15 Best Cold War Podcasts

1. School of War

Latest Episode
Latest How Trump’s Blockade of Iran Actually Works with Sal... (15 Apr, 2026)
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This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There has been a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy.This podcast seeks to fill that gap through in-depth interviews on military and diplomatic history. Our guests have included former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis, and former China Select Committee chairman Mike Gallagher. We discuss the battlefield commanders, diplomats, strategists, policymakers, and statesmen who have had to make wartime decisions in the ancient and modern eras...MORE Ranking #43 in Spotify Charts (US)
Host Aaron B MacLean
Producer/Network Nebulous Media
Email ****@hudson.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 441 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Cold War Conversations

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Latest Former MI5 & MI6 Legal Director Looks Back at His Time... (27 Mar, 2026)
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Experience the Cold War like never before through award-winning, real-life stories told by those who lived it. Each week, we bring you firsthand accounts from soldiers, spies, civilians, and more, capturing the full spectrum of Cold War experiences.Host Ian Sanders takes you beyond the history books, delivering raw, personal stories where every breath, pause, and emotion adds depth to understanding this pivotal era.This is Cold War history, told from the inside...MORE Host Ian Sanders
Producer/Network Ian Sanders
Email ****@coldwarconversations.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 929Facebook 6.5KTwitter 19.3K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Unclear and Present Danger

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Latest Mercury Rising (26 Mar, 2026)
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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and freelance writer John Ganz delve into the world of 90s post-Cold War thrillers with Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast that explores America in an age of transition to lone superpower, at once triumphant and unsure of its role in the world.MORE Hosts Jamelle Bouie, John Ganz
Email ****@fastmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 684Twitter 3.3KInstagram 31K Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. SPYCRAFT 101

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Latest 243. From Radicalization to Redemption: Undercover in the... (12 Apr, 2026)
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Welcome to your clandestine classroom.
Host Justin Black
Producer/Network Justin Black
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 412Twitter 1.4KInstagram 395.5K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Cam & Ray's Cold War Podcast

Latest Episode
Latest Fangio, Fatigues, and the Fall of Batista (#303) (19 Mar, 2026)
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A NSFW, detailed and funny long-form podcast about The Cold War.
Hosts Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris
Producer/Network Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 266Facebook 1.9KTwitter 9.9K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact

6. Cold War Cinema

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Latest Bonus: Interview w/ Dr. Alice Lovejoy (24 Mar, 2026)
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Cold War Cinema is a podcast about movies made during the first few decades of the Cold War (1947 1991). Each episode primarily focuses on one film, and the hosts, Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas, discuss the director's life and work, the historical context of the film, and examine its themes that relate to the turbulent politics of the era. Theme music and editing on the first 14 episodes by Tim Jones; theme music from then on by DYAD (Charles Ballas and Jeremy Averitt), and editing by Jason Christian. Logo by Jason ChristianMORE Hosts Jason Christian, Anthony Ballas, Paul T. Klein
Producer/Network Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 88 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. The Eastern Border

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Latest 2.18 Everything Must Go (20 Mar, 2026)
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A podcast about the politics and the history of the eastern Europe - including, but not limited to the current state of Russia, politics of the EU, history of the USSR and the region in general. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Kristaps Andrejsons
Producer/Network Kristaps Andrejsons
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 2.2KTwitter 164 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Jun 2015 Get Email Contact

8. Cold War Minute - 365

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Latest Cold War Minute 365 - April 14 (13 Apr, 2026)
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A daily podcast about Cold War History delivered as it happened on this day in history (1945 to 1994).
Host David Guerra
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9. The Cold War: Prelude To The Present

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Latest A New Podcast from Bill Whittle: America's Forgotten Heroes
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The Cold War may be over, but the tension between Russia and the West remains. Join Bill Whittle as he narrates this compelling series about two competing ideologies battling for global supremacy in the ashes of World War II.MORE Host Bill Whittle
Producer/Network The Daily Wire
Email ****@billwhittle.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 8.3K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. The History of the Cold War Podcast

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Website Apple Spotify
The History of the Cold War Podcast will cover the Cold War from the period of roughly 1945 to 1991 and the fall of the Soviet Union in monthly installments on the first. This Podcast will examine the Cold War from a number of different perspectives including political, diplomatic, cultural, ideological etc. This series is intended to be a grand narrative of the conflict exploring it from its early origins to its final moments and its effects on the world today. Please join us on this incredible journey as we reexamine the Cold War in light of new facts and new perspectives...MORE Host Jeff Hogue
Producer/Network The History of the Cold War Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 660Facebook 2.5KTwitter 594 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

11. The Cold War Vault

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Latest EP56: Doom Inflation -the Doomsday Clock
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Tales from the most dangerous decades in history. Declassified stories that take you beyond the textbooks and into the Vault.
Producer/Network Dr. DJ Kinney
Email ****@coldwarvault.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 196Facebook 2.9KTwitter 239Instagram 72 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact