Episodes 103
Avg. Duration 14m
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Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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History Detective is a podcast for teachers, students and lovers of history. It delves into stories from the past that don’t always get told in the textbooks. Every episode will include an original song that compliments the topic. This is a classroom friendly resource that aligns with history curriculums. Visit Amped Up Learning for accompanying teaching resources for every episode.

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S7E15 Good Girl, Goodbye: Caitlin Judd Interview

Apr 30, 2026 32m

Meet Caitlin Judd author of Good Girl, Goodbye. Get in touch with Caitlin: Caitlin's website Caitlin's SubstackCaitlin's Instagram Buy her book   Click to join my mailing listTeachers Pay Teachers…

S7E14 The Last Tibetan Kingdom Rose Lane

Mar 26, 2026 26m

Meet Rose Lane the Author of The Last Tibetan Kingdom as she journey's to a medieval walled city that few people in the world have ever visited. Buy the book Rose's website Click to join my mailing…

S5E14 Time Kneels Between Mountains: Amra Pajalic

Feb 26, 2026 31m

Meet Amra Pajalic author of Time Kneels Between Mountainsaward winning author, educator, and PhD researcher. In 2009 she won the Melbourne Prize for Literature's Civic Choice Award for her debut…

S7E13 Shrewd Little Sleuth Scott Leckie Interview

Jan 29, 2026 32m

Shrewd Little Sleuth reads like Forrest Gump meets L.A. Confidential, a real-life descent into espionage, power, and moral reckoning that spans from Pearl Harbor to Hollywood’s smoky backrooms. It’s…

S6E12 1925 A Literary Encyclopedia Tom Lutz Interview

Nov 06, 2025 27m

Meet Tom Lutz author of 1925 A Literary Encyclopedia.The accompanying website: https://theyear1925.com/1925: Table of Contents https://theyear1925.com/table-of-contents/ Anita Loos Gentlemen Prefer…

S7E12 Daughters in Boxes Toshiko Kishida

Oct 09, 2025 10m

Meet Toshiko Kishida, feminist in Meiji Japan who delivered the famous Daughters in Boxes Speech.   Click to join my mailing listTeachers Pay Teachers StoreGrab a copy of History, Her Story, Our…

S6E11 Looking Out and Beyond Toby Hammerschlag

Sep 25, 2025 22m

Looking Out and Beyond set in the early 1950s during the dark Apartheid era, in a small rural town in South Africa, with flashbacks to the battle fields of the Second World War in North Africa. Two…

S6E10 The Lotus Shoes- Jane Yang Interview

Aug 28, 2025 28m

Meet Jane Yang, debut author of the delightful historical fiction The Lotus Shoes.The Lotus Shoes bookSold for Silver by Janet LimChinese Dress Valerie GarrettLiziqi Youtube channelJane's…

S6E9 The Butterfly Women: Madeleine Cleary

Jul 31, 2025 34m

Meet Madeleine Cleary the debut author the the Historical Fiction novel The Butterfly Women. Lush, dark and meticulously researched, The Butterfly Women weaves romance and mystery into an…

S6E8 Enough is Enuf- Gabe Henry Interview

Jul 03, 2025 30m

Buy the paper copy of Enough is EnufAudiobook version of Enough is Enuf Click to join my mailing listTeachers Pay Teachers StoreGrab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon!If you would…

S6E7 Marion Taffe Interview By Her Hand

Apr 17, 2025 33m

Meet Marion Taffe, debut Australian author of By Her Hand, an engrossing historical fiction debut, a tale of family, battles and female empowerment.Marion Taffe Instagram Marion Taffe WebsiteBy Her…

S6E6 The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli Ryan Butta Interview

Feb 13, 2025 32m

Meet Ryan Butta, author of 2 books about Australian History "The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli: The many lives and tragic death of Harry Freame, the Anzac hero betrayed by his nation." and "The Ballad…

S6E5 The Christmas Angel of the Outback Nancy Bird

Dec 22, 2024 7m

Meet Nancy Bird who was the first woman with a commercial pilot's license in the British Empire.In 1935, she travelled to rural NSW taking Sister Silver dressed as Father Christmas to bring Christmas…

S6E4 New York Times Best Selling Author Gayle Forman on Not Nothing

Nov 21, 2024 31m

Meet Gayle Forman the author of Not Nothing. Visit Gayle's website here: https://www.gayleforman.com/  Click to join my mailing listTeachers Pay Teachers StoreGrab a copy of History, Her Story, Our…

S6E2 The Mask Hunter Anna Wilmans Interview

Oct 24, 2024 19m

Meet Anna Wilmans the author of The Mask Hunter a  cracking, fast paced mystery novel set in the intrepid world of archaeology, highlighting some of the dubious practices that museums of the past…

S6E3 Rise of the Spider Interview with Michael P Spradlin

Oct 10, 2024 22m

Meet Michael P. Spradlin the author of Rise of the Spider a middle school historical fiction novel set in 1929 Germany. Visit Michael's website here! Click to join my mailing listTeachers Pay…

S6E1 The Death of Dora Black Lainie Anderson Interview

Sep 19, 2024 32m

In today’s episode I am going to be chatting to the author of a new Historical Fiction murder mystery The Death of Dora Black, Lainie Anderson.  Lainie has made Kate Cocks the star of her new…

S5E13 Vietnam War: Operation Babylift

Aug 08, 2024 11m

Learn the plight of the babies who were airlifted at the end of the Vietnam War  in a program called Operation Babylift.On the first day of the operation, there was a tragic crash that killed 78…

S5E12 Samurai Women

Jul 24, 2024 8m

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of onna-bugeisha, the female samurai who defied traditional gender roles in shogunate Japan. Spanning a period from the 1100s to the 1800s, we…

S5E11 Mercy Dogs of World War I

May 30, 2024 9m

Meet the amazing Mercy Dogs who served in WWI. Click to join my mailing listTeachers Pay Teachers StoreGrab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon!If you would like to support the…

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History Detective has published 103 episodes since July 2020, covering topics in History, Kids & Family.

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