Education History Podcasts

Newt's World

329 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.3K ratings
Join former House Speaker, professor, historian, and futurist Newt Gingrich as he shares his lifetime of knowledge and access to the world’s most interesting minds in a new series that covers all a...

HANDS AND DAYLIGHT

101 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 724 ratings
America was forged. From nothing came everything we believe in. But the America our grandparents once knew is not the America we now know. Pete Roberts explores how our ancestors used their minds, ...

How It Began: A History of the Modern World

22 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
A thrilling podcast about the History of the Modern World. Humanity has been hard at work for centuries to empower itself with better tools and insights, from science and surgery to electricity an...

Food Non-Fiction

76 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 257 ratings
Food Non-Fiction tells the incredible true stories behind food. We look forward to taking you on this wild food journey - through history, and around the world. Think of us as food historians, food...

SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human

34 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 179 ratings
What makes you … you? Is it your DNA, culture, environment? SAPIENS hosts Jen Shannon, Esteban Gómez, and SAPIENS.org Editor-in-Chief Chip Colwell speak with anthropologists from around the globe t...

History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast

78 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratings
In this “unashamedly homegrown” podcast we tell the story of our islands from the time before people arrived all the way up to the year 2000.

Folklore on the Rocks

79 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratings
Entertaining, booze fueled, informative podcast about lesser known monsters, cryptids, creatures, and general folklore from around the world. Pour a drink and join us!

JFK 35

49 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, inspired a generation that transformed America. But not everyone knows the stories behind the man - his experiences as a young servicemembe...

Professional Military Education

26 episodes - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
The Professional Military Education (PME) podcast is where great books on war and history are analyzed and discussed with the author. Through in depth conversations, the PME podcast seeks to promot...

History Blitz

29 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
We are two guys who want to learn some stuff! Join us, Mike and Dylan, as we find out about weird things in history. It could be a specific person, event, or even a trend! Dylan will research a top...

HistoryBoiz

67 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Meet Chris, Tyler, Zach, and Jerry. They are the HistoryBoiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some his...

Podcast on Germany

89 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
Germany has been a major player in the last 100 years for the world and is well known for its role in World War 2 and creating the world we know today. But how much do you know about the Germany b...

Grim

42 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Dark History. True-Crime. Mature-Audiences.

Imagining Latinidades

21 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Three Latina/o professors discuss topics and interview guests central to Latina/Latino/Latinx Studies today.

Mirror and a Flashlight

9 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
What can we learn from the Feminist Health Movement? What does radical care and education sound like now? Mirror and a Flashlight explores the history, stories, and practices of Chicago Women’s H...

Sheroes

42 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Podcast hosts Dana and Lauren tell stories of less familiar women of history who have done some amazing feats.

Bag of Bones

55 episodes - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
If you love history but want to follow the un-beaten path, then this podcast is for you. My name is Elizabeth Bourgeret and I love to learn about the untold stories of American history. The one's t...

Distraction!

27 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
An improv comedy podcast where your host, Will, attempts to teach you all about the real history and details behind some simple every day overlooked thing we all use, but not without being constant...

THEM'S THE RULES

60 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Life is full of rules. From our societal systems to our interpersonal relationships and everything in-between, there are many written and unwritten rules that influence our philosophies of living. ...

Our Daily History

151 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Will is diving into the history books to learn more about our past. This is not your typical history podcast. Will is unpredictable at every corner. He loves to make you laugh and also teaches ever...

Pay Attention To This

33 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratings
Two young adults, Emily and Sydney, trying to learn how the world works by relating history to current events in an entertaining and humorous way.

From Boomers to Millennials: A Modern US History Podcast

29 episodes - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
A modern U.S. history podcast about the events that spanned the Baby Boomer generation’s lifespan & that are still relevant to people today, especially to Millennials. Unlike some history podcasts,...

Dissecting Medical History

50 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
A weekly mental vacation from life's worries by providing story-time formatted discussions on fascinating history events and biographies in a fun and critically thinking way with a nurse and someti...

Pilgrim's Digress

44 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
From Bangor to Boston. Montpelier to Hartford, Providence to Manchester. What is New England Culture today? An American by birth, Southerner by blood, New Englander by choice. This is a Podcast abo...

Historically Speaking Podcast

31 episodes - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Uncommon history with an unconventional pair. Join married hosts Rebecca Robbins (a Broadway actress) and Kim Kimmel (her college history instructor) as they delve into topics that run the historic...

Once Upon Another Time

20 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
What if Leonardo da Vinci was allergic to paint? What if the Allied plan to turn Hitler into a woman actually worked? What if senators caned each other more like they used to? We try to answer thes...

Halfwit History

133 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratings
Hosts Jonathan & Kiley talk about the upcoming week, but a long time ago (and sometimes not so long ago). Occasionally, they even know what they are talking about! Join them in exploring topics lik...

Support The Fort: Fort Worth Culture & History

11 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Covering the current culture and celebrating the history of the greatest city in the world, Fort Worth, Texas. Support The Fort! It's Worth it.

Podding Through Time

22 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The best Historical Variety Show on the web! Get your monthly dose of historical knowledge injected directly into your brain. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/umaGAB4

Tea-Tanic

10 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
"Did you know?!"... that Loretta Anne Miller has been a Titanic enthusiast since age 6? Yup. She's got the proof in her horribly written school kid journal that her favorite game to play on the Bra...