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If you’re the kind of person who often starts sentences with “Did you know?” or you just need holiday cocktail party conversation fodder, add a few of these great history podcasts to your listening queue. They’re faster and more portable than historical fiction and much more fun than a formal course, but they’ll drop just as much knowledge into your ears. It’s probably been awhile since most of us took a high school history class, and once you dive into the best history podcasts out there, you will quickly start to realize there were likely some gaps in your education, no matter how closely you paid attention.
Some of our favorite podcasts provide fresh perspectives on politics, offer background on current events, or even help teach us more about people and events we thought we knew already. Even podcast fans who don’t consider themselves history buffs will enjoy the witty banter on podcasts like The History Chicks, the…
