History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Curtis Lemay: World War II’s Greatest Hero or Worst War Criminal?—Warren Kozak August 7, 2017 - 117 min
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  If the Moon Landings Weren’t Fake, Why Haven’t We Been Back? August 4, 2017 - 9 min
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  An Interview With Jerry Yellin, the 93-Year-Old Vet Who Flew WW2’s Last Combat Mission August 3, 2017 - 47 min
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  What Were Rome’s Persian Borderlands Like? August 2, 2017 - 6 min
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  German POWs in the US During WW2 August 1, 2017 - 11 min
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  How Emperor Justinian Changed the World—Robin Pierson from The History of Byzantium Podcast July 31, 2017 - 56 min
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  How Texas Almost Became German July 28, 2017 - 5 min
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  Did America Switch from Tea to Coffee Due to the Boston Tea Party? July 27, 2017 - 9 min
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  Did a 6th-Century Irishman Really Reach America? July 26, 2017 - 8 min
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  Emperor Norton I of the United States July 25, 2017 - 11 min

About History Unplugged Podcast

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 concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features long-form interviews with best-selling authors who have written about everything. Topics include gruff World War II generals who flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.

Meet your Host

Scott Rank is the host of the History Unplugged Podcast and a PhD in history who specialized in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Before going down the academic route he worked as a journalist in Istanbul. He has written 12 history books on topics ranging from lost Bronze Age civilizations to the Age of Discovery. Some of his books include The Age of Illumination: Science, Technology, and Reason in the Middle Ages and History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers.. Learn more about him by going to scottrankphd.com.