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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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Eliza Helm
Sally Helm's twin sister
Episode: Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin
David Grinspoon
Astrobiologist and planetary scientist, author of Venus Revealed
Episode: Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin
Robert Francis
Bird historian and author of the upcoming book Republic of Feathers.
Episode: Audubon’s Birds Come Home to Roost
Samuel Henderson
Twelve-year-old bird-call performer and bird enthusiast.
Episode: Audubon’s Birds Come Home to Roost
Mark Schmeller
Associate Professor of History
Syracuse University
Episode: The Freemasons Get Away With Murder (Probably)
Joshua Kastenberg
Law Professor
University of New Mexico School of Law
Episode: The Freemasons Get Away With Murder (Probably)
David Greenberg
Guest, professor of history, journalism, and media studies
Rutgers University
Episode: How Did Nixon Fumble the First TV Debate?
Sarah Tracy
Biographer and Keys expert
Keys biography project
Episode: The Man Who Taught America to Fear Fat
Nina Teicholz
Science journalist and critic of Keys' work
Nutrition Coalition / author
Episode: The Man Who Taught America to Fear Fat

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Sally Helm
Host of HISTORY This Week

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 6.2k ratings
  • A partisan echo chamber

    This podcast in my opinion, is characterized by ideological framing, selective omissions, confirmation bias, and a lack of meaningful engagement with opposing perspectives… in other words, progressive historiography

    Audible
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    cunctator
    United States12 days ago
  • What’s will all the anti-abortion ads?

    What’s will all the anti-abortion ads?

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    JoeLouis915
    United States3 months ago
  • Great, not perfect

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    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

    Apple Podcasts
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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
    4 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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#43
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#163
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#225
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Audubon’s Birds Come Home to Roost
Q: What do we really know about the man who many people now often just think of as a gentle conservationist?
The episode describes Audubon as a skilled artist and self-promoter who obscured his origins, made questionable scientific claims, enslaved people, and opposed abolition, despite his later image as a conservationist.
Audubon’s Birds Come Home to Roost
Q: Why did his bird project take off?
Audubon's life-sized illustrations offered a striking departure from conventional scientific drawings, and his carefully shaped frontier persona helped attract European publishers and wealthy subscribers.
Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin
Q: Could there still be life up there in Venus' more temperate clouds?
Grinspoon says the possibility is still open. Future missions may help determine whether Venus once had liquid water or life, and whether life could persist in its more temperate cloud layers.
Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin
Q: How did Venus get so hot, and was it always that way?
Venus's carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere traps heat. As the planet warmed, water evaporated into the atmosphere, adding more greenhouse gas and driving a runaway greenhouse effect that ultimately boiled away the oceans.
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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.

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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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