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Get your kid away from screens for a fun fifteen-minutes, answering the big questions in history! Fun for parents too! Subscribe for free on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud and whereve...

The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to nuclear war. But who saved the world? Was it US President Kennedy? Or was it a young Rus...

This episode is a bonus re-release in the run-up to ANZAC Day, this special extended episode was recorded over several years and first relea...

Exciting news! We are writing a Dad & Me Love History book! And we need help - if you know a graphic designer with the skill and interest to...

Did WWII really start in 1931 in Asia? Yes, it pretty much did - ten years before Pearl Harbor. Today, we investigate how and why the Japane...

Re-released for July 4! The one where we play lots of music and explain what it means. The production company behind Hamilton the Musical ga...

Japan isolated itself from other countries for centuries. In the land of the samurai, tradition and honour were central. Guns were seen as d...

We look at the rise of the Nazis and how they created and ruled what they called Germany's "Third Reich". When Hitler became 'Chancellor' -...

A beacon of hope, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States and to a new life. The statue overlooks New...

We investigate the special operations that occurred ahead of the D-Day landings of over 130,000 Allied troops on the Nazi-controlled beaches...

The history of the women's game – from China to Britain, the US, Australia and Europe. Released with our recordings from the 2023 FIFA Women...

Today's episode comes from Washington DC, where we investigate why the capital was positioned there. And then, for our big question, we deba...

Today's episode comes from the Imperial War Museum, London, where we investigate: Odette, the spy; Roy and Bob's great escape at sea; Daisy'...

We are joined by two wonderful guests from the town of Gander in remote Newfoundland, Canada, where locals showed amazing kindness to people...

Our special guest tells us all about why King George VI was called 'Bertie' and why his daughter should never have become Queen! THIS EPISOD...

Listen and learn from a 16-year-old master historian – and hear some incredible interviews! Today we are joined by a very special high schoo...

Dad and Me investigate 'internment' in America, the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and beyond. Internment was when ordinary men, women and childre...

Dad & Me Love History presents a New Year Special Episode, where w e go back through the archives and play you highlights from our original...

Following the origins of sugar takes us around the world, through 10,000 years of sweet but sticky history. Sugar was like oil or gold for a...

Why poppies? What's the Last Post? [HINT: it's nothing to do with sending mail before Christmas!] Why keep remembering a battle your side lo...

We investigate the Cold War: when did it happen? What happened during the Cold War? Why did it happen? And how? Between the USA and the USSR...

The invention of the car made a major change in the way people got around. We discover that the history of the car goes back to Leonardo and...

Ahead of the para events at Tokyo 2020 (in 2021), we investigate the history of the Paralympic Games. Our special Paralympian guest is two-t...

Today, we're looking at why the Ancient Olympic Games began and why – after many centuries – they were stopped. And why, over 1,500 years af...

Today, we're looking at how the Allied side – that includes the US, UK and Australia – broke the enemy's secret codes during World War II. W...

Re-released for July 4! The production company behind Hamilton the musical gave us the full rights to use and publish their music in our pod...

Part I of two episodes about America's fight for independence from Britain. We investigate how the hit musical Hamilton is teaching us histo...

We get to India by looking at the origins of Empire, Elizabeth I's Muslim friends and England v Britain In investigating why and how the Eng...

We've re-released our first ever Dad & Me interview as part of our day of our birthday celebrations - our first episode was released three y...

We are celebrating our third birthday today! Here, we are re-releasing our first ever published recording - a Season 1 Teaser! Later, we wil...

We investigate why Princess Elizabeth's sister sent her to prison with the aim of executing the future Elizabeth I. Find out how portraits c...

We investigate which animals did the most to win a war. We don't just mean animals that helped a bit – we mean animals who win a war . We do...

We investigate a queen who wore a large ship in her hair, meet a king who made tables and we learn history from musicals! Wanna be Marie Ant...

In a re-release in the run-in to ANZAC Day, this special extended episode was recorded over several years and first released in April 2019....

We go back around 2,500 years to the time of the Ancient Greek Empire. But as we're not experts on Ancient Greece - in fact, Dad's poor know...

Parents, don't worry, this episode is completely safe from gore and death. The only thing you need to be concerned about is whether you can...

We look at why each of the major countries joined in the war and why so many people thought going to war was a good idea. And some of those...

We find out all about the first civilisations in history to invent money. And Ed Washington, from Australia's greatest money-making mint, te...

Alongside special guest presenter Annie Foley, we investigate the amazing life of a soldier who fought in three continents, from his teenage...

We investigate where, when, why and how? And when you hear our jokes, will you be shouting MOOR! MOOR! MOOR!? For images of the people and e...

We see how great speeches and peaceful protest marchers can make big changes in the world, particularly in America in the 1950s and 1960s. F...

(This is NOT a gory episode!) We visit an enormous medieval weapons store in some bloke's back garden. We hang with " The Company of the Dag...

WARNING – in this pod you will hear about gunfights and people getting shot and killed. It was all 150 years ago, but very young kids might...

This is Andy Factor's survival story. And, Parents , yes, he is related to Max. And being related to Hollywood's top makeup artist saved And...

Our mission here is to help kids increase their awareness of a difficult issue but without causing nightmares. In the intro, we do go as far...

Dad & Me play Native American Trumps! This episode introduces the biggest names from Native American History. So get on your Crazy Horse, an...

Dad & Me go to MacArthur's WW2 headquarters to meet a man who knew him General Douglas MacArthur was one of the greatest generals in history...

With help from kids at Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, we investigate the golden age of exploring, in the Middle Ages. We'll find out a...

Sydney maybe Australia's most famous city, and it may be its greatest city ( - Melbourne folk wouldn't say so! - ), but it's not Australia's...

We've gathered a lot of new listeners recently, so here are some highlights to help them catch-up. Despite the costs (website/hosting), Dad...

We examine amazing Islamic robot clock, Leonardo's calculator and World War II super-spy computers! We then come right into the twenty-first...