History Science Podcasts

Origin Stories

86 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 412 ratings
Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who we are.

Let's Find Out

124 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 344 ratings
Let's Find Out ASMR is here to help you nod off to something calm and interesting. Science, Philosophy, History, Maths... or personally interesting themes in each episode. ASMR just means content ...

ArchaeoEd Podcast

48 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 163 ratings
Get ready to embark on a time-traveling adventure with the legendary archaeologist, Dr. Ed Barnhart! Let's unearth the stories of the awe-inspiring civilizations of the Americas. These are the tal...

My Dark Path

81 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 126 ratings
My Dark Path explores the fringes of history, science, and the paranormal. In every episode, creator and host MF Thomas illuminates a topic taken from the dark corners of our world. Combining his...

Backstory with Larry Potash

95 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 119 ratings
Explore the BACKSTORY behind some of the most intriguing tales in history, culture, religion and science from Chicago and beyond. 

Distillations | Science History Institute

350 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
Distillations is the Science History Institute’s critically acclaimed flagship podcast. We take deep dives into stories that range from the serious to the eccentric, all to help listeners better un...

Going Viral - The Podcast

33 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
The science & history podcast all about PANDEMICS. Series 1: Join the 'disease detectives' Mark Honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley as they investigate the most devastating pandemic of all time: the 19...

Extinction Event

71 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
A comedy podcast about extinct stuff. Join Melissa & Jack as they attempt to uncover the natural histories of bygone creatures and other things.

Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast

48 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
A Podcast about the natural world, things that people claim are part of the natural world, and things that used to be. With Trey the Explainer, and Miles Greb.

Naturalistics

37 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
Naturalistics is a discussion based podcast dedicated to helping you to become a better naturalist. We base our process around the Naturalistics 'triforce' which contains the three ingredients of t...

Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast

294 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Follow head gardeners Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain as they reveal exactly what it’s like to be professional horticulturists leading busy teams on large, private estates. Lucy and Saul have a de...

Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak

195 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Math! Science! History! is a podcast about the history of people, theories, and discoveries that have moved our scientific progress forward and spurred us on to unimaginable discoveries. Join Gabri...

Don't Look Now

290 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
What could an Engineer and an Archaeologist have to talk about? Listen to us discuss history, mysteries, science, culture and art. The world is vast and episode by episode we learn about the way t...

63 Degrees North

25 episodes - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We bring you surprising stories of science, history and innovation from 63 Degrees North, the home of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Listen as we explore the mysteries of the p...

Human Centered

90 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Conversations about projects and research undertaken by scholars & affiliates of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University; interviews with renowned fe...

Brains Matter

66 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Podcast on Science, Curiosities, and General Knowledge. Brains Really Do Matter!

Medicalization

13 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Medicalization is a non-fiction podcast mini-series that bridges the gap between history and science. The podcast's mission is to tell the most fascinating and peculiar stories in medicine while e...

Universe University

45 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and...

Future Imperfect

34 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Jason Kingsley is a technologist who started one of the UK's most exciting games companies, Rebellion. He's also fascinated by the past. In this podcast he talks to historians, scientists, and expe...

Vibe Radio Network

784 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
Listen every day of the week. The Vibe radio network is home to some talented hosts with awesome shows with a wide range of topics. Monday Nights: 10-11 pm The Freakin Awesome Paranormal Show with ...

Three Equals Five

62 episodes - Latest episode: 11 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 ...

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Podcast Library

146 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A collection of podcasts about the nature, history, and culture of Tallgrass Prairie NPres and the surrounding region.

WeAreSTS

47 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Science and technology studies (STS) combines a wide range of research subjects, including: history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of science, science policy, and science communicatio...

MAPS Canada Podcast

21 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
As you explore the promising world of psychedelic healing, the MAPS Canada Podcast is your resource for science-based information, learning, and invigorating conversation! Tune in to keep up to dat...

Getting Into Good Trouble | Innovation Diploma

119 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago
The most significant aspect of our learning is what we do with it. Speaking intelligently with real people about global conflicts and issues that affect them has substantial educational value for ...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

114 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago
Interviews and anecdotes from military pilots and aircrew from across the globe. As the rule says, so long as it's 10 percent true, you're allowed to tell the story! Head over to the 10 Percent Tr...

Humanities Matter by Brill

107 episodes - Latest episode: 28 days ago
With the challenges the world is facing today, the humanities and social sciences are needed and more relevant than ever to help us understand what it means to ‘lead a good life’. The authors and e...

Science Diction

86 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago
What does the word “meme” have to do with evolutionary biology? And why do we call it “Spanish flu” when it was never Spanish? Science Diction is a podcast about words—and the science stories withi...

Selden Society lecture series Australia

41 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago
Join a variety of judicial officers, legal professionals and academics for this informative and provocative series of legal history lectures. Each episode presents a single story uncovering a uniqu...

BAB Interviews and Conversations

33 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago
BAB is a centre of documentation and expertise on Namibia and southern Africa, located in Basel, Switzerland. Our podcast features extracts from past and recent interviews with scholars and BAB gue...