C13Originals and Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Jon Meacham, co-creators of the Webby Award-winning Best Podcast Series It Was Said and the acclaimed podcast Hope,Through History, join together again on a daily series that guides listeners through critical moments in our history.

This week, something momentous happened. Whether or not it made the textbooks, it most certainly made history. Join the HISTORY This Week podcast as we turn back the clock to meet the people, visit the places and witness the moments that led us to where we are today.

Doug Metzger finished his Ph. D. in literature in 2011. His chief scholarly interest, following his dissertation work, continues to be 19th-century realism and postbellum American philosophy.

Meacham is an Episcopalian, and was chosen as Canon Historian of Washington National Cathedral in 2021.

Are podcasts a good way to learn history? Podcasts are a great way to absorb information through passive learning. This means all you have to do is sit back and listen to take in knowledge about important people and events throughout history.

HistoryExtra podcast episodes are released six times a week, featuring interviews with notable historians on topics spanning ancient history through to recent British to American events. Episodes feature history stories and perspectives on everything from crusading knights to Tudor monarchs and the D-Day landings.

Literature allows a person to step back in time and learn about life on Earth from the ones who walked before us. We can gather a better understanding of culture and have a greater appreciation of them. We learn through the ways history is recorded, in the forms of manuscripts and through speech itself.

The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces.

The Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States and one Midwestern state, the state of Missouri, all of in which socially conservative Protestant Christianity plays a strong role in society. Church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's average.

Unity is positive, practical Christianity. It teaches the practical application in everyday life of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ, as interpreted in the light of modern-day experience by Unity and the Association of Unity Churches.

Benefits of Listening to Podcasts

• they can make you feel less alone.
• they can offer you an easy way to relax.
• they can offer an accessible way to learn new things.
• they can help reduce screen time.
• they can make you feel happier.
• they can help you become a better listener.
• they can be an easy source of entertainment.

Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of podcasts in education.

• Increases Engagement.
• Strengthens Listening and Comprehension Skills.
• Encourages Learning on the Go.
• Offers a New Way for Students to Interact With Media.
• Helps Students Overcome Learning Challenges.
• Inspires People to Work Harder.