Modern History Podcasts

This is the “Who did it first” podcast on the Outpost Media Podcast network. On this show we explore how things got their start. From the first person to milk a cow to the first person to get a haircut, we try to find who did it first and try to have some fun doing […]

Join me, Katie, and my guest hosts to talk about cool things girls have done in history that people may have never heard about. Girls have done some pretty awesome things in the past and I want to talk about it!

Welcome to Quimm City! Two scantily clad, Vegas dwelling, history loving, showgirl nerds bringing you a variety of podcasts in one. Join us for:Quimm History – celebrating the badass babes and badly behaved femmes who’ve shaped our culture through history, mythology, film and literature.The Whorror Show – the monthly podcast companion to our weekly horror […]

Fola Fagbule and Feyi Fawehinmi discuss the themes, ideas and stories in their forthcoming book. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nigeriaformation/support

Join us each week as we research the weird, new, fascinating, and insane. Join us on an internet goose chase. We’re back. Sorry for the absence. We missed you. We’re talking today about Wayne Simmons, a regular talking head on Fox News and in other media outlets who cited his decades as a deep cover […]

Travel with TV director/producer and former history teacher Harry Thomason as he tells you intriguing, frightening, and interesting stories of U.S. history you never knew! Check us out and if you like what you hear, consider subscribing for a new story every week! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tsynh/support

ELI ROTH’S HISTORY OF HORROR: UNCUT brings together the masters of horror – including Stephen King, Greg Nicotero, Rob Zombie, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Tippi Hedren and Tony Todd – to explore the genre’s biggest themes and reveal the inspirations and struggles behind its past and present. Join us for a chilling exploration of how […]

There are so many technologies that make our world work – and we take so many of them for granted. But imagine what life would be like without everyday tools like the telephone, or the personal computer? Would our civilisation be where it is without things like powered flight? It’s difficult to imagine how different […]

Scott’s Terra Nova hut has a history rich in both triumph and tragedy that is proudly on display at Cape Evans.Step inside and you will find the building in good health with more than 11,000 artefacts left behind by expeditions of Scott and Shackleton carefully conserved.It is, as Sir David Attenborough described, frozen in time.That […]

The world of information! From politics to music! The history of stuff and the future of… well… other stuff. If you find something you’re interested in, research! Because the world is full of info! (Previously Welcome To America)

Class is in session! Welcome to Commune College, where Proxy, Keeble, & Hyperlink take turns walking up to the front of the class and teaching each other the things they know things about. A proud member of the Mastodon Podcast Network.

Twitter: @GCSEHistoryPod Produced by History teachers working in the far North, these podcasts are designed to prepare you for your GCSE History exam, with a particular focus on the AQA Course. Most episodes are solo affairs by Mr W but watch out for the special essay argument episodes where you can hear grown men getting […]

Written by Jay Hoffmann and narrated by Jeremy Keith.

April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to bring the assassin to justice—but the hunt for John Wilkes Booth isn’t all that grips Stanton. Lincoln’s successor, Vice President Andrew Johnson, is likely to bend to southern interests and undo the very progress […]

Best-selling author, rock star historian and world-renowned thinker Peter Frankopan introduces his podcast: I’ve Been Thinking…with Peter Frankopan. Peter talks to experts, academics and thinkers about current affairs and cutting-edge research that often do not get covered in the mainstream media.

This podcast explores the history, policies, and stereotypes that have led us to where we are today in the fight for racial justice and equity as people of colour. Through lesser known stories of resilience, historical context, and interviews with leaders in this space, we aim to contribute knowledge and to spur self-awareness and lasting […]

Welcome to History Gems, the podcast that follows historian and author Dr Nicola Tallis as she seeks to unpick the stories behind some of history’s most famous and intriguing jewels. With a different expert on every episode, Nicola delves into a daring attempt to steal the Crown Jewels, the secrets of a supposedly cursed diamond, […]

A frank discussion of issues and society’s responses during the 1950s and 1960s and a look at the same issues and how they’re viewed in today’s world.

I learned to love history from my father’s stories. He had a way of teaching history, not as a theory or series of events, but as a human story about real people who shaped the world by their choices. I want to share that love with my own son by telling real stories of great […]

Just a nerd, babbling about history at her friends. She thinks she’s funny. Instagram is focused on the history of New York City.

Yeah nah history with Matt and Chris where each week we tell a wild story from history to the other person thats 90% true and 10% lie! Join us as we test each other to see what’s real but unbelievable. And what is completely yeah nah… ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world can be a mysterious place. It can also be a boring place, so let’s focus on the mysterious. Rusty Hinges is a podcast that explores mysteries, hoaxes, natural phenomena, and weird history. Basically, anything that’s a bit… hinky. It’s a podcast episode. Charlie wrote it. Lars recorded it. Not much else to say, […]

The latest articles from WNYC 9/11 Specials

Welcome to the Fantastic Women and Where to Find Them Podcast! There are so many great stories out there about trailblazing women around the world just waiting to be discovered. Join us once a week as we discuss fantastic women through history and around the world while enjoying some herstory-inspired cocktails. So listen in (and […]

Hello and welcome to Body Count, a history podcast where we gab about death and disaster through the ages, highlighting figures, single events, time periods, whatever it may be that resulted in someone, or as is usually the case, a lot of someones dying. Hosted by Jessica Manor and Kara DiDomizio.

Dive deep as we explore the most outlandish segments throughout history that you wouldn’t normally hear about unless you went searching, while looking at the effect it has had on the world today.

Thirsty? How about A Swig of History? Listen to old friends gab about history, and whatever else comes up!

Learn about history and politics. Both historical events and current events. Have fun learning!

The Why Is That Podcast is a podcast that explores the origins of today’s common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between. ————————————————————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast about the history of individuals that offended society and in the process changed it, each week we examine one figure each week who truly offended, some for the positive and some for the negative, and how history sees them today. Risetooffend.com Email us at risetooffend@gmail.com facebook.com/risetooffend twitter @risetooffend

Water Cooled Potato is your guide to the absurd and obsolete tech of the past, present and future. John and Kevin discuss a different piece of useless, obsolete or just plain weird tech. Due to John constantly disappearing, we will upload when we’re able to. This podcast can be found on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, […]

Even the most ordinary objects have fascinating stories to tell. Journey through their extraordinary lives as host Nihal Arthanayake invites experts and enthusiasts to share remarkable stories of the everyday things around you. A Brief History of Stuff explores the past, present and future of the stuff in your home – from bath toys to […]

Hop in our time traveling oven while we explore the history of baking. The Hot Oven Time Machine Podcast is hosted by Joseph and Monty Brown, siblings and amateur master bakers. Join us every other Wednesday for new episodes.

The Sound of the Hound is a podcast series about the people and the technology that brought recorded music to the masses in Victorian London and beyond. In it, journalist and author James Hall and music industry executive Dave Holley chronicle the adventures of the early sound pioneers as they risked life and limb to […]

The Stories We Forgot is the history podcast for non-historians. Join husband and wife team, AJ and Pearl Hurst, as they tell stories from history ranging from the obscure to the unheard of. AJ and Pearl Hurst have been married since 2004 and are currently raising 4 amazing children in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. […]

Ready for a night in? Join the girls as they create an engaging discourse about current events and history and how the two are intrinsically related.

Comedian and professor Wayne Federman has spent his life studying the art and history of standup comedy. Join him and fellow student, Andrew Steven, as they look back at some of standup’s most interesting moments, places, and people.

Transportation disasters occurred every day across the world. Most disasters are learned from which makes travel safer for everyone today. We tell the story of these disasters so they will not be forgotten. A “cornfield meet” is an old term used where two steam trains collide head-on in a field out in the country. We […]

A podcast about the hidden histories and strange stories that lurk in the dark places of the world. Told with whimsy and style, this is a narrative podcast that looks for a little history and a little mystery in dark places. Follow those that move through underground tunnels and hideouts. Hear tales about the subterranean […]

Meet the people who were willing or unwilling participants in the events that made headlines. In cemeteries, gravestones hint at our history – tales of unsolved murders, love lost, mystery, tragedy, health epidemics, scandal and sacrifice. ‘Grave Tales’ reveals more than the headstone can ever convey by tracing the tumultuous journeys that lead to these […]

There are moments history so misunderstood, often deliberately suppressed, that simply learning about them can be oddly subversive. Each season, Michael, Avi, and a changing cast of guests will delve into such subjects as The Spanish Revolution and Civil War, Israel’s genocidal occupation of Palestine, The Black Panthers, The Zapatistas, and so much more. Wild […]

Stuart Maconie and Elizabeth Alker meet up to tell each other extra-ordinary tales from 400 years of musical history. From a murderous 16th Century madrigal composer to Batley Variety Club – Yorkshire’s very own Caesar’s Palace… and from the espionage-tinted roots of the theremin to the wild weekend that was the Bickershaw pop festival… Notable […]

Your healthy dose of women. Past and Present. Real and Fictional. Salty and Sweet. Grace and Michelle. Eavesdrop on our conversations about the famous and the not-so famous female identifying peeps that you may or may not have heard of. Giving her Her Moment in History. Hosted by Michelle Hassall and Grace Cooper

The turn of the 20th century (1870s -1914) was a ticking time bomb that launched our modern era. Scientists, writers, revolutionaries and terrorists risked their lives to change the world. Each episode we sit down with a historical expert to discuss a topic from this remarkable time period. Our guests draw parallels to the present […]

Sociology Project

You Betch is a podcast by Morgan Colburn and Heather Schroeder about incredible, bad-ass betches of past and present, good and bad, famous and unknown.

The Brass History Project is a podcast that focuses on brass music history.

Revolution 1 brings the story of the Tunisian Revolution — the uprising that ignited the Arab Spring — to life through the voices of those who lived it.

A thrilling podcast about the History of the Modern World. Humanity has been hard at work for centuries to empower itself with better tools and insights, from science and surgery to electricity and the Internet, and this series celebrates the history of those triumphs. Compared to our ancestors, we live like superheroes and sorcerers, endowed […]

A podcast for History students by History students

Crystal (alarmingly obsessed with old buildings) and Meghan (too engrossed in conspiracy theories to hold normal conversations) bond over a mutual hatred of their own voices, as well as the courage it takes to overcome that hatred in order to produce a podcast! Each week, Crystal and Meghan will tackle a new topic of history […]

Hosted by 101 WKQX’s Jon Manley and James VanOsdol, the History of Alternative digs deep into everything alternative.

Comedian and statue lover Steve Gribbin talks with various guests about their favourite and least favourite statues, veering off into tangents of horror, music, RAve Culture, The Mothman Prophecies, dolphins, Bauhaus love, war and Art.

Cory Nels Jacobsen and Lou discuss movies, what was going on in history when they were released and if they deserve their place in history.

Phil Jerrod and Phil Lucas discuss the most famous disasters of all time, along with lots of other terrible calamities you may never have even heard about! Every two weeks we’ll take you through what went wrong, how it went wrong, and sort out whether it was Our Fault, or God’s Fault. It’s dark, funny, […]

Catastrophic Events, natural or otherwise all have causes, victims, and triggers. Join graphic design student Michael as he explains the effects, aftermath on Channel of Catastrophe. This podcast is 100% ad free. Podchaser – Channel of Catastrophe

Two friends raise a glass to history highlighting events you have and have not heard about.

A psychological examination of historically significant lives. We will peek into the minds of our subject to answer, what made them tick? Uncovering the personal motivations that drove their public acts and how those acts in turn changed all our lives.

Seldom Make History is a podcast sharing the stories about inspiration women around the world.

With a drink in hand, TellTail takes you through some of the greatest stories ever told. Tales of global folklore, mythology, urban legends and shocking true accounts; all served alongside mixed drinks inspired by these narratives.