Education History Podcasts

Spirits

245 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
A boozy weekly podcast about mythology, legends and folklore. Hear fresh takes on classic myths and learn new stories from around the world, served up over ice by two tipsy history geeks.

Food Non-Fiction

76 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 253 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: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 177 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

66 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 64 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.

Bad Bridget

7 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 59 ratings
The new podcast from Queen's University Belfast & Ulster University, telling the untold stories of generations of Irish women who saw their American Dream become a nightmare. See acast.com/privac...

Folklore on the Rocks

79 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 53 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!

Conflicted: A History Podcast

40 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.

JFK 35

43 episodes - Latest episode: 11 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...

Lectures in Intellectual History

99 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Recordings from the popular public lecture series featuring new work on all aspects of intellectual history. Hosted by the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews.

Now In Color

33 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Now In Color is a weekly podcast that brings those who have been erased in history back to the forefront.

Podcast on Germany

78 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 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...

HistoryBoiz

52 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 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...

Imagining Latinidades

21 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Three Latina/o professors discuss topics and interview guests central to Latina/Latino/Latinx Studies today.

Sheroes

41 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Podcast hosts Dana and Lauren tell stories of less familiar women of history who have done some amazing feats.

Distraction!

27 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 16 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...

Historic Voices Podcast: Global History and Culture

157 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Historic Voices Podcast brings voices from the past that make history come alive through their personal accounts and public speeches. Some episodes bring the voices of political and military lead...

From Boomers to Millennials: A Modern US History Podcast

24 episodes - Latest episode: 17 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,...

Bag of Bones

30 episodes - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 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...

Pay Attention To This

25 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 13 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.

Mirror and a Flashlight

9 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 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...

Pilgrim's Digress

38 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 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...

Dissecting Medical History

32 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 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...

Once Upon Another Time

20 episodes - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 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

118 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 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...

We Made This Mess

20 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Documenting Accountability

Podding Through Time

18 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
The best Historical Variety Show on the web! Get your biweekly dose of historical knowledge injected directly into your brain. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/umaGAB4

Water Is For Fighting

2 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Water Is For Fighting is a five part documentary podcast series that explores the complexities around water management in the Western United States. For this season, we’re focusing on the South Pla...

Dial It Back Or Die

75 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
I realize that for most of us it is extremely traumatic to fully grasp just how wrong this world has become. And that it is therefore much easier mentally and far more comforting psychologically to...

Superfluous

19 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Dan and Sam think they're amazing at bar trivia....but they never seem to win. Join them as they take a question they got wrong and learn all they can about it. Histories, interesting facts, and an...

Historically Speaking-Uncommon History with an Unconventional Pair

19 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
People, their stories and events that shaped the world, that’s what makes history fascinating. Join married hosts Rebecca Robbins (a Broadway actress) and Kim Kimmel (her college history professor)...