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 resourc...
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- Steelcan9093 eps
- Emily Winderman1 ep
- Dominic Perry1 ep
Also: Alex Wellerstein, u/Liljendal, Liljendal, Nursing Clio Collective, Dr. Miranda Kaufmann, Saul, /u/thefeckamIdoing, /u/Steelcan909
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- 🇭🇰HK · History#19011K to 95K
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11K to 95K🎙 Monthly cadence·278 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
12K to 105K🇺🇸71%🇭🇰29% - Active Followers
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4.7K to 42K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/8/26 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 253: Dinosaurs in the Gilded Age | Steelcan909 and Dr. Lukas Rieppel discuss the role of paleontology in the late 19th century. How the discipline evolved and how the robber barons, working class, and native peoples of the Gilded Age left a mark on paletonology. 50min. | 49m 47s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 252: Robert E.C. Davis and the US Army Heliograph Networks | u/EdHistory101 talks to Robert E.C. Davis about his book on the US Army Heliograph Networks in the American South. (38 minutes) | 38m 41s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Medieval worldcontemporary America+3 | /u/Steelcan909 | American Medieval | — | MedievalAmerica+3 | — | 58m 18s | ||
| 4/30/26 | abortion rhetoricrhetorical history+4 | Emily Winderman | We Testify ProjectBack-Alley Abortion: A Rhetorical History+3 | — | abortionrhetoric+5 | — | 43m 16s | ||
| 3/13/26 | Egyptologyancient Egypt+3 | Dominic Perry | History of Egypt Podcast | Egypt | Egyptologyancient Egypt+3 | — | 1h 17m 53s | ||
| 1/9/26 | atomic bombsHarry Truman+5 | Alex Wellerstein | — | — | Trumanatomic bomb+5 | — | 1h 16m 54s | ||
| 12/4/25 | Norse literaturemasculinity+3 | u/LiljendalLiljendal | Norse literaturesagas+1 | — | Norsemasculinity+4 | — | 1h 05m 06s | ||
| 11/13/25 | history of Nursing Clioacademic dynamics+4 | Nursing Clio Collective | Nursing Clio CollectiveThe Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice | — | Nursing Cliohistory+5 | RUPRUP30 | 51m 48s | ||
| 10/16/25 | British heiressesCaribbean fortunes+3 | Dr. Miranda Kaufmann | Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean | — | heiressesCaribbean+3 | — | 47m 10s | ||
| 10/2/25 | Ancient AmericasPre-Columbian History+3 | Steelcan909 | Ancient Americas YouTube Channel | — | Ancient AmericasPre-Columbian History+3 | — | 57m 29s | ||
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| 9/4/25 | Hellenistic historyhistorical records+2 | Steelcan909 | Hellenistic Age Podcast | — | Hellenistic historyhistorical records+3 | — | 1h 08m 29s | ||
| 8/14/25 | Medieval LondonNorman Conquest+3 | Saul | Story of London podcast | Medieval London | Medieval LondonNorman Conquest+3 | — | 1h 00m 29s | ||
| 7/31/25 | Medieval LondonRoman Britain+4 | Steelcan909/u/thefeckamIdoing | — | LondonLondominium+3 | LondonLondominium+5 | — | 59m 24s | ||
| 7/16/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Translating the Crusades with Dr. James Curry | Hello all! Welcome to another episode between Steelcan909 and Dr. James Curry who joins us once again to talk about his recent work on a translation of crusading narratives. In this episode we discuss the First Crusade, the various narrative accounts that are made afterwards, and the surprisingly long legs that many of these accounts developed. 51min. | 51m 21s | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Personhood with Mary Zeigler | This week, u/EdHistory101 talks with Mary Ziegler about her book, [Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273045/personhood/). The conversation covers Ziegler's role as the first historian looking at the intersection of law and abortion, some of the history of personhood, what it's like to do an AMA from the other side of the keyboard and more! (38 minutes) Be sure to visit the subreddit thread if you have any questions for Dr. Ziegler. | 38m 15s | ||||||
| 5/15/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 239: Australia's New Guard with HaloFreak1171 | Steelcan909 and Halofreak1171 pick up their previous discussion of Australian history. This time they focus on the sudden rise and equally rapid fall of Australia's interwar fascist movement, the New Guard. 54min. | 54m 16s | ||||||
| 5/2/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 238: The Rum Rebellion with HaloFreak1171 | This time we have a flaired user, u/HaloFreak1171, talking about Australian History with u/Steelcan909. This is part one of a two part conversation, about the start of Australian colonization, the later career of one Willliam Bligh, and the outbreak of a military coup in Sydney! 48min. Be sure to check out their podcast, A History of Australia, here! | 48m 31s | ||||||
| 4/10/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 237: Judy Hart, founder of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY | A slightly different episode this week! u/EdHistory101 talks with Judy Hart about her book, A National Park for Women's Rights: The Campaign That Made It Happen. Judy not only made history as the lead advocate for the park, she helped ensure women's history would be immortalized. The conversation covers the shift from thinking about National Parks as being about places to a way to memorialize stories, the role of women in the creation of the park and other national parks, and the role of "winsome smiles" for park rangers. You can see the maps that Judy praises here. 40 minutes. | 40m 18s | ||||||
| 4/3/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 236: Matthew Ehrlich and The Krebiozen Hoax | EdHistory101 talks with Matthew Ehrlich about his book The Krebiozen Hoax: How a Mysterious Cancer Drug Shook Organized Medicine. 45 minutes. Episode discussion on Reddit. | 46m 10s | ||||||
| 3/13/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 235: The History of the Study of Slavery with Scott Spillman | EdHistory101 talks with historian Scott Spillman about his book on the history of the study of slavery as an academic discipline. 50 mins | 50m 48s | ||||||
| 3/6/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 234: /u/warneagle on Soviet Prisoners in WW2 | Steelcan909 and warneagle discuss the unique nature of Soviet prisoners of war during the Second World War. The differences between Soviet and Western prisoners, soviet political commissars, and the intersection of the Soviet experience of the war with the Holocaust are discussed. 49min | 49m 40s | ||||||
| 2/13/25 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 233: Jeannette Patrick and R2 Studios | Steelcan909 discusses the roll of podcasts, alt-acadmia, and the surprising complexity behind historical podcasting shows with Jeannete Patrick of R2 Studios. 43min. | 44m 16s | ||||||
| 11/21/24 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 232: Conversation with Dr. Justin Sledge on public history | Steelcan909 talks with Dr. Justin Sledge of the YouTube channel Esoterica about his experiences in public historical outreach, YouTube, and his own methodology. 56 min. | 56m 34s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 231: Conversation with Susan Brewer about "The Best Land" | EdHistory101 talks with Susan Brewer about her book, The Best Land: Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory. | 42m 58s | ||||||
| 9/26/24 | AskHistorians Podcast Episode 230: American Women's Words and Documentary Editing with Kathryn Gehred | EdHistory101 and Kathryn Gehred talk about her podcast about women's letters, women's history, and her work as a documentary editor. | 47m 12s | ||||||
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Chart history for The AskHistorians Podcast
Peaked at #190 in HK, currently #190 in HK.
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| HK | — | #190 | #190 | — |
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