History Podcasts

Diggin' Oak Island

197 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 371 ratings
A podcasters journey to discover the truth behind the Oak Island Money Pit mystery. We will dive deep into the Curse of Oak Island television show and dig down on the history of the amazing 200-plu...

365 days with mxmtoon

370 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 370 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’...

Portraits of Blue & Grey: The Biographical Civil War Podcast

39 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 366 ratings
Portraits of Blue & Grey, hosted by Christopher Moore, is a biographical Civil War podcast that examines the lives of the most prominent, interesting, and influential figures of the United States C...

Death in the West

27 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 364 ratings
A history and true-crime podcast dedicated to the American West’s strange crimes and historically resonant intrigues.

Future Tense Fiction

14 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 359 ratings
Each month, Future Tense Fiction will bring you a dramatic telling of a short story exploring how tech that's emerging today could dramatically reshape tomorrow. Science journalist Maddie Stone wil...

Haunting History Podcast

143 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 352 ratings
Haunting History, the podcast that reaches back into the past for the events that shocked us, tales of true crime, mystery and the macabre, and when we are lucky those stories where the past and th...

Islamic History Podcast

255 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 321 ratings
We often overlook Islamic history as a learning tool. The history of Islam is not only important for Muslims, but important for everyone. Islam and the people who call themselves Muslims have made ...

Medieval Archives

102 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 313 ratings
The 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...

Tudor, I Hardly Know Her

113 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 309 ratings
A comedy podcast about the Tudors and 1500s shenanigans. It's educational, we swear. But mostly funny. Hosted by Emily Simpson and Garrett Kaser. Produced by Jeffrey Simpson.

Amarica's Constitution

188 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 302 ratings
Professor Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and one of the nation's leading authorities on the Constitution, offers weekly in-depth discussions on ...

Wonders of the World

166 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 302 ratings
In 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...

Obscure History

128 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 297 ratings
Obscure History brings you strange and interesting stories from the past that you've never heard before.  For fans of story driven, narrative, history! 

It's Always Halloween

167 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 293 ratings
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/its-always-halloween/subscribe A year-round celebration of Halloween history and traditions, spooks past and present, with your ma...

Adventures with Dead Jews

12 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 290 ratings
This companion podcast to Dara Horn’s new book People Love Dead Jews takes listeners beyond the book to some of the strangest corners of Jewish history, exploring how the popular mania for dead Jew...

North Carolina Rabbit Hole

65 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 281 ratings
A podcast that goes the distance to reveal hard-to-find stories across North Carolina. Join journalist Jeremy Markovich as he travels across the state to uncover remote places, lost artifacts, over...

Bone and Sickle

130 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 276 ratings
A bountiful harvest of horror and folklore

It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!

127 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 274 ratings
Was Earth really visited by mysterious extraterrestrial travelers thousands of years ago as many proponents of ”ancient astronaut theory” believe? What are the hidden secrets and mysteries b...

Undeceptions with John Dickson

190 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 270 ratings
Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re...

SPYCRAFT 101

236 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 269 ratings
Welcome to your clandestine classroom.

Something's Not Right

164 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 258 ratings
Dive into the world of true crime and the paranormal with Olivia and Thashana on Something’s Not Right. From heartbreaking crimes to bizarre mysteries, their single-host true crime episodes offer a...

HistoryPod

1,394 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 257 ratings
The '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...

Black History Buff Podcast

49 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
The 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...

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

105 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 253 ratings
It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.

Forgotten

53 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 247 ratings
Sometimes the Past holds Strength for the Present

Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise

51 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 243 ratings
When most people think of Hawaii, they imagine sand, surf, and the Aloha Spirit....but spirits of a different kind may occupy the Hawaiian islands. Most people visiting the islands don‘t know of H...

Service On Celluloid

85 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 237 ratings
A podcast from The National WWII Museum analyzing how World War II has been depicted on film.

Eat My Globe

105 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 229 ratings
In Eat My Globe: Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Food, Simon Majumdar will talk about an ingredient, a dish, a theme, a person or a nation and the fascinating story of how they became...

Lyndeurozone Euro Simplified

191 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 224 ratings
The major concepts of the European History curriculum simplified so that you can excel. Robert Lynde has been teaching various courses of European History for over twenty years and he has helped t...

Fiasco

28 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 222 ratings
From 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...

Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

164 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 220 ratings
Words for Granted is a podcast that looks at how words change over time. Host Ray Belli uses linguistic evolution as a way of understanding larger historical and cultural changes.