Same here ! I expected it to be up top ! <| sep |> Backstory wThe American History Guys Hour long podcasts about American history , typically topical and ties into what is happening in America at the time it ' s released . Done by the 3 University of Virginia professors . Funny , insightful and interesting . Presidential by the Washington Post 1 hour long podcast per President of the United States , discussing the man and his presidency . Featuring interviews from WaPo writers , POTUS historians , authors , POTUS Library folks , Bob Woodward , Doris Kearns Goodwin . Our Fake History Takes on historical events , typically ones surrounded in some sort of myth or built up over time to uncover what is true about the event or person and what is most likely fabrication . Slate ' s Whistlestop Face The Nation ' s John Dickerson tells the stories about Presidential campaign events . The Bowery Boys Pretty interesting and indepth shows about New York City history , from places to people to events . Based on a True Story Looks at films based on true events and what the film got right and didn ' t get right as well as giving more context and information about the eventfilm in questionOn This Day Daily 5 to 12 minute podcast talking about an event or events that happened on this day in history . Perfect for my drive to the train station in the morning for work . No Such Thing as a Fish Chat Trivia podcast hosted by the BBC ' s QI elves . The Allusionist Podcast about words and language , always makes for an interesting little podcast . There are more than i subscribe and listen to but this is just some .