History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  Anthony Esolen on Translating Dante’s Divine Comedy and Dan Brown’s Supercilious Stupidity October 9, 2017 - 57 min
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  Christopher Columbus Wasn’t as Good—Or as Terrible—As You Think October 6, 2017 - 9 min
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  How the 1565 Siege of Malta Led to the Golden Age of Piracy October 5, 2017 - 13 min
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  Europeans in the Far East Before Marco Polo October 4, 2017 - 8 min
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  The Lost Technology of Damascus Steel October 3, 2017 - 7 min
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  Alexander Hamilton’s Broadway Musical is Great, but Brion McClanahan Thinks He Screwed Up America October 2, 2017 - 44 min
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  Timur the Tatar’s Revenge on Bayezit—When an Emperor Literally Made a Sultan His Footstool September 28, 2017 - 6 min
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  A Revolutionary-Era Soldier Fights a Modern One Hand-to-Hand. Who Wins? September 27, 2017 - 12 min
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  The Origin of the Middle Finger Insult September 26, 2017 - 6 min
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  Why the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the Norman Conquest of England Changed Everything—Jennifer Paxton September 25, 2017 - 75 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.