History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Age of Discovery 2.0, Part 4: How Lessons From U.S. History Will Help Space Colonies Be More Like Star Trek and Less Like Blade Runner November 11, 2021 - 46 min
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  Age of Discovery 2.0, Part 3: Space Colonization Will Reinvigorate Humanity More Than the New World Discovery 500 Years Ago November 9, 2021 - 45 min
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  Age of Discovery 2.0, Part 2: America’s New Destiny in Space, With Glenn Reynolds November 4, 2021 - 37 min
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  Welcome to the Age of Discovery 2.0 November 2, 2021 - 19 min
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  American’s Political Polarization Traces Back to 18th-Century Enlightenment Factions That Never Resolved Their Differences October 28, 2021 - 44 min
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  The Iowa Boy Who Loved Baseball, Leaked Atomic Secrets to the USSR, and Jump Started the Cold War October 26, 2021 - 52 min
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  Winston Churchill: Political Master, Military Commander October 21, 2021 - 51 min
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  The Escape of Jack the Ripper: History’s Most Infamous Serial Killer, and the Cover-up to Protect His Identity October 19, 2021 - 43 min
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  Two Revolutions and the Constitution October 14, 2021 - 38 min
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  Alfred Hubbard Was a 1920s Inventor, Bootlegger, and Psychedelic Pioneer Who Became the Patron Saint of Silicon Valley October 12, 2021 - 56 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.