History's Arrow cover art

History's Arrow

History's Arrow

Written by: Adam Bauer
Listen for free

History's Arrow is a podcast about real people, big questions, and the long story of civilization--told by Harmonia, a time-traveling goddess who's been watching humanity since the first campfire stories. Each episode explores a moment in history through the eyes of someone who was there--leaders, rebels, inventors, prophets, and ordinary people caught in extraordinary times. But this isn't just a collection of facts. It's a story about how choices ripple through time, how ideals rise and fall, and how history bends slowly toward something better... if we help it. For curious kids, thoughtful families, and anyone who believes history has meaning.copyright Red Buoy Media Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • See You After Lunch: A Note From Harmonia

    See You After Lunch: A Note From Harmonia
    Apr 7 2026
    Harmonia steps away from History's Arrow for a season, inviting her listeners to follow her to The Golden Thread while the archive rests. Warm, honest, and characteristically undramatic --- this is not a goodbye. It's a note on the door from someone who fully intends to return. Transcript available at: https://harmonia.email/podcast-episode/see-you-after-lunch-note-harmonia Share and read comments: https://harmonia.email/podcast-comments?field_podcast_feed_value=harmonia_s_history&from_node=270
    Show More Show Less
    4 mins
  • Zhang Heng and the Art of Listening to the World

    Zhang Heng and the Art of Listening to the World
    Mar 31 2026
    In this episode of History's Arrow, Harmonia meets Zhang Heng, the Han dynasty polymath who built instruments that listened to the world. From stars to earthquakes, his work shows how measurement transforms curiosity into responsibility---and how societies change once they can no longer claim they did not know. Transcript available at: https://harmonia.email/podcast-episode/zhang-heng-and-art-listening-world Share and read comments: https://harmonia.email/podcast-comments?field_podcast_feed_value=harmonia_s_history&from_node=269
    Show More Show Less
    13 mins
  • Cai Lun and the Moment Memory Learned to Travel

    Cai Lun and the Moment Memory Learned to Travel
    Mar 24 2026
    In this episode of History's Arrow, Harmonia follows Cai Lun inside a Han dynasty workshop where paper becomes cheap enough to spread memory beyond palaces. As writing grows lighter, power, learning, and responsibility begin to move faster---and history changes who gets to speak. Transcript available at: https://harmonia.email/podcast-episode/cai-lun-and-moment-memory-learned-travel Share and read comments: https://harmonia.email/podcast-comments?field_podcast_feed_value=harmonia_s_history&from_node=268
    Show More Show Less
    12 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
No reviews yet