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

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 Specific History (the history of the things you like), and History at High Speed (short and sweet shows)

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Created July 21, 2018

Updated May 17, 2024

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  1. Everyone, Everywhere

  2. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

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    In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Wil
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  3. In Our Time: History

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    Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
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  4. 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
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  5. Lore

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    The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frighten
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  6. 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.
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  7. 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,
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  8. A Bit More Specific

  9. The History Chicks

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

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    A weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???
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  11. The History of Rome

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    A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!
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  12. The American Ones

  13. 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
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  14. Slow Burn

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    In 1978, state Sen. John Briggs put a bold proposition on the California ballot. If it passed, the Briggs Initiative would ban gays and lesbians from working in public schools—and fuel a growing backlash against LGBTQ+ people in all corners of
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  15. 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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  16. Even More Specific History

  17. 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.
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  18. SpyCast

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    TOP SECRETPersonal Attention, SpyCast ListenersKnown to be the podcast real spies listen to -(STOP)- eavesdrop on conversations with high level sources from around the world -(STOP)- spychiefs molehunters defectors covert operators analysts c
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  19. The Art History Babes

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    ~life is short, art is long~Corrie, Nat, Ginny, & Jen discuss all things visual culture*Regular episodes: hanging out, talking about art - kind of like a college seminar and house party combined.*Art History Babe Briefs (Art History BBs) : q
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  20. Philosophize This!

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    Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the
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  21. You Must Remember This

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    You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA We
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  22. History at High Speed

  23. 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
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  24. Witness History: Witness Archive 2017

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    History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2017.
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  25. 15 Minute History

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