History Unplugged Podcast

A podcast by Scott Rank, PhD

Categories:

Society & Culture History

863 Episodes

  1. The Sacking of Rome in 410: Caused By Sclerotic Bureaucrats or Unassimilated Barbarians?

    Published: 12/26/2023

  2. How Scientists Learned to Stop Deuling With Each Other (Literally) and Start Cooperating

    Published: 12/21/2023

  3. Victory to Defeat: The British Army, 1918–40

    Published: 12/19/2023

  4. The Most Interesting American: Personal Encounters, Quotations, and First-Hand Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt

    Published: 12/14/2023

  5. The History of Equality, and How Close Different Civilizations Were to Attaining It

    Published: 12/12/2023

  6. How the Catholic Church Maintained Civilization in the Lowest Points of the Middle Ages

    Published: 12/7/2023

  7. Marty Glickman: The New York Sports Legend Who Lost His Spot in the 1936 Olympics For Being Jewish

    Published: 12/5/2023

  8. Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison’s Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation

    Published: 11/30/2023

  9. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and Rebuilding The Windy City Into a World Metropolis

    Published: 11/28/2023

  10. Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of JFK's Assassination

    Published: 11/27/2023

  11. Hitler, Stalin, and a Jewish Couple Who Met After Surviving Their Extermination Programs

    Published: 11/23/2023

  12. Crown, Cloak, and Dagger: How the British Royal Family Spied on Others and Was Spied on in Turn

    Published: 11/21/2023

  13. Joshua Chamberlain: From Stuttering Child to Civil War Hero to Polyglot Governor of Maine

    Published: 11/16/2023

  14. White House Wild Child: How Alice Roosevelt Charmed Early 1900s America

    Published: 11/14/2023

  15. The First Attempted Nazi Takeover of Germany: The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923

    Published: 11/9/2023

  16. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and the Making of Modern European Warfare

    Published: 11/7/2023

  17. How Ancient Religions Affect What We Do and Don’t Eat in 2023

    Published: 11/2/2023

  18. Life in Rome at the Very Height of Its Power

    Published: 10/31/2023

  19. How Russians Survive the 900-Day-Long Siege of Leningrad

    Published: 10/26/2023

  20. The Origins of the KKK and its First Death in the 1870s

    Published: 10/24/2023

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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.