Relevant or Irrelevant
In this weekly show, hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords examine events of history through the discussion of books, journal articles, papers, and presentations, then historians and history buffs ask the question, what is relevant or irrelevant in today’s world.
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Show overview
Relevant or Irrelevant has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 656 episodes, alongside 297 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 240 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 20th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 14 min and 30 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 79 episodes already out so far this year. Published by KALA-FM.
From the publisher
In this weekly show, hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords examine events of history through the discussion of books, journal articles, papers, and presentations, then historians and history buffs ask the question, what is relevant or irrelevant in today’s world. For more than a decade, this show has aired over-the-air on KALA-FM in the Quad Cities. Now, we're bringing it here to make listening easier than ever!