American History Podcasts

Dan O’Donnell tells the stories of our favorite Christmas songs.

Exploring the history and culture of American politics

A YouTube History Channel

A Field Guide to New England’s Legends, Folklore, Curious History & Weird Destinations

The African diaspora is a rich tapestry weaving through the course of time, with not only a strong impact on the American society, but throughout the world. The “Black History” podcast ventures to each week introduce an innovative topic, influential person or present interesting aspects of history related to the African diaspora to those seeking […]

The Georgia Humanities Almanac is a daily podcast that tracks Georgia’s history day by day. Every episode contains a This Day in Georgia History story from GeorgiaInfo and a Georgian poem or letter. The Georgia Humanities Almanac is a project of the New Georgia Encyclopedia and Georgia Humanities. Hosted by Chris Dobbs.

Michael Connelly is a retired attorney and a U.S. Army Veteran. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University in 1973 and practiced law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 26 years and currently lives in Canton, Texas. He specialized in Constitutional law during his practice and handled cases involving the 1st, 2nd, 4th, […]

Space does not wish you well. It has no shortage of ways to kill you, and in the fifty years humans have been flying spacecraft around the Earth and out to the moon, the mortal perils have been evident. But ten of the missions were the most harrowing of all. Some of them ended in […]

Welcome to the Trill Queen Podcast where Alycia and Schezelle uncover the hidden figures too bold & brash to stay buried. Join us as we dive into the lives of real Black women who refused to shut up and smile and conform to the roles their communities chose for them. From fighting back against the […]

Podcast by Everett E. Morris

A look into the beliefs of the Conservative Christian Right in light of history and the teachings of Christ

Daredevils. Moonshiners. Women. TV. All of them had a role in creating the phenomenon of NASCAR, a sport that is all-American in more ways than you think. Host Rich Phillips, voice of Texas Motor Speedway, takes you behind the scenes and under the hood as he traces the history of stock car racing from its […]

From the host of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, the story of the greatest argument for liberty ever written is told through the lives of the 56 men who committed their lives property and honor to the document. Carlson discusses not just Jefferson and Adams, but all of them even the less well […]

Journey’s Into American History is a journey into American History using great shows from the golden age of radio.Experience American History as never before!! History as recreated events in chronological order through shows such as, The American Experience and The Cavalcade of America. http://oldtimeradiodvd.com The History Of Cadillac 1902-1958. Public Domain history,American,heritage,people,commercials,historical,cars,states,education,space,war,navy,army,constitution,Indians,founding fathers,congress,president,senate

Podcast by Town of Boone Cultural Resources

Podcast by DHS US History II

Audio podcast revision guides for GCSE and IGCSE History courses in Modern World History.

HISTORY REIMAGINED is a historical podcast with a twist. Here be stories of history from fictional worlds. Our podcast is not only for your entertainment; it will also be a journey into history like never before. We won’t teach history by recounting dates, places and names. Rather, we will explore our past through deconstructing history […]

The Unruly Historian is a weekly podcast, blog, and YouTube Channel about American and Virginian history with a twist.

The Old Hollywood Times is your premier source of 75-year-old film news. Launched in 2017, the publication tracks film history in real time, with articles about films and events published exactly 75 years after they occurred.

Bill Munns recalls some of his childhood memories from Missouri and describes a bit of what life was like growing up back then.

I love history and I love writing. I also love mysteries and it was time to put them together.

Have you driven past something — maybe a building, monument or sign — and thought, “What’s going on with that?” That’s exactly what Question Quest wants to answer. Co-hosts Suzanne Hogan and Cody Newill scour the Midwest to find the stories and people behind oddities, curiosities and legends.

Mr. Beat tells captivating stories from American history, usually in under ten minutes. pingler

Joe Forrester brings you three headlines from the week in history, focusing on the lesser-known, more unusual and often downright odd. Every week Joe is joined by a special guest as they discuss that show’s stories and a whole load of puerile nonsense besides. This is the podcast that shows you history is sexy, sweary […]

Colonial Williamsburg: Past and Present brings you new perspectives from the Revolutionary War era. American history is explored in interviews with historic interpreters, tradesmen, musicians, historians, curators, authors, archaeologists, and more.

A podcast about all things vintage! Learn about America’s wonderful and wacky past. Did Coke contain cocaine? Why did we start smoking? Learn all of this and more! Follow on Twitter for more fun!

Presidents. Movie stars. Entrepreneurs. A unabomber. Many impressive (alongside a few downright crazy) people have been affiliated with Harvard over the years. Before they were famous on the world’s stage, they were all anonymous teenagers, trying to plot their future. Each episode, we interview one of these people to learn about their Harvard experience and […]

On the Way is a podcast about places near and dear to our hearts. Made by Joey Loi and Valentin in snowy, uptown, Waterloo Canada.

Thomas Jefferson’s America from WGN Plus John Williams looks to one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, to find out how he coped with political polarization. They also discussed his pride, The University of Virginia. Clay Jenkinson is a public humanities scholar, the author of ten books, and one of the leading Jefferson scholars in […]

Objects hold history. They’re evocative of stories stamped in time. As part of The Washington Post’s coverage of the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, people submitted dozens of objects that make up their own lived experiences of black history, creating a “people’s museum” of personal objects, family photos and more. […]

The church and religion has played and continues to play a big role in the African-American community. Yet, many of us who grew up in the traditional black church do not have an understanding of how our faith evolved under the duress of slavery and discrimination to be and to represent what it does today. […]

A podcast about the history of liberalism. It is about the men, women and events that advanced liberty and brought about the world of today.

Podcast by The Wrong Side of History

Join Sunshine Sierra on a road trip through all things California history. From the story of the world’s first fortune cookie to the history of Disneyland to how California’s third most populous city turned to a ghost town in just fifty years, it’s the most fascinating stuff you never knew about the Golden State!

Down by the River: Stories of Hanford is an audio podcast devoted to unpacking the long and nuanced history of the world’s first nuclear reactor. As part of the Manhattan Project in WWII, Hanford was built along the Columbia River. The Hanford produced 60% of the plutonium used in the US nuclear arsenal. At the […]

Our mission is to educate people about America’s industrial history and to encourage and inspire future innovation. We do this by creating engaging experiences that highlight the many fascinating technical and business innovations that have taken place in this region and continue to change the world. Located in the Francis Cabot Lowell Mill, an icon […]

All Ears Nantucket episodes emerge from Oral History research housed in the archive of the Nantucket Historical Association. Each episode illuminates an aspect of island life, or features the personal history of an island resident.

Sharing untold accounts of history.

Weekly public affairs program on KKFI-FM 90.1, Kansas City community radio

#DigitalHeritage specialist Jeff Guin (@heritagevoices) interviews thought leaders who are using the social web to advocate for history and cultural resources. Find video interviews and digital helps on the Voices website.

South Bend Kroc Studio captures the stories of South Bend’s History in partnership with SB150 and WVPE 88.1 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of our community.

What happens when history narratives are produced not for library bookshelves but for a mass audience? Does popularisation of history automatically mean dumbing down? Who are the people who make history for the public sphere, and what are their motivations and priorities? The Public & Popular History seminar series brings them together, film makers, journalists, […]

“Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century. Narrated by Floy Lilley.

Advance to Revolution, 1760–1775. Narrated by Floy Lilley.

The Revolutionary War, 1775–1784. Narrated by Floy Lilley.

This study exposes the amazing three-step plan that was set up by our Founding Fathers to ensure our freedoms and maintain our country’s awesome power and vitality that’s now been deliberately buried in our history and erased from our textbooks by those seeking to enslave us once again.

Jeff Majer interviews historians, authors, and citizens of Richmond, VA with interesting points of view of the history of RVA. History Replays Today is a blog www.historyreplaystoday.com and this interview podcast.

The show is a conversation about and by American history and American historians. It’s about history, but it’s also about the historian’s background, their experiences, what they’ve learned doing history. It’s about time in the archives, about the writing process, about teaching, doing public history, engaging with all different kinds of audiences. It’s about American […]

Fieldstone Common is a weekly internet radio show (podcast) for genealogists and history buffs. Host Marian Pierre-Louis will introduce you to authors and historians who bring history alive! Topics focus on history and genealogy in the Northeast United States. Authors, historians, curators, archivists, genealogists and other stewards of history are interviewed about their books or […]

During the sesquicentennial of the Civil War (spring 2011 through spring 2015), the Organization of American Historians is committed to bringing the best current thinking on this complex era to a wide audience. In keeping with our mission to promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of all American history, we aim to explore […]

The American Civil War. This podcast provides serialized audio books concerning the American Civil War and the its events. These books will include fiction and non-fiction works such memoirs and novels. The companion website at http://civilwar.builtwithflash.com also provides songs from Civil War times. In addition, some Civil War-themed puzzles are also available. Produced by Civil […]

What began as a month living technologically in the 1950s in New York City evolved into webseries and now weekly podcast. In its third year, This Past Life NYC’s Adventure to Civility is back exploring vintage radio advertisements, mid-century ideals, retro lifestyle challenges and interviews with long-standing mom-and-pop shops, storytellers and Makers in America. Created […]

The Grand Rapids Historical Commission Podcast features “A Glance at the Past,” a local history radio project. Take a listen to give you a glimpse of Grand Rapids in the past.

Highlights from lost recordings from the 1970 and 80s.

Stories unearthed from the history of San Francisco, the “city that knows how”.

This site is where it all begins, the headwaters of the Mill River. Hear about the Quinnipiac legend of Sleeping Giant, the unusual birds that can be seen in these woods, and the diverse and plentiful wildlife that lives here. Historian Bob Gryswecz talks about changes in the path of the river and how people […]

This site contains riffle areas and large pockets of still water. Various water quality indicators are examined. We talk to Fox Running, a Quinnipiac Medicine Man, about legends and stories from this area.