The AskHistorians Podcast

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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 59m. Bisher sind 253 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

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AskHistorians Podcast 053 - Haitian Vodou


The podcast takes turn for the anthropological as Firedrops discusses Haitian Vodou, including some of her own fieldwork. This episode starts by asking what distinguishes it from "cousin" practices in the Caribbean and American South before moving...


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 January 8, 2016  1h14m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 052 - The People's Temple and Jonestown


cordis_melum discusses the group led by Jim Jones known as the People's Temple. We explore its development from a integration minded church in Indianapolis with socialist tendencies to it's final chapter of mass suicide in the jungles of Guyana. This...


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 December 25, 2015  1h23m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 051 - Zimbabwe, Part 2


We wrap up our conversation with Rhodes regarding Zimbabwe. This episode picks up in the mid-20th century, as decolonization sweeps across Africa. We examine the efforts of the white minority to hold on to power, leading to the Unilateral Declaration...


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 December 11, 2015  1h29m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 050 - Zimbabwe, Part 1


ProfRhodes educates us on the history of the modern nation of Zimbabwe starting by introducing the Shona and Ndebele, and proceeding forward with Cecil Rhodes, the British South Africa Company, the Rudd Concession, and the Pioneer Column. This...


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 November 20, 2015  1h7m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 049 - Shaft Tombs of West Mexico


Mictlantecuhtli gives an archaeological perspective on the burial practices and monumental architecture of West Mexico, focusing particularly on shaft tombs and later on guachimontones. The discussion also digs into the current archaeological...


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 November 6, 2015  54m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 048 - Canadian Identity


The aptly named CanadianHistorian gives a crash course in Canadian history, starting from the British seizure of New France in the Seven Years War and proceeding up until multiculturalism in "Trudeau's Canada." By covering the heavy drinking...


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 October 23, 2015  1h29m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 047 - The French Plan for World War 2


Vonadler discusses the French plans and preparations for World War 2. The purpose and efficacy of the Maginot Line, the problem of the "hollow classes," and the overall strategy are discussed along with side tangents into the French influence on...


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 October 9, 2015  51m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 046 - La Chemise a la Reine and Historical Costumery


Kittydentures goes in depth on the chemise à la reine, the dress worn by Marie Antoinette that was as scandalous as it was emblematic of the age. Starting from the background of the dress as coming to France via an Italian painter hired by...


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 September 25, 2015  1h15m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 045 - Regency Era Fashion


ChocolatePot discusses clothing and the fashion scene in late 18th and early 19th Century France and England. Covering everything from links to the philosophy of Rousseau to nascent fashion magazines, this episode also examines how clothing and...


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 September 12, 2015  50m
 
 

AskHistorians Podcast 044 - Bioarchaeology and Paleodemography


  Anthropology Nerd guests on the podcast to discuss topics anthropological. The conversation begins with discussing what bioarchaeology is, before moving to the methods used to identify human remains with regards to such traits as ancestry. The...


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 August 28, 2015  58m