Ranked #1

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Lore

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of h... Read more

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each e... Read more

Society & CultureHistoryTrue Crime

Top Episodes

1

Episode 119: Evolution

32mins
2

Episode 6: Echoes

20mins
3

Episode 133: Proof Positive

32mins

Ranked #1

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Lore

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of h... Read more

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each e... Read more

Society & CultureHistoryTrue Crime

Top Episodes

1

Episode 119: Evolution

32mins
2

Episode 6: Echoes

20mins
3

Episode 133: Proof Positive

32mins

Ranked #1

Cover image of Lore
Lore

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of h... Read more

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and book series) about dark historical tales. Each e... Read more

Society & CultureHistoryTrue Crime

Top Episodes

1

Episode 119: Evolution

32mins
2

Episode 6: Echoes

20mins
3

Episode 133: Proof Positive

32mins

Ranked #2

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You're Wrong About

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's be... Read more

Society & CultureHistoryTrue Crime

Top Episodes

1

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

1hr 1min
2

The 2000 Election

1hr 12mins
3

The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

1hr 10mins

Ranked #2

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You're Wrong About

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's be... Read more

Society & CultureHistoryTrue Crime

Top Episodes

1

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

1hr 1min
2

The 2000 Election

1hr 12mins
3

The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

1hr 10mins

Ranked #2

Cover image of You're Wrong About
You're Wrong About

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's be... Read more

Society & CultureHistoryTrue Crime

Top Episodes

1

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

1hr 1min
2

The 2000 Election

1hr 12mins
3

The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

1hr 10mins

Ranked #3

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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What wo... Read more

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of t... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV

3hr 58mins
2

Show 64 - Supernova in the East III

4hr 53mins
3

Show 66 - Supernova in the East V

3hr 32mins

Ranked #3

Cover image of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What wo... Read more

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of t... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV

3hr 58mins
2

Show 64 - Supernova in the East III

4hr 53mins
3

Show 66 - Supernova in the East V

3hr 32mins

Ranked #3

Cover image of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What wo... Read more

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of t... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV

3hr 58mins
2

Show 64 - Supernova in the East III

4hr 53mins
3

Show 66 - Supernova in the East V

3hr 32mins

Ranked #4

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Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class ... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

SYMHC Classics: Plessy v Ferguson

23mins
2

SYMHC Classics: Alice Roosevelt

28mins
3

Chien-Shiung Wu, First Lady of Physics

31mins

Ranked #4

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Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class ... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

SYMHC Classics: Plessy v Ferguson

23mins
2

SYMHC Classics: Alice Roosevelt

28mins
3

Chien-Shiung Wu, First Lady of Physics

31mins

Ranked #4

Cover image of Stuff You Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class ... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

SYMHC Classics: Plessy v Ferguson

23mins
2

SYMHC Classics: Alice Roosevelt

28mins
3

Chien-Shiung Wu, First Lady of Physics

31mins

Ranked #5

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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC... Read more

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tal... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

30mins
2

The Spreadsheet of Life and Death

23mins
3

Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking

35mins

Ranked #5

Cover image of Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC... Read more

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tal... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

30mins
2

The Spreadsheet of Life and Death

23mins
3

Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking

35mins

Ranked #5

Cover image of Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC... Read more

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tal... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

30mins
2

The Spreadsheet of Life and Death

23mins
3

Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking

35mins

Ranked #6

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Noble Blood

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing... Read more

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants ... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

The Red Paint on Leopold II

43mins
2

The Swan King Went Mad

24mins
3

The Neck and the Necklace

25mins

Ranked #6

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Noble Blood

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing... Read more

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants ... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

The Red Paint on Leopold II

43mins
2

The Swan King Went Mad

24mins
3

The Neck and the Necklace

25mins

Ranked #6

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Noble Blood

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing... Read more

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants ... Read more

Society & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

The Red Paint on Leopold II

43mins
2

The Swan King Went Mad

24mins
3

The Neck and the Necklace

25mins

Ranked #7

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History That Doesn't Suck

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To keep up with History That Doesn’t Suck news, check us ou... Read more

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of Americ... Read more

EducationSociety & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

26mins
2

2: Patrick Henry and Boston Get Pissed about Taxes

1hr 1min
3

30: The Oregon Trail (“You Have Died of Dysentery”)

1hr 5mins

Ranked #7

Cover image of History That Doesn't Suck
History That Doesn't Suck

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To keep up with History That Doesn’t Suck news, check us ou... Read more

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of Americ... Read more

EducationSociety & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

26mins
2

2: Patrick Henry and Boston Get Pissed about Taxes

1hr 1min
3

30: The Oregon Trail (“You Have Died of Dysentery”)

1hr 5mins

Ranked #7

Cover image of History That Doesn't Suck
History That Doesn't Suck

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To keep up with History That Doesn’t Suck news, check us ou... Read more

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of Americ... Read more

EducationSociety & CultureHistory

Top Episodes

1

53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

26mins
2

2: Patrick Henry and Boston Get Pissed about Taxes

1hr 1min
3

30: The Oregon Trail (“You Have Died of Dysentery”)

1hr 5mins

Ranked #8

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Dan Snow's History Hit

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring a... Read more

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful king... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Globalisation in 1000 AD

21mins
2

Assassination, Fascism and The Abdication Crisis

28mins
3

Mata Hari: The Truth Behind The Legend

24mins

Ranked #8

Cover image of Dan Snow's History Hit
Dan Snow's History Hit

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring a... Read more

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful king... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Globalisation in 1000 AD

21mins
2

Assassination, Fascism and The Abdication Crisis

28mins
3

Mata Hari: The Truth Behind The Legend

24mins

Ranked #8

Cover image of Dan Snow's History Hit
Dan Snow's History Hit

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring a... Read more

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful king... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Globalisation in 1000 AD

21mins
2

Assassination, Fascism and The Abdication Crisis

28mins
3

Mata Hari: The Truth Behind The Legend

24mins

Ranked #9

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You're Dead to Me

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comed... Read more

ComedyHistory

Top Episodes

1

Josephine Baker

49mins
2

LGBTQ History

47mins
3

The Ancient Babylonians

55mins

Ranked #9

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You're Dead to Me

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comed... Read more

ComedyHistory

Top Episodes

1

Josephine Baker

49mins
2

LGBTQ History

47mins
3

The Ancient Babylonians

55mins

Ranked #9

Cover image of You're Dead to Me
You're Dead to Me

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comed... Read more

ComedyHistory

Top Episodes

1

Josephine Baker

49mins
2

LGBTQ History

47mins
3

The Ancient Babylonians

55mins

Ranked #10

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History Extra podcast

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from the ancient world and the Middle Ages to the Second World War and the history behind current events.... Read more

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from ... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Stonewall and the fight for gay rights

47mins
2

Politics, Roman style

41mins
3

Daily life in ancient Egypt: everything you wanted to know

1hr 5mins

Ranked #10

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History Extra podcast

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from the ancient world and the Middle Ages to the Second World War and the history behind current events.... Read more

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from ... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Stonewall and the fight for gay rights

47mins
2

Politics, Roman style

41mins
3

Daily life in ancient Egypt: everything you wanted to know

1hr 5mins

Ranked #10

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History Extra podcast

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from the ancient world and the Middle Ages to the Second World War and the history behind current events.... Read more

The HistoryExtra podcast brings you interviews with the world's best historians, on everything from ... Read more

History

Top Episodes

1

Stonewall and the fight for gay rights

47mins
2

Politics, Roman style

41mins
3

Daily life in ancient Egypt: everything you wanted to know

1hr 5mins