History

Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.

What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the not-so-short attention span. Whether it’s a short mystery, a long conversation, or an audio book, The Way...

Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins....

The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening...

Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns...

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world...

A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!

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

Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s...

The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom...

Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.

The Spoken History of a Global Language

Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society is a weekly, half-hour radio program airing on public radio stations throughout the state of Florida beginning in January 2009. The program is a combination of interview...

Discussions over drinks with security, defense, and foreign policy insiders and experts. The original War on the Rocks podcast series.

the memory palace

“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.

The news of the week in audio, for many years compiled and written by the late Michelle Hilling of Archaeologica, is now the product of our dedicated volunteer team. Read by Laura Kennedy, the Audio News is compiled from Archaeologica’s daily news...

The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with...

Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.

Step right up. Come on in.

A podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, the real men and women that threatened the trade and stability of the Old World empires, the forces that led them to piracy and the myths and stories they inspired. Famous names like Captain...

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education...

L'attualità, la storia, la cultura, il conflitto dal paese basco e non solo, da dieci anni uno spazio informativo su uno dei conflitti più lunghi all'interno della fortezza Europa, una panoramica settimanale su quanto avviene in Euskal Herria, Stato...

Toulouse, France

Little Known Facts is a syndicated radio show featuring beautifully written stories of Americana.Each story is a piece of what made this country great. They are the true tales of the origin of common-place things. But the story of how they got...

Humanities scholar and author, Clay S. Jenkinson, adopts the persona of Jefferson each week to comment on current events and answer questions you may have about Jefferson's thoughts on any and all topics. The goal of each of The Jefferson Hour...

Dakota Livesay shares stories about events and people from the Old West. The show also contains interviews with Old West experts about people and events from the 1800s, and has traditional music and information about the Old West.

The Message is the music! Tune in as host Carlton Jackson brings you the sometimes spiritual, transcendent and powerful sounds of the civil rights era, through black consciousness and beyond! Jazz music, post 1950's African-American consciousness and...

Historian and Educator Charlie brings you his distinctly conservative point of view, interspersed with music of the 20's and 30's.

Flint, MI

A two minute show KGLT produces about Montana history. Montana Medicine Show would like to thank Humanities Montana, The Greater Montana Foundation, and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting for their support.

Historical Accounts of Influential Minnesotans.

Washington, IN

Danville, PA

Historic, themed-based indie/rare music. Audio art gallery with sound curator. Spanning the ages. EXAMPLE: Glam Rock 70’s, German Post Punk 1979-82, ALL Kraftwerk, American Power Pop 1975-1984, the complete history of King Crimson, Darkwave...

At Pacifica Radio Archives, we preserve—and make available for research and reference use—our historic audio collection that consists of work generated by, or produced in association with, Pacifica Radio.

Jacksonville, TX

A music and information show that features a specific year, spotlighting what was going on socially, politically, and culturally, plus the biggest songs of the year, and deeper tracks from the biggest albums.

Spotlight on an historical event, entertainer, or famous personality.

Some of the greatest music making in history took place during the first 60 years of the 20th century. And though the recordings are often technically outdated, the performances are truly magnificent.

Lima, OH

It is a well-done, factual show, and is a wonderful resource for all those who are interested in historical highlights and lesser-known episodes.

New York, NY

Our country's history as documented by actual newspaper articles and firsthand accounts.

Cincinnati, OH

Whether you're new to antiques, planning to clean out the attic, or a weekend antique warrior, you'll love the information and discussion on Keep Antiquing!

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world

News and views from the BBC's international radio station

Golden hits of Bollywood

Historyradio.org: literature & history, blog & radio

Keeping History Alive

News and views from the BBC’s international radio station

The Voice of the National Library Service, Barbados

Ecoutez le monde changer

Your community public radio from Rockville, MD.

Lviv region, Ukraine

24 Horas de buena Música

A sua sintonia digital

La radio de l'information et des "story" toutes les 5 minutes !

Radio Torrox Onda Local de Andalucía

Radio Taino se Kinan Nou!