History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Why the Book is Humanity’s Most Important Invention July 2, 2024 - 48 min
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  How and Why Humans Started Speaking June 27, 2024 - 52 min
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  The American Detective Who Fought the Kaiser’s Spy Ring and an Anarchist Bombing Syndicate June 25, 2024 - 43 min
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  Patton’s Tactician: Geoffrey Keys, “The Best Tactical Mind” of WWII June 20, 2024 - 39 min
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  The Seven Cleopatras Who Ruled Egypt June 18, 2024 - 46 min
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  Modern Black Ops Warfare Began with a British WW2 Operation to Steal Boats Off Africa’s Coast June 13, 2024 - 52 min
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  The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Were Colossal, Prone to Destruction, and Not All May Have Existed June 11, 2024 - 46 min
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  Being the Ultimate Constitutional Originalist in 2024 Means Donning a Tricorn Hat and Applying to Practice Piracy June 6, 2024 - 46 min
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  The Last Time Humanity Believed in Unstoppable Progress: Paris in the Belle Époque (1871-1914) June 4, 2024 - 46 min
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  The Silk Road Travel Adventures of a 16th Century Mughal Princess and Her Massive Royal Retinue May 30, 2024 - 41 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.