History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  History's Most Insane Rulers: From Emperor Caligula to Muammar Gaddafi May 10, 2018 - 71 min
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  Meet Pico, The 23-Year-Old Wunderkind Who Kicked Off the Renaissance May 8, 2018 - 58 min
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  Richard Burton: The Victorian Explorer Who Discovered the Kama Sutra, Made a Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca, and Knew 29 Languages May 3, 2018 - 68 min
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  Panic on the Pacific: How America Prepared for a Japanese West Coast Invasion after Pearl Harbor May 1, 2018 - 67 min
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  The Hypothetical Economy of a Present-Day Confederate States of America, Alternate Theories to the Titanic Sinking, and Other Counterfactual April 26, 2018 - 40 min
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  The 4 Successful (And Hundreds of Unsuccessful) Assassination Attempts of U.S. Presidents—Mel Ayton April 24, 2018 - 42 min
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  Prostitution Throughout History: Sumerian Temple Priestesses, Ottoman Brothel Workers, and Call-Girls for the Medieval Clergy April 19, 2018 - 75 min
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  The Ladykiller who Killed Lincoln: The Scandalous Love Life of John Wilkes Booth April 17, 2018 - 51 min
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  Ulysses S. Grant Was (Mostly) Responsible For Winning the Civil War. Robert E. Lee Was Responsible For Losing It. April 12, 2018 - 68 min
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  How Long Have Foreign Governments Attempted to Meddle in U.S Elections? Answers to This And 3 Other Questions April 5, 2018 - 38 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.