The AskHistorians Podcast showcases the knowledge and enthusiasm of the AskHistorians community, a forum of nearly 1.4 million history academics, professionals, amateurs, and curious onlookers. The aim is to be a resource accessible to a wide range of listeners for historical topics which so often go overlooked. Together, we have a broad array of people capable of speaking in-depth on topics that get half a page on Wikipedia, a paragraph in a high-school textbook, and not even a minute on the History channel. The podcast aims to give a voice (literally!) to those areas of history, while not neglecting the more commonly covered topics. Part of the drive behind the podcast is to be a counterpoint to other forms of popular media on history which only seem to cover the same couple of topics in the same couple of ways over and over again.
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AskHistorians Aloud -- Electricity in the Ancient World
Today on AskHistorians aloud, hillsonghoods answers the question "How did people throughout ancient history explain static electricity?" Link to question and answer: .
AskHistorians Podcast 123 - Historical Linguistics in the Balkans
Robots aren't taking our jobs, but they should
AskHistorians Podcast 122 -- Getting Down and Dirty in the American Civil War
Today we have on askhistorians flaired user /u/nilhaus, better known as James McAllister to his friends and family. He has worked in a variety of fields including journalism, IT and government, but he returned to grad school and got his MA and his PHD...
AskHistorians Aloud -- Was Queen Victoria Racist Against the Irish?
New interview episode on Friday! For now, enjoy an AH Aloud episode! I often hear people say that the Irish Potato Famine was more a genocide than a true famine. How accurate is this claim?
AskHistorians Aloud -- Is Mental Illness a Modern Phenomenon?
Today on AskHistorians Aloud, hillsonghoods answers the question : Is the concept of mental ilness a modern phenomenon? Link to question and answer: .
AskHistorians Aloud -- Conscription and Its Discontents in Ancient Greece
In this episode of AskHistorians Aloud, we talk about conscription in the Ancient Greek world. Iphikrates answers "I'm a farmer in 500 BC in a typical Greek city-state. How often will I get called to mobilize for a battle?" Link to answer: ....
AskHistorians Podcast 121 -- The Education of America with EdHistory 101
This week we are thrilled to have the host of EdHistory 101 podcast, and great AskHistorians flaired member UrAccountabilityBuddy, who is better known as Jenn Binis! In this episode we literally trace the entire history of education in America, diving...
AskHistorians Aloud -- All About the Humble Little Condom
Today, a history of the condom from /u/AnnalsPornographie / @HistoryOf Porn. © 2019
AskHistorians Podcast 119 -- So You Wanna Be A MuseumPro? -- Museums and Public History
Today we are joined by AskHistorians user /u/mimicofmodes, flaired in the History of Western Fashion. She is better known to her friends and family as Cassidy Percoco, an independent historian of fashion, textiles and material culture. She is the...