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HistoryPodcast episode ideas for history shows
Five ideas you can record this week, plus an outline for the first idea.
01
Tell the story behind a street name in your town
02
Take one ordinary object, like a fork, and trace how it reached your table
03
Cover a forgotten person who was in the room for a famous event
04
Compare how two countries teach the same war
05
Read a real letter from the period and explain what's between the lines
Outline: Tell the story behind a street name in your town
- Cold open (30 sec): a one line hook from the most surprising part of the episode
- Intro (1 min): who this episode is for and what they'll leave with
- Part 1: set the scene. Tell the story behind a street name in your town
- Part 2: the main point, with one concrete example from you or your guest
- Part 3: what listeners can take away or try this week
- Close: one question for listeners to reply with, and a preview of next week
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