History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Pistol Duels Existed Across the 19th-Century World, But Only the Chaos of the American West Produced Gunfighters June 26, 2025 - 51 min
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  Rome Definitively Eclipsed Greece in 197 BC By Making the Alexandrian Phalanx/Cavalry Obsolete June 24, 2025 - 46 min
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  Exploring the Wreckage of the Britannic (the Titanic’s Sister Ship) and Discovering Why It Sunk in 50 Minutes June 19, 2025 - 48 min
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  Did Tariffs Make America a Manufacturing Powerhouse Or Trigger Economic Misery and Stifle Global Trade? June 17, 2025 - 44 min
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  Alan Pinkerton: The Private Detective Who Saved Lincoln’s Life and Built America’s Contract Security State June 12, 2025 - 50 min
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  MacArthur’s Plans to Drop 50 Nuclear Bombs During the Korean War June 10, 2025 - 50 min
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  The Many Ways That Rome Never Fell and Lives On Today June 5, 2025 - 37 min
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  Hooves of History: How Horses Created Ancient Warfare, Built the Silk Road, and Became the Dividing Line Between Nobleman and Peasant June 3, 2025 - 44 min
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  Moonshining Survived (and Thrived) At Least Two Decades After Prohibition Ended May 29, 2025 - 45 min
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  How to Cross the Sahara as a Tenth-Century Cameleer May 27, 2025 - 53 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.