History Hit Podcast: Defining Moments In Human History

 Even people who claim that they are not "school material" love history. After all, there is no Math Channel, but there is a very popular History Channel.

Today, we'll cover one of the best history podcasts in the industry. Dan Snow's History Hit is a popular, award-winning history podcast hosted by British broadcaster and historian Dan Snow. Launched in 2015, the show explores defining moments in human history through on-location reporting, deep-dive investigations, and interviews with world-leading experts, academics, and authors.

The podcast covers an incredibly wide range of historical eras and topics. Regular episodes focus on major military battles and turning points, the rise and fall of empires, historical origins of modern cities and everyday objects, and insightful deep dives into major headlines and historical mysteries, such as the Titanic.

The show is part of History Hit - the award-winning U.K.-based, international digital history network founded by broadcaster and historian Dan Snow. What began as a single podcast has grown into a massive digital media company founded by Dan Snow. The History Hit platform now produces multiple award-winning audio and video shows, including its flagship show, Dan Snow's History Hit Podcast. The show releasing new episodes on Mondays and Thursdays, with bonus subscriber-only content.

The network also produces The Ancients: Hosted by Tristan Hughes, focusing purely on antiquity and ancient civilizations, Gone Medieval: A deep dive into the Middle Ages, and Betwixt the Sheets: Exploring the history of sex, scandal, and society. The network also produces History Hit TV, which is a subscription-based video-on-demand service that streams history documentaries and expert-led programming.

In March, the show released a timely and fascinating episode called: Can air power alone topple a government? Snow says,"With the Iran war still unfolding, we ask the question: Can air power alone topple a government? From the First World War onward, military strategists have argued that bombing from the air could break a nation’s will and force political change without costly ground invasions. Today, we test that claim through a century of conflict - from WWI to NATO's intervention in Kosovo in the 1990s."

"Joining us is Mike Pavelec, a military historian at McGill University, to provide some insight into the efficacy of air power."

In another sign of timely reporting, Mr. Snow replayed an old episode about the "History of Iran." It's clear that no one on the current administration listened to that episode because if they did, they would not have made so many miscalculations when starting hostilities.

History Hit takes a wide-angle lens to history, covering topics as diverse as the history of the tank to the Boleyn's. A recent episode that defines the show is -- Anglo-Saxons vs Vikings: The Battle That Gave Birth To England. In the episode, Dan Snow explains the Battle of Brunanburh, an epic clash that decided the fate of the British Isles. On one side, the Anglo-Saxon forces of King Æthelstan, fighting for his vision for a unified England; on the other, a massive ‘anti-Wessex’ coalition of Vikings, Scots and Celts, determined to stop the English project from taking hold. The episode deftly explores the high-stakes diplomacy that led to this point, hear how this savage battle played out, and dig into its consequences for the modern UK.

Dan Snow has years of experience as an interviewer and it shows. He has a keen eye for irony, happenstance, luck, and destiny in the historical record. 

Here's a clip of Dan Snow on YouTube talking about the show's launch on the platform.

  History Hit is one of the best history podcasts out there. Mr. Snow can condense complex historical events into about 45 minutes and keep history buffs engaged.