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  1. #1 The Ancients (2020) A History Hit podcast about the ancient world — Sparta, Carthage, the Achaemenid Persians, and the obscure corners of the classical age. History Education 100% liked · 4 votes
  2. #2 Stuff You Missed in History Class (2008) A twice-weekly show about the moments and people that didn't make it into your high school textbook. History 100% liked · 2 votes
  3. #3 The Memory Palace (2008) Short, lyrical history essays — each episode a 6-to-15-minute meditation on a small, beautiful corner of the past. Storytelling History 50% liked · 2 votes
  4. #4 Dan Snow's History Hit (2015) A leading British historian-broadcaster interviews authors, archaeologists, and historians about everything from D-Day to the Black Death. History Interview 100% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 Cautionary Tales (2019) A FT columnist tells stories of historical disasters and human folly — and the lessons we keep failing to learn from them. History Storytelling 100% liked · 1 votes
  6. #6 The British History Podcast (2011) A long-running chronological history of the British Isles from prehistory through the Norman conquest and beyond. History 100% liked · 1 votes
  7. #7 Throughline (2019) NPR's weekly long-form history show — connecting the present moment to its often-forgotten origins. History News 100% liked · 1 votes
  8. #8 Empire (2022) A historian and a journalist unpack the rise and fall of empires — the British Raj, the Mughals, the Ottomans, the Russians. History 100% liked · 1 votes
  9. #9 American History Tellers (2018) Multi-part narrative seasons about pivotal moments in US history — Prohibition, the Cold War, the Space Race, the Gold Rush. History Storytelling 100% liked · 1 votes
  10. #10 Wind of Change (2020) A New Yorker writer investigates a wild rumor — that the CIA secretly wrote the Scorpions' 1990 power ballad to bring down the Soviet Union. True Crime History 100% liked · 1 votes
  11. #11 American Scandal (2018) Multi-part narrative arcs about the great American scandals — Watergate, Iran-Contra, Enron, Theranos, and many more. True Crime History 100% liked · 1 votes
  12. #12 You're Wrong About (2018) Reconsidering the public figures, news events, and moral panics we all "remember" — with a feminist eye and a remarkable amount of compassion. Society History 0% liked · 1 votes
  13. #13 Behind the Bastards (2018) An investigative journalist turned podcaster recounts in-depth the lives of the worst people in history, with a rotating comic guest. History Comedy 0% liked · 1 votes
  14. #14 The History of Rome (2007) 179 episodes telling the entire story of Rome — from the founding myth through the fall of the Western Empire. History 0% liked · 1 votes
  15. #15 Atlanta Monster (2018) A reinvestigation of the Atlanta child murders of 1979–1981 and the controversial conviction of Wayne Williams. True Crime History 0% liked · 1 votes
  16. #16 The Past and the Curious (2016) A history podcast for kids — surprising, true stories from the past delivered with comic energy and bouncy original music. Kids History
  17. #17 Cocaine & Rhinestones (2017) An exhaustively researched podcast about the history of country music in the 20th century — the legends, the labels, and the scandals. Music History
  18. #18 The History of Philosophy (2010) A long-running chronological tour of the history of philosophy "without any gaps," from the Pre-Socratics through Islamic philosophy and beyond. Education History
  19. #19 Witness History (2009) A short daily history show — about 10 minutes — featuring eyewitness accounts of major events in 20th- and 21st-century history. History Storytelling
  20. #20 History Extra (2007) The official BBC History Magazine podcast — a weekly interview show with academic historians on every conceivable era and topic. History Interview
  21. #21 Slow Burn (2017) A serial history podcast — one major American political moment per season, told in tight reported episodes (Watergate, Clinton, Tupac & Biggie, Iraq War). History Politics
  22. #22 Lore (2015) A twice-monthly podcast about the dark folklore and history behind ghost stories, monsters, and grim legends from around the world. History Storytelling
  23. #23 The History of England (2010) An exhaustive chronological history of England, narrated in conversational style by an enthusiastic amateur historian. History
  24. #24 Tides of History (2018) A trained historian guides listeners through the long sweep of world history — late antiquity, the Renaissance, the rise of the modern world. History
  25. #25 You Must Remember This (2014) A deeply researched, beautifully narrated history of Hollywood's "first hundred years" — the studio system, the stars, the scandals. History Arts
  26. #26 Revolutions (2013) A series of long, deeply researched seasons on the great political revolutions — English, American, French, Haitian, Russian, and more. History Politics
  27. #27 The Rest is History (2020) Two preeminent British historians chat across centuries — Roman emperors, Tudor scandals, JFK, and the historic news of last week. History
  28. #28 Hardcore History (2006) Five-hour, deeply researched, novelistic epics about history's most extraordinary moments — World War I, the Mongols, the Persian Empire. History Storytelling
  29. #29 Business Wars (2018) Multi-part narrative series about the great corporate rivalries — Nike vs. Adidas, Coke vs. Pepsi, Marvel vs. DC, Netflix vs. Blockbuster. Business History
  30. #30 Acquired (2016) Multi-hour deep-dive histories of the most consequential companies of our era — Nvidia, TSMC, Berkshire, LVMH, Costco, Microsoft. Business History

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