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 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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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