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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 episod... more

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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we're bringing you Blindspot: The Road to 9/11 – a collaboration between the History Channel and WNYC Studios. This was adapted from the complete nine-part series, which you can find by searching for Blindspot: The Ro... more

September 11, 2001. On a clear and sunny day, Captain Richard Thornton is piloting his ferry boat back and forth between New Jersey and New York City. But when he hears an airplane flying too low to the ground, he knows something is wrong. After the ... more

September 12, 1922. Twenty-four-year-old Mollie Maggia has a toothache. In less than a year, this otherwise healthy young woman will be dead. Others like her will soon follow. They’d all shared what seemed to be a dream job: applying glow-in-the-dark... more

A five-minute taste of our full interview on how Las Vegas became Las Vegas. Subscribe to HTW+ to hear the rest at htwpod.com or in your Apple Podcasts app.

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Recent Guests

Captain Rick Thornton
Maritime captain for New York Waterway; central interviewee detailing the 9/11 maritime evacuation
New York Waterway (Port Imperial Ferry)
Episode: 9/11: Rescue on the Water
Kate Moore
Author of The Radium Girls
Author, The Radium Girls
Episode: The Radium Girls Fight Back
Art Fryer
Grace Fryer's nephew, relative of a radium girl
Family of Grace Fryer
Episode: The Radium Girls Fight Back
Mary Ebbott
Professor of Classics, College of the Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Episode: Did Homer Write the Odyssey? (Was He Even Real?)
Casey Dué
Professor of Classical Studies, University of Houston
University of Houston
Episode: Did Homer Write the Odyssey? (Was He Even Real?)
James M. Tabor
Author of Lightning Beneath the Sea, The Race to Wire the World at the Dawn of the Information Age
Author
Episode: The Wire That Connected the World
David Andress
Professor of Modern History, University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Episode: The French Monarchy Falls in a Day
Marisa Linton
Professor Emerita of History, Kingston University; prize-winning novelist
Kingston University
Episode: The French Monarchy Falls in a Day
Rick Hutto
Attorney and author of A Poisoned Life, Florence Chandler Maybrick
Attorney and author
Episode: Arsenic, Adultery, and an American on Trial

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Sally Helm
Host of HISTORY This Week

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 6.2k ratings
  • What’s will all the anti-abortion ads?

    What’s will all the anti-abortion ads?

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    JoeLouis915
    United Statesa month 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 States2 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 States2 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.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    GraduateMom
    2 months ago
  • To much

    1% history,99% advertisement s

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    G man!!!!!
    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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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.
Malcolm Gladwell on Reconstruction’s Unfinished Questions
Q: Did working on this material make you rethink the Obama era and what came after in any way? How did your thinking change as you thought about this history?
The discussion suggests the Obama era reinforces a broader pattern of backlash in American politics; yet Gladwell and Obama's readings push toward seeing Reconstruction as an ongoing process, not a locked chapter, with the idea that backlashes can coexist with progress and constitutional gains.
Malcolm Gladwell on Reconstruction’s Unfinished Questions
Q: What was that like for you? Anything strike you about the way that he approached this material or answered your questions?
Gladwell describes the process as allowing a deep, sometimes messy exploration of Reconstruction, focusing on how leaders like Johnson misjudged the political calculations and how Schurz offered a brutally honest account that challenged the administration, ultimately shaping a more nuanced understanding of the era.

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What is HISTORY This Week about and what kind of topics does it cover?

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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