History

Slow Burn illuminates America’s most consequential moments, making sense of the past to better under...

News, Current Events, Politics, and History, Without the Slant.

Nerds on Film and Nerds on History have each had their last word. And yet like the legendary Phoen...

Every week, Ken Jennings and John Roderick add a new entry to the OMNIBUS, an encyclopedic reference...

A weekly podcast about psychology's past, including interviews with notable historians of psychology...

"Fame is a Bitch" with AJ Benza, deconstructs some of the biggest scandals and tragedies of our life...

Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry

The continuation of the history of the people, places, and things found in the biblical text....

Historian David Borys dives deep into the fascinating world of Canadian history in this bi-weekly po...

Step right up. Come on in.

A free preview of Reconstruction, a Slate Academy series made exclusively for Slate Plus members. Le...

Hundreds of letters, written between brothers fighting in the Pacific during World War II. Almost on...

Witches didn't exist, and yet thousands of people were executed for the crime of witchcraft. Why? Th...

Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore...

CRiiiME is a show about lawbreakers from comedians Rich Slaton and Jon Shefsky. Each week the guys a...

Interviews, musings and extra material from the makers of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. If it did...

Leo Tolstoy’s psychological novel Anna Karenina follows the life of the enchanting and rebellious An...

World War I created many of the political, cultural, and economic fault lines of the world today. P...

If you could find the answer to one question, any question, what would it be? How might your life tu...

Professor Buzzkill is an exciting podcast that explores history myths in an illuminating, entertaini...

A non-partisan podcast brought to you by Geopolitical Futures, an online publication founded by inte...

Where did we come from? One of humanity's most basic questions, the answer is fascinating. Weaving...

Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is hosted by historians of economic thought Jennifer Jhun, François A...

"Women, Gender, and Sex in the Ottoman World" is a series of podcasts that pulls together women’s hi...

Biographies to read or listen to in about 5 minutes

Written by French author Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo follows the life of Edmond Dante...

The unknown. It lies at the root of all fear, and has inspired legends, superstition, folklore, cust...

On History of the 90’s we travel back in time through the stories that defined a decade. The last 10...

Making Queer History: Connecting our queer history to our queer present.

Dinner with Racers Podcast Presented by Continental Tire

Clare Balding presents a 30-part series charting how sport has shaped the British and how Britain ha...

A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the hi...

Crime. Conspiracy. Cognizance. Mile Higher is hosted by husband & wife duo Josh Thomas and Kendall R...

The Telegraph's Harry De Quetteville investigates the hidden stories behind three of Winston Churchi...

SHIELDS HIGH: The Battles That Saved Western Civilization From nationally syndicated radio host Buck...

Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends an...

World War II Chronicles is a weekly look back to 'This Week in World War II, 75 Years Ago.' Original...

True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real Can...

Where did the Nazca Lines come from? Who built Stonehenge, and what secrets lie concealed within Egy...

Explore world history through the small things that have shaped it....