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The top long history podcasts
50 History podcasts with episodes that typically run an hour or more, all free to listen to and with an episode out in the last month.
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- Episodes typically an hour or more
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1. The Team House
- Length
- 1 hr 23 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 667
- Since
- 2019
The Team House is a long-form, fiercely apolitical national security podcast hosted by Jack Murphy, featuring special operations veterans, intelligence…
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2. The Rest Is History
- Length
- 1 hr 17 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 737
- Since
- 2020
Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and…
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3. You're Wrong About
- Length
- 1 hr 18 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 273
- Since
- 2018
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
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4. Ask Haviv Anything
- Length
- 1 hr 9 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 163
- Since
- 2025
"Ask Haviv Anything" is a podcast about history, a podcast you, dear listener, will help to shape and direct, focusing not just on what I want to talk about but…
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5. The History of English Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 20 min
- Releases
- Every few months
- Episodes
- 204
- Since
- 2012
The Spoken History of a Global Language
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6. Right Answers Mostly
- Length
- 1 hr 7 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 236
- Since
- 2021
History is just gossip! Join hosts Tess Bellomo and Claire Donald every Monday as they break down the juiciest stories from history and pop culture over a…
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7. Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton
- Length
- 1 hr 20 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 67
- Since
- 2025
"Provoked" features Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper exploring the psychology of conflict and how ordinary people become participants in cycles of violence.
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8. SPYCRAFT 101
- Length
- 1 hr 11 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 276
- Since
- 2021
Welcome to your clandestine classroom.
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9. The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 48 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 369
- Since
- 2011
Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks…
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10. The Bowery Boys: New York City History
- Length
- 1 hr 2 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 574
- Since
- 2008
The tides of American history flow through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times…
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11. AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
- Length
- 2 hr 27 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 116
- Since
- 2023
DEBRIEFED with Chris Ramsay is a deep dive in to the mysterious world of UFO's, Psychic abilities, Non-Human Intelligence and so much more from The Area 52…
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12. Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
- Length
- 1 hr 2 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 878
- Since
- 2017
The most entertaining and enraging stories from 'Classical' mythology (and, often, ancient history of the wider Mediterranean!) told casually, contemporarily…
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13. Dark Histories
- Length
- 1 hr
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 262
- Since
- 2017
Fortnightly narratives on the unsolved and the unexplained, mysteries, historical true crime, touches of the paranormal and cultural peculiarities.
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14. The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
- Length
- 1 hr 33 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 247
- Since
- 2022
The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast is the creation of Seth Paridon and Bill Toti. Seth is a World War II historian with over 20 years…
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15. Ancient History Fangirl
- Length
- 1 hr 11 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 369
- Since
- 2018
An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it’s like if Hardcore History met up with…
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16. The Days of Noah
- Length
- 1 hr 8 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 277
- Since
- 2022
Fallen angels. Ancient giants. Demons and monsters. Did giants once rule the earth? Did demigods and monsters like those of Greek mythology actually exist and…
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17. Bible Mysteries
- Length
- 1 hr 2 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 374
- Since
- 2020
Did you ever wonder why the Bible is hard to understand? What if God wrote the Bible in such a way as to hide a deep secret from Satan and his angels? Bible…
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18. History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian
- Length
- 2 hr 6 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 607
- Since
- 2025
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: History For Sleep delivers slow, calm, and slightly unsettling historical storytelling that makes dozing off…
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19. Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood
- Length
- 1 hr 9 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 248
- Since
- 2020
Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the…
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20. Omnibus
- Length
- 1 hr 13 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 703
- Since
- 2018
Every week, Ken Jennings and John Roderick add a new entry to the OMNIBUS, an encyclopedic reference work of strange-but-true stories that they are compiling as…
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21. Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 12 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 503
- Since
- 2015
Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features…
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22. Combat Story
- Length
- 2 hr 17 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 239
- Since
- 2020
Combat Story is a podcast built on honest conversations with the men and women who lived it. These are not scripted interviews or highlight reels. They are real…
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23. The History Hour
- Length
- 1 hr 1 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 521
- Since
- 2015
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
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24. Vulgar History: Tudors
- Length
- 1 hr 12 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 339
- Since
- 2019
A feminist women's history comedy podcast. We look at history through a feminist lens, focusing on the women often removed from the narrative. This season is…
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25. True Weird Stuff
- Length
- 1 hr 21 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 190
- Since
- 2023
True Weird Stuff is the award-winning podcast hosted by Sheri Lynch. Surprising, odd, bizarre - and sometimes insane. Always true. Let us tell you a story…
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26. Ben Franklin's World
- Length
- 1 hr 13 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 525
- Since
- 2014
This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who love history and who want to know more about the historical…
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27. Our Fake History
- Length
- 1 hr 18 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 320
- Since
- 2015
A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
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28. This Guy Sucked
- Length
- 1 hr 6 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 92
- Since
- 2025
A show that proves no matter how long you've been dead, it's never too late to have haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to…
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29. The C-Word
- Length
- 1 hr
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 71
- Since
- 2025
With every episode, Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett take you on a historical deep dive into the life of a woman society dismissed by calling her mad, sad, or…
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30. Boring History for Sleep
- Length
- 2 hr 32 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 248
- Since
- 2025
Welcome to Boring History for Sleep. A podcast dedicated to the least dramatic, most uneventful parts of the past. We move slowly through historical eras…
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31. Behind the Bastards
- Length
- 1 hr 13 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 1,201
- Since
- 2018
There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are…
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32. Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari
- Length
- 1 hr 19 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 1,010
- Since
- 2022
The Next Level Soul® Podcast is your guide to awakening, self-discovery, and aligning with the infinite power within — Spirituality for the Rest of Us™…
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33. Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 26 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 1,004
- Since
- 2022
Hillbilly Horror Stories is a mostly paranormal show hosted by stand up comedian Jerry Paulley and his wife Tracy. They touch on all things eerie including true…
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34. The Fact Hunter
- Length
- 1 hr 5 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 1,001
- Since
- 2020
A show that deep dives into conspiracies from around the world. We aim to reach out to subject matter experts, compile information, and present it to you, the…
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35. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
- Length
- 1 hr 10 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 952
- Since
- 2014
Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it
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36. Jocko Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 18 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 906
- Since
- 2015
Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and leadership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.
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37. Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
- Length
- 5 hr 6 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 855
- Since
- 2023
Welcome to Retro Radio: Old Time Radio In The Dark! I bring you classic radio dramas from the darker side of the Golden Age of Radio: horror and the macabre…
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38. The History of Literature
- Length
- 1 hr 8 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 795
- Since
- 2015
Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order…
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39. Geopolitics & Empire
- Length
- 1 hr 19 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 744
- Since
- 2015
Geopolitics & Empire
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40. The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
- Length
- 1 hr 28 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 511
- Since
- 2016
What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the not-so-short…
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41. Middle Aged And Creeped Out podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 12 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 503
- Since
- 2022
This podcast features three middle-aged friends talking about the paranormal, unexplained, and CREEPY!! MAACO is also a conversational, family-friendly…
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42. Cold War Conversations
- Length
- 1 hr
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 482
- Since
- 2018
"Listening to even one episode of "Cold War Conversations" will make this sprawling, potentially intimidating period of history feel vivid and compelling."…
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43. Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History
- Length
- 2 hr 27 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 467
- Since
- 2023
Classic radio broadcasts of baseball and football games and interviews from the past 100 years in sports history. Hear the greats like Vin Scully, Ernie…
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44. Lectures in History
- Length
- 1 hr 11 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 432
- Since
- 2014
Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From…
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45. National Park After Dark
- Length
- 1 hr 4 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 416
- Since
- 2021
Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the…
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46. The Wisconsin Wrestler
- Length
- 1 hr 2 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 393
- Since
- 2019
The Wisconsin Wrestler is a podcast dedicated to all things involving Wisconsin high school wrestling. Made by the Wisconsin wrestling fan, for the Wisconsin…
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47. One Decision
- Length
- 1 hr 4 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 390
- Since
- 2021
Tough decisions rattle us all to the core. But for our guests on One Decision— the choices they are up against can also shape history. No pressure! They take us…
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48. GraveYard Tales
- Length
- 1 hr 8 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 384
- Since
- 2017
We tell the stories and history of haunted places, ghost encounters, cryptid encounters, the paranormal, preternatural, and every oddity imaginable. And we do…
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49. The 3028: Theme Park History & Pop Culture Listory
- Length
- 1 hr 25 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 382
- Since
- 2017
The Thirty20Eight is a show about Disney History, Disney Listory and News. We are dedicated to the discussion and oral preservation of Disney history and its…
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50. Survivor: Turning Back Time
- Length
- 1 hr 32 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 380
- Since
- 2022
On this biweekly Survivor deep dive, Steven and Jared take you back through every season and discuss it from the perspective of a super fan, and a Survivor…
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