History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Chester A. Arthur's Presidency Was a Colossal Accident...And a Huge Success January 29, 2018 - 51 min
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  The Vietnam War Was About...Stealing Asia's Tin? January 26, 2018 - 8 min
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  About 70-90 Percent of a Society Needs to Die Before It Completely Collapses January 25, 2018 - 12 min
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  Why The Black Plague is Partially (But Not Completely) Responsible For the Renaissance? January 24, 2018 - 8 min
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  Did Mussollini Really Make the Trains Run on Time? January 23, 2018 - 6 min
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  How Teddy Roosevelt Became The Man He Was in the Badlands—William Hazelgrove of “Forging a President” January 22, 2018 - 42 min
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  The Origin of the High Five January 18, 2018 - 5 min
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  Nobody in the Middle Ages Thought the Earth Was Flat January 17, 2018 - 6 min
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  Which Leader Had the Best Shot at World Domination? January 16, 2018 - 14 min
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  Pinetti, the 18th-Century Illusionist and Forerunner of Chris Angel and David Copperfield—Brian Earl from the Illusion Podcast January 15, 2018 - 56 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.