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The Long History Short Podcast

The Long History Short Podcast

Brian Stahl

47 episodesEN

Show overview

The Long History Short Podcast launched in 2025 and has put out 47 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 30 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 31 min and 44 min — 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-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 40 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 40 episodes published. Published by Brian Stahl.

Episodes
47
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
35 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Interviews with historians about the background of events happening around the world. Join your host, Brian Stahl.

Latest Episodes

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The Iran War Spreads to Saudi Arabia, ft. Dr. Bernard Haykel, Princeton University

Oct 11, 202627 min

"Thirty-Nine Years a Marine": General Larry Nicholson on His Time in Iraq and Afghanistan

Oct 4, 202642 min

America's Final Withdrawal From Iraq. How'd We Get There and What Happens Next? ft. Dr. Roger Petersen, MIT

Sep 27, 202631 min

Fallujah: An Insider's Account of Iraq's Most Dangerous City, ft. Kael Weston

Sep 20, 202656 min

After 9/11: America's Tragedy in Afghanistan, ft. Dr. Carter Malkasian

Sep 13, 202644 min

The Theology of Osama Bin Laden: Dr. Gabriel Reynolds Breaks Down Jihadist Ideology

Sep 6, 202635 min

Rod Dreher on Europe's Crisis, "Weimar America," and the AI Revolution

Aug 30, 202656 min

Weimar and the Road to Hitler: Can We Learn From Germany's Mistakes? ft. Katja Hoyer

Aug 23, 202644 min

Civil War in the UK? Professor David Betz Says It is Coming

Aug 16, 202655 min

The Sea of Azov and the Ukraine War, ft. Dr. Mara Hunter

Aug 9, 202630 min

Politics Under Putin, ft. Dr. Timothy Frye

Aug 2, 202629 min

Bonus Episode: Who Are the Crimeans? The People at the Heart of Putin's War, ft. Prof. Brian Williams

Jul 30, 202635 min

How to End the Conflict in Ukraine: Lessons from the Crimean War, ft. Dr. Andrew Lambert

Jul 26, 202640 min

"Fire and Be Damned!" The American Revolution You've Never Heard of

Jul 19, 202630 min

The Founders: Their Disagreements, the Constitution, and America Today, ft. Dr. Theodore Madrid

Jul 4, 202623 min

What Would the Founders Think Of American Foreign Policy? Ft. Dr. David Hendrickson

Jun 28, 202650 min

Will the Israeli War in Lebanon Sink the Iran Deal? Untangling the Acrimony Engulfing the Middle East, ft. Dr. James Gelvin

Jun 21, 202642 min

Will Lebanon Crumble? The Past and Future of "The Pearl of the Middle East," ft. Dr. Betty Anderson

Jun 14, 202639 min

Hoops: A History, ft. Rick Loayza

Jun 7, 202643 min

Is War Ever Moral? Dr. John Macias on Just War Theory

May 31, 202648 min
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