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Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, Science & Math

Behind the Bastards

Behind the Bastards

Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about ...Read more

CATEGORY: Storytelling, History

American Scandal

American Scandal

Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, Storytelling

American History Tellers

American History Tellers

The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of life - the words people speak, the ideas they share - can be traced to history, but how ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, Business

Unobscured

Unobscured

History is full of stories we think we know. They are old and dark, but time has robbed us of perspective and clarity. They've become obscured and ...Read more

CATEGORY: Storytelling, History

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Stuff You Missed in History Class

If it happened in the past, Tracy V. Wilson and Holly Frey consider it fair game, as long as it’s interesting - and most of history really is!

CATEGORY: History

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

The Best of Coast to Coast AM podcast, hosted by George Noory. A media phenomenon, Coast to Coast AM deals with UFOs, strange occurrences, life after death, ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, Science & Math

This Day In History Class

This Day In History Class

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.

CATEGORY: History

The NPR Politics Podcast

The NPR Politics Podcast

Marking the 500th episode anniversary in May of 2019 and having the largest audience for a podcast covering politics, NPR Politics Podcast combines sharp ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, News & Politics

The Memory Palace

The Memory Palace

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, ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, Storytelling

Casefile

Casefile

Fact is scarier than fiction.

CATEGORY: Crime & Law, History

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser tells stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and ...Read more

CATEGORY: History

Slow Burn: A Podcast About Watergate

Slow Burn: A Podcast About Watergate

You think you know the story, or maybe you don’t. But Watergate was stranger, wilder, and more exciting than you can imagine. What did it feel like to live ...Read more

CATEGORY: History

Hollywood and Crime

Hollywood and Crime

Elizabeth Short was a young woman whose body was found severed in January 1947 in Los Angeles. She would be forever remembered as the Black Dahlia. More than a ...Read more

CATEGORY: Crime & Law, History

Invention

Invention

Invention offers an illuminating discussion of specific inventions, inventors and human history. The show tackles the big inventions and the sweeping changes ...Read more

CATEGORY: Storytelling, History

Astonishing Legends

Astonishing Legends

Scott and Forrest have been called the 'Click and Clack of esoterica' by their listeners. Their mission is to take a look at legendary strange and unusual ...Read more

CATEGORY: History

Sports Wars

Sports Wars

Sports Wars tells the stories of the world’s biggest sport rivalries. From Yankees vs Red Sox to the 1980 Olympics Ice Hockey US vs Soviet Union, listeners ...Read more

CATEGORY: History, Sports & Recreation

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the Stuff They Don’t Want ...Read more

CATEGORY: History

Hysteria 51

Hysteria 51

Hysteria 51 is a weekly “odd-cast” that takes an every-man approach to conspiracy theories, aliens, mysteries, paranormal, the unusual, and the ...Read more

CATEGORY: Storytelling, History

The History Chicks

The History Chicks

Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Go.

CATEGORY: History, Education