History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Henry Knox's Noble Train: How a Boston Bookseller’s Expedition Saved the American Revolution June 9, 2020 - 47 min
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  Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America's Soul June 4, 2020 - 46 min
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  History’s First Global Manhunt: The Search for 18th Century Pirate Henry Every June 2, 2020 - 44 min
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  History's Most Insane Rulers, Part 5: Ludwig II of Bavaria May 28, 2020 - 46 min
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  History's Most Insane Rulers, Part 4: George III May 26, 2020 - 43 min
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  History's Most Insane Rulers, Part 3: Ibrahim I -- The Sultan Who Loved Fur and Drowned His Harem May 21, 2020 - 50 min
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  History's Most Insane Rulers, Part 2: Charles VI -- The King Who Thought He Was Made of Glass May 19, 2020 - 38 min
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  History's Most Insane Rulers, Part 1: Emperor Caligula--Bankrupting Rome By Appointing Your Horse Senator May 14, 2020 - 46 min
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  These Are History's Nine Most Insane Rulers May 12, 2020 - 21 min
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  D-Day Girls: The Female Spies Who Armed the French Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Made the Normandy Invasion Possible May 7, 2020 - 48 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.