30 Best History Podcasts For Students

1. History of Japan

This podcast, assembled by a former PhD student in History at the University of Washington, covers the entire span of Japanese history. Each week we'll tackle a new topic, ranging from prehistoric Japan to the modern day.
Podcast historyofjapan.libsyn.com
Host Isaac Meyer
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 38 min Since Apr 2013 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Culinary Historians of Chicago

Culinary Historians of Chicago studies the history of food and drink in human cultures. Why we procure, prepare and serve the food we do has cultural, sociological, geographical, financial and political influences.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 1KTwitter Followers 985 Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 72 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. The Other States of America History Podcast

American History is far more complicated than a yearlong High School class could ever teach you. This podcast will tell you the rest of that story, focusing on colonies you've never heard of, that may be at your front door, like New Netherland and New Sweden; Confederations like the Haudenosaunee and the lampooned 'Articles of Confederation,' that serve as footnotes in the history presented to you. Join Eric Yanis, a NYS Certified Social Studies teacher, as he guides you through the history left out of the textbook.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Host Eric Yanis
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 78 Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 48 min Since Apr 2020 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. The Italian Renaissance Podcast

This podcast aims not only to provide a general overview of historical themes of the Renaissance, but also to dive deeply into my interpretation of how we understand the period today through analysis of key figures, moments, texts, and most importantly, the art. I intend this podcast to be both a useful study guide for students and an engaging and digestible source of information for a general audience interested in enhancing their own upstanding of Western history.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 120 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 33 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. AP World History

Students from Mr. Twery's AP World History: Modern class walks other students through each topic in the course. Note: This podcast is used for educational purposes. Content is publicly available through The College Board.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email jtwery01@rockingham.k12.va.us
Apple Rating 4.1 / 5 Frequency 14 episodes / year Avg Length 8 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. The Teaching History Her Way Podcast

Let's talk a little hidden history, a little pedagogy, and a lot of ways we can improve our teaching and mindset so that our history and social studies classrooms tell a more complete, diverse human story. Join me as I talk history and pedagogy with brilliant teachers from around the country to help make our classrooms more culturally responsive spaces.
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
Email ****@teachinghistoryherway.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 880Instagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 30 min Since Dec 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

7. Historia Canadiana

A bi-weekly discussion that critically engages with the literature, culture, and people that helped inform Canada's unique history. Hosted by two English Literature graduate students Patrick & Mackenzy. Named best podcast of all time by their mothers!
Podcast historiacanadiana.wordpress.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 455Twitter Followers 118 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 57 min Since May 2020 Play Get Email Contact

8. 15 Minute History

15 Minute History is a podcast series is devoted to short, accessible discussions of important topics in World History and US History. The discussions will be conducted by the award winning faculty and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin.
Podcast 15minutehistory.org
Email ****@austin.utexas.edu
Facebook Followers 1.9KTwitter Followers 1.8K Frequency 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 20 min Play Get Email Contact

9. The Rural Experience in America Podcasts

The National Council for History Education and the Teaching with Primary Sources Program with the Library of Congress are pleased to share with you a series of podcasts spotlighting the Public History Projects created by teachers, community partners, and students from all over the United States. This project helps link rural communities and their histories to national narratives and primary source collections.
Podcast rss.com
Email ****@nche.net
Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 23 min Play Get Email Contact

10. The Spartan Slice

This podcast is a place where Stiles Middle School students can discuss current events, interesting history, and trivia. Our goal is to create a place where passionate students can share their voices with their fellow students and other middle school students across the district.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@leanderisd.org
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 11 min Play Get Email Contact

11. The Rest of History

TRoH exists because dry school history textbooks and whatever World War II shows your dad likes to nap along to just don't cut it anymore. We're not going to bore you with state-standardized lesson plans. Instead, we'll tell you stories that you can't wait to tell your friends.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Instagram Followers 26 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

12. Talking Anthropology

This is a podcast for the screams and unfinished thoughts of two anthropology graduate students. In their first season, Seyma and Esma explore the question 'Who is an anthropologist?' thinking about different methodologies, positionalities, and histories of the anthropology discipline across geographies.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Instagram Followers 182 Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 65 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. The Single Acorn Podcast

This is The Single Acorn podcast. Each season will cover a topic within natural history (Season 1: Symbiosis, Season 2: Scat, Season 3: Urban Wildlife). So whether your curious about why some trees change sex or why parasitic castration is an effective strategy for some barnacles or why turkey vultures poop on their legs, then this is the podcast for you.So then, teachers, students, gardeners, foresters, and naturalists, get out your field notebook and join us on a deep dive into the natural history and ecology of our wild neighbors.
Podcast crowspath.org
Email ****@crowspath.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 521Instagram Followers 819 Since May 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

14. Old Testament Studies

This podcast brings Old Testament scholarship from the ivory towers of academia into the common language of every podcast listener. In each episode, I look at the life and academic contributions of one modern Old Testament scholar to understand how their ideas developed and show their impact on our understanding of the Old Testament.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

15. Bleducation

'Bleducation' is a history podcast for teachers, students, and lovers of history. Hosted by Brandon Hull and Tamia Myers, the show delves into stories from the past that don't always get told in textbooks.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Play Get Email Contact

16. German Fashion History Podcast

An English-speaking podcast dedicated to the study of German fashion history.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Since May 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

17. Four Brothers of World War II Podcast

The memoirs of the four Quant brothers of little, New London, Wisconsin as they served their country during World War II from the date of entry (enlistment or draft) through to the date of discharge in the United States Army and Army Air Corps. The four brothers' experiences fighting in both Europe and the South Pacific Theatre will be told in factual, vivid detail (good, bad, and even humorous and sarcastic at times). This particular podcast is ideal for history buffs (American history and World history), WW2 history buffs, students (college, graduate school, and even high school).
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@hotmail.com
Play Get Email Contact

18. A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids

A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids is a curriculum podcast series to teach the history of this unique region.
Podcast childrenshour.org
Email ****@childrenshour.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 876 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. History Teachers Club

Caitlin and Dan are history teachers with a burning passion for teaching, history, and engaging students and they are here to share that fire! Each week they discuss their favorite lessons, unique engagement strategies, Caitlin's history costumes and room decor, inspiring figures and stories in history, and the wonderful madness from their students and classrooms.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. New Diplomatic History Podcasts

The Network for New Diplomatic History is a group of scholars whose work focuses broadly on the historical study of diplomats, their methods, and their cultural, political and social milieux. Diplomatic history as a discipline is now being rediscovered as historians have become more receptive to trends in cultural studies, to advances in the social sciences, and to the mutual incorporation of state and non-state actors into the study of global, international, and transnational history.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

21. Civil War Strategy

This series will provide useful, pragmatic history from America's greatest trauma that people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and professions might find helpful. You may be surprised just how much we can learn from the Civil War that can assist us in making sense of our lives today! As I tell my students, get ready for a wild and thought-provoking ride that will inform, challenge preconceived notions, and offer insights into understanding all sorts of issues and realities that affect us regularly.
Podcast sites.libsyn.com
Email ****@bigbanglegal.com
Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

22. Through the Ages: A History Podcast

Welcome to Through the Ages: A History Podcast. Whether you are a lifelong learner looking to dive deeper into stories of the past OR one of my many AP World History students cramming for the exam, explore history through the ages with me, your host, Sara. As a medieval historian and high school World History teacher, I've spent a lot of time learning the history of the world. Now, I want to share the incredible history of the world with you! I'll be taking you through some of history's most incredible stories from Ancient Civilizations of the past, through to our present day.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 17 min Play Get Email Contact

23. Design House

A history of interior design podcast for college students and podcast listeners. We focus primarily on design eras, architectural landmarks, specific design features, and fun history facts. Co-Producers and Design Guides: Alissa Johnson and Darby Huber; Chief Source Lead: Dr. Anna Ruth Gatlin
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Instagram Followers 51 Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 21 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

24. Hungry for History

Hungry for History is an educational podcast that encourages students of all ages to engage with the field of history through humorously told true stories. On Hungry for History, you'll learn about a diverse range of topics, from creepy tales like that of the Donner Party to exciting stories of pirates and queens.
Podcast rss.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Play Get Email Contact

25. History Today at Averett

History Today at Averett is a podcast hosted by history professor Jonathan Sherry and based at Averett University. It investigates the histories of Danville-area residents and explores how the great or not-so-great events of the 20th century shaped their lives. The podcast showcases the historical research of Averett history students.
Podcast rss.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 17 min Play Get Email Contact

26. The Human Spirit in the Holocaust

From Echoes & Reflections, leaders in Holocaust education, the Human Spirit in the Holocaust podcast series shines a light on remarkable stories of courage during one of the darkest periods in human history. Each episode profiles individual stories of resilience, resistance, and rescue. This podcast series is curated specifically for middle and high school students, with each episode running approximately 15 minutes in length.
Podcast castbox.fm
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 17 min Play Get Email Contact

27. Meet Me at the Art Museum

A podcast that shares weird, wonderful, and inspiring stories from the world of art and culture. This is a show for the culturally curious listener. Join Zoe, a current PhD student in art history, as she explores the objects, places, and artists who facinate her.
Podcast zencastr.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 12 min Play Get Email Contact