History Dispatches
Matt and McKinley Breen
4.8from 304 ratings
- 399
- Episodes
- 145
- Transcribed
- 304
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About History Dispatches
History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about.
- Publisher
- Matt and McKinley Breen
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Feb 2025
- Latest episode
- 9 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
145 of 399 episodes have a transcript.
9 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Temple of Artemis - Wonder of the Ancient World
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mystery of the Princes of the Tower
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Vietnam's Most Harrowing Escape. The time a man landed a Cessna on the USS Midway.
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Temple of Artemis - Wonder of the Ancient World
Published 9 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There was also very little mortar in Greek buildings in general, and this is no different. For example, the columns. So a Greek column, by the way, is not just like one piece of rock. They're basically drums stacked up on top of each other, and they're riveted together with bronze in the middle. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 121 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 183 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 80
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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