History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Benedict Arnold Was America’s Greatest Hero Before He Became Its Worst Villain December 28, 2023 - 39 min
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  The Sacking of Rome in 410: Caused By Sclerotic Bureaucrats or Unassimilated Barbarians? December 26, 2023 - 39 min
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  How Scientists Learned to Stop Deuling With Each Other (Literally) and Start Cooperating December 21, 2023 - 41 min
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  Victory to Defeat: The British Army, 1918–40 December 19, 2023 - 37 min
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  The Most Interesting American: Personal Encounters, Quotations, and First-Hand Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt December 14, 2023 - 36 min
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  The History of Equality, and How Close Different Civilizations Were to Attaining It December 12, 2023 - 44 min
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  How the Catholic Church Maintained Civilization in the Lowest Points of the Middle Ages December 7, 2023 - 43 min
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  Marty Glickman: The New York Sports Legend Who Lost His Spot in the 1936 Olympics For Being Jewish December 5, 2023 - 48 min
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  Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison’s Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation November 30, 2023 - 46 min
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  The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and Rebuilding The Windy City Into a World Metropolis November 28, 2023 - 49 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.