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History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged
World War II
Civil War
Barbary Wars
United States
American Revolution
Ottoman Empire
Cold War
War Of 1812
Slavery
World War I
Soviet Union
Atomic Bomb
Great Depression
Climate Change
Vietnam War
Hiroshima
Abraham Lincoln
Siege Of Leningrad
Alexander the Great
Western Roman Empire

For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve... more

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One of the greatest threat to early America was piracy, but it wasn’t found in the Caribbean or Gulf Coast. It was pirates on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Samuel Mason fought bravely at the 1777 Siege of Fort Henry, became a Justice of the Peace ... more

When Russia's Dowager Empress was pregnant with the future Tsar Nicholas II in 1868, she dreamed that a peasant would one day kill her son. The idea terrified her, and for the rest of her days she lived under the fear of this prophecy. It may have co... more

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Recent Guests

Antony Beevor
Author of Rasputin, The Downfall of the Romanovs
Historian / Author
Episode: Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs
James Giesler
Author of Francisco de Saavedra's American Revolutionary War, The Spanish Contribution to the Battle of Yorktown
Attorney/Author (as presented in episode)
Episode: The Revolutionary War’s Charlie Wilson: A Spanish Spy Chief Funded the Siege of Yorktown, Helping Washington Win
Roderick Beaton
Author of Europe, A New History
Author, Europe, A New History
Episode: Europe Dominated Because It Never Stopped Fighting Itself
Maureen Ogle
Author of The Price of Plenty, The History of Meat in America
Author/Professor
Episode: A Land Flowing with Pork and Beef: Colonial America’s Rise to the World’s Meat Consumption Capital
James McCommons
Author of The Feather Wars and The Great Crusade to Save America's Birds
Author
Episode: Passenger Pigeons Once Numbered in the Billions and Blotted Out the Skies for Days. They Went Extinct in 30 Years.
John Haywood
Author of The Making of the Middle Ages and Atlas of Europe
Author, historian
Episode: Tooth Enamel Tells All: Genetic Testing and Why It’s Rewriting Our Understanding of Early Medieval Migration
James Romm
Author of Since You're Mortal, Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays
Author, Scholar
Episode: 95% of Ancient Greek Theater Is Gone. Here's How One Classicist Resurrected 500 Lost Playwrights
Peter Jones
Author of Self-Help from the Middle Ages, What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living
Author, Historian
Episode: How Medieval Monks Used the 7 Deadly Sins to Map Human Behavior…and LinkedIn Weaponized them Against Us
Bill Wilson
Career merchant mariner and author of Course Over Ground
Author, Course Over Ground
Episode: 1,000% Profit Per Voyage: The Economics of Civil War Smuggling and Blockade Running

Host

Scott Rank
Host of History Unplugged with deep expertise in history and a background as a scholar/media commentator.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 5.1k ratings
  • Very cool show,

    I enjoy it, even though he isn’t a crazy blue hair lib,

    P.s., I too, am from texas

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    # 67 #
    United States22 days ago
  • Wide range of topics

    Solid history podcast! I enjoy that the topics vary greatly from episode to episode.

    Looking through some of the bad reviews people left for this show it seems like they are all politically driven reviews. If you are a NORMAL (not overly politicized) person who likes history you will likely enjoy this show. Im not very political and have not picked up on anything of the sort coming from the host.

    I think most of the people who left the bad reviews have some personal issues they need to addre... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nick M from Massachusetts
    United States23 days ago
  • Very good podcasts

    I do enjoy flicking through your podcasts. Being honest, I don’t listen to all, I am selective. This podcast drew me, because of the photo of Peter Jones on the introduction page. I googled to see if he was a Historian? The photo they chose is of the British Entrepreneur. Sorry for the wrong critique, I do enjoy many of the subjects you cover.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kkns5693
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Makes you think

    Your podcast is different because it’s not so humor jampacked. I like information with hard questions.

    Oh, and I learned something about this new technology. If I hear one of those ads I don’t like I just push a button and it just fast forwards through it. It’s really cool. Just a tap and it’s all gone. Hope you still get a piece of the action. I know this isn’t volunteer work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    J Clam
    United States2 months ago
  • Selling Christianity

    Good podcast, too bad it’s interrupted constantly with bible sales ads

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Gancherov
    United States3 months ago

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#131
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#141
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#158
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Talking Points

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Europe Dominated Because It Never Stopped Fighting Itself
Q: Why did you start the narrative with Marathon?
Beaton explains that Marathon provides a clear, pivotal moment to study how Europe was imagined and narrated, setting up a framework where subsequent conflicts and stories reinforce the idea of a Europe defined in opposition to Asia and the East.
95% of Ancient Greek Theater Is Gone. Here's How One Classicist Resurrected 500 Lost Playwrights
Q: What makes the fragments in Stobaeus so valuable for modern readers?
Stobaeus curates quotations that are punchy and morally resonant, allowing us to glimpse the dramatic voice of ancient playwrights even when full texts are lost.
95% of Ancient Greek Theater Is Gone. Here's How One Classicist Resurrected 500 Lost Playwrights
Q: Can you tell me just a bit about those authors and how they fit into the Greek dramatists of the classical age?
We cover the major figures like Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and explain how Menander shifts the focus to entertainment in the Hellenistic period, with many other playwrights known only through fragments.
American Civilians Caught Behind Enemy Lines After Pearl Harbor, and How They Were Repatriated
Q: Tell me about the challenges Keeley faced in setting up the exchange, given the different statuses of people in Asia versus diaspora communities.
Keeley faced a web of complications, including identifying and locating potential passengers on both sides, dealing with imprisonments and parole decisions, navigating military and FBI resistance, and managing the asymmetry between foreign nationals in Asia and Japanese descendants abroad, all while trying to uphold international law and humanitarian commitments.
From Big Village to Global Power: The Thousand-Year Rise of Moscow, Russia's Fortress Capital
Q: With your survey into Moscow, how does this make sense of things today?
The guest discusses how Moscow's autocratic roots and fortress mindset shape contemporary Russian politics and the persistence of centralized power, including the political narratives used to frame the war in Ukraine.

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History Unplugged often features in-depth conversations with historians and authors, exploring big historical questions through biographical portraits, geopolitical narratives, and sometimes archival mysteries. Episodes frequently center on empire, war, ancient civilizations, and long-running cultural themes, with guests ranging from scholars to book authors providing context, nuance, and accessible storytelling. The show stands out for its breadth of topics, rigorous historical framing, and a mix of narrative history with expert analysis, appealing to listeners who want substantial background and practical takeaways from historical studies.

Noteworthy elements include a strong emphasis on primary-source context, cross-disciplinary connect... more

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2. James Giesler
3. Roderick Beaton
4. Maureen Ogle
5. James McCommons
6. John Haywood
7. James Romm
8. Peter Jones

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