Books History Podcasts

Presidential

62 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 3.6K ratings
The 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...

Book of the Mouse Club

102 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
Book of the Mouse Club is an Unofficial Disney podcast that explores books about Disney, its history, films, theme parks and more. Join us for discussions about books, interviews with authors and b...

Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

261 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Welcome to our whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, we delve into the origins of phrases to find out how they came into the English language. We tell the story of how...

The Unusual History of Every Thing

146 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Unusual History of Every Thing is a podcast for lovers of the weird history of common things in our world. Join cultural object preservationists Melanie Dellas and Karen Lacy as they uncover th...

Off the Deaton Path

55 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Stan Deaton is the Senior Historian and The Dr. Elaine B. Andrews Distinguished Historian at the Georgia Historical Society, and the Emmy-winning writer and host of Today in Georgia History. The Of...

Relevant or Irrelevant

411 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this weekly show, hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords examine events of history through the discussion of books, journal articles, papers, and presentations, then historians and history buffs ask t...

Lighting the Pipes

78 episodes - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Blending research and literary analysis with conversation and review, we lock down crime stories and read them their rights. The game is afoot!

F***bois of Literature Book Podcast

229 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
•FBOL is now on Patreon! Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflit•The podcast about the most groan-worthy, enraging, and sh*t characters in lit. Join host Emily Edwards and a guest for a wee...

Doty Land

28 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago
Conversations with people about ideas and their interesting backgrounds. From artificial intelligence assisting those with dementia to the way ham radio benefits local communities, I conduct long-f...