History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Why Food Tells Us More About a Culture Than Anything Else—Ken Alba November 27, 2017 - 62 min
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  The Electoral College Isn't an Outdated 18th-Century Relic; It Keeps America From Falling Apart—Tara Ross November 24, 2017 - 38 min
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  Arabic Numerals Took Over 600 Years To Spread Across the West November 23, 2017 - 8 min
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  A Short History of the War of the Roses November 22, 2017 - 7 min
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  Richard Francis Burton—The Man Who Knew the Most Languages in History November 21, 2017 - 7 min
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  The Scopes Monkey Trial, HL Mencken, and Religion in Public Life—Darryl Hart November 20, 2017 - 55 min
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  The Reformation Happened 500 Years Ago, But It's More Timely Than Ever—Benjamin Wiker November 17, 2017 - 39 min
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  How Did You Call the Police Before the Phone Was Invented? November 16, 2017 - 6 min
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  All the Presidents Who Owned Slaves and How They Treated Them November 15, 2017 - 6 min
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  Who Were Worse—The Spanish Conquistadors or the Aztecs? November 14, 2017 - 7 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.