American History Podcasts

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Official free, community podcast of the award-winning University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. Episodes share first-person interviews and living histories of individuals from all walks of life, and are created by staff, undergraduate and graduate students, and community volunteers. SPOHP: “One Community, Many Voices.”

Doing a podcast about History, the YouTube History space and much more !

Concord Monitor columnist Ray Duckler and photographer Geoff Forester search out New Hampshire’s oddities, cool places and unique people.

Vol. I: The Colonial Period. Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of […]

Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters – forgotten heroes, overlooked villains, dreamers, explorers, world changers.

Fifth and Ludlow is a five-part podcast that tells the story of a family living in 1920s Dayton, Ohio through the lens of a mysterious letter found hidden beneath a bath tub almost 100 years later.

On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 Americans died in Jonestown, Guyana. Some committed suicide. More were murdered. And until 9/11, it was the largest single mass killing of American citizens. U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan was assassinated as he tried to rescue Jonestown residents desperate for freedom. In CQ Roll Call’s new podcast, we investigate […]

A dive into Flint’s economic History

A rollicking ride through the action packed annals of Texas history!

the battle of kings mountain

Welcome to Almost L.A. – a funny and informative podcast co-hosted by the mother and son duo of Audra and Aidan. Follow them each week as they combine their love of music, celebrity, and the history of Los Angeles with their own brand of quirky humor and personal stories.

Comedian and pop culture fanatic Aasif Mandvi gets up close and personal with the most iconic artifacts at the National Museum of American History. Join Aasif and his guests as they explore how vintage clothing, ratty furniture, and mismatched shoes transformed into Fonzie’s leather jacket, Archie Bunker’s chair, and Dorothy’s ruby slippers and became defining […]

A look at fascinating women throughout history, plus all things metaphysical and more Artwork by Jon Towers of The Abracast Podcast. Music by Sophia Mendoza. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenbehindtheveil/support

Who What & When is your guide to historical events and the lives of historical figures. Some you may know, and others you may get to know. In this podcast I will cover topics ranging from Ancient Greece, Rome Tokugawa Japan, American History, and everything else. My love for researching history and finding ways to […]

A podcast about the history of the indigenous peoples of America.

Favorite time in history

We are shaped in large part by when and where we live, and every combination of locale and era sets the stage for a new story. In this regular segment, professional historian Alicia Barber presents an engaging array of narratives and voices from the past, focusing on the rich and diverse heritage of Northern Nevada […]

American Women’s History Journey is primarily about American women…throughout America’s different historical periods. It is also about different types of American women, different age groups, different ethnic backgrounds, different vocational backgrounds and about women from different geographic areas of America. We will also discuss the history of women’s history. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virginia-r-bensen/support

I take a look at moments in History and tell a story that relates to it. Most of my stories are entertaining, I hope, and part of the adventure I have experienced researching and teaching U.S. and Texas History. You will recognize the historical moment, but may be surprised at the story that goes with […]

The Backpack is a podcast where we unpack the history, culture, and context behind the novels, stories, and poems we are reading in class.

Bite-sized podcasts to help you study for the New York Regents U.S. History test.

In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th […]

If you could send a letter to your childhood self, what would you write?

History Teachers & Students, Talking History

Have you ever heard of Louis Congo? What about the forgotten Downwinders or The Devil’s Bible? These are just a few examples of people, events, and things from our past that have been lost to time. They’re important in the greater context of our understanding of the world and how our past shaped our present, […]

Spencer Stokes is interviewing those who have made history in Utah. Many stories in Utah have yet to be told or recorded for future generations. It is our mission to record these stories and provide them to you. It has been a pleasure interviewing these influential members of our state.

Something True brings you incredible and bizarre true stories from the footnotes of history. A dog in the United States Cabinet? A leading rocket scientist who quit his job to make a moonchild? Virginia Woolf donning blackface to prank a navy? They’re all true. They’re all Something True.

Andrew Carnegie

(Hi)story Time is a kids history and literature podcast hosted by current 5th grade teacher Claire Lambert. Tune in each week for stories about history and history about stories. Contact me at historystorytime@gmail.com.

Our goal here is to introduce the listener to an underrepresented segment of American History.

“The History of Apple Products” is a podcast consisting of 10-minute episodes about the history of a certain Apple device, ranging from the iPhone 11 to the MacBook Air, there’s a lot to cover.

Podcast by Queens Public Library

The official podcast of The Nashville Retrospect, the monthly newspaper devoted to stories from Nashville’s past. Editor and host Allen Forkum interviews local historians and people who experienced the city’s history firsthand. He also investigates audio artifacts from area archives and relates fascinating articles from old Nashville newspapers.

This series of short shows will make you an expert on the place that started as Mound City and became the Gateway to the West. Explore the people and events that shaped history in the Midwest.

Elected amid the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal saved the country from fascism and laid the foundation for modern America. Almost all of this happened in six years. Today, little is known about the individual New Deal programs. Who imagined them. How they became law, and how many were ultimately destroyed. The New Deal […]

Podcast by Storied History

Whether you missed a class, need extra review, love history or just need an enlightening break from Fortnite, Clash of Clans, 2K, Snapchat or Insta, Mr.P’s PUSHcast is for you. Featuring a day-by-day break down of the week that was in US History, with extra tips, facts, historical connections and a preview of upcoming topics, […]

8th grade students discuss important events and ideas around American History.

The veterans of the civil rights movement made history, but they are eager for you to know something: They didn’t set out to be heroes or icons. On two recent occasions, these brave men and women gathered to reflect on their experiences and the legacy they’re leaving. Some of them are names you know, some […]

“The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — program designed to bring scholars, author and historians to the podcast on a weekly basis to discuss any and all aspects of this important time in out history.

Thomas Jefferson and the topic of slavery.

We’ve been visiting many Presidential Libraries and Museums across America for this Emmy Award-winning series. Along the way, we’ve sat down with first families and former presidents for insight into the Oval Office.

Dick Duerksen is a storyteller. The stories he loves best come from the creative experiences in the Bible. HIS Stories is a uniquely different short story each week from Scripture, drawing life lessons from familiar and unfamiliar characters. Duerksen tells these in a captivating monologue style that will draw you in and make you think […]

DTLA EXPOSED unveils fascinating stories of the evolution revolution of Downtown LA! Serial killers, fashionistas, hidden gem restaurants, over-the-top movie palaces, rooftop venues, railroad & publishing baron disruptors of the past, historic architecture, upscale living districts & current day influencers… Come along for the ride as we inspire you to expose yourself to DTLA.

History builds the present. Where we are today is a result of where we have been. Yet, some of the stories that got us here have remained in the shadows. And the true stories of the people and inventions that have built our world are often lost to time. Our only hope for building a […]

We are the Samford University Traditions and Oral History Recording Initiative. Our goal is to introduce students to the power of oral history and share the lived experience around us. Listen to our podcast, Sam.wav: History Uncompressed, here.

This is a story about Emmett Till, what’s his story and how he started the Civil Rights Movement.

Learn more about what the first man made steps on the moon really meant for the United States during the peak of the Space Race against Russia.

The History Of podcast is dedicated to telling compelling narrative histories from across the span of human history… Or whatever topic its intrepid author is currently interested in.

What does liberty mean to you? Diane von Furstenberg narrates this groundbreaking, limited-series podcast about the often untold stories behind one of the world’s most famous landmarks: the Statue of Liberty. Listen as the sounds of history come to life through the fascinating stories told by historians Alan Kraut and Barry Moreno, and park ranger […]

A podcast about when drunk people made history, and what they were drinking when they did. Melissa tells the historical drinking story, and Sam talks about the booze.

Not Even Past is produced by Encyclopedia Virginia, an authoritative online resource about Virginia history published by Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Hosted by the encyclopedia’s editor, Brendan Wolfe, it will be for history lovers but also for people who just love a good story. In each episode, Wolfe combs through the encyclopedia looking for […]

Our whole lives we’ve been committed to exploring the depths of history for the unbridled truth. After receiving degrees from Yale, we have set our sights on the unseeable, the mysterious, and the unknown.

Singing about different time periods in history.

Go behind the scenes with FDIC officials as they discuss their decision-making strategies and actions during the 2008 to 2013 banking and financial crisis. This seven-episode podcast series features discussions about the book ‘Crisis and Response: An FDIC History, 2008–2013’, which examines the FDIC’s response to the crisis, contributes to an understanding of what occurred, […]

**Have you ever wanted to hear history from a regular midwestern dude who happened to get himself a history degree from a major university? He’s a nurse now, but he’ll always be a historian and he’s here to try and teach you a little something about a little bit of everything. Enjoy the musings of […]

No Future: The History of Punk is a podcast that explores the history of punk music and the punk movement as well as the movements and people that inspired it.

4 freshman sharing what we’ve learned from our history class!!