Best The AskHistorians Mod Team Podcasts (2025)

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 242: The history of Medieval London Part 2, with the Story of London podcast 1:00:29

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Welcome to part 2 of the earlier discussion between Saul of the Story of Lonon podcast, and Steelcan909. In this episode we continue our earlier discussion of Medieval London from the Norman Conquest through to the War of the Roses! 1hr.

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 241: Medieval London with The Story of London Podcast 59:24

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Steelcan909 and /u/thefeckamIdoing discuss the late Antique and early Medieval origins of the city of London. Starting with the city of Londominium in Roman Britian through to the eve of the Norman conquest, we discuss the growth of Ludunwic, state formation in Medieval England, Vikings, and more! 59min…

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Translating the Crusades with Dr. James Curry 51:21

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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. 51m…

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Personhood with Mary Zeigler 38:15

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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 …

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 239: Australia's New Guard with HaloFreak1171 54:16

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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.

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 238: The Rum Rebellion with HaloFreak1171 48:31

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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, her…

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 237: Judy Hart, founder of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY 40:18

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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 …

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 236: Matthew Ehrlich and The Krebiozen Hoax 46:10

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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.By AskHistorians

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 235: The History of the Study of Slavery with Scott Spillman 50:48

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EdHistory101 talks with historian Scott Spillman about his book on the history of the study of slavery as an academic discipline. 50 minsBy AskHistorians

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 234: /u/warneagle on Soviet Prisoners in WW2 49:40

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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