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The History Chicks is a history podcast about women in history. The show is hosted by Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider, and has been releasing episodes since 2011. In each episode, the hosts examine the life of a historic woman from birth to death as well as her legacy.
For the tenth anniversary of Booknotes in 1999, Brian Lamb compiled and edited an anthology of stories on 78 people who influenced American history from the 18th century to 1999. Titled Booknotes: Life Stories, each contributed story was written by a well-known biographer. [6] After 801 interviews, the final broadcast aired December 5, 2004. [3]
Dan Carlin (born November 14, 1965) [1] is an American podcaster and political commentator.Previously a professional radio host, Carlin hosts three popular independent podcasts: Hardcore History, Hardcore History: Addendum, and Common Sense, for which he received recognitions and awards, including best educational and history podcasts, and ranking among the best podcasts of all time.
In 2005, listeners were invited to vote in a popularity contest for the "greatest philosopher in history" with the winner selected as the subject of the final programme before the summer break. With 30,000 votes cast, [ 19 ] the contest was won by Karl Marx with 27.9% of the votes.
The Rest Is History is a history podcast hosted by historian and author Dominic Sandbrook and popular historian Tom Holland. [1] [2] The podcast was launched in November 2020 and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts. It is the highest-ranked UK history podcast on Spotify and Apple, and in the top 10 in the US charts. [3]
Imagined Life is a podcast produced by Wondery and hosted by Virginia Madsen and Robbie Daymond. [1] The podcast presents biographies of famous people in an unusual format. The first episode premiered on November 4, 2018 and 48 episodes have been produced by the end of the third season. [ 2 ]
Hardcore History, which has millions of downloads per episode, received over 350,000 downloads in a 24-hour period on May 6, 2015. [5] The podcast was listed in a top 25 best podcasts list in anniversary of 10 years of podcasts, Slate ranked Dan Carlin's 2009 episode "Ghosts of the Ostfront", regarding the Eastern Front of World War Two, the fifth best podcast of all time.
The first two seasons of the podcast were hosted by Jessica Hopper. [1] The second season dedicates three episodes to lost music. [2] The season two finale discusses gun violence at concerts. [3] The third season of the podcast, Lost Notes 1980, discusses musicians The Sugarhill Gang, Grace Jones, Miriam Makeba, and Hugh Masekela.