History Unplugged Podcast

A podcast by History Unplugged

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Society & Culture History

973 Episodes

  1. Firsthand Account of the Vietnam War from a "Tunnel Rat"

    Published: 5/17/2023

  2. Why Do We Consider Assyria The Most Sadistically Violent Empire When Oftentimes It Wasn't?

    Published: 5/16/2023

  3. Moral Panics and Mass Hysteria: The Dancing Plague, Salem Witch Trials, and The Tulip Market Bubble

    Published: 5/11/2023

  4. A French Archeologist – Considered the Female Indiana Jones – Saved Dozens of Ancient Egyptian Temples From Flooding

    Published: 5/9/2023

  5. Eugenics is Considered a Form of Scientific Fascism Today, But 100 Years Ago It Was Universally Popular

    Published: 5/4/2023

  6. James Early Launches New Series: The Second World War in Europe

    Published: 5/3/2023

  7. Light-Horse Harry Lee: A Founding Father's Journey From Glory to Ruin

    Published: 5/2/2023

  8. Abraham Lincoln’s Religious Transformation Mirrored Larger Revival Trends of 1860s America

    Published: 4/27/2023

  9. Augustine Built the Medieval World With the Help of His Mother, Concubine, Empress, and 10-Year-Old Fiancé

    Published: 4/25/2023

  10. When Irish Vets of the American Civil War Invaded Canada in 1866

    Published: 4/20/2023

  11. The Destructive Power of the Family, From Oedipus to the Godfather

    Published: 4/18/2023

  12. A 15th-Century Islamic Scholar Has Surprisingly Contemporary Advice on Handling Pandemics

    Published: 4/13/2023

  13. Andrew Jackson’s Victory in the Creek War Set the Stage for Southern Secession 50 Years Later

    Published: 4/11/2023

  14. After Woodrow Wilson Suffered a Stroke, His Wife Edith Secretly Served As President for a Year

    Published: 4/6/2023

  15. Victory Gardens Produced Nearly Half of America’s Fresh Produce in WW2. With Today's Supply-Chain Meltdowns, Are They Ready for a Comeback?

    Published: 4/4/2023

  16. Despite the Spartans’ Last Stand at Thermopylae, They Are Still the Most Overrated Warriors of the Ancient World

    Published: 3/30/2023

  17. The Real-Life King Arthur May Have Been a Roman Equestrian Who Served Marcus Aurelius

    Published: 3/28/2023

  18. How Botany Was Weaponized in the 19th Century For Imperial Expansion of Plantations, And How Humble Gardeners Pushed Back

    Published: 3/23/2023

  19. Nicolas Said was an Enslaved Africa Who Gain Emancipation, Traveled to Europe’s Royal Courts, and Fought in the Civil War

    Published: 3/21/2023

  20. Pizza, Pinocchio and the Papacy: Finding the Very Best and Very Worst of Italy

    Published: 3/20/2023

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For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features long-form interviews with best-selling authors who have written about everything. Topics include gruff World War II generals who flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.