Random History Podcasts

“Middle America” is a podcast and radio show using history, storytelling, and music to discuss the world that surrounds us. Narrated by the fictional protagonist Wendell Bauer, episodes give both true history of the Central Illinois area and fictional memoir of a resident. Locally created music complements the stories to provide further emotional impact and insight.Topics discussed by “Middle America” thus far have included Illinois abolitionists, the French origins of the Midwest, philanthropist Lydia Moss Bradley, Chicago’s earliest settlers, Prohibition-era gangsters, and comedian Richard Pryor, among others. Along the way there are outlaws, adventure, murder, mutiny, loss, charity, love, and finally progress. www.patreon.com/midamericapod www.facebook.com/midamericapod www.instagram.com/midamericapod www.twitter.com/midamericapod midamericapod.bandcamp.com middleamericapod@gmail.com

Categories: Fiction, History, Society & Culture

Tags: America, diy music, Folk, History, illinois, Memoir, midamericapod, middle america, middleamerica, midwest, music, peoria, storytelling, travel

Travis and Kathy Nelson talk about Irish travel, history and culture…as well as their own desire to live in Ireland. If you dream of traveling to Ireland and want to make your dream a reality, this is the podcast for you! Includes tips for travel in Ireland and information about places to see. Podcasting “live” from Ireland, whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: Culture, GAELIC, hiking, History, ireland, Irish, network, tips, travel, walking

Will you be remembered after you’re dead? The Z List Dead List, a podcast about obscure people from History, hosted by Iszi Lawrence.

Categories: History

Tags: Comedian, Comedy, english, famous, historian, History, Obscure, UK, zlist

A podcast about Scotland for people of Scottish heritage in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and everywhere else we’ve ended up.

We speak with top-notch journalists, best-selling authors, podcasters and distinguished academics about everything from Wallace and whisky to Irn-Bru and independence.

Join us as we discover Scotland’s past, present and future.

Categories: History, Society & Culture

Tags: british, Food, Football, Great Britain, heritage, History, Scotland, scottish, scottish heritage, United Kingdom

A classic sci-fi travelogue. Each episode, we visit real stars in order of increasing distance from Earth, focusing on the way those stars were described in classic science fiction stories. Join us on this journey through old stories about imaginary trips to real places.

Categories: Fiction, History, Science

Tags: astronomy, fiction, History, planets, science, science-fiction, scifi, Space, stars, story, travelogue

In All of Us Command is a show about countries and their national anthems. Each week, the hosts will draw a country at random and learn about their history and the history of their anthem. We will listen to the songs and rate them on several criteria. Join our hosts, Aaron and Kate, as they learn how very little they know about the world outside of Canada.

Categories: Music, Society & Culture

Tags: anthem, countries, country, Culture, geography, History, Humour, international, music, nationality, research

The Alabama Grist Mill by Alabama Pioneers is a podcast to highlight historical Alabama with stories and history from the Alabama Pioneers website.

Categories: Education, History

Tags: alabama, alabamahistory, History

Works That Shaped The World is back for 2020. This year we mark the 250th anniversary of the year 1770, a year of remarkable change on the cusp of the modern world. Works The Shaped The World explores humankind’s great achievements and astonishing creations. Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing in 1969, the inaugural 2019 series explored the moon through topics ranging from Shakespeare and cinema, to environmental humanities and Pythagoras.

Categories: Science, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Tags: aborginal lore, anu, apollo, Apollo 11, astronomy, australia, australian national university, brian schmidt, buzz aldrin, Canberra, cinema, Discovery, environment, environmental humanities, giant leap, History, honeysuckle creek, Humanities, indigenous australians, lunar, moon, NASA, neil armstrong, pythagoras, science, Shakespeare, Social Sciences, Space, space exploration, space race, the dish, the moon, Universe

Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today.

We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.

From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past.

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

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Categories: History

Tags: America, History

History builds the present. Where we are today is a result of where we have been. Yet, some of the stories that got us here have remained in the shadows. And the true stories of the people and inventions that have built our world are often lost to time. Our only hope for building a better future is to truly understand what got us to the present. From the famous, to the infamous, to the never heard of, these are the unknown backstories of people who have changed the world. In Season 8, award-winning actor Alec Baldwin uncovers the little known backstories of veterans who have built companies, products, and brands that have changed the way we live.

Categories: Business, Education, History

Tags: best, business, daily, Education, entrepreneurship, fiction, historical, History, In, inspiration, Motivation, News, Podcasts, Stories, Technology, time, women, wrinkle

Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series following the adventures of its heroine Anne Shirley as she leaves for Redmond College in the busy city of Kingsport to study for her bachelor’s degree. The third installment in the series sees the beloved protagonist experience new adventures and challenges outside the familiar setting of Avonlea. The novel kicks off when Anne decides to pursue her dream of a higher education, and subsequently leaves her two year teaching position at the school in Avonlea and begins her studies at Redmond College. Fortunately, Anne is not alone in the new environment, as she is accompanied by her old friends Gilbert Blythe, who has also enrolled in Redmond College, as well as roommates Priscilla, Philippa and Stella. Though Anne has her mind set on good grades and flawless academic prosperity, she cannot avoid the tides of love and the many suitors offering their affection. When Anne rejects Gilbert’s proposal, stating that she only views him as a friend, she must undergo a journey of self-searching and discover the true meaning of love. Striving for a true love resembling those from the many books she has read, Anne must draw the line between fiction and reality, or she might miss her only chance at happiness. Montgomery’s third installment can be considered to be a turning point in Anne’s life as the novel brings new problems and important decisions to be made, which in turn will either make or break her. Womanhood, maturing, and love are just some of the themes explored in this classic. A novel depicting the inevitable process of growing up, Anne of the Island is a perfect illustration of the challenging and sometimes awkward moments we all go through to achieve our full potential in life. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

Tags: Anne of the Island, audio books, audiobook, Dramatic Works, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, History, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Lucy Maud Montgomery, romance, Teen/Young adult

Deep thoughts fermented over time and text. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bibleoverbrews/support

Categories: Arts, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: agnostic, Atheist, Beer, Bible, Brew's, buddhist, catholic, History, muslim, orthodox, Philosophy, Podcast, Protestant, religion, text, theology

First published in 1908, A Short History of The United States by Edward Channing aims to provide a compact and concise account of the events that went into the making of the United States of America. Divided into 45 short chapters which are laid out point-wise, the book is designed as a school text book. Each chapter has a section at the end with a set of questions regarding the facts given in it. Beginning with theories about the first European who may have “discovered” the North American continent, the book goes on to describe the various countries who colonized it, the impact of the American Revolution, and finally ends with the situation in America in 1900 when this book was completed. Maps and illustrations are also given. Edward Channing was a historian and writer whose magnum opus was a massive six-volume History of the United States, which earned him the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1926. Since this shorter version was designed more to be a text book for school-children, A Short History of the United States touches on the main points in the history of this country without going into details. There is not much of an attempt here to provide character studies of the prominent players on the historical stage. No opinions or points of view are offered, and the book remains a collection of facts. The approach to history has changed over the decades. Today it is no longer seen as a bald account of wars, conquests and territorial conflicts that took place – instead, modern-day readers require social, economic and political aspects as well, which this little book may not provide. As a collection of important facts and a quick reference book, A Short History of the United States is a useful addition to your bookshelf.

Categories: Arts, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

Tags: A Short History of the United States, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, Edward Channing, free audio books, History, Kids, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Non-fiction

The official podcast of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Listen to us each Tuesday via iTunes Podcast, Spotify and GooglePlay.

Categories: Education

Tags: adult learners, advice, alumnae, alumni, alumnus, alums, athletics, booneville, college, college experience, college life, College Planning, college preparation, college recruitment, college scholarships, Community College, cte, diversity, Equality, events, FAFSA, financial aid, getting into college, going back to school, grants, Happenings, High School, high school juniors, high school seniors, History, honor society, inclusion, juniors, liz calvery, logistics, michael h. miller, nemcc, nemjc, new school year, northeast mississippi, northeast mississippi community college, northeast mississippi junior college, northeast ms community college, paying for college, phi theta kappa, planning, Podcast, ptk, recruitment, ricky g ford, scholarships, seniors, start of school, students, supply chain, tigertalk, workers, workforce

True prophets are often the ones we least suspect of greatness. In the case of ancient Israel they often lacked social standing and possessed no special pedigree. Their authority derived solely from the power of their message. So it was with a remarkable man of righteous indignation, who arrived on the scene in the middle of the eighth century before the Common Era. His name was Amos.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: Bible, History, jewish, jusaism, kenhanson, OldTestament, prophets, tanakh, torah

Welcome to Love Letters, a podcast that tells true love stories, with a twist.

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: art, History, Literature, nonfiction, Psychology, relationships, romance, selfhelp

Trace Material breaks down the building blocks of our constructed environment, one material at a time. What can plastic tell us about suburbanization? What does redlining have to do with lead paint? And how did a president’s bias shape what our walls are made of?

Categories: Arts, History, Society & Culture

Tags: architecture, climate change, Culture, design, environment, health, History, materials

Disney history and gossip with celebrated author, Jeff Kurtti, and Disney historian, Keith Gluck. Part of the MiceChat Podcast Network – http://MicePod.com.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: Disney, History