30 podcasts · Updated weekly

The best history podcasts

From ancient empires to last decade's headlines, history podcasts make the past listenable. The most popular history shows actively publishing today, ranked by audience and consistency.

  1. 01

    Radiolab

    WNYC Studios

    Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science,…

    ActiveHistoryScienceNatural
  2. 02

    Revisionist History

    Pushkin Industries

    Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a…

    ActiveHistorySocietyCulture
  3. 03

    Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

    Dan Carlin

    In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great…

    Quiet · 5mo agoHistory
  4. 04

    Sword and Scale

    Sword and Scale

    Sword and Scale is a weekly true crime podcast covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first episode…

    ActiveHistorySocietyCulture
  5. 05

    Morning Music Tidbit with Russ Stevens

    Russ Stevens

    WMEX's own Morning music bus ride has finally landed! Catch new tidbits Monday through Friday at 9:10 AM on WMEX!

    Status unknownHistoryMusic
  6. 06

    The Amagi

    The Amagi

    Home of character biographies, what if's, timelines and more! Check in for videos about all the shows and movies you love! The Amagi is your hub for all things…

    Status unknownHistoryLeisureAnimation
  7. 07

    A History of Europe Key Battles

    Carl Rylett

    A podcast on European conflicts from the perspective of each side to provide an alternative to the traditional national narratives. Going chronologically from…

    Status unknownHistory
  8. 08

    Gresham College Lectures

    Gresham College

    Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded…

    Status unknownEducationHistoryScience
  9. 09

    History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

    Drowsy Historian

    Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian History For Sleep delivers slow, calm, and slightly unsettling historical…

    Status unknownHistory
  10. 10

    This Day In Sioux Falls History

    John and Heidi Show

    This Day In Sioux Falls History, sponsored by Thomas James & Bechtold Jewelry is a radio feature on Sunny 93.3fm. The show is hosted by John Small, but the…

    Status unknownHistory
  11. 11

    Man Overseas Podcast

    Brad Dantonio

    We talk about self-development, financial independence, and other life lessons learned from years of study & observation.

    Status unknownEducationSelf ImprovementHistory
  12. 12

    The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast

    Someone's Favorite Productions

    The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast will keep you up to date with annoucnements, behind the scenes stories, tales of acquisition, interviews, audio…

    Status unknownInterviewsHistoryTv
  13. 13

    Clay Cane Extended!

    Clay Cane

    This is the Best Of the Clay Cane Show featuring Exonerated interviews, Black Trivia Quiz, History with Clay, Am I Trippin' with Reecie Colbert, Throwback…

    Status unknownHistorySocietyCulture
  14. 14

    The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast

    Bloody FM

    Founded in 2017, The Losers’ Club® is an award-winning weekly series that chronologically digs through the work of Stephen King with humor, irreverence, and a…

    Status unknownArtsBooksHistory
  15. 15

    Literature and History

    Doug Metzger

    With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of literature,…

    Status unknownArtsBooksHistory
  16. 16

    Happy Hour

    Mechanical Music Radio

    The Happy Hour. Another 60 minutes of feel good mechanical music. This programme was broadcast on www.mechanicalmusicradio.com - where you can discover a world…

    Status unknownHistoryKidsFamily
  17. 17

    Jon Solo's Messed Up Origins™ Podcast

    Jon Solo

    Every week, we explore the origins of your favorite myths, folklore, fairy tales, and stories from pop culture. From Little Red Riding Hood cannibalizing her…

    Status unknownEducationHistorySociety
  18. 18

    InPrincipio Podcast

    InPrincipio

    Books, readings, and historical studies with a Catholic perspective

    Status unknownHistory
  19. 19

    Battles Of The American Civil War

    Bang Dang Network

    The bloodiest war on American soil. States vs. States. Brothers vs. Brothers. There were over 380 official battles in the Civil War and we are here to re-live…

    Status unknownEducationHistorySociety
  20. 20

    Smartly Uneducated

    Smartly Uneducated

    Welcome to The Smartly Uneducated Podcast, where no topic is off-limits! Prepare for a whirlwind of crude humor, wild speculations, and thought-provoking…

    Status unknownHistory
  21. 21

    The Blue Collar Scholar

    Will Reitz

    This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.

    Status unknownEducationCoursesHistory
  22. 22

    Well Versed World Podcast

    Well Versed World

    In today’s political climate, the Well Versed podcast brings you Biblical principles of governance, not merely to governmental leaders, but to YOU, an…

    Status unknownHistoryGovernmentChristianity
  23. 23

    Red, White and Blackpill

    PIkachu

    A no holds barred podcast about politics, history, technology and many other things broadcasted a few times week by your favourite Identitarian Pokemon.

    Status unknownHistoryNews
  24. 24

    The Filmographers

    The Filmographers Podcast

    Welcome to the Filmographers Podcast, where we study a director’s entire career, one film at a time. In each episode, we discuss why a single film succeeded or…

    Status unknownHistoryTvFilm
  25. 25

    Best of the US

    Mechanical Music Radio

    The Best of the US. An hour of American Band Organs and more.

    Status unknownEducationHistoryMusic
  26. 26

    FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb

    FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb

    Host FRDH podcast. Radio essayist and documentarist for the BBC and NPR. Historian and author of Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace and Emancipation.

    Status unknownHistory
  27. 27

    Grating the Nutmeg

    Connecticut Explored Magazine

    Connecticut is a small state with big stories. GTN episodes include top-flight historians, compelling first-person stories and new voices in Connecticut…

    Status unknownHistorySocietyCulture
  28. 28

    HistoryPod

    Scott Allsop

    The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web,…

    Status unknownHistory
  29. 29

    Consequential Actions Podcast

    Jeff Kellick

    Our overall goal is to help ourselves and the audience understand the rationale behind the actions of our collective past in order to learn from and address…

    Status unknownHistoryNews
  30. 30

    Welcome to Cicely Alaska: A Northern Exposure Podcast

    Amey Goerlich

    Three friends who have very different experiences with Northern Exposure share their thoughts on the series and how it affected their lives. Amey, Kaleb and…

    Status unknownComedyEducationHistory

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