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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
17 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 52.4K ratingsIn "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What...

Casefile True Crime
220 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26.5K ratingsFact is scarier than fiction.

American History Tellers
237 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 13.1K ratingsThe Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life -the words you speak, the ideas you share- can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know th...

American Scandal
176 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 10.4K ratingsEvery scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to spo...

Business Wars
359 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 10K ratingsNetflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles ...

Unobscured
62 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7K ratingsHistory is full of stories we think we know. They are old and dark, but time has robbed us of perspective and clarity. They've become obscured and misunderstood. Which is why this series exists: to...

The Cold War: What We Saw
20 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6.7K ratingsNovember 9, 2019, is the 30th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down, freeing East Germany from communism, and marking the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. But when did...

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum
12 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6.2K ratingsInterviews, 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

Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill
193 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe people behind The Intercept’s fearless reporting and incisive commentary discuss the crucial issues of our time: national security, civil liberties, foreign policy, and criminal justice. Plus ...

Historical Figures
128 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratingsBig Lives. Little-known Facts. Great, unknown stories hide inside history—every other Wednesday, we dig up what you don't know about the icons you do know. Hosts Carter and Vanessa bring history to...

CrimeCon Presents: Shattered Souls
614 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 3.7K ratingsWhat comes to mind when you hear the word “forensics”? For many, the word evokes images of sterile labs and white coats. The reality, however, is quite different. In Shattered Souls vetera...

How It Happened
6 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratingsTrump’s Last Stand: How much damage can a sitting president do in a day or a week or two months? In the first series of How It Happened, national political reporter Jonathan Swan reveals the inside...

What Really Happened?
77 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 3.2K ratingsWe live in an age where news comes at us fast, and from all angles. We see a headline that catches our attention, but often just skim the surface, before the next headline comes along. In Season 3,...

Presidential
56 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released l...

Trace Evidence
167 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3K ratingsTrace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep into the evid...

Hillbilly Horror Stories
454 episodes - Latest episode: about 18 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 2.9K ratingsHillbilly Horror Stories is a mostly paranormal show hosted by stand up comedian Jerry Paulley and his wife Tracy. They touch on all things eerie including true stories behind your favorite horror ...

BackStory
266 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.9K ratingsBackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the h...

It Was Said
22 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsIt Was Said is a limited documentary podcast series looking back on some of the most powerful, impactful and timeless speeches in American history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning an...

Those Conspiracy Guys
202 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsThose Conspiracy Guys is an Irish comedy podcast where we discuss all types and genres of conspiracy theories, paranormal happenings and true crime from Atlantean myths to Zapruder films; from ghos...

I Spy
33 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsSpies don’t talk—it’s the cardinal rule of the business. But on Foreign Policy’s podcast I Spy, we get them to open up. We hear from the operations people: the spies who steal secrets, kill adversa...

History Unplugged Podcast
543 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsFor history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questi...

GraveYard Tales
158 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsWe tell the stories of haunted places, ghost encounters, cryptid encounters, the paranormal, preternatural, and every oddity imaginable. And we have a few laughs while we're at it! Join your hosts ...

1865
64 episodes - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsApril 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to bring the assassin to justice—but the hunt for John Wilkes...

Unresolved
242 episodes - Latest episode: about 17 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsEvery day, stories unfold that have no resolution. Unresolved is an investigative and immersive look at those stories, as host Micheal Whelan tries to determine why these stories - unsolved crimes ...

Espionage
75 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsNot all spies look like James Bond and Ethan Hunt. Most of them look like ordinary people, which makes them all the more dangerous... So what does it really take to be a spy? Every week, we cover a...

American Hysteria
176 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsAmerican Hysteria explores the moral panics, conspiracy theories, urban legends, and fantastical thinking that shape our culture and why we end up fearing and believing in the unreal. Using sociolo...

White Horse Inn
190 episodes - Latest episode: about 4 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratingsDo 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...
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