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History Shorts w/ Peter Zablocki
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Daily history podcast hosted by an award-winning historian, author, and history professor.

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Thank you to NY Times Bestselling author @davidchaffetz.bsky.social for a great conversation! Enjoy!

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September 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
September 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
TODAY IN CONTEXT BONUS EPISODE: In a world where a comedian's punchline can get him pulled off the air, how secure is your right to speak freely? This episode unravels the explosive history of U.S. free speech!

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September 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Ken Burns Episode is OUT NOW! HAVE A LISTEN!

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#America250 #historymatters
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Join me this Friday (09.12.25) when I speak with the multitalented @moudhy.bsky.social Al-Rashid about her latest book, Between Two Rivers!

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#ancienthistory
September 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thank you to Ken Burns for sharing his time and insights today—it was an unforgettable conversation!
The American Revolution series airs on @pbs.org on November 16, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear our History Shorts discussion (09‑19‑25)!

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September 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This Friday (08-29-25), I have the privilege of speaking with Paul Andrew Hutton, an American Western, cultural, and military historian, about his latest, The Undiscovered Country.

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August 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tune in (8-22-25) to hear Gregg Zoroya speak about the topic of his newest book, Unremitting - one of the earliest and overshadowed battles of the Iraq War, the 2004 Battle of Ramadi.

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August 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It was an immense pleasure to speak with Katarzyna Person about the Ringelblum Archive, a collection of documents from the WWII Warsaw Ghetto, collected and preserved for posterity by those who lived through the tragedy.

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August 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Brenda Wineapple's masterful chronicle of the Scopes Trial reveals how one courtroom battle exposed the fractures in American democracy!
RELEASE DATE: 08/15/25

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August 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@ztameez.bsky.social brings Charles Sumner to life with cinematic flair and intellectual rigor! Buy the book & listen to the conversation (Sunday, August 10, 2025!).

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August 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I had a great conversation with @beckyaikman.bsky.social about the little-known story of WWII heroism! Release Date: 8/8/25!
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August 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This Friday (8-1), I speak with the fantastic @brittlestar.com
about his Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism. Hear how Stewart arrived at the idea for a small book, with a mighty message.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thank you @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social for allowing me to help out with this noble cause of raising awareness about one of the world's deadliest diseases. It was an immense pleasure to speak with you!

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July 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
July 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
June 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
June 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In this episode of History Shorts, we’re joined by Dr. Kathryn Olivarius, a professor @stanforduniversity.bsky.social, historian, and author of Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom.

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June 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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June 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Revolution Wasn't Won in a Day—But Rick Atkinson's 'The Fate of Day' Shows How It Nearly Wasn't Won at All!
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Peter welcomes one of America's most celebrated historians, Rick Atkinson, to discuss his newest book.
June 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Revolutionary Revelations: Rick Atkinson crownpublishing.bsky.social unpacks the American Revolution on History Shorts!

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America's most celebrated historian, Rick Atkinson, discusses the second in his Revolutionary War trilogy: The Fate of Day.
June 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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June 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Did Hitler Kill His Niece? HISTORY SHORTS PODCAST PRESENTS - UNSOLVED

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#WWII #TrueCrime #historypodcast
May 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
CONVERSATION SERIES FROM HISTORY SHORTS PODCAST: Join Peter Zablocki for unfiltered talks with history’s top voices - authors, historians, curators.

History Shorts drops new Conversations episodes every Friday on your favorite podcast app!

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May 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM