History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

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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...

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Recent episodes

  • Charlemagne Dreamed of a Sword With Four Words on It and They Predicted Exactly How His Dynasty Would FallSep 17, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
  • Cicero—Rome’s Greatest Orator—Saved the Capital From Insurrection, But Couldn’t Save the Republic From CollapseSep 15, 2026 · 52 min
  • Do Napoleons or Hitlers Really Matter? Whether Leaders Make History or Their Societies Make ThemSep 10, 2026 · 44 min
  • Washington’s Most Revolutionary Moment Was Surrendering Absolute PowerSep 8, 2026 · 54 min
  • Japan's Military Refused to Surrender Even After Two Atomic Bombs and a Coup Nearly SucceededSep 3, 2026 · 46 min
  • Is Patton America’s Most Overrated General?Sep 1, 2026 · 52 min
  • Stalin’s Ordered Killing of Trotsky Created the Playbook for Modern Political AssassinationAug 27, 2026 · 48 min
  • Belisarius Reconquered Africa and Italy for Rome. Why Did Rome Destroy Him for It?Aug 25, 2026 · 53 min
  • Summer of Death: America’s Heat Wave of 1936 That Killed 12,000Aug 20, 2026 · 45 min
  • New Archeological Tech Is Rewriting Everything We Know About the Ancient PastAug 18, 2026 · 56 min

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