History List
History List is a podcast featuring short episodes on historical topics. Its first series profiles 100 of the most important people in world history. Future runs will cover additional historical subjects. Episodes are designed as brief, accessible introductions to the past.
Episodes
10. 2019
I love the 2010s: 2019
9. 2018
I love the 2010s: 2018
8. 2017
I love the 2010s: 2017
7. 2016
I love the 2010s: 2016
6. 2015
I love the 2010s: 2015
5. 2014
I love the 2010s: 2014
4. 2013
I love the 2010s: 2013
3. 2012
I love the 2010s: 2012
2. 2011
I love the 2010s: 2011
1. 2010
I Love the 2010s: 2010
50. Gorbachev
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Gorbachev.
49. Aldrin, Armstrong, & Collins
In this episode we examine the lives and legacy of the men who went to the moon.
48. Mao
In this episode we examine the life and brutal legacy of Mao.
47. Leakeys
In this episode, we examine the paleoanthropological legacy and the lives of the Leakeys.
46. Noyce
In this episode we examine the life and computing legacy of Noyce.
45. Berry
In this episode we examine the life and rock n' roll legacy of Berry.
44. Watson and Crick
In this episode we examine the legacy of the discovery of DNA from Watson and Crick.
43. Tharp
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Tharp and plate tectonics.
42. Ambedkar
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Indian stateman Ambedkar.
41. Kahlo
In this episode we examine the life and artistic legacy of Kahlo.
40. Keynes
In this episode we examine the capitalist legacy of Keynes.
39. Stalin
In this episode we examine the terrible legacy of Stalin.
38. Whittle
In this episode we examine the life and aeronautical legacy of Whittle.
37. Midgley
In this episode we examine the disastrous life and legacy of Midgley.
36. Fleming
In this episode we examine the life and medical legacy of Fleming.
35. Farnsworth
In this episode we examine the life of Farnsworth, and the legacy of television.
34. Amundsen
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Amundsen and polar exploration.
33. Joyce
In this episode we examine the life of Joyce and Modernism in literature.
32. Curie
In this episode we examine the life of Curie, and the rise of radioactivity.
31. Bly
In this episode, we examine the life of Bly, and the rise of journalism.
30. Bell
In this episode we examine the life of Bell and the origins of telecommunications.
29. Lincoln
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Lincoln.
28. Pasteur
In this episode we examine the life and germ theory of Pasteur.
27. Nightingale
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Nightingale and nursing.
26. Daguerre
In this episode we examine the rise of photography and the life of Daguerre.
25. Anning
In this episode we examine the legacy of Anning and the rise of paleontology.
24. Napoleon
In this episode we examine Napoleon's life and legacy.
23. Wollstonecraft
In this episode we examine the life of Wollstonecraft, and the emergence of modern feminism.
22. Al-Wahhab
In this episode we examine the fundamentalist revival in Sunni Islam under Al-Wahhab.
21. Hecker
In this episode we examine the life of Johann Hecker, and the origins of public education.
20. Bernoulli
In this episode we examine the legacy of Jacob Bernoulli and the rise of probability.
19. Kondiaronk
In this episode we examine the legacy of the Huron-Wendat leader, Kondiaronk.
18. Ines de la Cruz
In this episode we examine the legacy of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and the colonial legacy of Mexico.
17. Louis XIV
In this episode we examine the legacy of Louis XIV and divine European monarchs.
16. Monteverdi
In this episode we examine the legacy of Monteverdi.
15. Tokugawa Ieyasu
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Tokugawa and his Shogunate.
14. Catherine de Medici
In this episode we examine the legacy of Catherine de Medici, and the Renaissance moving beyond Italy.
13. Vesalius
In this episode we examine Vesalius' legacy, and the start of the Scientific Revolution in Europe.
12. Atahualpa
In this episode we examine the legacy of Atahualpa and the conquest of Pizarro.
11. Luther
In this episode we examine Luther's legacy and the Protestant split.
10. Urban II
In this episode we examine the legacy of the Crusades, begun under Urban II.
9. Brahmagupta
In this episode we examine the legacy of Indian mathematician Brahmagupta.
8. Ali ibn Abi Talib
In this episode, we examine the legacy of Ali, and the Shia sect of Islam.
7. Kalidasa
In this episode we examine the Sanskrit literary legacy of Kalidasa.
6. Zhang Qian
In this episode we examine how Zhang Qian's failed voyage linked the Han to the Romans by developing the Silk Road.
5. Alexander
In this episode we examine the legacy of Alexander.
4. Thucydides
In this episode we examine Thucydides and the aim for objectivity.
3. Patanjali
In this episode we examine the legacy of India's yogic tradition.
2. Fu Hao
In this episode, we examine the great female general Fu Hao.
1. Hatshepsut
In Season 3 we revisit important figures in history - this time starting with the first significant female pharaoh in Egyptian history.
New Connections: It Works Like Magic
In this episode, we trace the connections from ancient trade to modern technology.
New Connections: We Shall Be Victorious
In this episode we examine the connections between Mesopotamia and the 21st century Middle East.
New Connections: Spear of the Nation
In this episode we trace a modern nation's important developments back to the Egyptians.
New Connections: Surges and Recessions
In this episode we examine how the medieval plague led to a breakthrough in 20th century science.
New Connections: A Running Start
In this episode we trace events from printing to one of the worst disasters of the century.
New Connections: Iron and Flint
In this episode we trace the connections from Mesopotamian metals to the modern day.
New Connections: The Surplus Population
In this episode we trace changes from the 1600s to a mid-century revolution.
New Connections: Tempering
In this episode we explore the connections between spices and the modern world.
New Connections: Zealots
In this episode, we examine the connections between the ancient world and a modern tragedy.
New Connections: The Italian Job
In this episode we trace a series of connections to an important political development of the past 100 years.
100. Bezos
In this episode we look at the life and legacy of Bezos.
99. Mandela
In this episode we examine the life and legacy of Mandela.
98. Berners-Lee
In this episode we examine the Berners-Lee's development of the World Wide Web.
97. Carson
In this episode we examine Carson's legacy and the rise of the environmental movement.
96. Gagarin
In this episode we examine the legacy of Gagarin and spaceflight.
95. Fanon
In this episode we examine the impact of Fanon and post-colonialism.
94. Mies van der Rohe
In this episode we examine the world of modern architecture, and the influence Mies van der Rohe.
93. Sakharov
In this episode we examine the legacy of nuclear weapons, developed in part by Sakharov.
92. De Beauvoir
In this episode we examine the legacy of De Beauvoir's modern feminism.
91. Gandhi
In this episode we examine the legacy of Gandhi.
