Short History Of...
Hosted by John Hopkins · NOISER
4.8from 12,231 ratings
- 289
- Episodes
- 157
- Transcribed
- 12,231
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Short History Of...
History is full of the extraordinary. Each week, we'll transport you back in time to witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people. New episodes Mondays, or a week early for Noiser+ subscribers. With Noiser+ you'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive content on shows across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started or head to noiser.com/subscriptions A Short History of Ancient Rome - the debut book from the Noiser Network is out now! Discover the epic rise and fall of Rome like never before. Pick up your copy now at your local bookstore or visit noiser.com/books to learn more. For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception.
- Publisher
- NOISER
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Jul 2021
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
157 of 289 episodes have a transcript.
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Ada Lovelace
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Around this time, she begins to be tutored by Mary Somerville, an acquaintance of her mother's. A mathematician and astronomer, Somerville will soon publish her book on the connection of the physical sciences, which will become one of the best-selling texts of its kind in the 19th century. […]
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- Michael Green
- Mark Stoyle
- Julie Andrews
- Emily Akkermans
- Diarmuid Ferriter
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 2,671 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 9,560 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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- 65
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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