History Unplugged Podcast
History Unplugged
4.2from 4,562 ratings
- 1,116
- Episodes
- 283
- Transcribed
- 4,562
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About History Unplugged Podcast
For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features long-form interviews with best-selling authors who have written about everything. Topics include gruff World War II generals who flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.
- Publisher
- History Unplugged
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 11 May 2017
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
283 of 1,116 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Was Robin Hood Actually an Anglo-Saxon Hitman
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Andrew Mellon Nearly Ended Big Government Forever. FDR Destroyed Him For It
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Mongols on the High Seas: The Yuan Dynasty's Massive Navy
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Was Robin Hood Actually an Anglo-Saxon Hitman
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There were three earlier ecclesiastical writers from the 15th and 16th centuries who mentioned him in their histories that they wrote about England, and they provided a history that suggested he was a real man. But they all gave differing dates, so they clearly weren't working from any sort of a solid record that they'd come up with. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on History Unplugged Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Greg Steinmetz
- Andrew Pettegree
- Alexander Christie-Miller
- Emily Ogden
- Myke Cole
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 3,919 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 643 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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Questions about History Unplugged Podcast
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does History Unplugged Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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