What are some interesting and reliable history podcasts?

by BlackRims
nickik

Chronological:

  • Ray Harris Jr.- The History of World War 2
  • Mike Dunkan - The History of Rome
  • Robin Pierson - The History of Byzantium (follow up podcast)
  • Khodadad Rezakhani - Iranologie (History of Iran)
  • The British History Podcast

Other:

  • The AskHistorians Podcast (Intervies with AskHistorians contributers)
  • New Books in History (Interview with Authers)
  • Dan Carlin - Hardcore History
  • Russ Roberts - Econtalk (mostly about Economics but includes quite a bit of History)

There are more, but others I have either not jet listen too, or I don't think they are quite as good as the ones I have named.

Edit: Maybe not really a podcast but you might still like it. The youtube channel "TheGreatWar" goes threw the First World War week by week tracking the original war 100 years later.

Enrico_Dandolo

In Our Time is a radio program that covers a whole host of topics, history included. I love it.

For what it's worth, I've listoned to Pierson's history of Byzantium and thought it was rather poor and that he makes a number of assumptions that I would strongly disagree with.

Edit: it's podcasted.

prehensilefoot

Greg Proops, Smartest Man in the World :). While not about history per say, he likes to pepper his podcasts with multiple historical examples, stories, figures, etc. I wouldn't take everything as gospel truth, but boy, does it ever make a long drive go fast.

Also, I am mildly amused by The Bowery Boys, NYC history podcast.