5 Best NPR History Podcasts
NPR History Podcasts
Here are 5 Best NPR History Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. History 605
Vermillion, South Dakota, US
History 605 explores the history of South Dakota, the northern Great Plains, and the Midwest. South Dakota's State Historian Ben Jones will visit ...with guests about their books, museum exhibits and artifacts, and historic sites in the state and region. Along the way, you'll learn how to think, not what to think, about the history and the people of the past. The host is Dr. Ben Jones, State Historian and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society.more
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58.6K 8.8K 4K 1 episode / month Avg Length 45 min
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2. Postmark Peoria
Peoria, Illinois, US
An occasional series on WCBU looking back at the stories and people who brought Greater Peoria to where it is today. Postmark Peoria is a co-productio...n of WCBU, Steve Tarter and Mike Sabol.more
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3.9K 2.4K 3 episodes / week Avg Length 7 min
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3. WXPR A Northwoods Moment In History
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US
We turn back the clock with local historians to find out what life in the Northwoods used to be like. This is part of an initiative by WXPR to tell th...e history and culture of northern Wisconsin.more
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4.5K 1K 1.4K 1 episode / month Avg Length 4 min
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4. This Week in Illinois History
This Week in Illinois History provides a 90-second snapshot of an event significant to Illinois history. Join Host Clint Cargile as he covers big even...ts while also exposing little-known pieces of Illinois history.more
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6.8M 8.7M 6.7M
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5. McHistory
McHistory goes back in time to explore big moments and small stories from McLean County history. McHistory episodes can be heard periodically on WGLT&...#39;s Sound Ideas. The series is produced in partnership with the McLean County Museum of History.more
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6.8M 8.7M 6.7M 1 episode / year Avg Length 6 min
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NPR History Podcasters
| Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tarter | wcbu.org/local-news/2022-05-11/former-dentist-details-what-might-have-been-in-peoria | 20 | |
| Clint Cargile | northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-01-10/this-week-in-illinois-history-fudge-fever-of-85-january-13-1985 | 20 | |
| Mark Pennell | wksu.org/podcast/marks-almanac/2022-03-25/marks-almanac-for-march-25-2022 | 20 | |
| Kerry Bloedorn | wxpr.org/podcast/a-northwoods-moment-in-history/2022-02-09/a-tale-of-two-little-locomotives | 17 | |
| Ben Jones | listen.sdpb.org/podcast/history-605/2022-09-06/history-605-s2-ep10-the-politics-of-pine-ridge | 13 | |
| Ariele Jones | wglt.org/podcast/mchistory/2021-07-19/mchistory-mclean-countys-connection-to-the-tri-state-tornado-of-1925 | 9 | |
| Charlie Schlenker | wglt.org/local-news/2021-09-27/mchistory-early-settlers-battled-prairie-fire-to-tame-the-land | 8 | |
| Sdpb Staff | listen.sdpb.org/podcast/history-605/2022-11-28/history-605-s2-ep-16-land-of-hope-and-idiot-delusions-about-the-exceptional-now-with-bill-mcclay | 7 | |
| Ariele Jones, Charlie Schlenker | wglt.org/podcast/mchistory/2021-08-31/mchistory-sigmund-livingston-and-the-anti-defamation-league | 2 | |
| Sydney Kuckkan | wxpr.org/podcast/a-northwoods-moment-in-history/2023-08-04/joseph-steinwand-and-his-original-wisconsin-cheese | 1 |