Random History Podcasts

What we don’t know about American history hurts us all. Teaching Hard History begins with the long legacy of slavery and reaches through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement into the present day. Brought to you by Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) and hosted by Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries and Dr. Bethany Jay, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of scholars and educators. It’s great advice for teachers and good information for everybody.

Categories: Education, History

Tags: american, Arts, civil, Curriculum, ELA, english, Hasan, History, jeffries, K12, kwame, language, lesson, movement, plans, race, reconstruction, rights, slavery, SPLC, teaching, tolerance, war

Podcast by Is There More?

Categories: Music, Society & Culture

Tags: baseball, BASKETBALL, concussion, current, Education, events, Football, History, Medicine, music

A history of Christian ideas.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: ancient history, Anglican, Anglicanism, Apostles, byzantine, catholic, church, Church Fathers, church history, coptic, early church, Eastern Orthodox, episcopal, Episcopalian, History, orthodox, patristics, Philosophy, Roman history, Rome, saints, theology

Talking Modernism – a podcast series exploring how our grandparents and great-grandparents changed the world. In each episode we explore a different aspect of modernism, the revolution in thinking from the 1920s and 30s, and what it can teach us about our world today

Categories: Arts, History, Society & Culture

Tags: architecture, design, History, modernism, twentieth century

Welcome back or welcome to the Taming Lightning Podcast, I’m Percy Echols II. I’m the creator and host of Taming Lightning, as well as emerging Plasma Tech at Pittsburgh Glass Center, where I’m researching and developing a space for exploring Plasma and Neon Light. Taming Lightning Podcast is a series of conversations to help expand our understanding of Plasma and Neon Light – looking beyond it’s associations with novelty and sign making, and to explore the potential for Noble Gases as an artistic medium with each guest sharing their unique knowledge and experience.

Categories: Arts, Education

Tags: art, artist, History, Lightning, maker, neon, plasma, researcher, science, taminglightning

A quirky look at world history from a guy who prefers his history interesting and far from boring

Categories: History

Tags: australia, History, Nuclear, UK

The National Park Service (NPS) Southwest Archeology Podcast explores archeological projects and historic preservation at NPS sites in the southwest. Get a behind-the-scenes view of how National Park Service archeology works through interviews with park staff, university researchers, and tribal partners. The show is produced by the Southern Arizona Office, and interviews include both NPS employees and partners.

Categories: Government, History, Society & Culture

Tags: Archaeology, archeology, Arizona, backcountry, Culture, hiking, historic, History, scenic

This is the official report, published nearly 11 months after the first and only atomic bombings in history (to date), of a group of military physicians and engineers who accompanied the initial contingent of U.S. soldiers into the destroyed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The report presents a clinical description of the devastation, loss of life and continued suffering of the survivors that resulted from the world’s first and only atomic bombings. The appendix is an eyewitness account, contrasting vividly with the dispassionate sang-froid of the report itself, written by a German Jesuit priest who survived the blast at Hiroshima, and whose order assisted in rescue efforts following the catastrophic attack. This recording was completed on the 63rd anniversary of the events.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, free audio books, History, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Manhattan District, Non-fiction, science, The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, US Army Corps of Engineers

The Three Musketeers follows the adventures of the young Gascon nobleman, D’Artagnan and his three trusted friends who served as musketeers in the king’s regiment – Athos, Porthos & Aramis. Written by Alexandre Dumas, the book was a bestseller during the time of its publication and it remains so even today. It follows the timeless theme of friendship and bravery. The main protagonist of the story is D’Artagnan who travels to Paris to realize his dreams of becoming one of the musketeers for the king. But things start to fall apart from the very beginning when his cherished letter of introduction is stolen by a mysterious gentleman. D’Artagnon reaches Paris and becomes friends with the ‘The Three Musketeers’ and seems to settle down comfortably in accordance with the scheme of life that was prevalent in the 17th century Paris. However, as expected, the peace did not last long as D’Artagnan and his friends get embroiled in an intriguing web of conspiracy in the fight for power among the people of the upper echelons. The matter gets further complicated by the introduction of a mysterious woman who is very beautiful but is more than what she projects herself to be. The author employs well-crafted narrative skills to give this enthralling novel a dramatic yet gripping conclusion. But do the heroes of the story manage to escape the agents of the Cardinals? Can they protect the honour of the queen? You will soon find out as this adventurous tale will keep you hooked till you finish. The book is written from the perspective of D’Artagnan. It is a real classic and is perfect for light reading. The style of narration followed by Dumas is very light and leaves no space for any kind of philosophical subtext. No wonder, The Three Musketeers is one of the most popular historical romances. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Adventure, Alexandre Dumas, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Historical Fiction, History, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, romance, The Three Musketeers

The Science Behind the Bike is a series of films that investigate how science and technology have transformed the sport of cycling. We talk to Olympic gold-medallists Chris Boardman and Rebecca Romero, and Paralympian gold-medallist Sarah Storey, take a trip to a wind tunnel, consult with Team GB physiologists and hear from design experts and cycling legends such as Graeme Obree and Francesco Moser. In this series you will find out about the legendary Hour Record (the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour), learn about technology, discover the forces that have to be overcome to ride fast and understand how the body deals physiologically when riding at Olympic level. This material was produced to support the Open University module S172 Sport: the science behind the medals.

Categories: Education

Tags: flying Scotsman, History, Legend, Physiology, racing, rowing, Sarah Storey, science, swimming, track, training, velodrome, world championships

The podcast that highlights the history of St. Paul and Ramsey County Minnesota and keeps you up to date on the work of the Ramsey County Historical Society.

Categories: History

Tags: History, interviews, Magazine, Minnesota, ramsey, stpaul

This account by Trotsky is of the events in Russia from the October Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd, to his signing of the Brest-Litovsk treaty with Germany on 3rd March 1918 which took Russia out of the First World War. The treaty exacted heavy losses for Russia in terms of annexations of land and financial indemnities to Germany. In this extended essay, Trotsky argues the reasons as to why he decided to sign what appears to be a disastrous agreement for Russia.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, free audio books, From October to Brest-Litovsk, History, Leon Trotsky, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Non-fiction, War stories

Hiking and Backpacking podcast of Anthony’s personal journals from hikes and backpack trips in and around the Southern California area and the Eastern Sierras.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: backpacking, California, forest, hiking, History, mountains, outdoors, southern, trail

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer’s aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Hannibal. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

Tags: audio books, audiobook, Biography, ebooks, free audio books, hannibal, History, Jacob Abbott, Kids, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Non-fiction, War stories

Barbarians, political breakdown, economic collapse, mass migration, pillaging and plunder. The fall of the Roman Empire has been studied for years, but genetics, climate science, forensic science, network models, and globalization studies have reshaped our understanding of one of the most important events in human history. PhD historian and specialist Patrick Wyman brings the cutting edge of history to listeners in plain, relatable English.

Categories: History, Society & Culture

Tags: ancient history, Education, History, medieval history, patrick wyman, tides of history

Along with having over 60,000 audiobooks to choose from at Audiobooks.com, we now bring you a weekly show to give you the stories behind the books. Your hosts, The Real Brian and Addy, interview your favorite authors, narrators, audiobook lovers and keep you in the loop of what’s hot. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show and download the free app at www.audiobooks.com/podcast today!

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: audiobooks, Authors, Biographies, Books, Comedy, drama, fiction, History, horror, Literature, MYSTERY, Narrator, narrators, nonfiction, novels, Politics, romance, science, scifi, SPorts, Technology, thriller, travel, YoungAdult

Join us as we uncover the strange, little known and down-right bizarre history of the wild days of early Ballarat. A city that almost overnight became an international household name during the crazy days of the Australian gold rush, attracting a unique cast of fortune-seekers, charlatans, and crooks. All brought to life from first hand material by our talented voice actors. For all episodes for free, and additional content, visit www.talesfromratcity.com

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: australia, australian, Ballarat, dark, folklore, History, Victoria, victorian

Telling Seattle stories…long form interviews with the creators, innovators and legends of our Seattle Hip-Hop community. With the pioneering Seattle 2nd wave hip-hop group Tribal Productions our home base, the Do The Math Podcast with Deven Morgan aims primarily to shed light on a often forgotten period of Seattle’s hip-hop history – after Sir Mix-A-Lot and before Macklemore. This critical time produced stacks upon stacks of beautiful music that was criminally under appreciated – both because of a lack of local avenues for exposure in a pre-internet era and also because these artists arose in the shadow of the grunge era. Using the podcast format to allow these artists tell their own stories, the Do The Math podcast strives to provide a venue to tell the world that Seattle has / is / will continue producing the absolute freshest and groundbreaking styles. The world just needs to pay attention.

Categories: Music

Tags: hip-hop, History, music, rap, Seattle, tribal