History Podcasts?

[yetineti]

Obviously history is a deep subject that requires extensive research to develop a fair, well educated, perspective. 

Hence, it’d be nice not to be a history newb anymore and I am curious to hear of any suggestions for history podcasts to get me started, eventually get me into books and less generalized research. 
 

I am from the U.S. Midwest - for perspective - but I am open to global history. 
 

I’m sure what I was taught about in school was cherry picked and I would like a variety of takes on major aspects of the past.

So uh yeah, any suggestions? 

[DocWatts]

Here's a few recommendations:

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History:

If you're not already familiar, he takes the approach of a master storyteller, and covers a number of topics from both the 20th Century and the Ancient world. Often covers well trod subject matter from a unique angle (Why isn't Alexander the Great legacy treated with the same disdain as Hitler? Or World War 2, but from a Japanese point of view).

https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

 

The Martyrmade Podcast:

http://www.martyrmade.com/fear-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem/

Best podcast you'll find about the origins of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Also has another excellent series on cult leader Jim Jones, which goes in to a ton of depth about the fragmentation of the US Civil Rights movement after MLK's assassination.

The Dollop:

This one's a comedy podcast, but also quite informative as it covers a wide range of bizarre and interesting topics from US History. Did you know that Andrew Jackson was sent a 1000 lb wheel of cheese which began going moldy and stunk up the White House ? Or that the City of Chicago created an ecological disaster when it released tens of thousands of balloons during a parade?

https://www.dolloppodcast.com/podcast

[Porphyry Fedotov]

Check out Fall of civilizations podcast. It covers events from different eras including ancient and medieval times. Some topics are obscure and not much known about like the episode on the Songhai Empire. The other one on the Mayan collapse is also very great and tells a story of a civilization that was ended by the ecological disaster it had caused

https://open.spotify.com/show/44DE64rRpX1cFIQUlqQtvi

[Raze]

history of rome podcast by mike duncan

Edited May 16, 2021 by Raze