American Esoterica

About American Esoterica

American history, bite-sized. These are the stories that may have slipped through the cracks - the odd detours that have shaped our history and culture in small, but sometimes significant, ways.

Publisher

Brian Powers

Category

government · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jun 2022

Latest episode

4 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

109 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Jul 2026

   Episode 100: 250 Years of American Esoterica

   It's the SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL - let's celebrate our 100th episode with a giant fireworks finale of history.

2. 

   3 Jul 2026

   Episode 99 - SEMIQUINCENTENNIAPALOOZAYOTATHONARAMA: Revolution

   Sometimes, you have to strike the empire back, especially if you're a coal miner in 1921.

3. 

   2 Jul 2026

   Episode 98 - SEMIQUINCENTENNIAPALOOZAYOTATHONARAMA: Connection

   History isn't a series of boxes with defined edges - it's a continuum, and our connections to the past are deeper than we think.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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