History Podcasts

Beltway Banthas

187 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
Beltway Banthas is a monthly Star Wars podcast about the intersection of Star Wars and politics. Host, Stephen Kent, draws from politics IRL and connects the big problems we face to lessons in the ...

Virginia History Podcast

110 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 105 ratings
The Virginia History Podcast covers the rich history that has made the Commonwealth what it is today. Events covered during this podcast will include - Colonial Era American War for Independence...

Old Dirty Boston

95 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
A podcast remembering the streets, scenes, and stories of Old Boston.

The History of Being Human

113 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months 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.

Zero Hour: A History of 9/11

12 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 99 ratings
A narrative nonfiction podcast chronicling the people and events leading up to the attacks of September 11th, 2001.

Lantern Lessons

15 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 98 ratings
Lantern Lessons with David Edmunds is an informal lecture series about the American Revolution, and the corresponding characters associated with that struggle. Eavesdrop on the Food Nanny's brothe...

A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

214 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 95 ratings
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads and discusses 47 selections from the works of Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a socialist women's activist who had radical ideas about the intersections of socialism and ...

Arcane Carolinas

111 episodes - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratings
From mountaintops to sand dunes, the Carolinas' backroads and byroads hold legends and lore behind every hill and around every curve. From cryptids to cursed earth to people whose passions will sur...

Israel Bible Podcast

116 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 88 ratings
The Bible does not need to be rewritten, but it needs to be reread. In this podcast, Dr. Parker shares a behind the scenes look at some of Israel Bible Center's most popular online courses. Each we...

Untold Civil War

100 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
This Podcast aims to bring to light all the stories of the Civil War that remain forgotten and yet, are vital to our understanding of the conflict.

NT Pod

110 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
Podcast about the New Testament and Christian Origins by Mark Goodacre, Professor of Religious Studies, Duke University.

Distillations | Science History Institute

351 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...

Roast Mortem Cast

303 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
We've all been taught to venerate the dead. Where's the fun in that?! No one can take all their rotten secrets to the grave. Humans are just trash monsters that make mistakes, rub together and make...

Midnight Writer News

141 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Midnight Writer News is a podcast and website hosted by Editor-in-Chief S.T. Patrick. Midnight Writer News challenges the mainstream historical and political establishment in search of truth. Many ...

Beyond the Breakers

211 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratings
Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters. 

60-Second Civics Podcast

972 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes rel...

Korean War Podcast

215 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 76 ratings
A weekly podcast on the Korean War

Reflecting History

152 episodes - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
Reflecting History is an educational history podcast that explores significant historical events and themes without losing track of the ordinary people involved. Covering a wide variety of topics, ...

CorbettReport.com - Questions For Corbett

112 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
Questions For Corbett is a regular podcast series from CorbettReport.com. Send your question in via CorbettReport.com and have James Corbett answer them live on the air. Questions are encouraged on...

Disturbing Interests

104 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 68 ratings
Do your conversations kill the party? Do you find yourself getting "that look" due to your extensive knowledge about turn of the century asylums? Have you ever wondered if there is a market for h...

The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast

236 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
Hosted by Ali Maxwell, revered football tactics writer Michael Cox is joined by more of The Athletic's brightest tactics and data analytics writers to break down the tactical and technical details ...

Talking till Dawn

41 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratings
Unexplained mysteries, curiosities, eerie urban legends, tragic true crime... Mike and Martin discuss the dark oddities of life, with warmth, humour, an open mind, and a critical eye in this fresh ...

Paradise and Utopia

127 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of Christendom

Tales From Aztlantis

117 episodes - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
This podcast explores Mesoamerican and Southwest pseudohistory, new-age nonsense, archaeological misconceptions, and other tales of adventure! In each episode, we investigate how these very topics...

Cool & Unusual Punishment

45 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
Two Wisconsin lovebirds investigate crime, corruption, and fascinating people of the Midwest to bring you incredible stories happening right in your backyard.

Douglas Jacoby Podcast

727 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
A podcast dedicated to sharing the audio files of Douglas Jacoby's International Teaching Ministry. Our goal is to help people "think about faith." Douglas Jacoby is an international Bible teacher....

Ghoulish Tendencies

128 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
A podcast that blends worldly creepy historic places, ghost stories, legends, lore and true crime together for the spookiest neopolitan content you've ever heard.

Jiminy Crickets! Podcast

275 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings

Money on the Left

208 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
Money on the Left is a monthly, interdisciplinary podcast that reclaims money’s public powers for intersectional politics. Staging critical conversations with leading historians, theorists, organiz...

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

59 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings
Paname is about Paris; the people who have lived here, the events that have taken place and the traces they’ve left behind. Come with me to explore the unusual, overlooked and unlikely stories whi...