History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  A Radical Abolitionist Youth Movement Consumed America in 1860, Elected Lincoln, Then Disappeared Completely April 23, 2024 - 43 min
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  Socrates May Have Been Executed For Revealing Secrets of Athens’ Religious Rituals April 18, 2024 - 43 min
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  The Age of Discovery Through American-Indian Eyes April 16, 2024 - 44 min
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  A Short History of the Sioux Wars (1862-1890) April 12, 2024 - 25 min
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  The Deerfield Massacre: The Infamous 1704 Indian Raid That Left Hundreds Dead and More Captured April 11, 2024 - 38 min
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  The Dangerous and Thrilling Life of a 19th-Century Whaler April 9, 2024 - 46 min
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  Fiorello LaGuardia: Immigrant Son and Ellis Island Interpreter Who Became America’s Mayor April 4, 2024 - 41 min
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  How the West Tried and Failed to Stop the Russian Revolution April 2, 2024 - 41 min
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  Kings Were Inevitable and Untouchable Until They Suddenly Weren’t After a Few 1700s Revolutions March 28, 2024 - 42 min
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  The Fall Of Japanese-held Hong Kong in January 1945 March 26, 2024 - 38 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.