John Strausbaugh

About John Strausbaugh

Award-winning history writer John Strausbaugh tells fascinating stories about the past, bringing fresh perspectives to events and characters great and small.

Publisher

John Strausbaugh

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2025

   Junkyard Earth

   Send us a text Humanity is messy. Everywhere we go we leave trash and debris. Even in space. #nasa #pointnemo #space #internationalspacestation #mir #satellite #cosmodrome

2. 

   20 Sept 2025

   Socking Hitler on the Jaw

   Send us a text Watching Hitler rampage across Europe in 1940, two comics artists in New York City decided to take matters in their own hands. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created Captain America. #captainamerica #marvelcomics #jackkirby #joesimon

3. 

   7 Jul 2025

   The 3000 Beatnik Riot: Part Two

   John Strausbaugh discusses the arrest of H. L. "Doc" Humes during the 1961 Washington Square Park riot and his subsequent involvement with LSD pioneer Timothy Leary.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

5,065

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

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