993 Episodes

  1. How the Broken Marriage of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Saved the Civil War

    Published: 8/5/2021

  2. The Roman Brexit: How Civilization Collapsed in Britain After the Legions Withdrew in 409 AD

    Published: 8/3/2021

  3. The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue

    Published: 7/29/2021

  4. The Civil War Battle That Resembled Dante’s Inferno

    Published: 7/27/2021

  5. X-Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II

    Published: 7/22/2021

  6. The 1919 Tour de France That Took Place in the Bombed-Out Ruins of WW1

    Published: 7/20/2021

  7. The Apollo Program Had a Surprising Close Relationship With 1960s Counterculture

    Published: 7/15/2021

  8. Travelers & Explorers, Epilogue – What is the Point of Exploration in the 21st Century?

    Published: 7/13/2021

  9. Travelers and Explorers, Part 8: Ernest Shackleton's Frozen March at the Bottom of the World

    Published: 7/8/2021

  10. Travelers and Explorers, Part 7: Sir Henry Stanley (1841-1904) – “Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?”

    Published: 7/6/2021

  11. Travelers and Explorers, Part 6: James Cook (1728-1797), England's Poseidon

    Published: 7/1/2021

  12. Travelers and Explorers, Part 5: Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) and His Terrifying Voyage Across an Endless Ocean

    Published: 6/29/2021

  13. Announcement: “Beyond the Big Screen” – a New Movie Podcast – Launches Next Week

    Published: 6/28/2021

  14. Travelers and Explorers, Part 4: Zheng He -- the Admiral Who Turned the Indian Ocean Into a Chinese Lake

    Published: 6/24/2021

  15. Travelers and Explorers, Part 3: Ibn Battuta (1304-1368) -- The Everlasting Pilgrim

    Published: 6/22/2021

  16. Travelers and Explorers, Part 2: Marco Polo (1254-1324) -- Opening the Door to the East

    Published: 6/17/2021

  17. Explorers Who Pushed the Boundary of the Known World, Part 1: Rabban Bar Sauma (1220-1294) – the Reverse Marco Polo

    Published: 6/15/2021

  18. What Egyptian Crocodile Mummies Tell us About Life, Death, and Taxes Thousands of Years Ago

    Published: 6/10/2021

  19. The 1911 Meeting of Albert Einstein and Marie Curie that Changed Physics Forever

    Published: 6/8/2021

  20. Pancho Villa’s 1916 Raid on New Mexico: The Pearl Harbor Bombing of Its Time

    Published: 6/3/2021

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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.