History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast
For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's

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Podcast Details

Podcast
Latest Episode Date
2025-11-20 01:00:00
Episodes
829
Since
May 2019
Avg. Episode length
43 mins
Estimated listeners
248K / month
Has Sponsor
Apple Rating
4
Apple Review
3701 (United States)
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Has Guest
Yes
Podcast Network
Parthenon
Location
United States
Audience Type
Educators, Content Creators, Academic Researchers, Authors, History Buffs
Beats
History

Guest List

Guest Name Profession Occupation Episode Episode Date
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones Author Author of “Allan Pinkerton: America's Legendary Detective and the Birth of Private Security” Alan Pinkerton: The Private Detective Who Saved Lincoln’s Life and Built America’s Contract Security State Jun 12, 2025
Robert Lyman Author Author of “Korea: War Without End” MacArthur’s Plans to Drop 50 Nuclear Bombs During the Korean War Jun 10, 2025
Aldo Cazzullo Author Author of “The Neverending Empire: The Infinite Impact of Ancient Rome” The Many Ways That Rome Never Fell and Lives On Today Jun 05, 2025
David Chaffetz Author Author of “Raiders, Rulers, and Traders” Hooves of History: How Horses Created Ancient Warfare, Built the Silk Road, and Became the Dividing Line Between Nobleman and Peasant Jun 03, 2025
Chris Skates Author Author of “Moonshine Over Georgia” Moonshining Survived (and Thrived) At Least Two Decades After Prohibition Ended May 29, 2025
Judith Scheele Author Author of “Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara” How to Cross the Sahara as a Tenth-Century Cameleer May 27, 2025
Marcus Rediker Author Author of “Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea” How American Slaves Fled By Sea, Whether as Stowaways or Commandeering a Confederate Ship May 22, 2025
Paul Thomas Chamberlin Historian Historian and Author of “Scorched Earth: A Global History of World War II” Did WW2 Heads of State Want to Preserve Their Empires As Much as Defend Their Homelands? May 20, 2025
Andrew Lawler Author Author of “A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis that Spurred the American Revolution” How a British Governor of Virginia Raised an Ex-Slave Regiment in 1776 to Fight Patriots and Triggered the Revolutionary War May 15, 2025
Stephen R. Platt Author Author of “The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II” How a Marine Embedded with Mao Zedong’s Guerrillas in the 30s Became WW2’s Most Celebrated Special Forces Leader May 13, 2025