Softcore History
Hosted by Dan Regester and Rob Fox · Softcore History
4.9from 2,711 ratings
- 333
- Episodes
- 150
- Transcribed
- 2,711
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Softcore History
A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
- Publisher
- Softcore History
- Category
- comedy · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 31 Aug 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
150 of 333 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Strangest Things To Happen At The Vatican
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Enfield Poltergeist
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Blackbird of Chernobyl
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Strangest Things To Happen At The Vatican
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I'd seen the picture of the obelisk before. I just thought they built it. Well, also the column of Marcus Aurelius now has St. Paul on top of it. They didn't knock it down because they didn't realize it was for Marcus Aurelius. Oh, they just left it there and they're like, yeah, put St. Paul on top. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jeremy Ryan Slate
- Kyle Bandujo
- Jack Mandaville
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,589,810
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,168 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,543 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 98 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Questions about Softcore History
Who hosts Softcore History?
Dan Regester and Rob Fox host the show. Published by Softcore History.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Softcore History take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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