History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  What Happened to Places Like Catalonia After Rome’s Fall? June 13, 2017 - 7 min
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  Was Hitler a Christian, Atheist, or Something Else? — Richard Weikart June 12, 2017 - 60 min
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  Who Was WW2 Spy Zig-Zag? June 9, 2017 - 8 min
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  What Is The World’s Oldest University? June 8, 2017 - 7 min
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  Tell Me About the Varangians (The Vikings of Russia) June 7, 2017 - 5 min
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  Can We Really Know Anything in History Or Is It All Fake News? June 6, 2017 - 7 min
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  Every President’s Go-to Drink, From Washington’s Whisky to Obama’s Homebrew—Mark Will-Weber June 5, 2017 - 78 min
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  What Were French Trappers Doing in 1700s America? June 2, 2017 - 6 min
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  Did the Inventor of the Guillotine Die By Guillotine? June 1, 2017 - 6 min
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  What is the Bloody Mary Myth Based On? May 31, 2017 - 9 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.