Today In History with The Retrospectors
Hosted by Arion McNicoll and Olly Mann and Rebecca Messina and Arion and Rebecca and Olly · The Retrospectors
4.7from 340 ratings
- 981
- Episodes
- 288
- Transcribed
- 340
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 288K
- YouTube views
About Today In History with The Retrospectors
Curious, funny, surprising daily history - with Olly Mann (Answer Me This!), Rebecca Messina (The Week Unwrapped) and Arion McNicoll (The Chaser's The Final Edition). BEST DAILY SHOW (British Podcast Awards Nominee, 2026). From the invention of the Game Boy to the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900, from Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain to America's Nazi summer schools... each day we uncover an unexpected story for the ages. In just ten minutes! Get early access and ad-free listening at Patreon.com/Retrospectors or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.
- Publisher
- The Retrospectors
- Category
- history · society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
288 of 981 episodes have a transcript.
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Arion Has A Book Out!
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the concept is that it's the last newspaper anyone will ever need to buy because it's filled with headlines that are eternally true. So in it, you have headlines like new study confirms that a glass of red wine per day is good and or bad for you and ceasefire violated by the other side confirm both sides. […]
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- YouTube views
- 287,936
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 110 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 230 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 67
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Arion McNicoll and Olly Mann and Rebecca Messina and Arion and Rebecca and Olly host the show. Published by The Retrospectors.
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