History Arts Podcasts

Baseball by the Book

216 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 628 ratings
A veteran baseball journalist interviews today's best baseball authors about their books.

Reverie True Crime

535 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 279 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...

Eat My Globe

105 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 229 ratings
In Eat My Globe: Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Food, Simon Majumdar will talk about an ingredient, a dish, a theme, a person or a nation and the fascinating story of how they became...

Macabre London

212 episodes - Latest episode: 15 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...

Art Attack w/ Lizy Dastin and Justin BUA

131 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 143 ratings
Art Attack with Lizy Dastin and Justin BUA is a new kind of art podcast—engaging, informed, accessible and raw. Join artist BUA and art historian Lizy as they debate topical artworld happenings, br...

As The Tea Steeps

13 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 113 ratings
It started as a hobby in the basement of the White Hart Inn in Salisbury, Connecticut and was shared only with inn guests. Now, over 30 years later, their 90,000 square foot facility in Millerton, ...

A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

214 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 95 ratings
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads and discusses 47 selections from the works of Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a socialist women's activist who had radical ideas about the intersections of socialism and ...

Jiminy Crickets! Podcast

276 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings

Journey through Classical Piano

53 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings
Welcome to Journey Through Classical Piano, the podcast dedicated to helping people of all musical tastes and backgrounds discover the beauty of classical music. This bi-weekly podcast features con...

CineNation

385 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 59 ratings
The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.

77 Flavors of Chicago: History & Culture

236 episodes - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★ - 55 ratings
We've visited all 77 of Chicago's historic community areas and taught you the history and tasted  amazing food along the way! Join us, Sara Faddah and Dario Durham, as we continue to tell Chicago'...

Life’s a Banquet with Zahra Tangorra & Nicole Bailey

210 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
"Life's a Banquet", a podcast about the highs and lows of everything edible, spreadable and pourable. Join your hosts Zahra Tangorra and Nicole Bailey each week as they surprise each other with the...

Design Freaks

108 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
Stories behind music industry art & design: RECORD COVERS • GRAPHIC DESIGN • MUSIC HISTORY

i-Dentity

76 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 47 ratings
Welcome to i-Dentity, an i-D podcast where we celebrate subculture in all its forms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cthulhu

109 episodes - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
This show is inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos. You will hear readings of his works, and horror or ghost stories by other authors. The Lovecraft "period" is primaril...

Get Lit Podcast

332 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
"Welcome back to Get Lit, the literary podcast where we discuss famous works of literature and the authors who wrote them..."

After School Special Podcast

260 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
Nostalgic trip down memory lane, engaging in after-school-type conversations about everything from 90’s Sitcoms to fast food mascots.  👋 Please subscribe, review and share. 

Authentically Detroit

281 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
Authentically Detroit is the leading podcast in the city for candid conversations, exchanging progressive ideas, and centering resident perspectives on current events.Hosted by Donna Givens Davidso...

Tea & Gemstones

39 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
All Things Jewelry! Your home for a happy shiny mix of social commentary and gemstone history. Dish on today's modern jewelry trends and discover designers both classic and new. We also get histori...

The Whiskey Lore® Podcast

144 episodes - Latest episode: about 16 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Check out one of the most unique whisky podcasts on the planet. In his weekly Whisky Flights, best-selling travel author Drew Hannush takes you to a world of great craft distilleries, where you'll ...

Spartan History Podcast

57 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
Presenting a chronological history of the ancient Spartan peoples. Beginning with their earliest mentions in the epics of Homer, the Iliad and Odyssey, right through to the collapse of Spartan domi...

ArchitectureTalk

175 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings
Designed around an engaging conversation, Architecture Talk explores issues in contemporary architecture and architectural thinking. It is hosted by Vikram Prakash, Professor of Architecture at the...

Peopling the Past

37 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Join host Dr. Chelsea Gardner and co-hosts Dr. Carolyn Laferièrre and Dr. Melissa Funke for a journey through under-explored aspects of archaeology, history, and everyday life in the ancient Medite...

In the Weeds

67 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
In the weeds explores how culture shapes our relationship to the natural world through interviews with a wide range of guests, from scientists to artists to cultural critics and theologians.

The AphroChic Podcast

20 episodes - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason are the founders of AphroChic, a brand focused on celebrating the history and cultures of the African Diaspora through modern media and design. Following the release o...

Bri Books

174 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Bri Books is the podcast that encourages, entertains and enlightens by engaging with the ideas on and off the pages. We serve a community of ambitious, curious people hungry for conversations and b...

Perfume on the Radio

60 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Exploring our deep and diverse cultural connections with smell, Perfume on the Radio is a monthly show hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown for The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Each episode takes on ...

Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia

92 episodes - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Bringing you the best stories from the deep and fascinating history of theater in the city of Philadelphia.  This is the podcast for all lovers of theater, students of history - or anyone who enj...

Mesoamerican Studies On-Air

52 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Mesoamerican art historian Catherine Nuckols Wilde interviews archaeologists, art historians, linguists, museum curators and more to provide listeners with up-to-date information on the Maya, Aztec...

Playing With Fire hosted by Josh & Darla Welton

12 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Blue-collar advocates Josh and Darla Welton challenge the status quo when it comes to welding, cars, art, culture, Detroit, and more in this podcast presented by Brown Dog Welding LLC. Whether you...