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Historically Thinking has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 328 episodes. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 47 min and 1h 9m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 39 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Al Zambone.

Episodes
328
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
1h 2m
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigor, but also intellectual humility. Join Al Zambone, author of Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, as he talks with historians and other professionals who cultivate the craft of historical thinking.

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The Great Horse Flu: Thomas Andrews on the “Great Epizootic of 1872”, and the Fate of Reconstruction America

Oct 7, 202634 min

Librarian's War: Molly Guptill Manning on Ray Trautman and the Army of Readers

Sep 30, 202629 min

Glorious Fate: Kevin Levin on the short life and complicated afterlife of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts

Sep 23, 202634 min

Justice for Jehanne: Sara McDougall on a medieval survivor, a criminal investigation, and the limits of justice

Sep 16, 202634 min

Pericles of Athens: Paul Cartledge on the statesman, demagogue, and eccentric

Sep 9, 202634 min

Out of Chaos: Jon Wilson on how the Second World War led to the Nation-State

Sep 2, 202626 min

Ortiz's War: Nicholas Reynolds on the exploits of Peter J. Ortiz, a US Marine in occupied France

Aug 26, 202633 min

Trojan War: Barry Strauss on the history behind the epic poetry

Aug 19, 202627 min

Punctuation Remakes the World: Florence Hazrat on the hidden history of the marks that shape how we read, think, and communicate

Aug 12, 202630 min

He Has the People: Jonathan Earle on the momentous Election of 1860

Aug 5, 20261h 4m

Corn Syrup: Brian Leech does local history, regional history, labor history, technological history, environmental history, and food history

Jul 29, 202626 min

Louisiana Purchase: Alexander Mikaberidze on the grand bargain that made continental America

Jul 22, 202633 min

Offa the King: Rory Naismith writes the life of a great English king who has no biography

Jul 15, 202627 min

When the Declaration of Independence Was News: Emily Sneff on how people first encountered independence

Jul 3, 202632 min

National Treasure: Michael Auslin on the Declaration of Independence's two simultaneous lives

Jul 1, 202633 min

The Democracy We Must Keep: David Stewart on seven founders, nine documents, and the ideas that shaped them

Jun 29, 202627 min

Long Revolution: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal on a century of talking about revolution

Jun 27, 202633 min

World Crisis: Richard Bell on the American Revolution as a global event

Jun 24, 202634 min

War Without Mercy: The American Revolution as an Existential War

Jun 17, 202630 min

Suitable: Chloe Chapin on the Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men

Jun 10, 202636 min
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