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Visit htwpod.com for ad-free listening and bonus content!This week, something big happened. You might have never heard of it, but this moment changed the course of history. A HISTORY Channel original podcast, HISTORY This Week gives you insight into the people—both famous and unknown—whose decisions reshaped the world we live in today. Through interviews with experts and eyewitnesses, each episode... more

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David Greenberg
Guest, professor of history, journalism, and media studies
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Biographer and Keys expert
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Nina Teicholz
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Dr. Steven Nissen
Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic
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Paul Greengrass
Writer and director of The Uprising
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Episode: The Uprising: Why the Peasants Loved Their King (w/ Paul Greengrass and Dan Jones)
Dan Jones
Historical advisor on The Uprising; historian and podcaster
The Uprising / historian
Episode: The Uprising: Why the Peasants Loved Their King (w/ Paul Greengrass and Dan Jones)
Dr. Suleiman Mourad
Professor of Religion at Smith College, author of Ibn Asakir of Damascus, Champion of Sunni Islam at the time of the Crusades
Smith College
Episode: Saladin at the Gates of Jerusalem
John Miller
Deputy Commissioner of NYPD counterterrorism operations (interviewee)
New York Police Department
Episode: Blindspot: The Road to 9/11
Louis Napoli
Detective, NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force partner
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Sally Helm
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4.6 out of 5 stars from 6.2k ratings
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    What’s will all the anti-abortion ads?

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    JoeLouis915
    United States2 months ago
  • Great, not perfect

    The narrator is great and the content is interesting, but there’s so many ads!

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    Tequila Mockingbird707
    United States3 months ago
  • So left leaning.. I stopped listening

    No, NewsJunkie611.. why don’t you try looking at real history of the United States maybe you should’ve paid attention in school & if you’ve gotten an education here in the last 20 years, it’s junk

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    Sony '74
    United States3 months ago
  • I really enjoy this podcast. One suggestion I have for multiple part episodes maybe mark them Part 1 of 2, Part 1 of 3, etc. I like being able to listen to all the parts one after another.

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    GraduateMom
    3 months ago
  • To much

    1% history,99% advertisement s

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    United States3 months ago

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Ads are frequently mentioned and can be lengthy.
Guests offer deep scholarly context across episodes.
Overall high-quality historical storytelling with occasional bias critiques.
The show is well-researched and engaging with strong host delivery.

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Free preview: The Real Blackbeard (HTW+)
Q: Tell me about him.
The host asks for a concise overview of Blackbeard, leading the guest to explain that Blackbeard's origins are murky and that much of his fame rests on легенd rather than verifiable facts, while detailing the distinction between piracy and privateering.
The Uprising: Why the Peasants Loved Their King (w/ Paul Greengrass and Dan Jones)
Q: Why did the rebels seek change through the king rather than overthrow him?
The rebels saw the king as the embodiment of justice and believed the problem lay with corrupt advisors and oligarchs around the king, so they aimed to restore a just rule by appealing to the king rather than destroying him.
Did Homer Write the Odyssey? (Was He Even Real?)
Q: What do we know about the life of Homer and where he was born?
There are at least seven, and possibly up to twenty, claimed birthplaces for Homer, and the biographical evidence is inconsistent, suggesting Homer as a figure may be more legendary than a single historical person.
From First America: "Merciless Indian Savages"
Q: Can you please introduce yourself?
I'm Ned Blackhawk, a Western Shoshone historian at Yale, and I'm here to help tell the indigenous history that's been missing from the standard story of the American Revolution.
Malcolm Gladwell on Reconstruction’s Unfinished Questions
Q: Tell us that story about the Compromise of 1877 and how it ends Reconstruction.
The hosts explain the Wormley Hotel deal that allowed Rutherford Hayes to win the presidency in exchange for removing Northern troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction and paving the way for decades of Jim Crow, while the guests stress this was a calculated political bet that had long-term consequences for racial justice.

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This series leans into deep historical storytelling, often centering scholarly debate, archival evidence, and expert context to illuminate moments from ancient myths to modern revolutions. Episodes frequently feature historians, authors, curators, and documentary-makers who unpack how events unfolded, who shaped them, and how interpretations have evolved over time. A standout pattern is the blend of rigorous research with narrative storytelling, making complex histories accessible through vivid case studies and big-picture themes like authorship, memory, governance, and technology. The program occasionally stirs controversy by addressing bias, national narratives, and the role of media in shaping public understanding, which can be both a st... more

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