History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Teaser: Forging a President, Part 1 August 14, 2020 - 10 min
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  Making a Book in the Middle Ages Took Years and Was Literally Physical Torture August 13, 2020 - 46 min
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  Martha Dodd: The American Soviet Spy and Hitler’s Would-Be Lover Who Dreamed of a Communist World August 11, 2020 - 42 min
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  America’s First Black Fighter Pilot Was Also a Boxer, Night Club Owner, and WW2 Spy in France August 6, 2020 - 46 min
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  Sam Colt's Six-Shooter Launched The American Industrial Revolution and Sped Western Settlement August 4, 2020 - 49 min
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  The Nazi Spy Ring in America: The Third Reich's Agents, the FBI, and the Case That Stirred the Nation July 30, 2020 - 48 min
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  In 1200 AD, This Indian City on the Mississippi Was Larger Than London And On the Verge Of Starting an Advanced Civilization July 28, 2020 - 51 min
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  America's Hub of Global Trade and Culture Was and Is....the Midwest? July 23, 2020 - 30 min
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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

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.