Such a great podcast overall. The Rosa Parks episode is very interesting. However the woman speaking non stop about white people all being racist is a complete moron. No matter the color, creed, or religion, it’s repugnant and low hanging fruit to claim racism in 2021. That’s an opinion, not law. And her proudest moment came when whites marched with the corrupt organization of BLM? Get real.

This show always manages to set a scene. You’re always teleported into the historic context of every topic. From historic figures, to events, to places. The ability to make history feel like fantasy is phenomenal. I adore this podcast.

This is my favorite history podcast. The production quality is wonderful; with accompanying sounds of horse-drawn carriages, striking swords or background chatter I feel so enveloped. Each of the narrators draws me in and I find myself starting the next episode as soon as one ends.

Very well written and researched. Super podcast!

As always, the stage is set beautifully, and the amount of research that goes into each episode is evident. My only gripe is the long pauses between segments—it sometimes feels like the podcast has ended, only for it to pick up again.

This podcast is easy to listen to, historically accurate and fascinating! Thank you so much!

Interesting accounts of a liberal biased reflection of historical events.

Any chance you could see what you learn about the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls?! I would love to hear it! Also this is one of my favorite podcasts. Thanks for all you do and share!

I utterly adore this show, but could you PLEASE choose more focus subjects besides historical villains and colonizers? I would love deep dives into more unsung heroes and indigenous characters and cultural bastions instead of so many violent white men who have devastated so many people and places.

Please do a series on KGB/ Cold War !

I would give it 5 stars, but I’ve come across several episodes where it says it’s one thing, but it ends up being a repeat of an old episode on a completely different topic.

Superb info and insight, beautiful presentation.

As a history buff, this is the perfect show! It covers a broad range of historical events and people in a concise and entertaining way. Paul Mcgann is up there with David Attenborough and Morgan Freeman in terms of narration!

Really wonderful show and host. Comparable to the top history TV shows (but in podcast form).

Great podcast but that sing-song delivery from the Australian woman is brutal.

More Vikings pls

Great storytelling voice!

Love the host. Best History podcast there is!

Just recently started listening to the podcast. Very informative, and topics people usually have little time to read books on. A few quibbles though: 1. The writing often veers into novelistic. Why spend time on how a mother prepares breakfast for her young son (The Korean War episode) and such (fictional?) embellishments when doing just one part on a topic. 2. Generally, interviewees’ voices sound as if they are speaking from inside a well. So hard to make out on the first run, necessitating going-overs. 3. The host doesn’t project his voice adequately for us older folks with diminished hearing.

Fabulous podcast for history. I’ve tried several others, but this one is the best!

By far and away the best history podcast around. Well researched and explained with good sound editing and narration.

How is history woke?! It’s history! You don’t get to rewrite history, because it hurts your feelings. Also, if you don’t like the ads, pay the 2.99 to get it ad free. I don’t understand the entitlement, or ignorance of some of people leaving reviews.

My favorite history podcast! Always my go to for a long drive, however… information is definitely biased at times.

I have listened to this podcast religiously since it came out. Always enjoyed it until recently. I understand you need to put ads for a free podcast, but not every 15 minutes.

This podcast is so well done that I listen to most episodes multiple times. The podcaster has a great voice and his interviews are always on point with great content. I listen to about a dozen history podcasts and this is by far the best.

This is one of my favorite podcasts now! I love the broad range of topics, the experts weighing in, the story telling, and hints of theatrics to add to the ambiance. Thank you for this! My history nerd heart is so happy

I can’t think of a podcast that strikes as many wonderful notes as this one does nearly every episode. From the topics, research, narration, production, guest interviews… it goes on. I cherish this show for long drives and slow afternoons.

When claiming U.S. troops kill 100 of their superior officers maybe cite actual cases and proof in your “short history”.

Excellent choices to titillate our curiosity about all manner of historic events — and the voice is deep and lovely.

Spare yourself. This podcast is a mouthpiece for US Imperialism & nationalism.

Why am I listening to an anti-American and pro North Korean account of the Korean War?

I want to stop paying for commercial free episodes & cannot find a way to stop this service. How do you find the place to op out??

Outstanding narrative non-fiction podcast. The host’s voice is soothing and there are no jarring ads. I always learn something even about subjects I thought I knew.

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Started off strong. Going woke. Too much focus now on liberal figures in history instead of all history. Please get back to basics without an agenda.

Good history information up until the end and then talks about how the white man stole the land from natives; then some woke feminist came in to propagate her racism.

Excellent content, outstanding narration. Enriching and entertaining.

Mediocre at best. Can’t seem to stop tripping over their own feet with the woke stuff. Real dictators is much better.

I can’t tell you how much I enjoy this podcast. I don’t know how you do it. The production value is spot on and I love the old and the new narrator. Both are amazing. I take away something from each and every podcast. Well done! If you don’t subscribe to this podcast, you are missing out on entertainment and knowledge.

I like this show and am a liberal, but even I find myself rolling my eyes recently at them horseshoeing modern 2024 sensibilities onto stories from the past. It often feels incredibly forced and like they’re trying to virtue signal at every opportunity. We get it.

I am absolutely loving this podcast. I’m learning so much. I mostly listen to history podcast and this is in my top 5. Thank you for all the hard work you put it!

This podcast is awesome. This is one of the only two podcasts that I can go to sleep too. John Hopkins is the best narrator in the whole wide world. If you like this podcast, you should probably listen to Real Dictators too Paul McGann, who is the narrator of that podcast sounds so much like this guy anyway this is the best podcast in the world

I listen to a lot of historical podcast, but THIS one really keeps your attention. Great stories, great presentation& great direction. Highly recommended!

Nospadosa!

There is no other history podcast that does it like “A Short History Of..”. Those of of us who love history…love the human story of the past. What was it like to be there? I want to be put in that place, that time, and feel what it was like to be at that point of history. This is the only podcast that does just that. Every week is a beautifully narrated story, that allows you to submerge yourself in a distant place and time. Wonderful.

The show makes no attempt to take an objective viewpoint and freely inserts opinion and asserts biased perspective as fact.

If you’re familiar with a topic the episodes can be very interesting but the ground level perspective is limiting and usually boring. The context provided is usually anecdotal and doesn’t enrich the story. The listener hears a lot about one person’s experience without any analysis of its interconnectedness with a broader history. Maybe the story editing could be done by a historian instead of drama/entertainment specialist? There are so many good history podcasts out there, this is not one of them

I love this series. I don’t subscribe to Noiser so I still get ads. I really like the narrator and I’ve been making my way through old episodes. Really enjoyed wright brothers, eleanor roosevelt, battle of the somme, and others. A lot of reviews say they inject modern politics or some “woke” agenda into the historical stories, but I haven’t come across any of that. Really appreciate the straightforward stories and not overly dramatized or sensational.