History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Daily Lives of Middle Eastern Women in the School, the Home, the Harem, and Everywhere Else—Marie Grace Brown March 20, 2018 - 42 min
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  How Archeologists Decide What We Remember—Chris Webster, Archeology Podcast Network March 13, 2018 - 53 min
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  When Weather Wipes Out Civilization -- Four Cases of Climate Killing Empires March 8, 2018 - 51 min
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  George Washington's Guide to Greatness, As Told by His Great Nephew —Austin Washington March 6, 2018 - 47 min
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  Medieval Health Care: Bloodletting, Primitive Surgery, and How Surprisingly Good Doctors Could Be Despite Knowing Almost Nothing March 1, 2018 - 50 min
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  A First-Hand Account of the Battle of Ramadi, Iraq – Maj. Scott Huesing February 27, 2018 - 52 min
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  Mesopotamian Civilization (2): Everyday Life of Merchants, Temple Priests, and Prostitutes February 22, 2018 - 42 min
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  One Nation Under (the Influence of) Alcohol: Drinking During the Civil War—Mark Will-Weber February 20, 2018 - 40 min
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  Mesopotamian Civilization: Gilgamesh, Sargon, and Why 1 GB of Information on Cuneiform Tablets Weights as Much as a 747 February 15, 2018 - 41 min
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  Race to the Top of the World: Richard Byrd and the First Flight to the North Pole—Sheldon Bart February 13, 2018 - 103 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.