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Good history podcasts are - obviously - historically accurate. But I think the great ones bring a "special sauce" of compassion, relatability, and relevance to our modern lives, preferably wrapped in a delicious narrative wrapper that makes me feel transported, literally, through time and space!

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Created January 22, 2021

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  1. Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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    A history podcast looking at the collapse of a different civilization each episode. What did they have in common? Why did they fall? And what did it feel like to watch it happen?
    SocietyCulture

  2. History Hack

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    We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, Alina Nowobil
    History

  3. Condensed Histories

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    Condensed Histories bridges the gap between history and popular culture. In each episode of Condensed Histories our host, Jem Duducu, takes an item of popular culture and looks under the surface to find real history hiding inside, with fascinat
    HistoryTV

  4. The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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    The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and
    HistorySociety

  5. History Becomes Her

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    Who inspires the women making history right now? History Becomes Her is a weekly Mashable podcast about women who are shaping the world, presented by Rachel Thompson. Each episode, we speak to women making change now about the women of the past
    SocietyCultureHistory

  6. Revisionist History

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    Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pus
    HistorySocietyCulture

  7. BackStory

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    BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities.There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you wa
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    SocietyCultureHistory

  8. Hope, Through History

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    Narrated and written by Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling historian Jon Meacham, Hope, Through History explores some of the most challenging times in American history, how our nation dealt with the impact of these moments, and how we came
    HistorySocietyCulture

  9. Ridiculous History

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    History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.
    HistorySocietyCulture

  10. 1619

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    In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by
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    NewsHistory

  11. The History Chicks

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    Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
    SocietyCultureHistory

  12. 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries

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    A series of fast-paced, fun, and highly interesting historical vignettes featuring a wide range of stories from "The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe", to "The Legend of Saint Valentine" and "Gremlins: From WWII Myth to Movies".
    SocietyCultureHistory

  13. 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

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    Where History Comes Alive! A fast-paced, well-researched weekly podcast covering a wide range of historical events, persons, places, legends, and mysteries, Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, the selection of stories and interviews includes lost treasure,
    Society & CultureHistory

  14. Burnt Toast

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    Food intersects with our lives in more ways than we think. Food52's Burnt Toast podcast chases those stories to give listeners the perfect pieces of snackable dinner-party fodder—all inside of a commute's time.
    ArtsFood

  15. The Fantastic History Of Food

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    Stories of the fun, bizarre and often ridiculous, history of food. Join me as we explore The Fantastic History of Food.Contact me on [email protected] a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-hist
    FoodHistoryArts

  16. Ridiculous History

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    We're two guys that love history and the absurdity of things people did that are often glossed over. We've had many outrageous discussions, so we thought why not record them and put it on the internet.Your hosts today are Zach Levy, and my fr

  17. the memory palace

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    From public radio producer, Nate DiMeo, comes The Memory Palace, a finalist for the 2016 Peabody Award and one of iTunes Best Podcast of 2015. Short, surprising stories of the past, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, often a little
    ArtsHistory

  18. Throughline

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    The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.Subscribe to Throughline+. Yo
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    History

  19. Stuff You Missed in History Class

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    Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
    ancient historySociety

  20. 15 Minute History

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    15 Minute History is a history podcast designed for historians, enthusiasts, and newbies alike.
    SocietyCulture

  21. American History Tellers

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    The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the ev
    HistorySocietyCulture

  22. Behind the Bastards

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    There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst h
    SocietyCulture

  23. Working Over Time

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    Hosted by Dr. Karen Bellinger, the Working Over Time podcast examines society through the lens of work, over time and across cultures.  If you‘re a fellow time traveler who loves history and epic storytelling, you‘ve found the right time machin
    HistorySocietyCulture

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