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History Unplugged Podcast

Scott Rank

Booking Overview

A long-form history interview show that also features historian-led audience Q&A, it typically brings on authors, historians, archaeologists, and other subject-matter experts discussing deeply researched books and historical topics. Credible pitches include published historians, researchers with significant archaeological or historical findings, and authors with fresh interpretations of major events; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need authoritative expertise and a substantial book or project.

Metrics

Episodes: 1118

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Scott Rank - Historian with a PhD who serves as the show's resident historian and host.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published historians, authors, archaeologists, and researchers with recognized expertise in a specific historical subject and a substantial book, series, or research project to discuss.
Required Achievements:  
Published nonfiction books, Original historical or archaeological research, Specialized expertise in major historical subjects, Hosted or produced substantial history series

Recent Guest Discussions

Nigel West - The Assassination Of Leon Trotsky, Soviet Intelligence Operations, Political Murder, And Historical Evidence Surrounding The Case.

H. Keith Melton - The Assassination Of Leon Trotsky, Soviet Intelligence Operations, Political Murder, And Historical Evidence Surrounding The Case.

Matthew Storm - Belisarius's Reconquests, Byzantine Politics, Procopius's Contrasting Accounts, And The Decline Of Roman Power.

Matteo Storm - Belisarius's Reconquests, Byzantine Politics, Procopius's Contrasting Accounts, And The Decline Of Roman Power.

Geoff Williams - The 1936 North American Heat Wave, Industrial Labor, Air Conditioning, Worker Protections, And Climate History.

Recent Topics

History, Archaeology, Ancient History, Military History, Political History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
History Unplugged Podcast
:

Washington’s Most Revolutionary Moment Was Surrendering Absolute Power

September 08, 2026

Washington’s most extraordinary achievement was not winning the Revolutionary War or helping found a new nation. It was something far rarer: He gave up power, twice. First, when he resigned his command after victory. Then again, when he stepped down as president, establishing a precedent no law required and no force could compel. In an age dominated by kings and emperors, Washington chose restraint, and in doing so, he helped define the American experiment.There’s really no compar...

Japan's Military Refused to Surrender Even After Two Atomic Bombs and a Coup Nearly Succeeded

September 03, 2026

At 1:15 p.m. on April 12, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt was sitting for a portrait at his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgia, when his face suddenly fell forward. He raised his left hand to his temple and whispered to his cousin Daisy: "I have a terrific pain in the back of my head." He was dead by 3:35. That evening, Harry Truman, a former farmer and failed haberdasher who had been vice president for eighty-two days and had met with Roosevelt only twice, placed his hand on a Bible and became the th...

Is Patton America’s Most Overrated General?

September 01, 2026

George S. Patton is considered one of America’s greatest generals for his blitzes across Europe in World War 2. He is celebrated for breaking out of Normandy because his Third Army push out of their holdings along the coast, unleashing a lightning-fast armored blitz across northern France that routed retreating German forces and liberated Paris months ahead of schedule. And following the Third Army’s dramatic relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, the American press an...

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