If you’re new to Explaining History, this short trailer is the perfect introduction to the show.For over a decade, we’ve been helping listeners understand the 20th Century. Host Nick Shepley and expert guests break down the critical events, ideologies, and conflicts that shaped our modern world. This isn’t a dry lecture; it’s an engaging, critical conversation that connects the past to the present in concise, 25-minute episodes.Like what you hear? Hit ‘Subscribe’ or ‘Follow’ in your podcast app
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Explaining History Podcast
For more than a decade, the Explaining History Podcast has helped listeners around the world make sense of modern history. What began in 2012 as a simple experiment—short, accessible episodes explaining major historical events—has grown into a long-running library of carefully researched, thoughtful explorations of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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