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20 of the Best History Podcasts for Bringing the Past to Life

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Dec 31st, 2024
The very best - in my humble opinion - history podcasts on all things old and dusty. Categories include: Everyone, Everywhere (podcast that cover all the world's history at any time), A Bit More Specific (shows that cover some people or just some places), The American Ones (American history, clearly), Even More Specifi...

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    Everyone, Everywhere
    A Bit More Specific
    The American Ones
    Even More Specific History
    History at High Speed
    HistorySocietyCulture
    Dan carlin is not a historian and he wants you to know that, but the podcasting world has made it clear that he is our historian, as his show has won awards and gained a massive following over the years. Hardcore History is the place you go if
    History
    This is a podcast that goes in depth on all sorts of stories. A BBC Radio show, Melvyn Bragg discusses history from all over the world and from every century to reveal things you may have never heard or give more information on something you’ve
    SocietyCultureHistory
    What about history do you feel you know for a fact? That there is no debate on, that is set in stone? Well, Malcolm Gladwell is here to show you what you may have missed and how that little detail or perspective or person or word, just might ch
    HistoryTrue CrimeArts
    This is a storytelling podcast for all the stories you’ve never heard and probably the ones you never really wanted to hear. Aaron Mahnke takes a deep-dive into the dark parts and people that are scattered across the centuries by telling grueso
    HistorySocietyCulture
    I hit this podcast up when I don't want to hear more details on topics I already know way too much about. The title says it all; Holly and Tracy take listeners through events and lives you probably haven't heard of but that had major repercussi
    HistorySocietyCulture
    History is clearly all about stories, and this is the place for every story imaginable, including the ones that may or may not be true but are still inspiring us and our culture today. Jon Hagadorn walks you through history as if you were readi
    HistorySocietyCulture
    If you're like me and tired of white men dominating the history scene, this is the podcast for you. Beckett and Susan walk through every century and continent to let you know what the other sex has been up to all these years through well-resear
    HistoryEducationNews
    When Mike Duncan finished explaining to us Rome from beginning to end, he started on a new project: teaching the world about every major revolution that has happened in world history. Revolutions is now ten revolutions down and there is no end
    HistoryEducationSociety
    Mike Duncan started this podcast because he couldn’t find a show on Rome to listen to. Though the series has ended, it earned Duncan his name as a leader in the history podcasts category. I love how he spares no detail in telling this incredibl
    HistoryKidsFamily
    There is a vast difference between learning about history and living it, experiencing it yourself. American History Tellers is a show that puts you in the shoes of normal, everyday people during some of the most formative moments in American hi
    HistorySocietyCulture
    If ancient or even old history isn’t your thing, Slow Burn is the podcast for you. Having covered Watergate and the Clinton scandals, this is a podcast committed to recent American political history as investigated by Leon Neyfakh, who tends to
    HistoryEducationSociety
    There are things we understand as facts that are functioning in our world today like healthcare, abortion rights, racism and such. But these things have not always been facts or have not always been understood as they are now, and Back Story is
    ArtsFoodSociety
    Okay, maybe world history or American history or political history isn’t really your thing, but who doesn’t love food? Burnt Toast is here to answer all of your food history questions, from how burnt toast happens and what it’s good for to why
    HistoryNewsEducation
    Arguably one of the coolest museums in Washington, D.C. is the International Spy Museum which tells the stories of everyone who has lived in the shadows and mastered in deception for a country at some point. And SpyCast is here to share the sto
    ArtsVisual ArtsSociety
    Art is and always has been the way a society and a culture separate themselves from any other and define themselves and their values. Which means it and the history surrounding it is an absolutely necessary part of studying history, and The Art
    SocietyCulturePhilosophy
    If you’re a philosophy nerd or you think you may want to be, you may have started reading different famous writers and their works. But there is a lot you can miss about those philosopher’s lives and cultures if you only read their writing. Ste
    TvFilm
    Do you love film and television? Does sitting in a movie theater for hours on end sound like the perfect day to you? Do you know the major actors from today and every black-and-white classic? Then this is the podcast for you. Karina Longworth t
    HistoryArtsSociety
    If you don’t have a lot of time but you aren’t interested in sacrificing quality, The Memory Palace is the place for you. In under fifteen minutes, Nate DiMeo transports you to another time in history through incredible storytelling and vivid
    SocietyCulturePersonal Journals
    This is a BBC podcast that tells compelling stories throughout history from the perspective of someone who lived through that moment. From the breakdown of the Soviet Union to Jewish ghettos, black activists in America to hikers in Russia, you’
    SocietyCultureEducation
    Produced by the University of Texas at Austin, 15 Minute History is “for educators, students, and history buffs alike.” Discussing world history from every century, this is a podcast that allows you to hear some fascinating research from impres

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