Many history podcasters are keen amateurs who have turned their pastime into a way of life. Yet despite being novices in the podcasting medium, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are well-regarded, popular, professional historians with hefty bibliographies and multiple appearances on TV and radio in the UK. Tom is an
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Margaret Killjoy’s podcast, Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, should probably come with some sort of health warning for staunch right-wingers who are likely to take offense at historic tales about people
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Having only launched in April 2022, the Secret Police podcast is relatively new to the scene, but Jack Johannessen is an experienced podcaster having already worked on a medical podcast called
The interview with Alexander von Sternberg for this article ranged far and wide across history and podcasting as he has firmly held and interesting opinions on both. This conversation illuminates how Alexander
Remember reading about Ichabod Crane, Amelia Earhart, and the Bermuda Triangle in school? Did you ever learn about D.B. Cooper, John Wilkes Booth, or even Al Capone’s lost fortune? If so,
Southern Gothic isn’t your typical history podcast. In fact, I’d argue there isn’t anything typical about it. The idea behind it isn’t to just entertain or educate, but to completely enthrall you
Margaret Killjoy’s podcast, Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, should probably come with some sort of health warning for staunch right-wingers who are likely to take offense at historic tales about people
One of the many wonderful things about the world of history is that there’s always something new to discover. There’s a battle, a new movement, or a personality one might not have
After college, I took a job in Bloomington, IL, working for a company from which I thought I could start a career. I didn’t know anyone, so for fun, I took courses
The presenter of the History of the Germans Podcast, Dirk Hoffmann-Becking, has a wonderfully wry and dry German sense of humor that immediately captivates as he takes his listeners on the
When deciding which podcast to cover for this month’s focus on “dads in podcasting,” The Curiosity of a Child was an obvious choice. This podcast is truly a paternal project presented by
The History of American Food is a podcast about food by a mom… but it’s not about baking cupcakes with funny faces for your little one’s birthday parties. Rather, it’s a
