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The first decision a podcaster needs to make (after deciding on the subject matter) is where to pitch the knowledge level. This is where Mark Painter of <\/span>The<\/span><\/i> History of the 20th Century Podcast<\/span><\/i> is note-perfect. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>This podcast looks at the history of the 20th century, each episode examining a period in time. In chronological order, Mark unearths some genuinely interesting information, like the opening of the institution that pioneered gender-reassignment surgery in Berlin in 1919. It’s one thing to know of The Weimar Republic, but it’s another thing to learn this kind of nugget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That <\/span><\/i>is the X-factor when creating a podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a lot of social, military, and political history covered in the podcast, but Mark\u2019s study of inventions is particularly interesting. The early wireless episode was excellent\u2014listen to it to find out why American radio stations start with either a \u201cK\u201d or \u201cW.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mark is an engaging and unassuming host, and you can tell he’s done his research. Between the facts and storytelling, there are just enough dry witticisms to prevent it from being a lecture in the form of a podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span><\/i> History of the 20th Century Podcast<\/span><\/i> is a tour de force when it comes to looking at the societies, culture, countries, and personalities that formed the 20th century.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  The first decision a podcaster needs to make (after deciding on the subject matter) is where to pitch the knowledge level. This is where Mark Painter of The History of the 20th Century Podcast is note-perfect. This podcast looks at the history of the 20th century, each episode examining a period in time. In chronological order, Mark unearths some genuinely interesting information, like the opening of the institution that pioneered gender-reassignment surgery in Berlin in 1919. It’s one thing to know of The Weimar Republic, but it’s another thing to learn this kind of nugget.\u00a0 That is the X-factor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[402],"tags":[1852,523,434,1851,1850,598],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n