Modern History Podcasts

Have you ever wondered who the first woman was to win the Nobel Prize? What about the first athlete to say “I’m going to Disney World” after a Super Bowl Victory? And why on Earth do these things stick around after they’ve been done once? Join ME on a journey to discover that there’s a […]

Join me every day for Human Rights a Day. It’s a journey through 365 Days of Human Rights Celebrations and Tragedies That Inspired Canada and the World. The short 2 minute readings are from my book Steps in the Rights Direction. Meet people who didn’t want to be special but chose to stick their neck […]

Mexico’s experience with oil contrasts sharply to the development of the same resource from the same formations in the United States, and it illustrates the most salient cultural, political, and historical differences between the two countries. “El Petroleo es Nuestro” uses the history of oil in Mexico to tell the story of the development of […]

From its modest beginnings in 1987, National Life Stories has grown significantly and helped to create one of the largest oral history collections in the world – the British Library holds some 70,000 recordings of which nearly 3,000 are long, in-depth biographical interviews created by National Life Stories. Each episode of this podcast will bring […]

Badass Women in History is a biweekly podcast hosted by Carys and Kaylee. Every week the girls bring two badass women that they think deserve some recognition and tell their story as well as talk about current events and feminism. Please note: there are no longer new episodes of BAWIH – enjoy the archive! ————————————————————— […]

Podcast devoted to the people and ideas known as “revolutionary”. Delicious revolutionary history in bite-sized nuggets. Impress your friends! Argue with your family better! All for the low, low price of $0! Subscribe today!

A weekly podcast about women in history. Created as part of NDMU Radio available on tunein. For more information visit

Join brothers Brandon and Nevin Werner on their crazy trip through time as they dive into some of the weirdest, funniest, and most unbelievable stories in history. Human history has too many stories to fit into just the Laughing Historically video show. Each podcast episode, Brandon and Nevin bring you two topics that they think […]

1956 – The Eventful Year is the latest history podcast project from Zack Twamley, the podder responsible for When Diplomacy Fails. 1956 is a series which examines the fascinating incidents, personalities and struggles that characterised this eventful year. It is my task and my pleasure to give you all several sample episodes from this exciting […]

The podcasting of a life, by Matt Smith. “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” – Charles Dickens.

Reliving the past through the journal every person already keeps: email. Your hosts, Tim Doran, Warren Duff, and Dave are looking back 10 years to see what was going on in news, pop culture, and the happenings of their personal lives. Follow along each week on our journey to uncover what was interesting, funny, and […]

Tales of Resistance is a collection of Stories about how the powerless resisted and changed the course of history. Many of these stories have gone untold, many names will not be recognizable, but you will almost always recognize the results that followed.

The people and events who have made and are making history in the Black Community.

Each week Penny, Ash and Ben talk about some bad times from recent history. www.thebadtimespodcast.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: thebadtimespod Contact: thebadtimespodcast@gmail.com

What happened this week in history? The people, decisions, disasters, and triumphs that have shaped our world come to life in Backtrack History.

From the automobile to the rocket ship, from chewing gum to the TV dinner, from the first face in a photograph to the first voice on the telephone, the world has been forever changed by impossible technologies and startling ideas. But these inventions do not always make the world a better place. These are the […]

History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2017.

Have you ever heard something interesting and thought “How have they not made a movie about this yet?” Well, so have we! On this podcast we find fun and interesting facts from history and discuss how they could make excellent movies, what actors would play the roles, and what directors could handle the material. Enjoy!

Golden boys! We dive deep into the past to bring you the “TOOTH” about your favourite historical events! Thank you for listening.

Sounds Like History is a podcast exploring the Virtual Gramophone collection from Library and Archives Canada. It is produced by Canada’s History Society in both official languages.

Return to Oz Minute, the podcast winding up the 80’s classic Return to Oz one minute at a time! Find us online @ozminute or returntoozminute.com

Welcome to Sects Ed, a podcast that carefully explores and shares the history of unorthodox faiths. Whether it be cults, heresies, or new religious movements, Sects Ed is dedicated to understanding the beliefs of peripheral faiths and teaching you both how the world viewed them and how they viewed themselves. Thank you for joining us […]

Sure seems like we learned about a lot more men than women in history class… After all, men mostly ruled the world for thousands of years. It’s time to take a closer look at the awesome women who have defied the odds, broken down barriers, risen to the top, and just been… well… awesome! Some […]

A quirky look at world history from a guy who prefers his history interesting and far from boring

The history of the internet is an exploration of the trends that started online – that now dominate the way we carry out our day to day lives. From hashtags to memes this series explores the cultural phenomenon that has given us a new way to grasp and move through the ever-complicated world we live […]

“This Week Back Then” is a podcast and blog series born out of Professor Catherine McNeur’s HST411/511 Public History Lab: Podcasts and History course. Students did research, wrote scripts and blog posts, produced and edited podcasts, and collaborated with classmates to bring history to a broad audience. The class worked with producers at KBOO (90.7) […]

A history podcast for historians to share what they do and why it matters. Hosted by Evan Faulkenbury, Assistant Professor of History at SUNY Cortland.

This must be the podcast is hosted by documentarian and film professor, James K. Lambert. The subject matter and format is wide open and experimental.

How’s Your Day? tells you a story you don’t know from a day we all remember. Where were you on 9/11? When did you hear Princess Diana died? How did you find out about the eruption of Mount St. Helens? From KUOW, How’s Your Day? revisits iconic events, shifting the focus to a different story […]

Moments In Time takes you on a historical journey through events that have shaped history and how they were reported on your radio.

The discipline of Comparative Literature is changing. Its Eurocentric heritage has been challenged by various formulations of ‘world literature’, while new media and new forms of artistic production are bringing urgency to comparative thinking across literature, film, the visual arts and music. The resulting questions of method are both intellectually compelling and central to the […]

From a jealous murder in the 1800s to the family rift that split some of the most famous sisters of the 20th century, the Pankhursts, join Sir Tony Robinson for a new podcast series that brings stories from the past, to life in the present. It’s About Time is brought to you by Ancestry.

Each month historian Paul Letters delves back into events from This Month in History. The focus is on modern history, with anaylsis of how historical events shape our modern world. For example, we talked to the US fighter pilot who stepped into the March 1969 conflict between China and the USSR which caused the “Madman” […]

Her Voice Echoes presents women’s history through letters, editorials, articles and other documents written by and, sometimes, about women. Our goal is to hear the voices of women across time, whether it’s a court case from Plymouth Colony, a letter home from a daughter visiting London in the 1880s, or an email from a soldier […]

Every week, best buds Steven and Dave talk your ear off in the best way possible about events in history that most people don’t know, don’t understand, or just simply get wrong.

History of Songs’s recent posts to audioboom.com History of Songs – Season 1 Episode 2: The Doors – People Are Strange The late 1960’s was fueled by influences of change, noted predominately in the music made during this time. Our nation was findings its identity, much like those undergoing changes of late teens. The Doors […]

New York Times best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point, Outliers) talks with Virginia Heffernan about Revisionist History. Produced by Panoply, the podcast network from Slate, the 10-episode narrative podcast series explores events in the past that have been overlooked or misunderstood.

This conference brings together an outstanding panel of scholars and experts in Mesoamerican studies. They will be sharing their knowledge and recent findings on the making and historical significance of the Bodleian’s and other early, pictorial Mesoamerican manuscripts, situating them in the context of the pre-Columbian and colonial societies that produced them, describing the world […]

This podcast ponders the moment we began to play back recorded sounds. It’s a factual history of the phonograph and gramophone, but told through dreams and nightmares of the voices of the dead, the nature of time, the rapture, AI, androids, elephants, canned foods, mechanical menaces, alchemy, and so on. Now hear this.

Exploring food history, one bite at a time with host Sarah Wassberg Johnson, The Food Historian. Sarah has an MA in Public History and writes academically, works for museums, and collects and cooks from way too many vintage cookbooks.

Join a variety of characters as they teach about their favorite historical event from their time.

For over 30 years, the IAHE has been working to Encourage, Protect, and Serve Indiana homeschool families. Our Informer Podcast will share more about the IAHE’s Annual Home Educators’ Convention, important legislative updates, and so much more! Join us as we talk about important issues that are relevant to Indiana homeschoolers.

Noah Toth takes you on a chaotic look through history. Whether its the world’s bloodiest battlefields, the political upheaval of revolutionary regimes, or the megalomania of history’s greatest butchers, Noah offers narrative and analytic history with sometimes his own personal opinions and personality guiding you through the terror.

A look at the lives and careers of the funniest people who have ever lived. [itunes pic] We are back with another episode. This time we look at the lives and careers of Morecambe and Wise. Remembered fondly as Eric and Ernie. Possibly England’s best comedy Duo, who performed on Stage, Radio, TV and Films. […]

Lectures and reflections on modern World history since 1500 by Dutch historian Dr. R.J. Barendse

This is a weekly podcast investigating the world of innovation one subject at a time. Our aim is to inspire, inform and entertain.

History of Photography class sessions, photo history podcasts and other resources with Professor Jeff Curto

A weekly podcast where we discuss the week’s news events from years long past. Beginning with the week of January 1st, 1901, and working our way through the next century one year at a time. Each week, a new year.

Big questions and theories explained in under 2 minutes from A History of Ideas on BBC Radio 4. Animations voiced by Harry Shearer, Gillian Anderson, Stephen Fry and Aidan Turner. Scripted by Nigel Warburton. This project is made in collaboration with The Open University and the animations were created by Cognitive.

A series of very rough review podcasts for the six units of AP World History. I intend to add some newer, less DIY-sounding podcasts in the near future.

Rum, Rebels & Ratbags is history not for the faint-hearted. Historian and author of ‘Girt’ David Hunt and ABC Radio Sydney’s Dom Knight uncover the characters and events left out of your high school history class.

The #HerStory Podcast tells the stories of 50 historical women, not through names and dates of textbooks, but through the voices of contemporary women. Hear elected officials, academics, mothers, filmmakers, authors, activists, CEO’s, and more offer snapshots of these women’s lives, from the headliners to the lesser-known gems. A project by Chick History.

Our history experts speaking about the events that led to the Great War.

Where history nerds come together In this episode of Geeked on history, we review an institution many have heard of, but fewer have a great understanding of. Now more of an anachronism, Geeked on History explores the history of Tammany Hall in this first “totally geeked” multi-part series. Play audio Like on Facebook Share on […]

Help with IGCSE, AS & A2 Level History courses.

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

A conference bringing together academics from Tunisia, the UK and beyond to discuss the political, social and cultural dimensions of the Tunisian Revolution three years after its making. Nathanael Mannone (SOAS) gives the third talk in Panel 6: Re-ordering Society, part of The Tunisian Revolution: Origins, Course and Aftermath.

Aleks Krotoski explores technological innovations and cultural events from the age of communication.

Join Hit and Run History for a regular roundtable discussion with hosts Andrew Buckley, Ed O’Toole and Michelle Barclay. If it’s going on in history, we’re talking about it — and usually eating it.

This show will take several words or phrases and examine their queer, interesting or funny origins. Sometimes they are all three. The author has a short attention span and is just an amateur who loves word origins so all podcasts will be from 3 to 5 minutes of fun and irreverent comments.