History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  This 1791 US Military Defeat Was 3x Worse than Little Bighorn And Nearly Destroyed the Army March 16, 2023 - 38 min
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  The KGB Agent Who Lived Incognito in New York for 10 Years That Was Exchanged at the Bridge of Spies March 9, 2023 - 29 min
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  How a Slave Coupled Escaped the Antebellum South in Disguise March 7, 2023 - 48 min
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  Operation Torch: WW2’s first Paratrooper Missions Were On One-Way Flights With Drops Into Total Darkness March 2, 2023 - 34 min
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  Anne Frank Was Only One of Thousands in Occupied Netherlands That Kept Diaries. Others Include Dutch Nazis, Farmers, and Resisters February 28, 2023 - 46 min
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  How Shakespeare Impacted U.S. Presidents, from John Adams to JFK February 23, 2023 - 40 min
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  The Unexpected Turbulence of the Eisenhower Years February 22, 2023 - 19 min
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  A Union Spy's Mission to Stop the Confederates From Building a Secret Navy in Britain February 21, 2023 - 36 min
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  WW2 Bombing Raids on Germany Were Bloodbaths for the Allies Until a Futurist Fighter Plane (the P-51) Was Developed February 16, 2023 - 35 min
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  John Burgoyne: The British Playboy Who Lost the Revolutionary War February 14, 2023 - 31 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.