History Podcasts

Maintenance Phase

82 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14.7K ratings
Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

504 episodes - Latest episode: about 3 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratings
Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

29 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7.8K ratings
Interviews, musings and extra material from the makers of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. If it did not fit in the HH feed it's probably here

EconTalk

1,269 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes ...

Our Fake History

237 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!

American Elections: Wicked Game

86 episodes - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, fact...

Infamous America

336 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Historical True Crime — assassins, gangsters, mobsters and lawmen; manhunts, scandals and unexplained phenomena. Stories of the wildest and darkest chapters of America's past.

Camp Monsters

65 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratings
These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America. We’ll travel the country, sit around campfires and talk about that thing that ran ...

Buried Truths

80 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratings
“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 under...

Shmanners

406 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
Join husband Travis McElroy and wife Teresa McElroy every Friday and they'll improve your etiquette week by week! Perplexed by thank you notes? Baffled by black tie? Dismayed by dinner parties? Wor...

Sidedoor

187 episodes - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeeper...

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

959 episodes - Latest episode: about 5 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
The logic of personal, philosophical and political freedom

Abroad in Japan

576 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Independent filmmaker Chris Broad brings you his multi-award winning YouTube channel Abroad In Japan in podcast form. Aided by broadcaster Pete Donaldson, they bring you a taste of life in the most...

GirlTrek's Black History Bootcamp

251 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
GirlTrek's epic 21-day walking meditation series to remember where we came from and to gather strength for the road ahead. We celebrate Black stories and the lessons of our ancestors to help guide ...

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...

Geek History Lesson

531 episodes - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Not just another geek podcast, Geek History Lesson guides you through the fictional biography of pop culture characters! Diving deep into the history of superhero, film, tv and comic book character...

9/12

20 episodes - Latest episode: 2 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 ...

Wise About Texas

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

Justice In America

50 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1K ratings
Justice in America, hosted by Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith, is a podcast for everyone interested in criminal justice reform— from those new to the system to experts who want to know more. Each ...

Thinking Fellows

423 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 788 ratings
The Thinking Fellows is a 45-minute podcast about theology, philosophy, Christian history, and apologetics. It is hosted by Scott Keith, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, and Bruce Hilman. The Thinking ...

Unpacking Israeli History

107 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Go behind the scenes of Israeli history with self-confessed history nerd Noam Weissman. Each week, he offers a fresh perspective on some of the most controversial and interesting events in the coun...

Damn Interesting

126 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 668 ratings
The audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.

Les Deux You Remember This?

79 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 639 ratings
Les Deux You Remember This? is a comedic storytelling podcast about Hollywood in the early 2000s. A time in history when America found out that with a trust fund, a sex tape, and a dream, you too c...

Baseball by the Book

216 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 625 ratings
A veteran baseball journalist interviews today's best baseball authors about their books.

Black Diamonds

105 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 588 ratings
SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the hi...

Violent Ends

402 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 585 ratings
Unique tales of true crime, dark history, and the paranormal. Host Jenn Carpenter takes the cases she covers seriously. Herself? Not so much. (Formerly known as So Dead.)

History in the Bible

220 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 583 ratings
A guide to the history presented in the Bible, for people of all faiths and backgrounds, presented by an independent podcaster, and biblical studies buff. I explore the religion of ancient Israel, ...

This American President

306 episodes - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 582 ratings
This American President delves into the lives and legacies of U.S. presidents through long form stories and interviews. It will challenge the way you look at American history. Hosted by Richard Lim...

CorbettReport.com - Feature Interviews

867 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 552 ratings
CorbettReport.com Feature Interviews presents guests from around the world on headline news and current events from a fiercely independent perspective. Issues covered include 9/11 and false flag te...

10ish Podcast

523 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 495 ratings
Nick Emel and guests deliver a mix of entertainment, education, and satirical banter as they cover fact-based Top 10ish Lists in history, true crime, food, pop culture, and more. One host is preppe...