Episodes
If you like Unknown History with Giles Milton, we think you'll enjoy this audiobook.
Published 08/21/23
If you like Unknown History with Giles Milton, we think you'll enjoy this audiobook.
Published 10/25/22
Hear Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery and Bill Goldstein discuss Rasheed's new book My Government Means to Kill Me. They discuss the inspiration for the novel, activism, and the political and social reckoning of a young, black, gay man in 1980s New York City.
Published 10/18/22
We hope you enjoy this excerpt from AMERICAN DEMON, a historical true crime starring legendary lawman Eliot Ness.
Published 09/06/22
We are sharing an excerpt from an explosive new audiobook we think you'll love: Butler to the World. In his follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough unravels the dark secret of how Britain placed itself at the center of the global offshore economy and at the service of the worst people in the world.
Published 06/23/22
Enjoy an excerpt from "Scorpions' Dance," by Jefferson Morley. For the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in: The untold story of President Richard Nixon, CIA Director Richard Helms, and their volatile shared secrets that ended a presidency.
Published 06/16/22
We're sharing an excerpt from Jeff Nussbaum's UNDELIVERED. It's a fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path.
Published 06/09/22
Introducing Curious State, a brand new podcast from the Quick and Dirty Tips network.
Published 04/12/22
Unknown History is on hiatus between seasons, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this special excerpt from Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate, brought to us by our colleagues at Macmillan Audio. You can get your copy of Agent Sniper from Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or wherever books or audiobooks are sold. 
Published 12/16/21
Unknown History is on hiatus between seasons, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this special excerpt from Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate, brought to us by our colleagues at Macmillan Audio. You can get your copy of Agent Sniper from Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or wherever books or audiobooks are sold. 
Published 12/16/21
Lincoln's choices and evolution didn't just transform the meaning of the Civil War—they transformed the Consitution itself. This is the third and final installment of The Broken Constitution mini-series. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Purchase The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 11/04/21
Lincoln's choices and evolution didn't just transform the meaning of the Civil War—they transformed the Consitution itself. This is the third and final installment of The Broken Constitution mini-series. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Purchase The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 11/04/21
Lincoln faced an unprecedented crisis that remains unique in American history. Were the choices he made vindicated by history? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 10/28/21
Lincoln faced an unprecedented crisis that remains unique in American history. Were the choices he made vindicated by history? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 10/27/21
The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law. Read the transcript. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 10/21/21
The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law. Read the transcript. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 10/20/21
Coming soon on the Unknown History podcast: the story of Abraham Lincoln's work reshaping the United States Constitution. 
Published 10/14/21
Coming soon on the Unknown History podcast: the story of Abraham Lincoln's work reshaping the United States Constitution.  Read the transcript. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. 
Published 10/14/21
After 323 days of the Berlin Blockade, a weather system nearly brought the city to its knees. However, the strength of the Germans, tenacity of the Americans (and a little bit of luck), resulted in victory.
Published 10/06/21
After 323 days of the Berlin Blockade, a weather system nearly brought the city to its knees. However, the strength of the Germans, tenacity of the Americans (and a little bit of luck), resulted in victory.
Published 10/06/21
The Berlin Airlift of 1948 saved the city from starvation...but just barely. Unknown History delves into the astonishing ingenuity of American military alongside the hard work of German citizens that kept the city from collapse.   Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast.  Join the conversation on Facebook and...
Published 09/29/21
The Berlin Airlift of 1948 saved the city from starvation...but just barely. Unknown History delves into the astonishing ingenuity of American military alongside the hard work of German citizens that kept the city from collapse.   Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast.  Join the conversation on Facebook and...
Published 09/29/21
The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a year via airplane was a Herculean feat that almost didn't happen. Unknown History delves deeper into the American solution. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast.  Join the conversation on Facebook and...
Published 09/22/21
The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a year via airplane was a Herculean feat that almost didn't happen. Unknown History delves deeper into the American solution. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast.  Join the conversation on Facebook and...
Published 09/22/21