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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 will give you a new perspective on how history is writte... more

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June 6, 1944. As thousands of Allied soldiers prepare to storm the beaches of Normandy, they climb down rope nets into small wooden landing craft bobbing in the dark waters of the English Channel. Within hours, these boats will carry them into the la... more

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World War II with Tom Hanks reexamines history’s most devastating conflict for a new century. Across twenty hours, the series traces the war’s ful... more

May 30, 1945. In Washington, Secretary of War Henry Stimson calls General Leslie Groves to his office and demands answers: which Japanese cities are about to become targets for the atomic bomb? What follows will pull Stimson—a deeply religious states... more

May 23, 1934. On a muggy Louisiana morning, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow speed toward the Texas border. They’ve been on the run for over a year—wanted for robbery and murder—and the lurid news accounts of their exploits have made them famous. But t... more

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Evan Thomas
Journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Road to Surrender, Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
Author/Journalist
Episode: The Secretary of War Who Feared the Bomb
John Neal Phillips
Author of Running With Bonnie and Clyde, The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults; associate professor and historian
Author/Historian
Episode: Bonnie and Clyde’s Final Ride
Giles Milton
Author of Checkmate in Berlin
Author, Checkmate in Berlin
Episode: The Berlin Airlift and the Birth of the New World Order (Part 2)
Naomi Parker
The woman at the lathe, the real person behind the We Can Do It poster
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Episode: Introducing: Family Lore
Joe Blankenship
Naomi Parker's son
Family member
Episode: Introducing: Family Lore
Marnie Blankenship
Naomi Parker's daughter-in-law
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Episode: Introducing: Family Lore
Wynne (Wynn)
Naomi Parker's sister
Family member
Episode: Introducing: Family Lore
Ian Buruma
Author and professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College
Bard College
Episode: Surviving the Mad Propagandist of Nazi Berlin (Part 1)
Ibrahim El-Houdaiby
Ph.D. candidate/academic discussing the canal's impact on modern Egypt
Episode: Parting the Desert Between Two Seas

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Sally Helm
Host of HISTORY This Week; frequent face of the series with extensive involvement in History Channel productions.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 6.1k ratings
  • Episodes

    Can you guys make more episodes more often?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    G man!!!!!
    United States17 days ago
  • Excellent

    HISTORY This Week does an excellent job explaining events from the past. Their information is well researched and the way they tell stories keeps every historic event interesting. Even my wife who prefers crime podcasts happily listens to this with me on road trips.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mlrobinso
    United States2 months ago
  • Nostalgic

    This show has been with me though everything form when I was 7 to now( am now 11) always so good to hear Sally’s voice.😄😄

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    G man!!!!!
    United States2 months ago
  • Sally Helms voice is simply ICONIC! ✨

    what the title said :) if you see this I hope you have a good day

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    CheezyPotatoes
    United States2 months ago
  • Live episode was great!

    I loved the live episode Busting the Myths of Irish Immigration and the stories told about famine Irish immigrants settling in New York.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ella is a bell
    United States2 months ago

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Introducing: Family Lore
Q: Who was the woman in the lathe photograph, and how was her identity finally confirmed?
Naomi Parker was identified as the woman in the lathe after Jim Kimball located original prints, confirmed via a reverse-image search, and corroborated by Naomi and her sister, ultimately producing a reliable primary source.
Introducing: Family Lore
Q: How did the We Can Do It poster come to be famous, if not during World War II?
It gained fame later, through a combination of merchandising, archival decisions, and cultural memory, rather than being a government-issued wartime icon.
The Grinnell 14 Take On the Bomb (feat. Peter Coyote)
Q: What was the reaction from the authorities regarding your protest?
We were honored to be the first protest group invited into the White House, but the meeting left us feeling dismissed and not taken seriously.
The Grinnell 14 Take On the Bomb (feat. Peter Coyote)
Q: What prompted you and your fellow students to engage in the protest?
We felt a strong sense of urgency about the issue of nuclear weapons testing and decided to support Kennedy's peace race while protesting the resumption of nuclear tests.
Ken Burns Reimagines the American Revolution | A Conversation with Ken Burns & Sarah Botstein
Q: What were the ideals of the American Revolution?
Ken explained that the ideals revolved around liberty and self-governance, particularly significant to elite white males but also influencing marginalized groups during and after the Revolution.

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The show explores historical moments through immersive storytelling, archival material, and expert interviews. Recent episodes cover wartime propaganda, power transitions after dictatorships, and the cultural afterlives of major projects—from Disney's theme-park ambitions to early mass infrastructure. Across episodes, themes of ethics in media, the politics of memory, and the human stories behind grand historical narratives stand out, making it appealing to listeners who crave context-rich histories told through voices of scholars, curators, and seasoned storytellers. A standout trait is its ability to pair scholarly analysis with engaging narrative, often drawing on primary sources and high-profile guests to illuminate complex eras without... more

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