Sharp, snappy, and highly informative, Art History for All challenges listeners to think about art and what it means to them. Host Allyson Healey, whose crisp narration makes you want to sit up a bit straighter in your chair, uses a single work of art each episode and reveals its larger historical significance. Part of the beauty of Art History for All is that while it presents a lot of facts—about artists, provenances, and artistic movements—it also encourages listeners to examine their own subjective reactions to art.
Intelligent yet accessible, the podcast also impressively translates a visual medium to audio—no small feat. As scholars of fashion, Calahan and Zachary leave no stone unturned—just reading through the list of episodes is a heady experience. Over the past two years, Dressed has delved into topics including the history of the swimsuit , the fashion of the French Revolution , Black Dandyism , punk style , and examined the legacy of designers from Balenciaga to Thierry Mugler to Mary Quant.
The rigor of research, matched with the breadth of subjects, provides a real treat for anyone even marginally interested in fashion, and makes it clear that what we wear has inarguably shaped who we are. Hit Parade lets listeners have it both ways. Molanphy digs into the legacy of music makers from the Beatles to Mariah Carey to Joni Mitchell to Whitney Houston to Weird Al , enthusiastically revealing not only what made their music so popular, but the lasting cultural impact of their fame.
In his new podcast, Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Jon Meacham explores five moments of crisis in American history, offering textured portraits of how leaders and citizens alike confronted major crises—and emerged stronger on the other side.
Have you ever heard that old story about how Napoleon shot the nose off the Sphinx, or that Shakespeare was an illiterate fraud, or that Queen Elizabeth was actually a man? The podcast combines storytelling, humor, and historical detective work to create a show that is good for both history buffs and anyone who loves a good story. Sebastian is a teacher, musician, and storyteller who is passionate about all things weird and wonderful from the past. The art of letter writing is, for all intents and purposes, a bygone concept now in Who has time for pens and paper?!
With options like email and texting at our disposal, it just makes life more convenient, albeit at the expense of sacrificing something tangible and eternal like a handwritten, thoughtful letter. This is the main emphasis behind the history-inspired podcast Letters from War. Almost one a day, for every day of the war. The letters detail everything from the monotony of training, to the struggles of the Great Depression back home, to the prospects for the Chicago Cubs, and ultimately the horrors of some of the most intense and significant battles of the war in the Pacific.
This podcast offers 8 excellent episodes and is an enthralling look into the events these brothers endured during their time at war through the use of voice actors and helps the listener feel the power of our history as shared in these letters.
Letters from War is a product of The Washington Post. Be sure to check out the series on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts or whatever directory you listen to podcasts on.
Even as kids were drawn to the world of fantasy, myth and legends. But what if there is more to these beloved stories than just adventure and true love? Well, the originals that inspired the adaptations are even better. This show brings you folklore that has shaped our world. Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
Others are stories that might be new to you but are definitely worth a listen. These are stories of magic, kings, Vikings, dragons, knights, princesses, and wizards from a time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous, wonderful, and terrifying place. The podcast kicked off in and offers insight into stories like the Knights of the Round Table , Aladdin , Vikings , King Arthur , Dragons among many, many more.
This is one podcast you do not want to miss out on! If this is up your alley be sure to check out the American History Storytellers podcast. Every part of your life -the words you speak, the ideas you share- can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America?
Hosted by Lindsay Graham not the Senator. American History Tellers was produced in partnership with the podcast network Wondery. We all love a good story, right? There are just so many great stories! This next podcast offers up incredibly engaging stories from the past in a very unique way. Join me for a different take on the people and events that you thought you knew, from pop culture to politics, Hollywood to history… The Way I Heard It is a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span.
With respect to the facts, I try to be as accurate as possible. If so, feel free to bring any discrepancy to my attention. Truth be told, in many ways, this podcast is in a league of its own. Why, you ask? Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time.
From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance. Something overlooked. Something misunderstood.
The podcast is created in combination with Panoply and is currently on its third riveting season. And the range of topics covered is extremely broad.
The Burnt Toast podcast is the perfect intersection of food and history. Burnt Toast is a podcast from the people at Food52 and is currently serving up its third season how about that pun?! Truth be told, many history-lovers and historians alike will gravitate towards one time period or one historical event, and look to unpack it as much as possible. As such, the dates, the cities, the people become second nature to them.
We leave the textbooks behind and delve into the characters, backstories and often the intrigues that drove events throughout history. The saying holds true that variety is the spice of life. Some spend hundreds of hours on a single subject or time period. Others simply offer nostalgic missives from faraway places and long-ago times. Most episodes cover a different sports saga, with the exception of a few mini-series that dive deep into one person or topic.
Listen on Apple Podcasts. Plenty of history podcasts are made by curious, diligent lay-people. Last year, in a particularly successful series, they covered the history of media, including one episode specifically on the history of fake news. Spoiler alert: founding father Benjamin Franklin had a hand in creating fake news for political purposes. This obsessively researched, essayistic show examines the history of country music and some of its icons. Even those who have never donned a cowboy hat will appreciate the sordid and controversial history of the genre.
In later installments, he investigates the rise and fall of Spade Cooley, who was convicted of brutally murdering his wife in only to be granted a pardon by then-California governor Ronald Reagan years later. Coe, the son of country outlaw David Allan Coe, grew up hearing versions of many of these stories.
But his rigorous re-examination of facts and fables lays out a compelling case for their continued relevance, especially when it comes to sexism in the music business. One of the early pioneers in podcasting, Carlin is, above all else, a skilled orator.
On his own, he dramatically narrates some of the most epic moments in human history with such color that Hollywood producers looking for new material ought to take notice.
Carlin focuses on leaders Genghis Khan , Alexander the Great, Hitler , atrocities war crimes, subjugation, nuclear proliferation and wars Punic, World and Cold, to name a few. In theory, the truth should assuage our fears, but it turns out that real stories are often scarier than fiction. Early episodes — about a town ravaged by what the townspeople believed to be a violent beast, the origins of an early asylum and a particularly creepy doll — prove especially haunting.
The podcast has since gotten a television adaptation on Amazon. The show focuses on Oprah, naturally, and how she changed American attitudes towards race, gender and politics. But the series also branches out into a larger discussion of the talk show host format and the massive impact it had on societal attitudes in the s and s.
Host Jenn White who went on to make Making Obama , as well interviews producers, executives and Oprah Winfrey herself to learn what makes Oprah different from any other icon in pop culture.
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