993 Episodes

  1. The History of Slavery, Part 2: The Medieval Slave Trade to Arabia

    Published: 7/24/2018

  2. The History of Slavery, Part 1: Shackled and Chained in the Ancient World

    Published: 7/19/2018

  3. Prohibition: How it Happened, Why it Failed, and How it Still Affects America Today

    Published: 7/17/2018

  4. What Did People Eat in the Middle Ages?

    Published: 7/12/2018

  5. Almost Everything in American Politics has Happened Before, Even Donald Trump—Bruce Carlson from My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    Published: 7/10/2018

  6. The Quest to Make Information Free Forever: Copyright Battles From Venetian Printers in the Renaissance to 21st Century Hackers

    Published: 7/5/2018

  7. How a Rivalry Between Two Cherokee Chiefs Led to the Trail of Tears and the Collapse of Their Nation

    Published: 7/3/2018

  8. If It Weren't For Two Iowans, Billions Would Have Died of Starvation or Been Left in a Technological Dark Age

    Published: 6/28/2018

  9. Introducing the History Unplugged Membership Program

    Published: 6/27/2018

  10. Life After Auschwitz: How European Jews Attempted to Assimilate in America After Unspeakable Tragedy

    Published: 6/26/2018

  11. Patton and Churchill's Experiences Before and During World War Two

    Published: 6/21/2018

  12. Special Announcement: Presidential Fight Club Is Now Its Own Podcast

    Published: 6/20/2018

  13. An Infantry Officer's Fight Through Nazi Europe, From D-Day to VE Day

    Published: 6/19/2018

  14. Everything You Need to Know About D-Day: H-Hour, Weapons Info, and First-Hand Accounts from Soldiers, Beachmasters, and the French Resistanc

    Published: 6/14/2018

  15. Benjamin Franklin: Diplomat, Polymath, and Member of 18th Century Jet Set—Elizabeth Covart of the Ben Franklin's World Podcast

    Published: 6/12/2018

  16. From Farm Fields to Classrooms: Horace Mann's War for Universal and Compulsory Education for Children

    Published: 6/7/2018

  17. Meet Joan: The Female Pope—Stephen Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast

    Published: 6/5/2018

  18. The Most Productive People in History, Part 2: Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Edison

    Published: 5/31/2018

  19. The Most Productive People in History, Part 1: From Archimedes to Ben Franklin

    Published: 5/29/2018

  20. The Union's Secret Rebels: The Story of Gettysburg's Five Rebellious Double Crossers Who Returned as Foreign Invaders

    Published: 5/24/2018

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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 flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.