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The History Canon

The past, with a finish line.

Enter complete histories and self-contained seasons that turn evidence into a story you can follow all the way through.

Curated by Andrew Bryk

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Five complete stories that show how wide a history podcast can be.

  1. 01GatecrashersGatecrashers

    8 cataloged episodes · Complete

    Start here for a surprising institutional history told through eight distinct campuses.

    LR score 89 · 1 published rating

  2. 02FloodlinesFloodlines

    9 cataloged episodes · Complete

    A model of narrative history that changes how a familiar national event is understood.

    LR score 85 · 1 published rating

  3. 03Autism's First ChildAutism's First Child

    7 cataloged episodes · Complete

    A compact personal story that makes a much larger medical and social history tangible.

    LR score 85 · 1 published rating

  4. 041912: The Forsyth County Expulsion1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion

    5 cataloged episodes · Complete

    A focused local history whose consequences remain visible more than a century later.

    LR score 82 · 1 published rating

  5. 05Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro ChildrenUnreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children

    8 cataloged episodes · Complete

    Essential reporting that restores the testimony of people an institution tried to silence.

    LR score 81 · 1 published rating

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All verified History works

The complete published record of bounded history series and seasons.

  1. GatecrashersGatecrashers

    8 cataloged episodes · Complete

  2. FloodlinesFloodlines

    9 cataloged episodes · Complete

  3. Autism's First ChildAutism's First Child

    7 cataloged episodes · Complete

  4. 1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion

    5 cataloged episodes · Complete

  5. Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro ChildrenUnreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children

    8 cataloged episodes · Complete

  6. Covering Their TracksCovering Their Tracks

    5 cataloged episodes · Complete

  7. The FlamethrowersThe Flamethrowers

    6 cataloged episodes · Complete

  8. Empire City: The Untold Story of the NY Police DepartmentEmpire City: The Untold Story of the NY Police Department

    10 cataloged episodes · Complete

  9. The Empty Grave of Comrade BishopThe Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

    8 cataloged episodes · Complete

  10. In TrustIn Trust

    15 cataloged episodes · Complete