Top History Podcasts

Welcome aboard The Showboat, the official podcast of Battleship North Carolina Memorial. Together, we'll explore the stories behind North Carolina's World War II Memorial—from the courage and sacrifice of the Immortal 11,000 and the men who served aboard USS North Carolina to the people preserving her legacy today. Along the way, we'll uncover the history, restoration, ecology, archaeology, and remarkable stories that continue to make the Battleship and her surroundings a place unlike any other.

To learn more about the Battleship North Carolina Memorial and to plan your visit, visit www.BattleshipNC.com

In 2020, the Battleship North Carolina Memorial received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan.

Hauntings in the Piedmont is FOX8's podcast detailing tales of haunts in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad. From city employees experiencing what they describe as the "freakiest thing" they've ever seen, to spirits which seem to continue to make their presence known and a haunted bridge known nationwide, we talked with people who claim to have had firsthand supernatural experiences, as well as those who say they've solved decades-long mysteries. An idea which was originally intended to be a simple miniseries for television, this blossomed into a podcast simply based on the passionate storytellers you'll be introduced to. With minimal editing, these stories are told in their own words and largely uninterrupted, just in time for Halloween.

Welcome to "The Past, the Promise, the Presidency," a podcast about the exciting, unexpected, and critically-important history of the office of the President of the United States. You'll find some seasons focused on one big topic across the history of the presidency (race, crises, rhetorical power), and you'll find seasons that feature conversations with historians who have written about all sorts of topics in American and Presidential History. In all of them, we hope you'll join us in exploring American History and its critical role in understanding who we are today.

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About Sweetbitter | Sweetbitter is an investigative history podcast with a focus on queer & women's history. Each season, we explore a different corner of history, using historical figures and texts as a starting point to discuss a broader story of erasure of people with marginalized identities. Along with the listener, in collaboration with multidisciplinary experts, we untangle untold histories for a modern audience.

Season 3 | This season, we explore the history of the Bible, unsettling assumptions about the text and religious tradition. With interviews from LGBTQIA+ clergy and scholars, we break down, re-frame, and re-imagine Bible passages to reveal untold stories of queer resilience, love, and liberation. From the gay monks of the Middle Ages to the trans Pastors breaking norms in the Church today, demonstrating the women, queer people and social justice values that have always been at the heart of the Christian faith.

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Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country's most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. 

Benghazi unpacks the 2012 attack in Libya that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens—and the ensuing political storm, which raised questions about America’s role in the world, established a playbook to weaponize attention in the social media age, and ultimately changed the course of U.S. history.

Iran-Contra exposes a secret war, a secret deal, and a scandal that threatened to destroy Ronald Reagan’s presidency—until it didn’t. 

Bush v. Gore recounts what happened during the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida.

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When protesters descended on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968, they came to peacefully protest racism, politics and the country’s involvement in Vietnam. But the whole world watched as the police beat and arrested protestors. The conflict became the spark that ignited a revolution, and the men who led the protests were put on trial--which came to be known as “the Trial of the Chicago 7.” From Wondery, the makers of American Scandal and American History Tellers, comes this incredible true story about the defendants charged with inciting riots and conspiracy. And the culture war that followed. Hosted by the lawyer, actor, and activist Hill Harper.

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Tracing The Path is a 20th Century History podcast exploring how ordinary people, products, ideas, events, and places unexpectedly shaped the modern world.

Every episode begins with something familiar—a word, a company, a song, an invention, a historical event, or a cultural phenomenon—and follows the surprising chain of connections that made it matter.

Why did a grocery store change the course of the Cold War?

How did a simple greeting become part of everyday life?

What do advertising agencies, world leaders, musicians, inventors, and soft drink companies have in common?

More than you might think.

Hosted by award-winning storyteller Dan R. Morris, Tracing The Path connects familiar people, products, events, and places you never knew were linked, bringing together the forgotten figures, unexpected decisions, remarkable coincidences, and cultural turning points that shaped the 20th Century—and continue to influence our lives today.

Inspired by the storytelling traditions of Paul Harvey, Charles Kuralt, Charles Osgood, and Garrison Keillor, each episode approaches 20th Century History not as a collection of isolated events, but as an interconnected story waiting to be traced.

The individual pieces of these stories may already be known. What makes Tracing The Path different is the way those pieces are brought together—creating stories you've never heard before about things you thought you already knew.

Whether we're exploring world-changing inventions, iconic brands, cultural turning points, political upheavals, or everyday objects with extraordinary histories, the result is designed to leave you with that rare feeling:

“I had no idea.”

Because the modern world didn't appear overnight.

Someone built it.

Something changed it.

And everything is connected.

New episodes monthly, plus bonus Addendum episodes featuring the stories that didn't make the final cut.

Visit TracingThePath.com for episode transcripts, discussion questions, trivia, and additional resources.

They're history’s most famous and infamous people. You’ve heard of them, but now it’s time you hear from them.

A storytelling and folklore podcast.

Telling some of the famous and not so famous British and Irish myths, legends and folktales, in no particular order.

Coming direct from South Yorkshire it is currently regularish, and will feature all of the above and whatever other miscellaneous snippets take my fancy.

Presented by Graeme. Website at www.TalesofBritainandIreland.com

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