History Podcasts

Variant: The Podcast

153 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 345 ratings
Geek fandom is a vast and constantly growing space, and Variant covers nearly all of it. From the perspective of hosts Arris Quinones and Tim Connolly, this weekly Podcast talks Comics, Movies, TV,...

Let's Find Out

124 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 344 ratings
Let's Find Out ASMR is here to help you nod off to something calm and interesting. Science, Philosophy, History, Maths... or personally interesting themes in each episode. ASMR just means content ...

Amazing War Stories

17 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 330 ratings
In this 3D audio series, ex-British Paratrooper and history fanatic Bruce Crompton narrates incredible tales of bravery from conflicts throughout the ages to support military institutions. All arou...

Medieval Archives

102 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 313 ratings
The Medieval Archives podcast transports you back to an age of heroic kings, gallant knights and pious bishops. Separate fact from fiction and find out how the men and women of the middle ages real...

Mass for Shut-ins: The Gin and Tacos Podcast

91 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 292 ratings
An unholy amalgam of politics, historical anecdotes, cocktail recipes, performances by talented people, and interviews with people who are doing interesting things with their lives.

Reverie True Crime

535 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 280 ratings
Reverie means to daydream but sometimes when we zone out, our anxiety and intrusive thoughts can creep in. We might start to think about our anxieties and worst fears. Sometimes we get caught up in...

SPYCRAFT 101

230 episodes - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 269 ratings
Welcome to your clandestine classroom.

Celtic Myths and Legends Podcast

43 episodes - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 263 ratings
A podcast focused on the myths, legends and folkloric creatures of the 6 Celtic Nations; Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man.

Undeceptions with John Dickson

190 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 253 ratings
Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re...

Missing Witches

292 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 246 ratings
Missing Witches is a research-based, feminist, occult storytelling project. We go looking for the witches we've been missing.

Service On Celluloid

85 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 236 ratings
A podcast from The National WWII Museum analyzing how World War II has been depicted on film.

Lyndeurozone Euro Simplified

191 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 219 ratings
The major concepts of the European History curriculum simplified so that you can excel. Robert Lynde has been teaching various courses of European History for over twenty years and he has helped t...

Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast

40 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.

Groundings

54 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 211 ratings
Groundings is a place where organizing, theory, and history come in contact with dialogue, experience, and storytelling. It's where the past meets the present, and political education happens. The ...

It Happened In Hollywood

60 episodes - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★ - 207 ratings
On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who ...

Good Nightmare

77 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 199 ratings
A podcast about all things strange and unusual. Historical true crimes, paranormal and dark fairy tale origins. Hosted by Sarah.

Extreme Genes

1,036 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 198 ratings
Extreme Genes is a genealogy show hosted by Fisher. Fisher has 30+ years of radio experience and has had a passion for genealogy since he was a teen. On Extreme Genes Fisher sets out to educate the...

Ottoman History Podcast

313 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
Interviews with historians about the history of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Visit https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/ for hundreds more archived episodes.

Coffee With My Ma

27 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
My radical activist mother Kahentinetha Horn tells me stories of her very long adventurous life, always with the sense of humour that carried herthrough.

Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry

294 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry

Macabre London

209 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 179 ratings
Do you like your history haunted? Then Macabre London is the podcast for you. Every fortnight we'll unravel a tale that's gruesome, horrifying or downright macabre. Get bonus content on Patreon (ht...

2 Dudes and a NES: A Nintendo Podcast

184 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 174 ratings
We're 2 dudes and a NES. We record game by game podcasts about the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

165 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 174 ratings
Dunkirk, D-Day, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Omaha, USAF, RAF, POWs, Second World War Stories, Memoirs & interviews - Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WW2. ... Over 500 5-star r...

True Tales From Old Houses

136 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 173 ratings
True Tales From Old Houses is a light-hearted, entertaining, and educational show for lovers of old houses and buildings, DIYers, history buffs, and restoration and preservation junkies. Available...

ArchaeoEd Podcast

48 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 169 ratings
Get ready to embark on a time-traveling adventure with the legendary archaeologist, Dr. Ed Barnhart! Let's unearth the stories of the awe-inspiring civilizations of the Americas. These are the tal...

Allegedly Astrology

113 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 161 ratings
True crime, scandals, and celebrity gossip meet astrology when three friends discuss the transits that have influenced some of the biggest moments throughout history and pop culture. In this weekl...

Wrong Reel

671 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 158 ratings
Wrong Reel is a podcast for hardcore cinephiles where we tackle everything from Jean-Luc Godard to Jean-Luc Picard. Hosted by James Hancock.

Demystifying Gay Porn

278 episodes - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Everyone in the connected world knows what porn is and has seen it. Join I. Que Grande, an award-winning producer in the Gay Adult Entertainment Industry as he humanizes porn stars, deconstructs se...

New Angle: Voice

16 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 148 ratings
Beverly Willis is adding her voice to a new podcast featuring discussions about the lives and careers of female pioneers of American Architecture. Going beyond the scholarship of the award-winning ...

Ministry of Ideas

104 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratings
A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School. Learn more at ministryofideas.org