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History Analyzed

History Analyzed

Written by: Mark Palmer
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History Analyzed is a podcast which investigates both history's biggest moments and best kept secrets. Your host, Mark Palmer, draws upon a history degree from the University of Notre Dame and literal decades of informal study. He explains not only what happened, but also why and how historical events occurred. At times, he examines how these events have shaped the present and continue to affect us today.© 2026 History Analyzed World
Episodes
  • Joseph Stalin – Repression and Terror

    Joseph Stalin – Repression and Terror
    Sep 2 2026

    Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 until he died in 1953. He was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of people; tortured additional millions; annihilated cities and entire countries; and caused suffering that lasted for a half century after he died. Most of his victims were from his own country. But he also spread misery and fear around the world.
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    57 mins
  • The Oklahoma City Bombing – Domestic Terrorism

    The Oklahoma City Bombing – Domestic Terrorism
    Aug 18 2026

    On April 19, 1995, an enormous bomb in a rental truck was parked outside of a Federal office building in Oklahoma City. At 9:02 AM, the homemade bomb exploded. It literally destroyed the front third of that building and killed 168 people (19 were children). The terrorists were 2 U.S. Army veterans. Find out why they did it and how they were caught - along with an explanation of the militia movement of the 1990s.

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    47 mins
  • How 1850s Presidents Helped Cause the Civil War

    How 1850s Presidents Helped Cause the Civil War
    Jul 30 2026

    A succession of terrible American presidents in the 1850s, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan, did so much to provoke the U.S. Civil War. Their disastrous policies exacerbated the sin of slavery to lead to the greatest catastrophe in American history.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
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