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21 best Narrative and Story Telling History Podcasts

What better way to take in History than through story telling. Just getting the facts can be boring while story telling can make history come alive. Here are the best History podcasts that use story telling and narrative to keep their podcasts interesting and insightful.

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Created July 25, 2023

Updated July 25, 2023

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  1. Generally Spooky History

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    Scotland’s history is full of spooky stories, ghoulish goings-on and magical mysteries. Join Highlander husband-and-wife team, Kieran and Eilidh, as they dive into the myths and legends of their homeland once a week. If you love learning ab
    HistoryEducationComedy

  2. The Ancient World

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    LATEST SERIES: Carchemish (C Episodes) - tracing the life and death of the Neo-Hittite kingdoms; PREVIOUS SERIES: The Ancient World - from the earliest human civilizations down through 500 BC; Rediscovery (R Episodes) - the stories of the moder
    HistorySociety

  3. Revisionist History

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    Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. 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 Pus
    SocietyCultureHistory

  4. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

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    In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Wil
    HistorySociety

  5. The History of Rome

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    A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!
    HistoryEducation

  6. History on Fire

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    Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.
    SocietyCultureHistory

  7. the memory palace

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    From public radio producer, Nate DiMeo, comes The Memory Palace, a finalist for the 2016 Peabody Award and one of iTunes Best Podcast of 2015. Short, surprising stories of the past, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, often a little
    HistoryArts

  8. Slow Burn

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    In Slow Burn’s 10th season, host Josh Levin takes you back to a crucial inflection point in American history: the moment between 2000 and 2004 when Fox News first surged to power and a whole bunch of people rose up to try and stop it.You’ll hea
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  9. BackStory

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    BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities.There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you wa
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  10. Our Fake History

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    A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
    HistoryEducation

  11. The History of Byzantium

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    A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    HistorySocietyCulture

  12. The Hellenistic Age Podcast

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    Podcast by The Hellenistic Age Podcast
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  13. The History of England

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    This my retelling of the story of England, which is a regular, chronological podcast, starting from the end of Roman Britain. There are as many of the great events I can squeeze in, of course, but I also try to keep an eye on how people lived,
    HistorySocietyCulture

  14. The Pirate History Podcast

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    A podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, the real men and women that threatened the trade and stability of the Old World empires, the forces that led them to piracy and the myths and stories they inspired. Famous names like Ca
    History

  15. The Great War Podcast

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    Surveying the period of 1890-1920, the Great War Podcast examines the roots, battles and consequences of the First World War. Rate and review us here, and be sure to follow our Twitter account: @GreatWarPodcast for any important announcements a
    SocietyCultureHistory

  16. The History of Poland Podcast

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    For many episodes to come, we'll be exploring the rich history of Poland. From it's humble beginnings, we'll follow the people of Poland as they form their own unique cultural identity, rise into a great European power, cross paths with the Mon
    HistorySocietyCulture

  17. The History Of India

    This is a recitation podcast on The history of India in Hindi. It covers the origins of the diversity in the enchanted land and also discusses the various Sociological, Cultural and Geographical forces that made a drifting piece of land the gre
    ArtsBooks

  18. The History of Witchcraft

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    Witches didn't exist, and yet thousands of people were executed for the crime of witchcraft. Why? The belief in magic and witchcraft has existed in every recorded human culture; this podcast looks at how people explained the inexplicable, turne
    SocietyCulture

  19. Throughline

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    Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, "How did we get here?" We use sound and stories to bring history to life and put you into the middle of it. From ancient civilizations to forgot
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  20. The Martyr Made Substack

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    Creator of The Martyr Made Podcast, and The Unraveling w/Jocko Willink

  21. Real Dictators

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    Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hosted by Paul McGann, with contributions from eyewitnesses and expert historians.New episodes available one week early for Noiser+ subscribers.
    HistoryFictionDrama

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