History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Beyond the Wall: What Life Was Really Like in East Germany September 14, 2023 - 43 min
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  How An Unlikely Cohort of Black Nurses at a New York Sanatorium Helped Cure Tuberculosis September 12, 2023 - 54 min
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  The Mississippi Was First Mapped by a Polyglot Priest and a College Dropout-Turned-Fur Trapper September 7, 2023 - 56 min
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  The Eurasian Steppes Gave Us Atilla the Hun, Genghis Khan, Global Trade and Hybrid Camels September 5, 2023 - 66 min
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  Decades of Turbulent Decolonization After WW2 Launched With The Dutch-Indonesian Wars of 1945-49 August 31, 2023 - 44 min
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  Could the Pacific War of WW2 Have Been Entirely Avoided if Not For U.S. Diplomats in Over Their Heads? August 29, 2023 - 45 min
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  The WW2 Pacific Theatre of January-May 1942: When Japan Was Omnipotent and America Was a Fearful Underdog August 24, 2023 - 40 min
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  The History of America’s Ice Obsession: Why The U.S. Loves Frozen Drinks and Ice Rinks August 22, 2023 - 42 min
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  Introducing Mark Vinet's New Show: Historical Jesus August 20, 2023 - 10 min
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  Leyte Gulf: The Largest Naval Battle in History and the Downfall of the Japanese Navy August 17, 2023 - 46 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.