History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  The Civil War in the American West: When Multi-Racial Armies Fought Over Gold Mines and Indian Lands March 19, 2020 - 64 min
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  St. Patrick Didn't Get Rid of Any Snakes, But He Is The Patron Saint of Exterminators March 17, 2020 - 42 min
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  COVID-19 is Nothing Compared to the 1918 Spanish Flu March 12, 2020 - 59 min
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  The Lost History of James Madison's Black Family March 10, 2020 - 63 min
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  The Cold War -- Not WW2 -- Was Arguably the Defining Event of the 20th Century March 5, 2020 - 47 min
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  Fight House: Cutthroat White House Rivalries From Truman to Trump March 3, 2020 - 35 min
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  How An American Tank Gunner Successfully Dueled with Panzers in World War Two February 27, 2020 - 62 min
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  New York Has Been America's Capital of Spying Since the Beginning of the U.S. February 25, 2020 - 58 min
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  The 1881 Expedition to Reach Farthest North Led to Starvation, Madness, and Glory February 20, 2020 - 55 min
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  The Terrifying Conquests of Hannibal of Carthage February 18, 2020 - 46 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.