History Podcasts
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country Music
48 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7.5K ratingsStep right up. Come on in.
Unexplained Mysteries
281 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5.4K ratingsLife can take unexpected turns. Some are easily defined. Others… require further investigation. Every Tuesday and Thursday, collect the pieces of a seemingly unsolvable puzzle — events in history w...
What Really Happened?
78 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3.3K 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,...
It Was Said
36 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3.2K 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...
American Elections: Wicked Game
82 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.9K ratingsAll episodes are available for free, with ad-free episodes available for Wondery+ subscribers. On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the st...
1865
91 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.7K ratingsAll episodes are available for free, with ad-free episodes available for Wondery+ subscribers. April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin...
White Horse Inn
304 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.9K 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...
In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson
10 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings"In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson" presents a surprising and original portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, told in the former first lady's own words -- from over 123 hours of her White House audio diari...
Slate Presents: One Year
44 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsThe people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you’ve never heard of before. What were the moment...
Wise About Texas
132 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 894 ratingsThe Texas History Podcast
Year of Polygamy Podcast
214 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 707 ratingsThe Story of Mormon Plural Marriage
In Our Time: Philosophy
144 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 698 ratingsFrom Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Damn Interesting
120 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 625 ratingsThe audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.
Futility Closet
367 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 613 ratingsForgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast
185 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 523 ratingsA retelling of the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a way that’s more accessible to a Western audience. See 3kingdomspodcast.com for more.
Key Battles of American History
107 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 468 ratingsWar has played a key role in the history of the United States from the nation’s founding right down to the present. Wars made the U. S. independent, kept it together, increased its size, and estab...
We're All Mad Here
161 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 421 ratingsThe history of mental illness is insane.
365 days with mxmtoon
369 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 368 ratings“365” is a daily podcast brought to you by mxmtoon, artist/songwriter/actor/designer/gamer/simp, who will take you through the most interesting, weird, and funny events of that day in history. You’...
Dying To Eat
40 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 351 ratingsThe podcast that delves into different cultures and nations throughout the world and time to explore different attitudes about death and food.
Saga Thing
156 episodes - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 338 ratingsDiscover what Vikings did when they were at home in this fun medieval history and literature podcast about the Icelandic sagas. Hosted by two medieval literature professors with beards.
History Time
82 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 323 ratingsTravel back in time with me to some of the most fascinating moments in human history. Witness colossal sea battles involving tens of thousands of men, take part in pagan blood rituals in the myster...
ANTIQUITAS
25 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 319 ratingsANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World, tells the stories of the deeds, crimes, miseries, and glories of the great men and women of Greece and Rome (and beyond). Your host is bestsell...
Medieval Archives
96 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 305 ratingsThe 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...
Wonders of the World
158 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 281 ratingsIn this podcast, we'll visit 200 Wonders of the World, from the Pyramids to the Great Barrier Reef, to tell the story of our people, our civilization, and our planet. My name is Caroline Vahrenkam...
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys?
59 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 279 ratingsDuring the height of the cold war when Ronald Regan called the Soviet Union the evil empire, Bill Nowicki was in the Navy. He was a nuclear-trained electrician's mate aboard the Los Angeles class ...
Black History Buff Podcast
45 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 244 ratingsThe Black History Buff podcast is a fun and thrilling journey through time. Covering the full historical tapestry of the African Diaspora, you’ll hear tales covering everything from African Samura...
Hello, Nature
9 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 225 ratingsHello, Nature host, Misha Euceph, didn’t know about the national parks until she turned 21. But after an experience in Joshua Tree and watching 12 hours of a national parks documentary, she sets ou...
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