Podcast

Explaining History

Author: Nick Shepley
Feed episode count: 943
Official site: http://www.explaininghistory.org
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Summary

How do we make sense of the modern world? We find the answers in the history of the 20th Century. For over a decade, The Explaining History Podcast has been the guide for curious minds. Host Nick Shepley and expert guests break down the world wars, the Cold War, and the rise and fall of ideologies into concise, 25-minute episodes. This isn't a dry lecture. It's a critical, narrative-driven conversation that connects the past to your present. Perfect for students, history buffs, and anyone who wants to understand how we got here. Hit subscribe and start exploring. Join us at Explaining History for daily modern history articles and news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Mamdani, Corbyn and the War Within the Centre-Left

Duration seconds: 2008
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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Quebec's secret biological warfare history

Duration seconds: 2018
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Belfast and the international networked far right

Duration seconds: 2379
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Italy from the fascism to post war republic

Duration seconds: 2591
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Militarism, Masculinity, and the Making of the American Warrior

Duration seconds: 2582
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Ottoman March on Egypt 1915

Duration seconds: 1797
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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Adoption, Colonialism, and the Korean War

Duration seconds: 2075
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

The Shortest History of Scotland – Nation, Union, and the Rise of Nationalism

Duration seconds: 2070
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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Trump and Nixon in Beijing - an instructive comparison

Duration seconds: 1839
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Master of Lies – Anthony Blunt, the Cambridge Spy Who Changed the Course of World War II

Duration seconds: 2409
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

The Neocons Admit Defeat in Iran

Duration seconds: 1572
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May 9, 2026 · processed

Hobsbawm's Age of Extremes – The Golden Age, the Fall of Communism, and the Crisis of Social Democracy

Duration seconds: 1792
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The Tsar's Generals and the Press – Russian Military Journalism in the Reform Era

Duration seconds: 1865
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May 4, 2026 · processed

Austerity Never Ended – The Cultural Politics of Thrift in Modern Britain

Duration seconds: 1528
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Apr 29, 2026 · processed

The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel – Oil, Revolution, and the Birth of the Soviet State

Duration seconds: 2307
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Apr 27, 2026 · processed

The Death of Britain's Two-Party System – A Century in the Making

Duration seconds: 2074
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Apr 16, 2026 · processed

The Transnational Far Right – Hate, Vigilantism, and the Mainstreaming of Extremism

Duration seconds: 2420
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Apr 13, 2026 · processed

The Gulf Crisis – Two Theories of American Decline

Duration seconds: 1866
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Apr 10, 2026 · processed

The New World Order and Its Unravelling – From Bush Snr to Trump

Duration seconds: 1643
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Apr 7, 2026 · processed

China's Transformation 1978-84

Duration seconds: 1756
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Apr 6, 2026 · processed

Capitalism without Democracy

Duration seconds: 1837
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Apr 3, 2026 · processed

The End of NATO?

Duration seconds: 1678
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Mar 25, 2026 · processed

Petitions, protests and the Mandate System 1919-21

Duration seconds: 1814
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Mar 24, 2026 · processed

The Birth of the Multipolar Order and the "Evisceration" of the West

Duration seconds: 1955
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Mar 23, 2026 · processed

Trump's self created gulf trap

Duration seconds: 1699
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Mar 18, 2026 · processed

Are We Already in World War III?

Duration seconds: 1865
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Mar 16, 2026 · processed

Iran, the Straits of Hormuz, and the Graveyard of Navies

Duration seconds: 1529
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Mar 14, 2026 · processed

The Oscars and the Making of Hollywood

Duration seconds: 2699
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Mar 11, 2026 · processed

Civil crisis in the Ottoman Empire in 1913

Duration seconds: 1544
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Mar 10, 2026 · processed

Iran Roundup – America's Escalating Crisis in the Persian Gulf

Duration seconds: 1813
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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

Gambling, Pornography, and the Making of Modern America with Dennis Broe

Duration seconds: 2916
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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

London, New York and the Russian Revolution – The Emigré Hub of 1917

Duration seconds: 1656
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Habsburg Army in 1914 – Incompetence, Illusion, and the Road to Disaster

Duration seconds: 1732
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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

Trump, Iran, and the Trajectory of American Empire

Duration seconds: 1696
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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Serial Killers, the Blitz, and the Cracks in Britain's Wartime Myth

Duration seconds: 2066
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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

Defending Britain, Defending the Empire

Duration seconds: 1742
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