HISTORY This Week

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

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95Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
329
Episodes
111
Transcribed
5,426
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2020
First episode
5B
YouTube views

About HISTORY This Week

Visit htwpod.com for ad-free listening and bonus content!This week, something big happened. You might have never heard of it, but this moment changed the course of history. A HISTORY Channel original podcast, HISTORY This Week gives you insight into the people—both famous and unknown—whose decisions reshaped the world we live in today. Through interviews with experts and eyewitnesses, each episode will give you a new perspective on how history is written. Stay up-to-date at historythisweekpodcast.com and to get in touch, email us at historythisweek@history.com.HISTORY This Week is a production of Back Pocket Studios in partnership with the History Channel.

Publisher
The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios
Category
history · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
2 Jan 2020
Latest episode
2 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

111 of 329 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    How Biddy Mason Found Her Freedom in Los Angeles

  2. 30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Salem’s First Witch Trial

  3. 26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    1066: The Brother Who Broke England (w/ Greg Jenner)

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How Biddy Mason Found Her Freedom in Los Angeles

Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] About 250 Angelenos volunteer for the Confederacy. Remember, L.A. actually furnishes the only Confederate militia from a free state. And it isn't just Confederate sympathizers that pose a risk to Mason and her family. A Confederate victory could mean the end of everything she's fought for, even a return to enslavement. […]

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Who has been a guest on HISTORY This Week

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Kevin Waite
  • Jackie Broxton
  • Marilynne Roach
  • Greg Jenner
  • David Grinspoon

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YouTube views
4,913,388,013
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
4,228 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
1,198 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 95 / 100

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Quality
95
Social presence
97
YouTube
93
Engagement
94

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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

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