History Podcasts

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
20 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 59.9K 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...

Female Criminals
332 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6.8K ratingsFrom callous killers to evil entrepreneurs, explore the psychology, motivations, and atrocities of female criminals. A Spotify Original from Parcast.

Our Thing with Sammy The Bull
132 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratingsSalvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American gangster who became the underboss of the Gambino crime family. This is his story. Directed by James Carroll. This show is pa...

It Was Said
48 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3.8K ratingsIt Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and timeless speeches in history. Written and narra...

HISTORY This Week
221 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratingsThis week, something momentous happened. Whether or not it made the textbooks, it most certainly made history. Join HISTORY This Week as we turn back the clock to meet the people, visit the places...

Presidential
60 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 3.5K 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...

Those Conspiracy Guys
237 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 2.7K ratingsThose Conspiracy Guys is a comedy, history and True Crime podcast based in Ireland and deals with everything from the out-there conspiracy theories like aliens, time travel, and ancient civilisatio...

Moonrise
15 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 2.7K ratings“Truer, but also darker.” This is the real origin story behind America’s decision to go to the moon. The story we learn starts with Sputnik, then President Kennedy’s challenge, and ends with triump...

Constitutional
22 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratingsWith the writing of the Constitution in 1787, the framers set out a young nation’s highest ideals. And ever since, we’ve been fighting over it — what is in it and what was left out. At the heart of...

White Horse Inn
364 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K 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 Our Time: History
344 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsHistorical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
158 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsIntimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.

Wise About Texas
143 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 973 ratingsThe Texas History Podcast

T.Rex Talk
193 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 660 ratingsThe official podcast of T.Rex Arms. Weekly thoughts and conversations between various team members discussing equipment, training, history, politics, and of course, the behind-the-scenes stuff reg...

Damn Interesting
125 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 659 ratingsThe audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
647 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 628 ratingsA podcast covering the build up to, breakout of and consequences of various conflicts in history. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Our Time: Science
280 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 613 ratingsScientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
281 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 561 ratingsConnecting with Walt is a podcast focusing on the life and creations of Walt Disney. Episodes include the history of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney movies, and more...

Twilight Histories
128 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 522 ratingsYou have entered the Twilight Histories, an audio adventure that casts YOU as the hero. YOU are a time traveler. Each episode, YOU will explore a new world. Some are familiar. Others are totally e...

ANTIQUITAS
28 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 333 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...

People's History Podcast
10 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 301 ratingsA documentary series about class struggle and movement history. Each season covers one story told from the viewpoint of working-class people.

Obscure History
127 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★ - 297 ratingsNew episodes every Monday. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4912883/advertisement

Unexplained : True Tales of Unexplained Mysteries with Bestselling Author Steph Young
72 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 293 ratingswith Bestselling Author Steph Young: mesmerizing cases of Unexplained Mysteries

Something's Not Right
161 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 255 ratingsTake a seat with Thashana and Olivia for Something's Not Right, the podcast where we explore true crime and all things creepy or unpleasant, with special focus on incidents in Tennessee. **EXPLICIT...

Black History Buff Podcast
46 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 250 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...

JFK The Enduring Secret
197 episodes - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 239 ratingsAn in depth tutorial and discussion around the assassination of John F. Kennedy, (JFK) the country's 35th president who was brutally murdered in Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963. The series compr...

SPYCRAFT 101
192 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 223 ratingsWelcome to your clandestine classroom.

Fiasco
28 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 222 ratingsFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events. The fifth season of the show goe...

HistoryPod
1,238 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 218 ratingsThe 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web, HistoryPod proves that there is always...

Pre History - the archaeology of the ancient Near East
27 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 214 ratingsThe Near East - the region known politically as the Middle East - is the home of both a long and eventful history as well as a much longer and fascinating prehistory. Here on Pre History I will cov...
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