15 Best Political History Podcasts

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 our 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.
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Play⋅ 87⋅ 4.9K ⋅3 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 24 min ⋅ Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

2. The Political History of the United States

US
A podcast exploring the history and evolution of the political systems of the United States.
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Play⋅ 137⋅ 1.1K ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 37 min ⋅ Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

3. 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 can understand their achievements, gain wisdom from their mistakes and revere their contributions to the culture and society we get to inherit today.
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Play 23 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 12 min Get Email Contact

4. 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.
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Play 2 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 20 min ⋅ Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

5. The Podcast for Social Research

Brooklyn, New York, US
The Podcast for Social Research 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.
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Play⋅ 64.4K⋅ 10.8K ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 91 min ⋅ Nov 2011 Get Email Contact

6. 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 history & current events from various Leftist perspectives.
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Play⋅ 1.7K ⋅1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 86 min Get Email Contact

7. My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

US
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, routinely podcasting since 2006, is a podcast that uses history to better understand the politics of today. One can listen to a mix of episodes like great stories of politics and history, explanations of political concepts, interviews with authors who can talk politics and history, and Q&A.
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Play⋅ 6.7K⋅ 3.4K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 48 min ⋅ Jul 2006 Get Email Contact

8. Politics Express

The Postrider's politics podcast, covers Congress, the White House, political history, and the all-encompassing drama of American elections.
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Play⋅ 199⋅ 854 ⋅3 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 52 min Get Email Contact

9. 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 episodes related to my new course American foreign policy in the 21st century.
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Play 9 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 80 min Get Email Contact

10. From John To Justin

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 premiere. See why some made their marks, and why some are terrible and learn all the crazy stories of our political history.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

11. Whiskey Politik

Frank discussions on the political history of the United States and analysis of how we came to be a Constitutional Republic.
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Play⋅ 2 ⋅7 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact

12. 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 - the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
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Play⋅ 34.6K⋅ 117.1K ⋅1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 25 min ⋅ Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

13. Left On Red

Jasper, Alabama, US
A political history podcast with a Walker County, Alabama twist.
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Play⋅ 33.1K⋅ 2.1K ⋅1 episode / year ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

14. Political History: What Could Go Wrong?

Learn about history and politics. Both historical events and current events. Have fun learning!
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15. Big Ben History

Blogs and interviews about political history. Hosted by Ben Monro-Davies.
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