10 Best Modern History Podcasts

1. New Books in Early Modern History

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150 channels and browse our 28,000 episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetworkMORE Producer/Network New Books Network
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 9KTwitter 16K Avg Length 52 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

2. Secret Antenna

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We Are Secret AntennaA podcast wherein Kallie and Michelle discuss modern history as a story of overlapping subterranean spy syndicates, clandestine government hangouts, and powerful propaganda machines that have shaped the cultural-political moment of present-day America.New Secret Police, Same As The Old Secret PoliceMORE Hosts Kallie, Michelle
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 23Twitter 272 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Wittenberg to Westphalia

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A history podcast that aims to cover the birth of the European state system by examining the Early Modern Period of European history. Along the way, the podcast will delve into the geography, economy, politics, ideas, and culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to give the listener a view into the lives of the people who lived the events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Benjamin Jacobs
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 309Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. 13 Hours Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre

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Canada's worst shooting spree in modern history has left us with far more questions than answers. Journey inside every single hour of this tragedy as it happened with Global News Halifax reporter Sarah Ritchie. This 13-part true crime series will try to piece together exactly what happened and what could or should have been done to prevent it.MORE Producer/Network Curiouscast
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 86Twitter 576 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. @ToyPhotoCast

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The community of incredible artists that populate the #toyphotography group on social, have a passion for storytelling. Listen to some of the most renowned Toy Photographer's, along with newcomers, discuss important topics and share insight into one of the most influential art movements in modern history. Hosted by @Inspiredbyandre & @Dagobah_DaysMORE Producer/Network Dagobah_Days
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 26Instagram 990 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Transmissions From Jonestown

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On November 18 1978 Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple died in Jonestown in what is considered to be the largest mass suicide in modern history. Locked deep within an FBI vault, the tapes chronicling the history of Peoples Temple were finally made public after 20 years. From Jim Jones shady beginnings as a faith healer to that final tragic night that his loyal followers drank the Koolaide. Join us as we piece together the history of Peoples Temple and try to understand what led to their demise.MORE Host Shannon Howard
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 327Facebook 1KTwitter 1.1K Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Old Testament Studies: An (Un)Academic Modern History

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This podcast brings Old Testament scholarship from the ivory towers of academia into the common language of every podcast listener. I break down the technical conversations and methods of analyzing the Old Testament so that everyone can be involved in the academic conversations about what the Old Testament is, where it came from, and what its message is. Each episode I look at the life and academic contributions of one modern Old Testament scholar to understand how their ideas developed and show their impact on our understanding of the Old Testament.MORE Producer/Network Nicholas J. Campbell
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 42 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. History of Modern Art with Klaire

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Explore Modern Art history including Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and other key Modernist art movements. Join artist and educator Klaire Lockheart as she examines famous artists and artwork through a 21st century intersectional feminist lens. Whether you're an artist, student, or patron of the arts, you will hopefully learn something new about Modern Art.MORE Producer/Network Klaire Lockheart
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 58Facebook 669Instagram 5.4K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. We Didn't Start the Fire: The History Podcast

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This brand new pop culture history podcast is nothing like anything you've heard before, and it's everything you need to understand the modern world. Katie Puckrik and Tom Fordyce, an American pop culture buff and a British music lover, have taken the smash-hit song by Billy Joel and turned it into a podcast. Billy lists 120 people, places, and things in 'We Didn't Start The Fire', and Katie and Tom will do an episode on every single one to create the most fascinating, random and original history of the post-war world. Over the next two and a half years, we're going to learn about politics, rock 'n' roll, sport, space, television, the Cold War, guided along the way by historians, eyewitnesses, and mega-fans...MORE Hosts Katie Puckrik, Tom Fordyce
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 446Twitter 921Instagram 900 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. The Vietnamese Boat People

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The Vietnamese Boat People podcast is stories of hope, survival and resilience. Between 1975 to 1992, almost two million Vietnamese risked their lives to flee oppression and hardship after the Vietnam War, in one of the largest mass exoduses in modern history. Escaping by boat, many found freedom in foreign land, many were captured and brutally punished, and many did not survive the journey. This population of people are known as the 'Vietnamese Boat People' and these are their stories. Support the show and the mission to elevate our stories at www.vietnameseboatpeople...MORE Producer/Network VietnameseBoatPeople.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 136 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact