History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Spies in the Ancient World, Part 2: On His Roman Emperor's Secret Service July 4, 2019 - 49 min
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  Spies in the Ancient World, Part 1: How a Bronze-Age Tribe Infiltrated Jericho July 2, 2019 - 44 min
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  Teaser: Rendezvous With Death, Part 6 June 29, 2019 - 10 min
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  The Real Oregon Trail: Beyond Dysentery and the Apple II Game June 27, 2019 - 58 min
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  How to Get Processed Through Ellis Island In 2 Hours or Less June 25, 2019 - 50 min
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  Special Announcement: Check Out My New Show 'Ottoman Lives' June 22, 2019 - 2 min
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  George Armstrong Custer: Cocky Military Officer or America's Version of Leonidas at Thermopylae? June 20, 2019 - 43 min
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  An Interview with 95-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Harry Stewart June 18, 2019 - 57 min
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  Vlad the Impaler is the (Partial) Inspiration for Count Dracula June 13, 2019 - 56 min
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  'A Woman of No Importance': The One-Legged WW2 Spy Virginia Hall June 11, 2019 - 36 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.