History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Making Sense of America’s Worst Moments: Jon Meacham on Understanding -- But Not Excusing -- Slavery and the Indian Removal Act June 23, 2022 - 37 min
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  Parthenon Roundtable: Which Single Event Would You Eliminate From History June 21, 2022 - 65 min
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  The Worst Movie Ever Made Cast John Wayne as Genghis Khan and Exposed the Cast to Nuclear Radiation June 16, 2022 - 46 min
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  The Arsenal of Democracy: How the Revolver and Repeating Rifle Democratized Gun Ownership and Armed the United States June 14, 2022 - 58 min
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  Seeking Hitler’s Horses: How a WW2 Infantryman Rescued Equines Caught Up Germany’s “Super Horse” Breeding Program June 9, 2022 - 57 min
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  Almost President: Stephen Douglas, Thomas Dewey, and Other Failed Candidates That Would’ve Altered History Most by Winning June 7, 2022 - 38 min
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  4 Foreign Correspondents Spent the 30s Warning About European Fascism. Why Didn't More Listen? June 2, 2022 - 47 min
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  In 1970, a Cyclone Killed 500,000 in Pakistan, Triggered a Genocide, and Nearly Started a Nuclear War. May 31, 2022 - 44 min
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  Nazi Billionaires: The Business Dynasties That Built Hitler’s War Machine and Still Profit Today May 26, 2022 - 41 min
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  War Isn’t the Natural State of Human Affairs: It Shouldn’t Happen, and Most of the Time It Doesn't. May 24, 2022 - 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.