast

418 episodes - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 818 ratings
The incredible story of the human history of the world. Come and join us on this incredible journey! This is the History of the World podcast!!! Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/history...

Urban Legends with the Ghost Brothers

38 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 804 ratings
We all know the stories: Bloody Mary, the Chupacabra, Candyman... These urban legends have been around for decades, sometimes centuries, and still haunt us today. But are they real? The Ghost Broth...

In Our Time: Philosophy

154 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 793 ratings
From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.

Year of Polygamy Podcast

223 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 789 ratings
The Story of Mormon Plural Marriage

ArtCurious Podcast

233 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 783 ratings
Think art history is boring? Think again. It's weird, funny, mysterious, enthralling, and liberating. Join us as we cover the strangest stories in art. Is the Mona Lisa fake? Did Van Gogh actually ...

Key Battles of American History

262 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 776 ratings
War has played a key role in the history of the United States from the nation’s founding right down to the present. Wars made the U. S. independent, kept it together, increased its size, and estab...

Undiscovered

55 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 753 ratings
A podcast about the left turns, missteps, and lucky breaks that make science happen.

Christmas Past

365 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 746 ratings
Behind every Christmas tradition is a story, often a forgotten one. Every year as we put up a tree and pour the eggnog, we’re continuing generations-old narratives, while being mostly unaware of t...