History's Living Voices: The Past, Told by Those Who Lived It

About History's Living Voices: The Past, Told by Those Who Lived It

History's Living Voices is the ultimate, immersive history podcast that delivers firsthand, first-person historical accounts direct from the source. In every episode, we cut out the middleman and go straight to the primary documents: personal diaries, battlefield maps with handwritten orders, private letters, and last-will-and-testaments. Through these authentic, unfiltered voices, discover the true human behind the legend. Imagine a seasoned medieval knight storyteller, having just removed his helmet, guiding you through the troop positions in an ancient manuscript, his words grounded in actual historical records—like a weathered document sealed with a critical year, such as '1776'. From the front lines of global wars to the breakthroughs of visionaries, hear exactly what it felt like to be in the room where it happened. Perfect for fans of documentary storytelling and historical deep-dives who crave authenticity. If you want to know what it truly felt like to live through the moments that forged modernity, this is your journey. Hit follow to listen to the people who wrote the real story of humanity.

Publisher

HLV

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 May 2026

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

192 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   American Socialist Discovers Harsh Reality of Life in Soviet Union (1933-37) // "Behind the Urals"

   Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history--------------Text taken from "Behind the Urals" by John Scott (1942)If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up!https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast— Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— Music courtesy of:- Epidemic SoundArtlist.ioWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Thanks to:Prelinger ArchiveBy АлександрВ.И., CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57569913By Thomas Taylor Hammond (1920-1993) - University of Virginia Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (www.virginia.edu/creees), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74976968By RIA Novosti archive, image 35522 / Yuriy Ivanov / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18559549By RIA Novosti archive, image 26530 / Yuriy Ivanov / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16752220By RIA Novosti archive, image 715401 / Tselik / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18559588By RIA Novosti archive, image 799927 / Vitaliy Arutjunov / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18559580By Aleksandr Zykov from Russia - Magnitogorsk, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54821459By Pöllö - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9475360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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   20 Sept 2026

   Idealistic Russian Describes Grim Reality of Revolution (1917) // Diary of Pitirim Sorokin

   Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/voicesofpast - Enter promo code VOICESOFPAST for 83% off + 3 months & Antivirus for free!-----------------------------------------------------------------Extracts taken from Leaves From A Russian Diary by Pitirim Sorokin:https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4180720&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021Edited by our new editor Manuel Rubio - legend.Footage from:Anniversary of the Revolution (Dziga Vertov, 1918)Kino-Pravda (Dziga Vertov, 1922)Kino-Eye (Dziga Vertov, 1924)October (Sergei M. Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov, 1927) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   4 Weirdest Gospels Left Out Of The Bible (From Jesus' Childhood to The Apocalypse)

   Follow the link https://bit.ly/3QTUiym and use the code "VOICE" to get 100 free blades with your first Henson razor.---------------------------------------------Extracts taken from:The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Translated by Alexander Walker. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 8. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886.) http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancythomas-c-roberts.htmlThe Gospel of Nicodemus translated by Alexander Walker: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_Fathers/Volume_VIII/Apocrypha_of_the_New_Testament/Christ%27s_Descent_into_Hell:_Latin._First_Version/Chapter_1The Gospel of Judas translated by Mark M Mattison:https://www.gospels.net/judasThe Apocalypse of Paul Translated by George W. MacRae and William R. MurdockHuge thanks to Manuel Rubio, our very talented editor.Thanks to Alex Stoica for his superb thumbnail.00:00 The Infancy Gospel of Thomas05:59 The Gospel of Nicodemus10:03 The Gospel of Judas14:28 The Apocalypse of Paul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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