Oct 30, 202622 minS6
In the spring of 1963, the Bristol Bus Boycott had become much more than a dispute over employment. As the boycott gathered momentum, Bristol's residents were forced to confront a fundamental question: should the colour...
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History is rarely as simple as we remember it. Holistic History Pod explores the people, events and ideas that shaped our world — uncovering the connections, contradictions and overlooked stories that conventional accounts can leave behind. Each documentary-style series takes a subject and follows it in depth, combining compelling storytelling with careful historical research and contemporary primary sources. From British social and industrial history to slavery, empire, revolution, war and the struggle for political and social change, Holistic History looks beyond isolated events to understand the wider forces that shaped them. Recent series have explored the extraordinary connection between the American Civil War and the Lancashire Cotton Famine, and the history of convict leasing and the chain gang following the abolition of slavery in the United States. The aim is not simply to tell you what happened, but to ask why it happened, who experienced it, and ho
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What is Holistic History Pod about?
History is rarely as simple as we remember it. Holistic History Pod explores the people, events and ideas that shaped our world, uncovering the connections, contradictions and overlooked stories that conventional accounts can leave behind. Each documentary-style series takes a subject and follows it in depth, combining compelling storytelling with careful historical research and contemporary primary sources.
What has Holistic History Pod covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Bristol Bus Boycott: When Bristol Was Forced to Choose Sides" (30 October 2026, 22 minutes), "The Bristol Bus Boycott: Empire, Immigration and The Colour Bar" (26 October 2026, 31 minutes), and "Trailer: The Bristol Bus Boycott" (23 October 2026, 2 minutes).
How often does Holistic History Pod publish?
Holistic History Pod publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 13 episodes.
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Oct 26, 202631 minS6In 1963, Britain was still coming to terms with the decline of its empire and the changing face of its society. After the Second World War, labour shortages had encouraged the recruitment of workers from the Caribbean...
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Trailer: The Bristol Bus Boycott
Oct 23, 20262 minToday, Britain is a multicultural society, where people from different backgrounds work alongside one another in hospitals, schools, factories and on public transport. But in 1963, in the city of Bristol, the colour of...
Episode #2
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Most Dangerous Day in History, One Mistake from World War Three
Oct 5, 202622 minS5In October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis entered its most dangerous phase. Behind closed doors in Washington, John F. Kennedy and the newly formed EXCOMM debated how the United States should respond to Soviet nuclear...
Sep 30, 202637 minS5In October 1962, the United States discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites under construction in Cuba. What followed was a thirteen day confrontation in which decisions made in Washington, Moscow and Havana raised the...
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Trailer: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Sep 28, 20261 minToday, humanity is debating whether artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat in the future. In October 1962, nuclear weapons posed an existential threat in the present. For thirteen days during The Cuban...
Aug 31, 202628 minS4What happened when the victors of the First World War finally decided what peace would look like? This episode examines the decisions made at the Paris Peace Conference and the consequences of excluding the defeated...
Aug 31, 202643 minS4In 1919, the victors of the First World War gathered in Paris with an extraordinary task: to redraw borders, dismantle empires and create a new international order that they hoped would prevent another global war. The...
Jul 23, 202630 minS3Reconstruction briefly offered hope for genuine freedom and equality, but that hope was systematically dismantled. From the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the Black Codes to the writings of George Washington Cable and the...
Jul 23, 202640 minS3The American Civil War may have ended slavery, but one crucial clause in the 13th Amendment left the door open to a new form of exploitation. This episode explores how that loophole shaped the decades that followed...
Jun 23, 202633 minS2As the civil war intensifies, the lack of cotton causes Lancashire's cotton mills to grind to a halt. How do the people who relied on the cotton for their livelihoods cope?<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
- Jun 23, 202633 minS2
As the civil war intensifies, the lack of cotton causes Lancashire's cotton mills to grind to a halt. How do the people who relied on the cotton for their livelihoods cope? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Episode #2
The Nazi Inspired Plot To Overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt: The Plot Thickens (Part 2)
Jun 23, 202631 minS1As President Roosevelt's New Deal is introduced across America, powerful forces organise in order to overthrow the President who they feel has forgotten what class he comes from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode #2
The Nazi Inspired Plot To Overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt: The Plot Thickens (Part 2)
Jun 23, 202631 minS1As President Roosevelt's New Deal is introduced across America, powerful forces organise in order to overthrow the President who they feel has forgotten what class he comes from.<p > Hosted on Acast. See...
Jun 23, 202628 minS2How did the outbreak of the civil war in the United States affect aspects of the Industrial Revolution in Britain? What happened when the cotton stopped arriving in Britain after the hostilities began?<p > Hosted on...
- Jun 23, 202628 minS2
How did the outbreak of the civil war in the United States affect aspects of the Industrial Revolution in Britain? What happened when the cotton stopped arriving in Britain after the hostilities began? Hosted on Acast...
Episode #1
The Nazi Inspired Plot To Overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt: The Prelude To The Plot (Part 1)
Jun 23, 202635 minS1When The Great Depression follows the Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascism in Europe, the seeds are sown for an immoral and unlawful plot to overthrow President Roosevelt, the person whose job it is to steer the...
Episode #1
The Nazi Inspired Plot To Overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt: The Prelude To The Plot (Part 1)
Jun 23, 202635 minS1When The Great Depression follows the Wall Street Crash and the rise of fascism in Europe, the seeds are sown for an immoral and unlawful plot to overthrow President Roosevelt, the person whose job it is to steer the...
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Trailer
Jun 23, 20261 minHistory isn't just about dates and dead kings. It's about the decisions, ideas, triumphs and disasters that shaped the world we live in today. Welcome to Holistic History, I’m Russell Myrie. Once a month, ill delve into...
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Trailer
Jun 23, 20261 minS0<p>History isn't just about dates and dead kings.</p><p>It's about the decisions, ideas, triumphs and disasters that shaped the world we live in today.</p><p>Welcome to Holistic History, I’m Russell Myrie.</p><p>Once a...
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