History Podcasts
Sticky WicketJoin Now to Follow
Four historic clashes between Louisiana politicians and the media, one at a time. The series highlights the tense but necessary relationship between the media and the government, and draws parallels between past moments in our country's history, and today.
By Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Unspookable Join Now to Follow
Unspookable is a family friendly look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories, myths and urban legends. Each week host Elise Parisian discusses such topics as Bloody Mary, Charlie Charlie, and Ouija Boards to find the stories behind the scares. Are you Unspookable? (Recommended for ages 8+)
By Soundsington Media
It Happened In HollywoodJoin Now to Follow
On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, and Chip Pope, an Emmy-winning TV writer and comic, take you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth and Chip give listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD! Hosted by: Seth Abramovitch and Chip Pope Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst Theme music composed by: Paul Masvidal and Sean Malone
By The Hollywood Reporter
Burnt ToastJoin Now to Follow
Food intersects with our lives in more ways than we think. Food52's Burnt Toast podcast chases those stories to give listeners the perfect pieces of snackable dinner-party fodder—all inside of a commute's time. In each episode, host Michael Harlan Turkell explores a different aspect of food culture and community, highlighting the often-surprising past informing what we eat every day, and meeting some of the people shaping food's present and future.
By Food52
The Photo DetectiveJoin Now to Follow
**About Maureen Taylor:** Maureen is a frequent keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London, and Canada. She’s the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television appearances include The View and The Today Show (where she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith Vieira). She’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany’s top newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit, and The New York Times. Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for MyHeritage.com, an internationally known family history website and also writes guidebooks, scholarly articles and online columns for such media as Smithsonian.com. Learn more at https://maureentaylor.com.
By Maureen Taylor
The World We MadeJoin Now to Follow
A podcast for American Christians about how we got here and what to do about it. Featuring Pastor Tim Bayly, and Jake Mentzel and Nathan Alberson of Warhorn Media.
By Warhorn Media
Jocko Academy Join Now to Follow
Jocko Willink once said his podcast is a course on military history. David and Rob are enrolling in this course in earnest. We are listening to every Jocko podcast, in sequential order, and discussing the lessons we learn.
By Rob Yannon & David Senra
TriPod: New Orleans At 300Join Now to Follow
Each episode of TriPod: New Orleans at 300 is devoted to a single story or subjects from New Orleans’ rich history.
By Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Irish Hedgerow History Lessons: People, Places, Events, TravelJoin Now to Follow
Ask about High King Brian Boru; pirate Queen Grace O'Malley; Irish politics and DeValera; The Great Famine; Wild Geese; Vikings; Normans; Genealogy and Family History; Travel; Irish Song; The Black Irish; The Troubles; The Dance Master; and The Seanachies, just for starters ! The Hedge School, is here now, to answer your questions. Michael O'Laughlin and Peter Reilly Adams are continuing 60 years of experience as teachers; performers; and authors in the field of Irish studies. They also include the influence of the Irish in America, Canada, Australia and the U.K.
By Michael O'Laughlin
