Today In History - with The Retrospectors

Today In History... with the Retrospectors marries a tried-and-tested ‘on this day in history’ format with the irreverence and energy of intelligent podcasting. Its mission is to unearth ‘curious moments’, and bring its audience a daily dose of general knowledge, warmly presented in addictive, bitesize episodes each weekday.

Inspired by Olly Mann’s long-running hit, Answer Me This!, and with the rigour of journalists Rebecca Messina and Arion McNicoll, this series is NOT about Hitler becoming Chancellor, or JFK being assassinated: instead, it would fill gaps in your knowledge about lesser-known, under-reported historic events in just ten minutes per day.

Episodes have covered stories as diverse as the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900; the first transgender celebrity, Christine Jorgensen; and the tale of Martin Monti, the US airman who joined the Waffen-SS - and then changed his mind.

Now in its third year and with over 5 million downloads, the show has been syndicated to Starbucks for inclusion in their app. It was one of Pocket Casts’ “Top Picks of 2022”.

All episodes are clean, with rare offensive language beeped. Content warnings are documented for any potential triggers (with a verbal warning at the start that can be cuts by stations as preferred).

“The discussion that followed was fun, interesting and properly edited. It galloped through Ptolemy, China’s belief that the heavens are a reflection of life on Earth, and early-20th-century western biases (one constellation was called “the Microscope”) … all in 15 minutes. Sharp!” - The Observer Hide full description

Today In History... with the Retrospectors marries a tried-and-tested ‘on this day in history’ format with the irreverence and energy of intelligent podcasting. Its mission is to unearth ‘curious moments’, and bring its audience a daily dose of general knowledge, warmly presented in addictive, bitesize episodes each weekday.Inspired by Olly Mann’s long-running hit, Answer Me This!, and with the rigour of journalists Rebecca Messina and Arion McNicoll, this series is NOT about Hitler becoming Chancellor, or JFK being assassinated: instead, it would fill gaps in your knowledge about lesser-known, under-reported historic events in just ten minutes per day.Episodes have covered stories as diverse as the Mancunian beer-poisoning of 1900; the first transgender celebrity, Christine... Show full description