Podchaser Logo
Home
Podcast List

Historical Tales

Podcasts which tell interesting and well-researched stories from history.

Read More
Curated by
Booksthatburn

Created December 17, 2019

Updated November 15, 2021

1 Like

2 Followers

  1. Deep Dives

  2. 99% Invisible

    269
    491175.2k
    Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Lear
    915
    1318
    30347
    ArtsDesign

  3. Always Here: An LGBT History Podcast

    1
    33
    "Always Here" is an LGBT history podcast hosted by Miri Josephs and Adrian Webster. Join us twice a month to learn about the history they don't teach in school.
    EducationHistory

  4. Bag Man

    16
    31740
    Is it possible for an American Vice President to carry out a criminal enterprise inside the White House and have nobody remember? To have one of the most brazen political bribery scandals in American history play out before the country while no
    1602
    NewsHistory

  5. Behind the Bastards

    164
    6263882
    There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst h
    5447
    SocietyCulture

  6. Crimetown

    62
    636171
    Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt:
    1170
    1171
    NewsSociety

  7. Ephemeral

    4
    1815
    The best source on our cultural identity is not the official, historical record — ask any anthropologist, it’s the town dump. Ephemera — those things that were just barely saved, and in some cases not saved at all — emanate with secrets we can
    HistorySociety

  8. Futility Closet

    17
    61247
    Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.
    History

  9. Heaven's Gate

    39
    93478
    In 1997, thirty-nine people took their own lives in an apparent mass suicide. The events captivated the media and had people across the planet asking the same question... ‘Why?’ 20 years later, those who lost loved ones and those who still beli
    1349
    HistorySocietyCulture

  10. Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

    5
    32743
    Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.
    13180
    HistorySociety

  11. My Book of Mormon

    1
    New RSS feed: http://mybookofmormonpodcast.libsyn.com/rssEver wondered what Mormon religious texts really say? Play the drinking game with us as we read them all!!!
    ReligionSpiritualityOther

  12. Naked Mormonism Podcast

    22
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has been around for almost two centuries. It has ebbed and fluctuated in such a predictably adaptive manner throughout it's relatively short life in the religious realm. This Church has a very so
    ReligionSpiritualityChristianity

  13. Revolutions

    51
    1640646
    Season 12 premieres Sunday, October 20 – 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 pat
    905
    HistoryEducation

  14. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

    132
    33691.3k
    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.
    623
    988
    ComedyHealth

  15. The History of Rome

    46
    1133293
    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!
    905
    HistoryEducation

  16. The Dropout

    77
    1575185
    Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How d
    17221
    True Crime

  17. Unobscured

    16
    32084
    Each season of Unobscured digs deep into one of history's darkest and most misunderstood moments, and sheds light on the true story beneath the myth. Explore the Salem witch trials (S1), the Spiritualist Movement (S2), Jack the Ripper (S3), a
    12
    HistorySociety

  18. One Year

    8
    31127
    The people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you’ve never heard of before. What were the moments that transformed politics, culture, science,
    3232
    HistorySociety

  19. Short Stories

  20. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

    33
    837446
    From the creator of the hit podcast Lore comes a new, bite-sized storytelling experience. Each twice-weekly episode features two short tales that take listeners on a guided tour of the unbelievable, the unsettling, and the bizarre.Pre-order t
    12
    HistorySocietyCulture

  21. Citation Needed

    12
    4360
    The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we’re experts. Because this is the internet, and that’s how it works now.
    1010
    1011
    101030
    SocietyCultureComedy

  22. Freakonomics Radio

    139
    29634.8k
    Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wante
    6562
    14730
    SocietyCultureDocumentary

  23. No Such Thing As A Fish

    133
    31541.3k
    Award-winning podcast from the QI offices in which the writers of the hit BBC show discuss the best things they've found out this week.Hosted by Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland) with James Harkin (@jamesharkin), Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhun
    +67
    ComedyArts

  24. the memory palace

    54
    1544179
    From public radio producer, Nate DiMeo, comes The Memory Palace, a finalist for the 2016 Peabody Award and one of iTunes Best Podcast of 2015. Short, surprising stories of the past, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, often a little
    1000
    HistoryArts

  25. This Day in History Class

    4
    1624
    From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.
    107368
    HistorySocietyCulture

Join Podchaser to...

  • Rate podcasts and episodes
  • Follow podcasts and creators
  • Create podcast and episode lists
  • & much more

Unlock more with Podchaser Pro

  • Audience Insights
  • Contact Information
  • Demographics
  • Charts
  • Sponsor History
  • and More!
Pro Features
Podchaser Logo

Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More