History Unplugged Podcast

Scott Rank, PhD

A show about American history, world history, World Wars 1 & 2, the Civil War, and much more.

  • 22 September 2023, 8:50 am

    Eyewitnesses of History Share Stories of the 1980 Miracle on Ice, Pablo Escobar, Jonestown, and Much More

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    44 minutes 4 seconds
  • 21 September 2023, 11:00 am

    In 1864, Nine Union Officers Escaped from a POW Camp and Trekked 300 Miles to the North

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    53 minutes 44 seconds
  • 19 September 2023, 11:05 am

    Teddy Roosevelt Nearly Died in a Cavalry Charge Against German Machine Guns in WW1

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    39 minutes 17 seconds
  • 14 September 2023, 2:00 am

    Beyond the Wall: What Life Was Really Like in East Germany

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    43 minutes 11 seconds
  • 12 September 2023, 2:00 am

    How An Unlikely Cohort of Black Nurses at a New York Sanatorium Helped Cure Tuberculosis

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    54 minutes 9 seconds
  • 7 September 2023, 2:00 am

    The Mississippi Was First Mapped by a Polyglot Priest and a College Dropout-Turned-Fur Trapper

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    56 minutes 35 seconds
  • 5 September 2023, 2:00 am

    The Eurasian Steppes Gave Us Atilla the Hun, Genghis Khan, Global Trade and Hybrid Camels

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    1 hour 6 minutes
  • 31 August 2023, 2:00 am

    Decades of Turbulent Decolonization After WW2 Launched With The Dutch-Indonesian Wars of 1945-49

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    44 minutes 26 seconds
  • 29 August 2023, 2:00 am

    Could the Pacific War of WW2 Have Been Entirely Avoided if Not For U.S. Diplomats in Over Their Heads?

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    45 minutes
  • 24 August 2023, 2:00 am

    The WW2 Pacific Theatre of January-May 1942: When Japan Was Omnipotent and America Was a Fearful Underdog

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    40 minutes 41 seconds
  • 22 August 2023, 2:00 am

    The History of America’s Ice Obsession: Why The U.S. Loves Frozen Drinks and Ice Rinks

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    42 minutes 35 seconds
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