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Dan Snow's History Hit
History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring all these stories to life and more in a daily dose of history. Join Dan as he digs into the past to make sense of the headlines and get up close to the biggest discoveries being made around the world today, as they happen.If you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can email us at 
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 17,905 ratings
Biden out
Please stop speculating on the future. This is a history podcast not a political pundit podcast.
Scot2944 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/23/24
Thank You!
I have been “binge” listening to History Hit for the last few days (Music Unlimited Ad-Free) and each episode has been great. Great History podcasts like History Hit will be a gateway for younger generations to learn their history because it is very important to know and maybe understand to see...Read full review »
ScareCrowA7X via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/19/24
Scotts Antarctic expedition
From my reading there are three factors alone that may have doomed Scott. 1. At the last minute he added a 5th person to the final polar team. All of the rations and fuel were planned for 4 people. Is this true? 2. There was no accounting for the evaporation of the fuel hence the fuel shortages....Read full review »
GraceDietrich via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/11/24
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Published 07/24/24
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Published 07/23/24
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