HISTORY IN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
The evolution of new forms of media has allowed historians to produce new forms of content. The selection below represents a small fraction of academically robust historical content available in various forms of non-traditional media. The FGL does not produce and is not responsible for the below content.
PODCASTS:
Rachel Maddow Presents Bag ManIs it possible for an American Vice President to carry out a criminal enterprise inside the White House and have nobody remember? To have one of the most brazen political bribery scandals in American history play out before the country while nobody’s paying attention? In her first original podcast, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow goes back 45 years to dig into a story that got overshadowed in its day. There’s intrigue. Corruption. Envelopes of cash delivered to the White House. It’s a story that’s not well known, but it probably should be. Especially today. Bag Man. A Rachel Maddow podcast from MSNBC. Listen to the Peabody Award-nominated series now.
Stuff You Missed in History ClassJoin Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore HistoryIn "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.
A History of the World in 100 ObjectsDirector of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made.
The History ChicksTwo women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
YOUTUBE CHANELS:
Timeline - World History Documentaries
NETFLIX:
History 101
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
Roman EmpireSeason 1: Caligula: The Mad Emperor
Season 2: Master of Rome
Season 3: Reign of Blood
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
After claiming the Ottoman throne, Mehmed II sends an unmistakable signal to Byzantine emperor Constantine XI. Enter Genoese mercenaries.