15 Best Political History Podcasts
Political History Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Political History Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. This Day in Esoteric Political History
In this show, Jody Avirgan, political historian Nicole Hemmer, and special guests rescue stories from the entirety of U.S. political history to map ou...r journey through this era. Each episode takes one moment, big or small, from that day in the past and explores how it might inform our present and it does so in under ten minutes.more
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93 5K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 20 min Mar 2020
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2. Turn Leftist Podcast
Mike (he/him) / Sterling (he/him) / Cosper (they/them) / Ward (he/him)/ Jaron (he/him) - Turn Leftist Podcast available on all platforms! Political hi...story & current events from various Leftist perspectives.more
soundcloud.com/tur..
1.7K 1 episode / week Avg Length 74 min
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3. The American Idea
Ashland, OH
The American Idea explores America's Founding principles and their effect on American history and government. Through lively and thoughtful conver...sations with renowned academics and public figures from across the country, the podcast examines the history and political thought behind our country's greatest documents and debates, as well as contemporary issues, American popular culture, and political statesmanship. The podcast is a production of the Ashbrook Center and hosted by Jeff Sikkenga.more
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1.6K 829 72 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min
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4. The Political History of the United States
US
A podcast exploring the history and evolution of the political systems of the United States.
uspoliticalhistory..
139 1.2K 1 episode / week Avg Length 37 min Oct 2018
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5. The Podcast for Social Research
Brooklyn, New York, US
From Plato to quantum physics, Walter Benjamin to experimental poetry, Frantz Fanon to the history of political radicalism, The Podcast for Social Res...earch is a crucial part of our mission to forge new, organic paths for intellectual work in the twenty-first century: an ongoing, interdisciplinary series featuring members of the Institute, and occasional guests, conversing about a wide variety of intellectual issues, some perennial, some newly pressing. Each episode centers on a different topic and is accompanied by a bibliography of annotations and citations that encourages further curiosity and underscores the conversation's place in a larger web of cultural conversations.more
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64.8K 11.6K 7.5K 1 episode / week Avg Length 106 min Nov 2011
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6. My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
US
Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates. 'The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My His...tory is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging.' -Columbia Journalism Reviewmore
airwavemedia.com/o..
6.7K 3.4K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 55 min Jul 2006
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7. Political Philosophy-Dr. Laurie M Johnson
A podcast devoted to the history of political thought in the spirit of sharing, not perfection. Explanation and discussion of classic and contemporary... political ideas.more
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2 episodes / month Avg Length 34 min Mar 2021
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8. Politics Express
The Postrider's politics podcast, covers Congress, the White House, political history, and the all-encompassing drama of American elections.
thepostrider.com/t..
201 761 1 episode / month Avg Length 55 min
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9. The Eleventh
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Eleventh is an explosive thriller teasing out everything you never knew about one of the most famous chapters of Australian political history - th...e dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.more
abc.net.au/radio/p..
34.9K 132K 378.3K 2 episodes / year Avg Length 28 min Feb 2020
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10. Left On Red
Jasper, Alabama, US
A political history podcast with a Walker County, Alabama twist.
leftonred.podbean.com
33.1K 2.1K 2.5K
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11. The Canadian Foreign Policy Podcast
Each episode covers important events in the political history of Canadian foreign policy starting around 1945 and ending in 2021. I am now including e...pisodes related to my new course American foreign policy in the 21st century.more
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12. Political History: What Could Go Wrong?
Learn about history and politics. Both historical events and current events. Have fun learning!
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13. American Political History
My goal is to give you American political history from 1600 to the present. With the prospective of the people and politics of that time. So that we c...an understand their achievements, gain wisdom from their mistakes and revere their contributions to the culture and society we get to inherit today.more
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30 episodes / year Avg Length 11 min
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14. From John To Justin
Canada
Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election,... every opposition leader, every governor general and every premier.See why some made their marks, why some are terrible, and learn all the crazy stories of our political history.more
canadaehx.com/cate..
13.4K 1.7K 14 episodes / year Avg Length 22 min
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15. Big Ben History
Blogs and interviews about political history. Hosted by Ben Monro-Davies.
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Political History Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia | radiopublic.com | 116 | |
Ashbrook Center | rss.com | 66 | |
Bruce Carlson | airwavemedia.com | 20 | |
Political Philosophy: Dr Laurie M Johnson | political-philosophy.com | 14 | |
Turn Leftist Podcast | soundcloud.com | 14 | |
Jacob Edwards-King | americanpoliticalhistory.buzzsprout.com | 13 | |
Allen Ayers | uspoliticalhistory.podbean.com | 12 | |
The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research | thebrooklyninstitute.com | 5 | |
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research | thebrooklyninstitute.com | 4 | |
The Postrider | thepostrider.com | 4 | |
New Books Network | newbooksnetwork.com/category/political-science | 4 | |
Vermont Public Radio | vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition | 3 | |
Arthur Milnes | nationalnewswatch.com | 2 | |
Robots Radio | redcircle.com/shows/elder-scrolls-lorecast-video-game-lore-eso-and-more6512 | 2 | |
Social Science Matrix | socialsciencematrix.libsyn.com | 2 | |
The Champlain Society | champlainsociety.utpjournals.press/podcast | 2 | |
This Day In Esoteric Political History | bklynlibrary.org/podcasts | 2 | |
Ucla Luskin Center For History And Policy | luskincenter.history.ucla.edu/then-now-podcast | 2 | |
Alex Titus & Ben Bowman | oregonbridgepodcast.podbean.com | 1 | |
Allan | buzzsprout.com/270941 | 1 | |
Andrew Keen | ajkeen.libsyn.com | 1 | |
Audacy | omny.fm/shows/chad-hartman | 1 | |
Back To The Past: The Alternate History Podcast | wavve.link/AltHistPodcast/episodes | 1 | |
Good Reading Magazine | goodreadingmagazine.com.au/podcasts | 1 | |
Jeremy Kuzmarov | therussophile.org/?s=podcast | 1 | |
John Batchelor | audioboom.com/channel/johnbatchelor | 1 | |
Kbul-am | montanatalks.com/radio-on-demand | 1 | |
Laist Studios | laist.com/podcasts/the-la-report | 1 | |
Marshall Poe | newbooksnetwork.com/category/peoples-places/caribbean-studies | 1 | |
Matt Robison And Paul Hodes | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-robison2 | 1 | |
Md963 | ufahamuafrica.com/tag/podcast | 1 | |
Oliver Webb-carter | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/IMP7553505016 | 1 | |
Podkas Team | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podkas | 1 | |
Radio America | radioamerica.com/the-todd-herman-show | 1 | |
Rick Kiley & Jeff Boedges | sohoexp.com/green-repeal | 1 | |
Sdeaton | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-the-deaton-path/id1296352326 | 1 | |
Stephanie Hoover | stefhoover.com/stephanie-hoover-podcast.html | 1 | |
Steve Gruber | stevegruber.podbean.com | 1 | |
Wbez Chicago | wbez.org/shows/curious-city/7b79e16d-f3a9-4156-9b27-4d2cc6ce351e | 1 | |
Fund The People | fundthepeople.org/ftp_podcast | 4 | |
Kcrw | kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center | 4 | |
Nbcnews | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1314172351 | 4 | |
Patrick Jean-baptiste | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/negmawonpodcast | 4 | |
Akadi Magazine | buzzsprout.com/1828019 | 3 | |
All Indiana Podcast Network | wishtv.com/podcasts/leaders-and-legends | 3 | |
Mark & Adam Bishop | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1505731 | 3 | |
Nick De Souza | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nick-de-souza | 3 | |
Pbs Newshour | podbean.com/podcast-detail/rz6fs-44fc/PBS-NewsHour---Segments-Podcast | 3 | |
Safety Consultant With Sheldon Primus | podcasts.bcast.fm/safetyconsultant | 3 | |
Travels Through Time | podbean.com/premium-podcast/travelsthroughtime | 3 |