History Tavern Podcast

About History Tavern Podcast

The History Tavern produces informative and entertaining podcasts with leading scholars and historians on all kinds of history subjects.

Publisher

History Tavern Podcast

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Apr 2018

Latest episode

14 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jun 2026

   Richard F. Hamm - Confronting Racism: Arthur Garfield Hays and the Fight for Equality, 1925-1954

   Arthur Garfield Hays was one of the twentieth century’s most influential attorneys. A champion of free speech and civil liberties, he fought prohibition, housing discrimination, and censorship, while taking part in some of the era’s most significant civil rights cases. He was also an early opponent of Hitler and Nazism, helping defend the communists accused of setting the Reichstag fire in 1933. Despite his remarkable career, no book had focused exclusively on Hays’s legal work until now. On this episode of the History Tavern Podcast, I welcomed Richard F. Hamm, author of the new book Confronting Racism: Arthur Garfield Hays and the Fight for Equality, 1925-1954. This was a particularly special interview for me. Professor Hamm served as the chair on my dissertation committee and is one of the best advisors in the history field.

2. 

   26 May 2026

   This Old Historian - Killed By A Train: Examining the Brutal Death of a Civil War Veteran

   Follow the paper trail of a Civil War veteran's brutal death in 1901, near the Soldiers' Home in Bath, NY.

3. 

   12 Apr 2025

   Jeffrey Boutwell - Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy

   George Boutwell was a state legislator, the youngest Governor of Massachusetts, the first commissioner of the internal revenue, congressman, treasury secretary, and US senator. He was also a staunch antislavery advocate, close ally of Abraham Lincoln, and champion of black civil rights. Throughout his seven decades of public service, Boutwell left an unmistakable mark on American history. How is it then that you’ve likely never heard of him? In the latest episode of the History Tavern Podcast, I spoke with Jeffrey Boutwell about his new book Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

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

Quality

16

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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