History Philosophy Podcasts

How to Take Over the World

93 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 647 ratings
Anyone who has achieved greatness has, in part, patterned themselves after those who came before. Napoleon learned from Charlemagne, Charlemagne learned from Caesar, and Caesar learned from Alexand...

Cultivating Place

432 episodes - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 314 ratings
Gardens are more than collections of plants. Gardens and Gardeners are intersectional spaces and agents for positive change in our world. Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the...

Ministry of Ideas

104 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratings
A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School. Learn more at ministryofideas.org

People's History of Ideas Podcast

114 episodes - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 110 ratings
In this podcast, Matthew Rothwell, author of Transpacific Revolutionaries: The Chinese Revolution in Latin America, explores the global history of ideas related to rebellion and revolution. The mai...

The History of Being Human

113 episodes - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 101 ratings
History, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology. The podcast that attempts to resurrect sense and meaning from the dust of a billion factoids.

What's Left of the South

141 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratings
(Formerly dotprole) Southern working-class podcast from a leftist perspective. We talk about current issues affecting Southerners, Southern history, and we make fun of Yankees! Find us at https://...

Combat and Classics Podcast

102 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Combat and Classics is a series of podcasts and free online seminars for active duty, reserve, and veteran U.S. military members, sponsored by St. John’s College. The podcasts and seminars encourag...

Lectures in Intellectual History

125 episodes - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★ - 52 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.

Knowing Animals

303 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Knowing Animals is a regular 20 minutes podcast about all things related to animals and ethics; animals and the law; animals and politics; and animal advocacy. It features interviews with academic ...

Soberless Thoughts

225 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Do you enjoy barstool stories infused with drunken mindless conjecture that is equally hilarious and offensive? Are you thirsty for stunningly prodigious advice? Have you ever had random flashes on...

Myth Monsters

148 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
A bite sized look into the monsters of global folklore, cryptozoology and mythology with your host, Erin. Jump in and learn about your favourite monsters from Gorgons to Kelpies, to Wendigos to Bi...

On & Off The Mat

10 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to On and Off The Mat with your host Rayneen Thebeau, certified yoga teacher and devout student. In these episodes we'll take the ancient practice of yoga from your mat to your every day l...

Bible over Brews

161 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Deep thoughts fermented over time and text.

Unlimited Opinions - Philosophy, Theology, Linguistics, & More

209 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Welcome to Unlimited Opinions! Have you ever wanted to listen to a lawyer and his son discuss philosophy, mythology, theology, politics and more? No? Well, Mark and Adam Bishop are here to discuss...

Three Equals Five

62 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. ... In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe ...

Paradigm Shift with Sergio Halabi

47 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
A podcast that explores Truth through forgotten knowledge. I will be talking about my thoughts on Ancient Civilizations, Philosophical ideas and Spiritual thoughts pertaining to Near-Death Experien...

Unlimited Opinions - Philosophy, Theology, Linguistics, & More

207 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago
Welcome to Unlimited Opinions! Have you ever wanted to listen to a lawyer and his son discuss philosophy, mythology, theology, politics and more? No? Well, Mark and Adam Bishop are here to discuss...

Blind Insights

190 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago
David Olney's blind insights include complex problem-solving, applied philosophy, and self-improvement, and Tim Whiffen's curiosity on the matters opens up plenty of conversations between the two. ...

Heavy Things Lightly

183 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago
This “Enlightened” New World utopia isn’t turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. Society is disenchanting, but are the only alternatives hiding out in the hills or burying yourself in books...

These Days: The Resilient Way of Jesus

131 episodes - Latest episode: 15 days ago
Looking at the resilient history of faith across the centuries. Learn and laugh with us!

Rereading the Stone

90 episodes - Latest episode: 20 days ago
Rereading the Stone is a weekly discussion of historical Chinese literature, philosophy, and poetry, currently focusing on the Qing dynastic Classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng 紅樓...

Home to Her

90 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago
The Home to Her podcast is dedicated to elevating the wisdom of the Sacred Feminine. Join host Liz Kelly for intimate conversations with acclaimed authors, artists, teachers, poets and mystics, eac...

Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast

61 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago
Good in Theory is a podcast about political philosophy and how it can help us understand the world today. Want to know what's in Plato's Republic or Hobbes's Leviathan but don't want to read them? ...

Coolest Nerds Alive C.N.A

59 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago
Welcome to CNA The Coolest Nerds Alive podcast. I'm your host Kongo , a true nerd and lover of all things Historical. If you hit play I can promise you one thing - a good time. So come join Me wee...

Genealogies of Modernity

16 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago
Season 2 of Genealogies of Modernity is a limited series from the Genealogies of Modernity Project and Ministry of Ideas. Each episode takes up a well-worn story about what it means to be modern an...