History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Travelers and Explorers, Part 6: James Cook (1728-1797), England's Poseidon July 1, 2021 - 51 min
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  Travelers and Explorers, Part 5: Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) and His Terrifying Voyage Across an Endless Ocean June 29, 2021 - 41 min
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  Announcement: “Beyond the Big Screen” – a New Movie Podcast – Launches Next Week June 28, 2021 - 17 min
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  Travelers and Explorers, Part 4: Zheng He -- the Admiral Who Turned the Indian Ocean Into a Chinese Lake June 24, 2021 - 31 min
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  Travelers and Explorers, Part 3: Ibn Battuta (1304-1368) -- The Everlasting Pilgrim June 22, 2021 - 43 min
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  Travelers and Explorers, Part 2: Marco Polo (1254-1324) -- Opening the Door to the East June 17, 2021 - 42 min
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  Explorers Who Pushed the Boundary of the Known World, Part 1: Rabban Bar Sauma (1220-1294) – the Reverse Marco Polo June 15, 2021 - 53 min
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  What Egyptian Crocodile Mummies Tell us About Life, Death, and Taxes Thousands of Years Ago June 10, 2021 - 54 min
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  The 1911 Meeting of Albert Einstein and Marie Curie that Changed Physics Forever June 8, 2021 - 55 min
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  Pancho Villa’s 1916 Raid on New Mexico: The Pearl Harbor Bombing of Its Time June 3, 2021 - 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.