History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Maps Have Bigger Problems Than the Mercator Projection. They Invent Mountain Ranges and Usually Eliminate New Zealand December 18, 2025 - 45 min
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  The Great Mathematicians of the Early 1900s Ran into an Unsolvable Problem. They Realized Math Made No Sense December 16, 2025 - 45 min
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  The American Revolution was a World War in All but Name December 11, 2025 - 56 min
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  How Napoleon and Churchill Used Neuroscience to Make a Better Soldier and More Loyal Public December 9, 2025 - 45 min
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  William F. Buckley JR.'s Guide to Friendship in a Polarized Era December 4, 2025 - 39 min
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  What it Was Like Living Through the USSR’s Collapse December 2, 2025 - 55 min
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  The Battle of Agincourt, 1415: Longbowmen, Bands of Brothers, and Henry V’s Triumph November 27, 2025 - 53 min
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  Clarence Dillon: The Roaring 20s Wall Street Baron Who Wrote the Rules for Corporate Takeovers, Junk Bonds, and Bankruptcy November 25, 2025 - 45 min
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  A Utah Indian Chief Controlled the 1800s Mountain West Through Slave Trading, Building Pioneer Trails, Horse Stealing, and Becoming Mormon November 20, 2025 - 60 min
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  Why Did Rome Fall? Wrong Question. How Did it Last 2,000 Years Despite Changing its Religion, Language, and Government? November 18, 2025 - 53 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.