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“Absolutely brilliant, discursive approach to history. This softly-spoken man can teach you more about the subject matter than most. Wonderfully engaging.”
J.Alfred Prufrock via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
07/25/23
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“Great Podcast. Great Show. I really love this podcast!”
Wiljons55 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“Excellent podcast. I Love it”
jonathan.th.j@ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“Great show. keep it up!”
Marcysfd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“Great Host and Great Show. I love this podcast.”
Kollol.ks via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“Great and Lovely Podcast. I Love it so much!”
Davidworm02 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/21
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“Really informative and enjoyable!”
Mxsandy12 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/21
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“Nice podcast. love it so much!”
Jammyjf.T via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/21
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“Great and Very Helpfull Podcast.”
Davidjony21 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/21
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“Great podcast. I love It!”
Galeyismith via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/21
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“Still my favorite! Big Thanks.”
Axamcol43 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/21
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Noxij.Jt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/21
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“Great show, filled with amazing insights and useful information. Would definitely recommend!”
Xolijov147 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/21
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“As someone you had spent several decades studying twentieth century political, military, and diplomatic history, I always find something of interest in Nick’s programs. He covers both well known and obscure topics. And he has great book recommendations. I’ve been listening for years. Keep up the...”Read full review »
Imphal44 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/21
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“I really like these insightfull cast with discussions of 20th century history”
Maurice Memoria via Apple Podcasts ·
Denmark ·
09/18/21
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“I have to turn my volume all the way up to hear you, but then my ears are blasted when the commercial comes on.”
The Rude Man via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/13/21
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“There’s a weird clicking sound every so often! I’ll forget about it occasionally, then start focusing on it, then forget again... rinse, repeat.
Great info- but what’s the click?!”
giraffebitebetty via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/21
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“I’ve been devouring this podcast for several months now and recommending it to any one who’s even slightly interested in history. I love that Nick manages to distill very complex topics into a short ~25 minutes class. I also loves how he draws comparisons between unrelated historical phenomena to...”Read full review »
Yosef Waysman via Apple Podcasts ·
Israel ·
03/24/21
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“Entertaining”
RocBeauty via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/20/21
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“Free speech is amazing.
Please cherish and allow it.”
Chineseblister via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/30/20
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“No frills, good overviews and in-depth pieces, progressive perspective on well-known events but also on less widely discussed topics. Highly recommended.”
Sgurr Alasdair via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
11/29/19
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“you have no idea how long i've been looking for this podcast. i used to sub on my old phone and this was one of my all time favorite podcasts. Nick Shepley is great, the guy has his knowledge and the caydence to say without sounding like a shrill cat. so i was pretty bummed when i couldnt...”Read full review »
SalvySanchez510 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/08/19
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“Excellent podcast, very cogent presentation of each subject.”
jwachter2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/10/19
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“Mate, your podcasts are flipping sound but please improve your recording quality coz nowadays I can hardly hear them!! (”
Thermisticles via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/20/19
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“Love the podcast. Great perspective and research. Only thing keeping from 5 stars is the uneven audio quality and volumes, as well as ad interruptions mid-sentence.”
Devdrvr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/26/19
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“Real depth and learning in each pod.
Listen and learn.”
Jecomprend via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/21/19
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“Very enlightening perspective.”
MichellePawprint via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/19/18
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“I stumbled across this while I was looking for something on WW1. I love the variety of topics covered and at a level which is quite understandable for even the unserious history buff, who did their last exam on this subject 50 years ago!”
Linda1878 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/13/18
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“One of the best for breadth and depth”
User3010 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/18
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“Topics clearly explained, in a very interesting, well presented way. Topics well chosen . For those interested ,further reading suggested.”
Ketanca via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
09/22/18
“Just run down the list of episodes - if you don't see a couple dozen topics you're interested in I'll eat my hat - er, toque!
Thanks from Canada. How about an episode on DeGaulle's visit to Quebec July 24, 1967? Was he senile? Or just a busybody. It was also funny because the...”Read full review »
randolphus via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/02/18
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“Best short length history podcast in the game!”
warrior possum via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/18
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“Really enjoy the podcast. Recently found it and have been binge listening for about a week now . Don’t do a lot of ratings and reviews but this deserved one . Thank you .”
jollydong1031 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/18
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“I’ve only just stumbled over this podcast, so currently going through the back catalogue. It’s great though, overview of each subject with a few juicy details thrown in. Not too long, not too intense, not only for students.”
Lolwarlol via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/27/18
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“Balanced and insightful. Really enjoying this podcast.”
mwgs678 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/31/18
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“I am a history junkie and this is one of my favourite history podcasts. I particularly enjoy the multipart podcasts that examine a subject in depth. I do not always agree with his opinions, however, they are always well informed. Well worth your time. He does not say “um” that much. :). I feel...”Read full review »
Wsr42 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/14/18
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“My favorite thing about this pod is that when I see a new episode, even if it's a topic I might not be interested in, I enjoy the insight the host brings. It doesn't matter if it's Nazi propaganda prior to WWII or the US Labor movement after the war, or Nixon and China. The shotgun...”Read full review »
Savvy Gavy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/17
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“Just discovered this podcast a couple weeks ago and quickly came to realize what a special podcast it truly is. In an expert manner Nick makes important topics of 20th century history come back to life! In episodes consisting of approximately 25 minutes in length, Nick is able to produce...”Read full review »
Alex Seip via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/18/17
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“I've been looking for a good history podcast as I seldom have time to sit down and read. This surpasses what I hoped for: clear, interesting content, accessible, well referenced, and regular. Thank you so much for putting it together and keep up the great work!”
Jay Array via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/20/17
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“A wonderfully research and presented podcast. This series is an excellent opportunity for students and adults to access academic level history on a broad range of areas and topics. A must listen for anyone interested in history.”
Masque_92 via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
09/18/17
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“Really interesting and great topics”
A kiwi in Norway via Apple Podcasts ·
Norway ·
08/26/17
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“This is a wonderful history podcast - it offers not just an entryway into major historical topics, but also pushes the listener to approach the material with a historian's sensibility. Really fantastic!”Read full review »
stylelegerdemain via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/23/17
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“This is an outstanding history podcast that gives great analysis along with narrative. I enjoy it immensely and recommend it to others.”
telecentricity via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/15/17
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“I began to listen to Explaining History a few weeks ago, having decided to give something other than books a try. For the sake of brevity I will simply say that I have found this podcast to be a revelation. Mr Shepley often quotes his (highly credible) sources for further reading and even...”Read full review »
Oliver R. Freeman via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/11/17
“I listen to hundreds of podcasts, and this is one that is increasingly on my "must hear" list. I teach American civics to a class of international students and find the podcast is helping me fill in some of the gaps that my own previous history classes rarely dealt with. Right now I'm...”Read full review »
kmarnyc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/30/17
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“Nick Shepley has a great sense of narrative drive. He also does an admirable job of choosing topics of the appropriate scope for each podcast, so that he can showcase details and contingencies without drowning in them.”
Isabel Roser via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/18/17
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“Broad strokes history. Cuts across wide spectrum. Really enjoy it.”
Dogcat697755 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/16/17
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“I tried to like this. I really did because I think it's good subject matter. But I could not even finish the first episode. Nick puts two "Um"s in every sentence and it's very irritating. He should learn how to speak before he attempts a podcast.”Read full review »
Retired Sunday School teacher via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/16/17
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