Breaking History
Hosted by Eli Lake · The Free Press
4.7from 1,626 ratings
- 56
- Episodes
- 42
- Transcribed
- 1,626
- Ratings
- 2025
- First episode
About Breaking History
Sometimes the news moves so fast, you have to look closely to know if you’ve seen it before. And that’s what this show is about. Breaking History breaks down the news, by breaking down history. We cover everything from LBJ and the Roman Republic to Donald Trump and the chaos at Columbia. This twice a month show from The Free Press delivers the best historians, authors, and reporters by mining the archives of human experience to figure out the present. George Santayana wrote, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Tune in to Breaking History to resist the repetition.
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jan 2025
- Latest episode
- 6 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
42 of 56 episodes have a transcript.
6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why the Future of Education Won’t Come from the Ivy League
23 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Slow Death of Journalism, with Matt Taibbi
30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
How the Democratic Socialists Conquered New York City
Inside a recent episode
Why the Future of Education Won’t Come from the Ivy League
Published 6 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They continue to get so many requests for help that they created the FIRE, originally the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. And they both were convinced this foundation would go out of business within 10 years, that is a foundation devoted to defending free speech and due process on campus. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Breaking History
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Peter Berkowitz
- Matt Taibbi
- Harry Siegel
- Jay Solomon
- Michael Anton
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,127 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 499 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100
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- Quality
- 6
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
Contact Breaking History
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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Who hosts Breaking History?
Eli Lake host the show. Published by The Free Press.
Does Breaking History take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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