History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  How Hollywood First Depicted the Atomic Bomb and the Manhattan Project July 21, 2020 - 49 min
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  A Time of Perfect American National Unity is a Myth, But Some US Origin Stories Are Better Than Others July 16, 2020 - 47 min
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  40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII’s Bloodiest Battles July 14, 2020 - 38 min
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  George Washington’s Team of Rivals: How His Cabinet Forefathered One of America’s Most Powerful Institutions July 9, 2020 - 42 min
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  Lessons From James Monroe, Who Defeated a Pandemic and Overcame Partisanship July 7, 2020 - 31 min
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  Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World July 2, 2020 - 71 min
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  Nazis Nearly Assassinated Stalin, Churchill, and FDR in 1943. What If They Had Succeeded? June 30, 2020 - 38 min
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  In the 1850s, A Mormon Renegade Started a Massive Pirate Colony in Michigan June 25, 2020 - 51 min
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  The Good Assassin: A Mossad Agent's Hunt For WW2’s “Butcher of Latvia” June 23, 2020 - 25 min
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  Death From Above - How Paratroopers Evolved From a WW1 Pipe Dream To A Key Part of Combined-Arms Assault June 18, 2020 - 49 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.