Podcast Episodes

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s Socrates

We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of punk, the genre that smashed the old rock gods and stripped down the music to its essence.  In this episode of Breaking History, we examine the examined li…

Published on 8 hours ago

Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & The End of Socialism’s Losing Streak

For 124 years, the American socialist movement has been defined by defeat. From Eugene Debs’ doomed presidential runs to Michael Harrington’s quiet organizing, it’s been a story of almosts: almost ma…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Trailer | Spiral: Murder in Detroit

On October 21, 2023, beloved Detroit community leader Samantha Woll was found brutally stabbed to death outside her home—two weeks to the day after the October 7 attacks on Israel. It looks like an o…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

London Falling: How the Birthplace of Free Speech Became a Censor’s Paradise

Once, Britain was the cradle of free speech- the land of Milton, Orwell, and John Stuart Mill. But in 2025, police are arresting citizens for tweets, comedians are detained for jokes, and ordinary pe…

Published on 4 weeks ago

James Comey: The Case That Could Break America

James Comey isn’t a hero. But prosecuting him like this? It’s not justice—it’s political theater. In this episode, we tell the origin story of Comey, the now indicted former FBI chief, and unpack the…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Defying the Assassin’s Veto: Grace in a Time of Violence

In a week when political violence has returned to the national stage, we revisit a moment from the 1970s when Shirley Chisholm, the first black congresswoman, visited segregationist Alabama governor …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How a Russian Spy Destroyed a Beautiful Mind

This week Breaking History dives into a century-old mind game: Russia’s information war against America. More specifically, how it keeps driving us crazy. From Soviet spycraft to this summer’s Russia…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Birth of Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything

How did air conditioning go from a niche invention for factories to a force that reshaped cities, industries, and even human behavior?

In this episode of Breaking History, we dive deep into the surp…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Restless Nation | The Red-Green Alliance: The Making of Modern Iran (Part 2)

In our last episode, we traced the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty and the forces building toward Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

This week, we turn to the man who brought that monarchy to an end: Ayato…

Published on 3 months ago

BONUS | Eli Lake & Josh Hammer on Russiagate: Do the New Documents Support Treason?

Do the new Russiagate releases justify Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s accusation of “treasonous conspiracy”? In this bonus episode, Eli Lake and commentator Josh Hammer get into th…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago