We Didn't Start the Fire: The History Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I’m a huge fan of Katie Puckrik and came for her (shout out to her legendary fragrance reviews), and I stayed for the amazing slices of history in each episode. I’m starting from the beginning and still have quite a lot way to go, but I think the two hosts balance each other beautifully, they have wonderful, intelligent guests, and they bring a consequential cast of characters and events to life, educating me at every turn on figures in history I often knew little about. Well done!

I’m late to the party on this one, but recently listened to the whole thing. Its strength is the expertise of the guests they have on for each subject. I couldn’t have cared less about some of the subjects before listening to those episodes, but they never failed to make the topic interesting.

What a great way to get dollops of history while enjoying Billy Joels music. After each episode i go to you tube and watch the musuc video. But the history is tremendous, totally eclectic but all strung together around the lyrics.

So a lot of people have pointed out the political commentary and opinions that seem out of place. I’m not of the same political ilk as Katie and Tom, but it’s their show - I’m not threatened by their opinions and I hope we always live in a world where one’s opinion can be expressed without retaliation.

In the end, you’ll learn something, be entertained and it’s a lot of fun. Well put together - give it a go!

I enjoy the historical aspects of the show, but I have a hard time with all the personal political comments. I realize that some of the song lyrics are political topics, but not everything has to be a personal commentary on former US Presidents and your feelings about them. I would give 5 stars, but those are my reasons why I can’t.