Unknown History with Giles Milton

About Unknown History with Giles Milton

Unknown History provides you with surprising, quirky, and remarkable tales from the past, so you can pretend you paid attention in history class. Hosted by renowned author Giles Milton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

QuickAndDirtyTips.com

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2016

Latest episode

18 Oct 2022

Latest episodes

116 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2022

   A Conversation On Queer History: Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery, and Bill Goldstein on Act Up!, AIDS Activism, and 80s NYC.

   Hear Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery and Bill Goldstein discuss Rasheed's new book My Government Means to Kill Me. They discuss the inspiration for the novel, activism, and the political and social reckoning of a young, black, gay man in 1980s New York City.

2. 

   16 Dec 2021

   Bonus: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA

   Unknown History is on hiatus between seasons, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this special excerpt from Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate, brought to us by our colleagues at Macmillan Audio. You can get your copy of Agent Sniper from Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or wherever books or audiobooks are sold.

3. 

   4 Nov 2021

   The Broken Constitution: Lincoln's Transformation

   Lincoln's choices and evolution didn't just transform the meaning of the Civil War—they transformed the Consitution itself. This is the third and final installment of The Broken Constitution mini-series. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Purchase The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

173 ratings

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