History

BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to...

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more...

The Spoken History of a Global Language

Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins....

A weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world...

In The Way I Heard It, Mike Rowe gives a different take on a variety of topics—from pop culture to politics, history to Hollywood, each mystery is a trueish tale about someone you know, filled with facts that you don’t. Delivered with Mike’s signature...

Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.

Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

Discussions over drinks with security, defense, and foreign policy insiders and experts. The original War on the Rocks podcast series.

Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

the memory palace

The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom...

Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society is a weekly, half-hour radio program airing on public radio stations throughout the state of Florida beginning in January 2009. The program is a combination of interview...

Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.

Discussing the Bizarre, Mysterious, & Unexplained

A podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, the real men and women that threatened the trade and stability of the Old World empires, the forces that led them to piracy and the myths and stories they inspired. Famous names like Captain...

Enjoy hours of great storytelling (over 2,000 stories and counting) within 12 unique podcast shows: 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries- A collection of fast-paced, well researched stories covering unsolved mysteries, fascinating biographies,...

“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.

We often overlook Islamic history as a learning tool. The history of Islam is not only important for Muslims, but important for everyone. Islam and the people who call themselves Muslims have made an enormous impact on our world. The Islamic History...

The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with...

The Message is the music! Tune in as host Carlton Jackson brings you the sometimes spiritual, transcendent and powerful sounds of the civil rights era, through black consciousness and beyond! Jazz music, post 1950's African-American consciousness and...

A two minute show KGLT produces about Montana history. Montana Medicine Show would like to thank Humanities Montana, The Greater Montana Foundation, and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting for their support.

Humanities scholar and author, Clay S. Jenkinson, adopts the persona of Jefferson each week to comment on current events and answer questions you may have about Jefferson's thoughts on any and all topics. The goal of each of The Jefferson Hour...

Dakota Livesay shares stories about events and people from the Old West. The show also contains interviews with Old West experts about people and events from the 1800s, and has traditional music and information about the Old West.

Little Known Facts is a syndicated radio show featuring beautifully written stories of Americana.Each story is a piece of what made this country great. They are the true tales of the origin of common-place things. But the story of how they got...

Historical Accounts of Influential Minnesotans.

Flint, MI

Danville, PA

Historic, themed-based indie/rare music. Audio art gallery with sound curator. Spanning the ages. EXAMPLE: Glam Rock 70’s, German Post Punk 1979-82, ALL Kraftwerk, American Power Pop 1975-1984, the complete history of King Crimson, Darkwave...

Historian and Educator Charlie brings you his distinctly conservative point of view, interspersed with music of the 20's and 30's.

At Pacifica Radio Archives, we preserve—and make available for research and reference use—our historic audio collection that consists of work generated by, or produced in association with, Pacifica Radio.

Washington, IN

Jacksonville, TX

A music and information show that features a specific year, spotlighting what was going on socially, politically, and culturally, plus the biggest songs of the year, and deeper tracks from the biggest albums.

Ridge, NY

Some of the greatest music making in history took place during the first 60 years of the 20th century. And though the recordings are often technically outdated, the performances are truly magnificent.

New York, NY

Lima, OH

Spotlight on an historical event, entertainer, or famous personality.

It is a well-done, factual show, and is a wonderful resource for all those who are interested in historical highlights and lesser-known episodes.

A light weekly podcast covering the history of India, from 6th century B.C. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider donating to the Snehal Sidhu Memorial Fund (http://tinyurl.com/prkvwll)

The Classicist is the weekly podcast of Victor Davis Hanson, scholar, writer, farmer. Tune in each week to hear VDH's unique perspective on the issues of the day.

Our country's history as documented by actual newspaper articles and firsthand accounts.

Whether you're new to antiques, planning to clean out the attic, or a weekend antique warrior, you'll love the information and discussion on Keep Antiquing!

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

Golden hits of Bollywood

Historyradio.org: literature & history, blog & radio

24 Horas de buena Música

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Lviv region, Ukraine

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