History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  The Destructive Power of the Family, From Oedipus to the Godfather April 18, 2023 - 32 min
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  A 15th-Century Islamic Scholar Has Surprisingly Contemporary Advice on Handling Pandemics April 13, 2023 - 51 min
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  Andrew Jackson’s Victory in the Creek War Set the Stage for Southern Secession 50 Years Later April 11, 2023 - 39 min
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  After Woodrow Wilson Suffered a Stroke, His Wife Edith Secretly Served As President for a Year April 6, 2023 - 56 min
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  Victory Gardens Produced Nearly Half of America’s Fresh Produce in WW2. With Today's Supply-Chain Meltdowns, Are They Ready for a Comeback? April 4, 2023 - 40 min
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  Despite the Spartans’ Last Stand at Thermopylae, They Are Still the Most Overrated Warriors of the Ancient World March 30, 2023 - 41 min
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  The Real-Life King Arthur May Have Been a Roman Equestrian Who Served Marcus Aurelius March 28, 2023 - 47 min
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  How Botany Was Weaponized in the 19th Century For Imperial Expansion of Plantations, And How Humble Gardeners Pushed Back March 23, 2023 - 32 min
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  Nicolas Said was an Enslaved Africa Who Gain Emancipation, Traveled to Europe’s Royal Courts, and Fought in the Civil War March 21, 2023 - 41 min
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  Pizza, Pinocchio and the Papacy: Finding the Very Best and Very Worst of Italy March 20, 2023 - 18 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.