History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Hunting the President: Threats, Plots and Assassination Attempts, Part 1: FDR January 22, 2019 - 45 min
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  Understanding the Rise of Islam Through Military History January 17, 2019 - 50 min
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  Fugitive Slaves in America, From the Revolution to the Civil War January 15, 2019 - 31 min
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  Moral Panics and Mass Hysteria: The Dancing Plague, Salem Witch Trials, and The Tulip Market Bubble January 10, 2019 - 51 min
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  How a Researcher Discovered That Her Grandparents Were in the Nazi SS January 8, 2019 - 81 min
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  Teaser: Ottoman Lives Part 7—The Outlaw January 5, 2019 - 6 min
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  James Holman Traveled Over 250,000 Miles in the Early 1800s. He Was Also Completely Blind. January 3, 2019 - 80 min
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  The History of Cannabis and Its Use By Humans January 1, 2019 - 64 min
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  Bonus Q&A on the Civil War Series with Scott & James December 27, 2018 - 64 min
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  What Would the Real St. Nicholas Drink? Here's What an Ancient History Professor Thinks December 24, 2018 - 41 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.