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Explaining History

Explaining History

De: Nick Shepley
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The Explaining History Podcast, created and hosted by Nick Shepley, offers a comprehensive exploration of 20th-century history through weekly episodes. For over a decade, this podcast has been providing students and history enthusiasts with in-depth analyses of key events, processes, and debates that shaped the modern world.


The podcast covers a wide range of topics within 20th-century history, including:


- Major historical events like World Wars I and II, The rise and fall of communism, fascism and imperialism

- Political movements and ideologies

- Economic developments and crises

- Social and cultural changes

Episodes typically run for about 25 minutes, offering concise yet informative discussions on specific subjects. The podcast invites listeners to engage with complex historical topics in manageable segments, making it ideal for students and busy history enthusiasts.


Expert Insights


Nick frequently invites expert guests to contribute their knowledge and perspectives, enriching the podcast with diverse viewpoints and specialized expertise. This approach helps listeners understand the competing debates and interpretations surrounding historical events and processes.


Educational Focus


The podcast is particularly valuable for students, especially those studying A-level history. It offers targeted content aligned with specific curricula, such as the AQA syllabus for Russian history. This educational focus makes it an excellent supplementary resource for formal history studies.


Chronological Approach


While the podcast primarily focuses on the 20th century, it adopts a chronological approach to storytelling. This method allows listeners to follow the progression of events and understand how different historical moments are interconnected


Engaging Presentation


Nick's presentation style combines rigorous historical analysis with an engaging narrative approach. The podcast aims to not only inform but also captivate listeners, making complex historical topics accessible and interesting to a broad audience


By offering this mix of comprehensive content, expert insights, and engaging presentation, the Explaining History Podcast serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of 20th-century history.



Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.

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Nick Shepley Ciencias Sociales Educación Mundial
Episodios
  • Gaza Update

    Gaza Update
    May 20 2025

    Britain, France, Canada and other western governments have today issued a statement decrying the blockade of Gaza after nearly two years of offering unconditional support to Israel.This follows weeks of increasingly critical headlines in newspapers and magazines that are traditionally staunch supporters of the Zionist state. What does this suggest? Some major transition in support for Israel and its crimes is clearly happening and here we explore why this might be.






    *****STOP PRESS*****


    I only ever talk about history on this podcast but I also have another life, yes, that of aspirant fantasy author and if that's your thing you can get a copy of my debut novel The Blood of Tharta, right here:



    Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each week


    If you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:


    If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership here


    Or


    You can support the podcast via Patreon here


    Or you can just say some nice things about it here

    Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    29 m
  • China after Deng (Part One)

    China after Deng (Part One)
    May 19 2025

    Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao are often overlooked but pivotal figures in recent Chinese history whose role in steering China through its extraordinary economic transformation in the 1990s and 2000s is overshadowed by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. This is the first in a series of podcasts about these two figures and how they created the China now ruled by Xi Jinping.





    *****STOP PRESS*****


    I only ever talk about history on this podcast but I also have another life, yes, that of aspirant fantasy author and if that's your thing you can get a copy of my debut novel The Blood of Tharta, right here:


    Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each week


    If you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:


    If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership here


    Or


    You can support the podcast via Patreon here


    Or you can just say some nice things about it here

    Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Más Menos
    25 m
  • Discussing Mark Twain's 'Jim'

    Discussing Mark Twain's 'Jim'
    May 16 2025

    The character of Jim in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was written as a condemnation of the Jim Crow regimes that were springing up across the South as the Reconstruction Era slowly came to an end. Twain's Jim was the first Black character in popular American literature that can be thought of as being written in depth and without becoming another racist caricature. The story, set before the civil war, has been the subject of ongoing scholarship and contestation ever since. In this podcast episode, we hear from academic Shelley Fisher Fishkin whose new book Jim: The Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade explores the legacy of the character from the late 19th Century through to the Civil Rights era and the Black Lives Matter moment





    *****STOP PRESS*****


    I only ever talk about history on this podcast but I also have another life, yes, that of aspirant fantasy author and if that's your thing you can get a copy of my debut novel The Blood of Tharta, right here:









    Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each week


    If you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:


    If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership here


    Or


    You can support the podcast via Patreon here


    Or you can just say some nice things about it here

    Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Más Menos
    35 m
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