history podcasts dense enough to make the drive disappear

the best history podcasts for a commute, tested on my actual 3 hours

01
Hardcore History (Dan Carlin)
start with a shorter one like Ghosts of the Ostfront before committing to Blueprint for Armageddon, that one's like 24 hours total
02
Revolutions (Mike Duncan)
each revolution is its own contained arc, easy to hop in without the earlier ones
03
The History of Rome (Mike Duncan)
finished years ago so no waiting on new eps, just start at 1
04
The Rest Is History (Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook)
less lecture, more two guys arguing. good for a bad mood commute
05
You're Dead to Me (Greg Jenner)
a historian plus a comedian per episode, lighter than the rest of this list
06
Empire (William Dalrymple & Anita Anand)
07
Fall of Civilizations (Paul Cooper)
fewer episodes but each one's a whole world. the Sumer one wrecked me
08
History Extra
09
The Ancients (Tristan Hughes)
shorter ancient-history episodes, good for filling a single leg of the commute
10
American History Tellers (Wondery)
multi part arcs run 3-4 eps each, good if you want to actually finish something this month