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Hunting the President: Threats, Plots and Assassination Attempts, Part 2: JFK
34 mins; January 24, 2019
Hunting the President: Threats, Plots and Assassination Attempts, Part 1: FDR
45 mins; January 22, 2019
Understanding the Rise of Islam Through Military History
50 mins; January 17, 2019
Fugitive Slaves in America, From the Revolution to the Civil War
31 mins; January 15, 2019
Moral Panics and Mass Hysteria: The Dancing Plague, Salem Witch Trials, and The Tulip Market Bubble
51 mins; January 10, 2019
How a Researcher Discovered That Her Grandparents Were in the Nazi SS
81 hours 51 mins; January 08, 2019
Teaser: Ottoman Lives Part 7—The Outlaw
6 mins; January 05, 2019
James Holman Traveled Over 250,000 Miles in the Early 1800s. He Was Also Completely Blind.
80 hours 47 mins; January 03, 2019
The History of Cannabis and Its Use By Humans
64 hours 8 mins; January 01, 2019
Bonus Q&A on the Civil War Series with Scott & James
64 hours 13 mins; December 27, 2018
What Would the Real St. Nicholas Drink? Here's What an Ancient History Professor Thinks
41 mins; December 24, 2018
How Ancient Europeans Circumnavigated Africa, Explored Iceland, and Sent Goods all the Way to Japan
38 mins; December 20, 2018
What if George Custer Had Survived the Battle of Little Bighorn?
43 mins; December 18, 2018
Teaser: Ottoman Lives Part 6—The Holy Man
6 mins; December 15, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 22: How the Civil War Lives on Today
66 hours 45 mins; December 13, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 21: What Became of the Men Who Wore the Blue and the Grey
55 mins; December 11, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 20: The Naval War
51 mins; December 06, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 19: African Americans in Uniform
56 mins; December 04, 2018
Teaser: Ottoman Lives Part 5—The Peasant
7 mins; December 01, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 18: The Overland Campaign
45 mins; November 29, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 17: Sherman's March to the Sea
55 mins; November 27, 2018
Turkey is Both a Bird and a Country. Which Came First?
26 mins; November 22, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 16: The Battle of Atlanta
50 mins; November 20, 2018
Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 4—The Concubine
8 mins; November 17, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 15: Chattanooga
43 mins; November 15, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 14: Chickamauga
38 mins; November 13, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 13: The Battle of Gettysburg
84 hours 33 mins; November 08, 2018
September 1918: War, Plague, and The World Series
58 mins; November 06, 2018
Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 3—The Eunuch
4 mins; November 03, 2018
6 Historical Figures Who Deserve Their Own Movie—History Unplugged Meets 1001 Stories
67 hours 42 mins; November 01, 2018
The Story of Bravo, The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History
52 mins; October 30, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 12: (Vicksburg 2 of 2)
43 mins; October 25, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 11: Vicksburg (1 of 2)
55 mins; October 23, 2018
Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 2—The Sultan
8 mins; October 20, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 10: Battle of Chancellorsville
48 mins; October 18, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 9: The Battle of Fredericksburg
38 mins; October 16, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 8: Sidetrack Episode on Emancipation
44 mins; October 11, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 7: The Battle of Antietam
55 mins; October 09, 2018
Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 1: The Janissary
11 mins; October 06, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 6: The Seven Days' Battle
49 mins; October 04, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 5: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign
58 mins; October 02, 2018
History of Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 4: The Battle of Shiloh
45 mins; September 27, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 3: Border States and the War in the West
42 mins; September 25, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 2: First Battle of Bull Run
57 mins; September 20, 2018
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 1: Background to the Civil War
46 mins; September 18, 2018
Special Announcement: A History of the Civil War in 10 Battles Begins Next Week
4 mins; September 14, 2018
How a 1522 Battled Transformed Russia from a Minor Duchy into Earth's Largest Empire
30 mins; September 13, 2018
The Most Famous Founding Father You’ve Never Heard of Was Hamilton's Arch-Nemesis and a Deficit Hawk
37 mins; September 11, 2018
Lost Civilizations, Part 3: European Visitors to the New World Before Columbus
65 hours 47 mins; September 06, 2018
Lost Civilizations, Part 2: The Egyptian Pyramid Builders, the Nabateans, and the Aksumites.
59 mins; September 04, 2018
Lost Civilizations: Ancient Societies that Vanished Without a Trace, Part 1
68 hours 12 mins; August 30, 2018
The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 3: Elizabeth of Tudor and Ottoman Queen Mother Kösem Sultan
58 mins; August 28, 2018
Teaser: Intro to Audie Murphy Series
6 mins; August 25, 2018
The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 2: Catherine of Sienna and Isabella of Castile
44 mins; August 23, 2018
The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 1: Queens, Empresses, and Viking Slayers
67 hours 31 mins; August 21, 2018
How the Vicksburg Siege May Have Turned the Tide of the Civil War—Samuel Mitcham
55 mins; August 16, 2018
The Story of Malaria, The Killer of Half of Humanity
86 hours 30 mins; August 14, 2018
An Archeologist Talks About the Discovery of a Civil War Surgeon's Burial Pit at Manassas Field
56 mins; August 09, 2018
Why U.S. Political Elections Have Always Been Chaotic—David Severa from the Early and Often Podcast
43 mins; August 07, 2018
The History of Slavery, Part 5: The Road to Abolition
74 hours 41 mins; August 02, 2018
The History of Slavery, Part 4: African Slavery in the New World, 1500-1865
81 hours 5 mins; July 31, 2018
The History of Slavery, Part 3: Christian Slaves and Muslim Masters—Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean, 1500-1800
60 hours 35 mins; July 26, 2018
The History of Slavery, Part 2: The Medieval Slave Trade to Arabia
62 hours 56 mins; July 24, 2018
The History of Slavery, Part 1: Shackled and Chained in the Ancient World
76 hours 56 mins; July 19, 2018
Prohibition: How it Happened, Why it Failed, and How it Still Affects America Today
65 hours 39 mins; July 17, 2018
What Did People Eat in the Middle Ages?
50 mins; July 12, 2018
Almost Everything in American Politics has Happened Before, Even Donald Trump—Bruce Carlson from My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
58 mins; July 10, 2018
The Quest to Make Information Free Forever: Copyright Battles From Venetian Printers in the Renaissance to 21st Century Hackers
57 mins; July 05, 2018
How a Rivalry Between Two Cherokee Chiefs Led to the Trail of Tears and the Collapse of Their Nation
73 hours 52 mins; July 03, 2018
If It Weren't For Two Iowans, Billions Would Have Died of Starvation or Been Left in a Technological Dark Age
60 hours 31 mins; June 28, 2018
Introducing the History Unplugged Membership Program
5 mins; June 27, 2018
Life After Auschwitz: How European Jews Attempted to Assimilate in America After Unspeakable Tragedy
33 mins; June 26, 2018
Patton and Churchill's Experiences Before and During World War Two
34 mins; June 21, 2018
Special Announcement: Presidential Fight Club Is Now Its Own Podcast
1 min; June 20, 2018
An Infantry Officer's Fight Through Nazi Europe, From D-Day to VE Day
76 hours 37 mins; June 19, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About D-Day: H-Hour, Weapons Info, and First-Hand Accounts via Soldiers, Beachmasters, and the French Resistance
60 hours 26 mins; June 14, 2018
Benjamin Franklin: Diplomat, Polymath, and Member of 18th Century Jet Set—Elizabeth Covart of the Ben Franklin's World Podcast
51 mins; June 12, 2018
From Farm Fields to Classrooms: Horace Mann's War for Universal and Compulsory Education for Children
72 hours 31 mins; June 07, 2018
Meet Joan: The Female Pope—Stephen Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast
48 mins; June 05, 2018
The Most Productive People in History, Part 2: Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Edison
68 hours 53 mins; May 31, 2018
The Most Productive People in History, Part 1: From Archimedes to Ben Franklin
68 hours 50 mins; May 29, 2018
The Union's Secret Rebels: The Story of Gettysburg's Five Rebellious Double Crossers Who Returned as Foreign Invaders
46 mins; May 24, 2018
How to Reach Allied Territory When Your Plane Is Shot Down in Nazi-Occupied France
57 mins; May 22, 2018
Anthology: How Switzerland Remained Neutral In Two World Wars
41 mins; May 17, 2018
Grammar Girl (Mignon Fogarty) on the Strange History of the English Language
52 mins; May 15, 2018
History's Most Insane Rulers: From Emperor Caligula to Muammar Gaddafi
71 hours 17 mins; May 10, 2018
Meet Pico, The 23-Year-Old Wunderkind Who Kicked Off the Renaissance
58 mins; May 08, 2018
Richard Burton: The Victorian Explorer Who Discovered the Kama Sutra, Made a Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca, and Knew 29 Languages
68 hours 2 mins; May 03, 2018
Panic on the Pacific: How America Prepared for a Japanese West Coast Invasion after Pearl Harbor
67 hours 10 mins; May 01, 2018
The Hypothetical Economy of a Present-Day Confederate States of America, Alternate Theories to the Titanic Sinking, and Other Counterfactual
40 mins; April 26, 2018
The 4 Successful (And Hundreds of Unsuccessful) Assassination Attempts of U.S. Presidents—Mel Ayton
42 mins; April 24, 2018
Prostitution Throughout History: Sumerian Temple Priestesses, Ottoman Brothel Workers, and Call-Girls for the Medieval Clergy
75 hours 18 mins; April 19, 2018
The Ladykiller who Killed Lincoln: The Scandalous Love Life of John Wilkes Booth
51 mins; April 17, 2018
Ulysses S. Grant Was (Mostly) Responsible For Winning the Civil War. Robert E. Lee Was Responsible For Losing It.
68 hours 5 mins; April 12, 2018
How Long Have Foreign Governments Attempted to Meddle in U.S Elections? Answers to This And 3 Other Questions
38 mins; April 05, 2018
The Life and Times of Aristotle, and How His Philosophy Conquered the World—Lantern Jack from the Ancient Greece Declassified Podcast
44 mins; April 03, 2018
World War Two Spycraft: Stealing Nuclear Secrets, Blowing Up Nazi Factories, and Infiltrating Japanese High Command
77 hours 23 mins; March 29, 2018
A Retired Policeman Tells us the Story of The Most Daring Jailbreak in the Underground Railroad's History
60 hours 50 mins; March 27, 2018
What are Arguments For and Against Bombing Japan, Why Don't Militias Matter in American, and What is Close-Air Support?
48 mins; March 22, 2018
Daily Lives of Middle Eastern Women in the School, the Home, the Harem, and Everywhere Else—Marie Grace Brown
42 mins; March 20, 2018
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