History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  James Garfield – Overlooked for his Short Presidency – Was the Most Beloved Politician of Reconstruction August 3, 2023 - 64 min
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  Road Tripping with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison Through Rural America In Beat-Up Model Ts August 1, 2023 - 58 min
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  Did the South Lose the Entire Civil War Because One General Got Lost at the Battle of Gettysburg? July 27, 2023 - 53 min
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  Alexander the Great’s Final Battle Nearly Killed Him with Drowning and War Elephants July 25, 2023 - 65 min
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  In 1938, America Underwent a 7-Year Transformation From an Weak, Pacifist Nation to the Arsenal of Democracy July 20, 2023 - 37 min
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  Exploring the Aztec Empire and Indigenous Mexico July 19, 2023 - 8 min
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  The First War on Terror: How Europe Fought Anarchist Suicide Attacks, From 1850 to WW1 July 18, 2023 - 44 min
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  The Italian Squad: A Group of 1920s NYPD Immigrant Detectives Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia July 13, 2023 - 28 min
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  Conspiracy Theories Haunt the Assassination of MLK 55 Years After His Death July 11, 2023 - 28 min
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  Early 1800s Newspaperman William Hunter Was a British Soldier’s Son Who Built Early America July 6, 2023 - 43 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.