History Arts Podcasts

Baseball by the Book

216 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 625 ratings
A veteran baseball journalist interviews today's best baseball authors about their books.

What's Ray Saying?

79 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 544 ratings
Storyteller Ray Christian shares personal stories as a sixty-something combat veteran, historian, and goat-wrangling father of six living in the rural mountains of Appalachia, all told thro...

Disney History Institute Podcast

364 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 519 ratings
The Disney History Institute Podcast explores the history of animation and early cinematic amusement parks.

Burnt Toast

225 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
Food intersects with our lives in more ways than we think. Food52's Burnt Toast podcast chases those stories to give listeners the perfect pieces of snackable dinner-party fodder—all inside of a co...

Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

141 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 378 ratings
Historic Royal Palaces are a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. This fortnightly podcast brings you the history and stories of those palaces. Y...

Reverie True Crime

535 episodes - Latest episode: 3 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...

Rebuilding The Renaissance

279 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 202 ratings
This podcast will explore the development of the art, architecture, culture and history in Italy, from ancient Roman times through the Renaissance. Listeners will develop an understanding of Italy’...

Good Nightmare

77 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 199 ratings
A podcast about all things strange and unusual. Historical true crimes, paranormal and dark fairy tale origins. Hosted by Sarah.

Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry

294 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry

Macabre London

207 episodes - Latest episode: 11 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...

Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

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

New Angle: Voice

16 episodes - Latest episode: 19 days 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 ...

Art Attack w/ Lizy Dastin and Justin BUA

131 episodes - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 142 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: 5 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: about 1 month 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 ...

Inside Julia's Kitchen

211 episodes - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★ - 90 ratings
Created by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Inside Julia’s Kitchen is your window into the Foundation’s world. Through our podcast, you’ll meet the bright lights of ...

Deep Dive Film School

470 episodes - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 88 ratings
Every Friday we review films that are part of our non-stop festivals. These festivals will cover a treasure trove of topics about film history from famous directors to genres to modern classics and...

Apocalist Book Club

54 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Welcome to the Apocalist Book Club! Your hosts Nella and Raven are reading all apocalyptic fiction in chronological order. Join the club--you have time now. Updated every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Counterjam

37 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
A musical dive into the cultural identities behind the plate. Hosted by Peter J. Kim, Counterjam is an auditory feast of songs and interviews with musicians, chefs, and celebrities.

The Goldberry Books Podcast

47 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratings
Present by the team behind Goldberry Books, an indie bookshop in Concord, NC, the Goldberry Books podcast features conversations about topics of a bookish bent, from interviews with authors to dis...

Jiminy Crickets! Podcast

266 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings

Journey through Classical Piano

52 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 61 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...

77 Flavors of Chicago: History & Culture

217 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days 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: 9 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...

That Shakespeare Life

316 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Hosted by Cassidy Cash, That Shakespeare Life takes you behind the curtain and into the real life of William Shakespeare. Get bonus episodes on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

i-Dentity

74 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days 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.

Design Freaks

108 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
Stories behind music industry art & design: RECORD COVERS • GRAPHIC DESIGN • MUSIC HISTORY

I Don't Know Her

136 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Avery and Rita are on a mission to share the stories your history books left out. Every episode they tackle the brave, complicated, courageous, and important stories of women you've probably never ...

Cthulhu

104 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month 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...

After School Special Podcast

260 episodes - Latest episode: 8 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.