History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  How 9 Former Slaves Started a Proto University in Alabama in 1867 February 25, 2021 - 52 min
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  The Pen or the Sword? How Lincoln and John Brown Disagreed on Achieving Emancipation February 23, 2021 - 71 min
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  How States Got Their Shapes February 18, 2021 - 29 min
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  Great News! Frequent Guest James Early Has Launched His Own Podcast - Key Battles of American History. February 17, 2021 - 22 min
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  When to Let the Past Die: The Case of Obersalzberg and Denazification February 16, 2021 - 27 min
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  The Mountain Man Was Once Considered To Be The Purest Distillation of the American Spirit February 11, 2021 - 30 min
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  Sally Rand Was America's Sex Symbol, From the Roaring 20s to the Apollo Era February 9, 2021 - 45 min
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  If the 1700s American Fur Trade Had Turned Out Differently, Californians Would Be Speaking Russian Today February 4, 2021 - 48 min
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  The Most Giant Leap in the Evolution of Modern Warfare was...the Jeep? February 2, 2021 - 45 min
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  Abraham Lincoln Survived and Thrived in the Anarchy of Antebellum America January 28, 2021 - 43 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.