HSTSOC Presents: PodPast

About HSTSOC Presents: PodPast

Welcome to the official University of Sheffield History Society podcast! We'll be bringing you episodes about various historical events/themes, interviews with historians, and much more! Head to @hstsocpodpast on Instagram for more info and to suggest content!

Publisher

UoS History Society

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Nov 2023

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   What else did Sheffield forge? 2. Birthplace of the Beautiful Game

   Today, Arthur talks Matt through the undertold story of Sheffield as the Birthplace of the Beautiful game. Home of the first team, the first ground and the inventors of the organised game that we see today. Plus we buy lunch for Maradonna. Follow @hstsocpodpast on Instagram to get the latest PodPast news and to suggest future episode ideas!

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   What else did Sheffield forge? 1. Don't look down!

   Matt talks us through the history of Sheffield and rock climbing whilst Arthur gets nervous thinking about the fourth floor of the IC and gets sick from Kendal Mint Cake. Follow @hstsocpodpast on Instagram to get the latest PodPast news and to suggest future episode ideas!

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Heinz Tomato Catchup!

   PodPast is back! Matt and Arthur are back with a new member of the podcast team to talk about what they got up to over the summer, what we've got planned for the year ahead, and what Mary Queen of Scots would've had in a Tesco Meal Deal... Follow @hstsocpodpast on Instagram to get the latest PodPast news and to suggest future episode ideas!

Reach and audience

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

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60