Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

Samuel Biagetti, PhD

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So much of what we learn in a standard history class, and in the culture around us, are just cliff-note narratives, crafted to explain how things appear, rather than how things actually came to be. Peel back the layers of time and place with this thoroughly researched, college-level history podcast with over 200 episodes that uncover the forgotten forces that shaped – and that are still shaping – our world today. There are no commercials in this long-form podcast. More information can be found at Historiansplaining.com, where you can hear Quick Samples of every episode, easily find related episodes based on topic, disc...

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Recent episodes

  • Will the real "History of the United States in 100 Objects" please stand up?Sep 30, 2026 · 33 min
  • Reading -- New England poems: Lowell & SextonAug 28, 2026 · 15 min
  • Newfoundland: The Amphibious Province, 1610-1697Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min
  • Excerpt: The Bog Bodies -- sec. 2: Sometimes a Garrote is Just a GarroteJul 28, 2026 · 12 min
  • Doorways in Time, pt. 11: The Bog Bodies -- sec. 1: Something Isn't Rotten in the State of DenmarkJul 14, 2026 · 1 hr 44 min
  • Unlocked: The Keys of Heaven & Earth: The History of the Papacy -- pt. 2Jul 5, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min
  • French Canada, pt. 2 -- Envisioning a Province, 1648-1688Jun 26, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
  • French Canada, pt. 1 -- Unlocking the Gates of the Continent, 1608-1648Jun 14, 2026 · 2 hr 12 min
  • Unlocked: Italy: Nation-Building Struggles & the Entry Into World War I, 1861-1915Jun 9, 2026 · 1 hr 55 min
  • Excerpt: Myth of the Month 26: The Industrial Revolution -- pt. 2: Spinning the National YarnMay 26, 2026 · 13 min

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