History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Teaser: Key Battles of WW2 Pacific - The Rise of Imperial Japan March 2, 2022 - 17 min
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  Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate March 1, 2022 - 49 min
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  A Real-Life French Serial Killer Inspired Dostoyevsky to Write “Crime and Punishment” February 24, 2022 - 37 min
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  The NAACP Leader Who Passed As White, Infiltrated Lynching Rings, Architected ‘Brown v. Board of Education’, and Ended His Life in Scandal February 22, 2022 - 39 min
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  How Clocks Created Earth’s First Global Supply Chain in the 1700s – And Keep GPS Alive Today February 17, 2022 - 54 min
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  Parthenon Roundtable: Which Person From History Would You Keep From Dying Too Soon? (And You Can’t Choose JFK) February 15, 2022 - 71 min
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  Assassination Attempts of U.S. President – From JFK to Joe Biden February 10, 2022 - 34 min
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  No, the Ancient Greeks Weren’t Color Blind. They Justed Had Unique Ways to Describe the World February 8, 2022 - 47 min
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  The Severing Of a Sea Captain’s Ear Led to a Global War Between Spain and Britain in the 1740s February 3, 2022 - 46 min
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  Future History: The Story Behind '2001: A Space Odyssey' February 2, 2022 - 22 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.