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

  • The Ancient World's Best Military Technology Was Constantinople's City WallsOct 22, 2026 · 40 min
  • Edgar Allen Poe’s Self-Sabotage, Early Death, and Path to Becoming America’s Greatest PoetOct 20, 2026 · 46 min
  • England's Last Knights Fought in Armor Until the 1640sOct 15, 2026 · 42 min
  • Vikings Went from Christendom’s Terror to Its Best CrusadersOct 13, 2026 · 47 min
  • Why the Most Powerful Muslim Rulers in the Middle East Considered the Crusaders a Minor AnnoyanceOct 8, 2026 · 47 min
  • The Gold Rush Created Get Rich Quick Schemes and ‘Move Fast and Break Things’Oct 6, 2026 · 47 min
  • Every Fight in American History Was Also a Fight Over Who Gets to Eat Good BreadOct 1, 2026 · 47 min
  • Romans Quarried Marble, Cathars Hid in Caves, and Nazis Built Tank Turrets in These Same MountainsSep 29, 2026 · 46 min
  • The Roman Emperor Who Spread Christianity Most Was Arguably Augustus (Even Though He Died in 14 AD)Sep 24, 2026 · 52 min
  • 5,000 Years of Punctuation: Why It Terrified Roman Scholars and Started a Russian RevolutionSep 22, 2026 · 51 min

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