Random History Podcasts

A look at the differences between men’s and women’s clothes using fashion history. Why are men’s and women’s clothes different? Any piece of clothing is just cloth until we, as humans, assign meaning to it. These meanings are fluid and changing all the time. Things that seem so concrete now, weren’t always that way. I want to dive deep and see why we have these meanings and deconstruct them. Knowing where these meanings come from can allow each person to decide for themselves if the meanings hold value for them, hopefully allowing more freedom in dress.

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: clothes, clothing, costume, fashion, feminism, gender, Genders, History, sew, sewing

Your daily Sci-Fi 5 is five minutes of science fiction history. Presented by a panel of hosts who share some of the least-known details about some of the best-known stories in popular culture. Brought to you by Roddenberry, the first name in science fiction.

Categories: Society & Culture, TV & Film

Tags: Entertainment, film, History, Literature, sciencefiction, tv

Welcome to I’m Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today, a conversational, culture-savvy podcast for folks trying to make sense of a world that has gone sideways. We’re here to unpack the issues that boggle our minds, all rooted in a little history, a little culture, a little humor, a little group therapy, and a little humility.

Categories: News, Society & Culture

Tags: Culture, film, Healthcare, History, humor, News, Politics, pop culture, social impact, social issues, Society, tv

Stories of the lives of Christians who have made a difference in the world because of their Christian religion. Is so doing they have become world shapers. These recordings are from a Christian radio program in Melbourne, Australia called “Songs of Hope” on radio station Southern FM 88.3

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: Biographies, Biography, christian, christianity, faith, heroes, History, hope, of, Podcast, Politics, religion, science, social, songs, sport, Stories, work

How was The Cold War fought? What types of evidence do historians use to understand the events that took place? The Cold War was a state of political and military tension between the USA and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies in the Western and Eastern Blocs. As The Cold War was ‘fought’ in so many different ways, it gives historians the opportunity to discuss the many ways that you can study the time period. This audio collection looks at how Cold War historians combine traditional sources with other forms of social and cultural history to build an overall view of this conflict. This material forms part of the Open University course ‘A327 Europe 1914-1989 War, Peace Modernity’

Categories: Education

Tags: allies, americans, Arms race, bloc, Britain, cold war, community, Conflict, coventry, dresden, Europe, foreign policy, historiographical, History, integration, intelligence, international system, marshal aid, Politics, power, scholars, Society, Soviet Union, States, Super power, Victims, Western European

Discover the Word is a weekly, Bible-study podcast that invites you to join a team of hosts — and maybe a special guest or two — in breaking down passages of Scripture to discover fresh perspective and practical application.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: Bible, christianity, discovertheword, faith, God, History, hope, Jesus, love, ourdailybread, Philosophy, prayer, religion, theology

Join Mystery Maven Roxie Zwicker for a unique radio show that features New England folklore, history, mystery and ghost stories. Roxie has been entertaining the locals, visitors from away and curious souls since with her unique stories since 1994. New England Curiosities, Roxie’s company has been offering tours and special haunted events since 2002. Featured in the Boston Herald and the New York Times. TV appearances include New Hampshire Chronicle, The History Channel and the Travel Channel! Discover ghost stories, hidden history, off the beaten path road trips, curious roadside Americana and so much more. Roxie is also the author of 8 books on folklore. Don’t blame us if you can’t sleep after the show.

Categories: Arts, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: author, folklore, ghost, haunted, History, lore, New England, New Hampshire, paranormal, spooky, Stories, tour

Welcome to Advent of Computing, the show that talks about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for granted today have rich stories behind their creation, in each episode we will learn how older tech has lead to our modern world.

Categories: History, Technology

Tags: computer, computing, History

Amid the nuclear threat of the Cold War, America’s prized secrets were falling into the hands of its sworn enemy. The FBI’s hunt for the leak led to an astonishing discovery—the mole was one of its own, special agent Robert Hanssen. For two decades, Hanssen masqueraded as a devoted patriot while ruthlessly selling out his country, trading classified intelligence to the Soviet Union and later Russia, in exchange for cash and diamonds. He was a whirlwind of contradictions—a self-proclaimed patriot and a traitor; a family man who sexually betrayed his wife; an ardent man of God and a sinner. Through interviews with Hanssen’s family, friends, and colleagues, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett (Host of “The Takeout”) delves into the double life of Robert Hanssen and unravels the chilling truth about the most damaging spy in FBI history in “Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen”.

Categories: Government, History, True Crime

Tags: America, analysis, CBS, CBS News, Chuck Schumer, congress, context, coronavirus, covid-19, Culture, Democrats, diversity, donald trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci, elections, GOP, History, house of representatives, international, Joe Biden, law and order, Major Garrett, Mitch McConnell, nancy pelosi, national, Politics, President, Republicans, senate, Vice President, voting, White House, white house press briefings

“Being sundry explorations, made while afoot and penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. These adventures convey and illustrate the rules of beggary for poets and some others.” Published in 1919, this is poet Vachel Lindsay’s description of his travels “afoot and penniless” across the southern and eastern United States, staying with strangers, reciting or trading poetry for dinner, and along the way, describing in stories and poetry, mostly stories, the people and places he encountered. Think “Travels With Charlie,” minus the dog and the Winnebago, and much, much earlier. From the Dedication and Preface: “There are one hundred new poets in the villages of the land. This Handy Guide is dedicated to the younger sons of the wid earth, to the runnaway boys and girls getting further from home every hour, to the prodigals still wasting their substance in riotous living, be they gamblers or blasphemers or plain drunks; to the heretics of whatever school to whom life is a rebellion with banners; to those who are willing to accept counsel if it be mad counsel.” If you remember the 1960’s, you’ll feel right at home. If you wish you remembered the 1890’s, here’s your chance. You might also feel right at home, at that.

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: History, nonfiction, poet, poetry

A brief, informative, and interactive podcast for world history students at all levels: high school, AP, or even college. To submit a question for the podcast, call 321-408-APWH and leave a message, or e-mail mrgeoffrion@gmail.com. Also, be sure to check out my website at mrgeoffrion.com.

Categories: Education

Tags: AP, APWH, Geoffrion, History, WHAP, world

Not Her Again is the movie podcast where we look at those Oscar years where Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar… but went home emptyhanded. All 17 of them (and counting? Probably? Who knows?). Looking at Meryl’s record number of losses will take us from Hollywood in the late ’70s to today, and we’ll see how things have changed, how things haven’t, who should have won, what films were overlooked or overpraised, and why this woman’s attendance is damn near perfect when she loses 85 percent of the time.

Categories: Arts, TV & Film

Tags: AcademyAwards, awards, Culture, Entertainment, film, History, hollywood, Movies

In mid-1880s Brooklyn, New York, Cedric Errol lives with his Mother (never named, known only as Mrs Errol or “dearest”) in genteel poverty after his Father Captain Errol dies. They receive a visit from Havisham, an English lawyer with a message from Cedric’s grandfather, Lord Dorincourt. Cedric is now Lord Fauntleroy and heir to the Earldom and a vast estate. The Earl wants Cedric to live with him and learn to be an English aristocrat. He offers Mrs Errol a house and income but refuses to meet or have anything to do with her. The crusty Earl is impressed by the appearance and intelligence of his young American grandson, and charmed by his innocent nature. He admits that Cedric, who has befriended and cared for the poor and needy on the Earl’s estate, will be a better Earl than he was. A pretender to Cedric’s inheritance appears, but the claim is investigated and disproved with the assistance of Cedric’s loyal American friends. The Earl is reconciled to his son’s American widow. The Earl had intended to teach his grandson how to be an aristocrat; however, Cedric inadvertently teaches his grand-father that an aristocrat should practice compassion and social justice towards persons who are dependent on him. The Earl becomes the kind and good man Cedric always innocently believed him to be. Cedric is reunited with his mother, who comes to live in the ancestral castle with them. “Little Lord Fauntleroy” is the first children’s novel written by English–American playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

Tags: Adventure, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett, free audio books, History, Kids, Literature, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Teen/Young adult

Welcome back to the Cloth Cultures podcast series. For season 3, Amber Butchart speaks to some of the artists and curators who are exhibiting at the British Textile Biennial throughout October this year, 2023. Tune in to hear discussions focussing on some of the most pressing issues facing the textile industries, and its history and legacy today, from textile waste imperialism to regenerative fashion, and even the links between the depiction of witchcraft and weaving.

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Categories: Arts, History

Tags: art, cloth, cotton, Culture, fashion, History, linen, silk, textiles, wool

How did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives Pineapple Street Studios and award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift the focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani business owner finds hundreds of his Brooklyn neighbors are disappearing. Joke-writers at The Onion must figure out just how soon is “too soon”? 9/12 asks what it all means. We know what happened on 9/11. But what happened on 9/12 to alter our memory and our perspective forever?

The series 9/12 earned three Podcast Academy Awards at the 2022 Ambies, including Podcast of the Year.

Categories: History, News, Society & Culture

Tags: 20th anniversary, 9/11, 9/11 & Humor, 9/11 & Memory, 9/11 anniversary, 9/12, afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Amazon Music, Amazon Original, anniversary, conspiracy theory, Dan Taberski, History, never forget, new york, News, Non-fiction, nyc, Pentagon, Pineapple Street, Pineapple Street Media, pineapple street studios, Podcast, podcasting, The Daily Show, the onion, twin towers, wondery, World Trade Center

A series that celebrates public broadcasting in Canada and where we meet the CBC broadcasters and voices who bring us together as a country from coast to coast to coast Hosted by Kevin Caners and produced by the program The Public out of CIUT at the University of Toronto

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Broadcasting, canada, canadian, caroloff, cbc, cbcradio, davidsuzuki, fredpenner, History, interviews, public, rickmercer, shelaghrogers

Hosted by Heather Ashley and Joe Ortiz, Women of HERstory: A Podcast is a twice weekly podcast dedicated to celebrating and recognizing women who made, or are making their mark on our society. The first episode of the week is a biographical dive in to a woman of the past or present, the second of the week is an interview with a woman who is doing her thing, making boss lady moves!

Categories: History

Tags: Biography, Comedy, educational, female, History, interview, women

This is a Chronological history of the Walt Disney World Resort.

Categories: History, Society & Culture

Tags: disneydisneyland, History, WaltDisneyWorld, WDW