The new season of the History Unloaded podcast premiered on September 10, with new episodes released every Wednesday on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
I co-host History Unloaded with Danny Michael, Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum. Produced in affiliation with Wyoming Public Media, the podcast examines firearms history through both scholarly and more accessible lenses. While rooted in academic research, Danny and I take an informal and unconventional approach to discussing these topics, keeping conversations approachable while still engaging deeply with historical evidence and interpretation.
The new season continues the podcast’s commitment to examining both well-known and overlooked aspects of firearms history. Episodes will address themes such as technological innovation, the influence of individual inventors, the global spread of firearms design, and the broader cultural and legal frameworks in which firearms exist. In doing so, the podcast highlights not only the material history of firearms but also their significance within larger narratives of politics, identity, and society.
This premiere episode provides an update on what we have been working on since the last season and sets the stage for what is to come. Future episodes will range from highlighting lesser-known designers who deserve more recognition to critically reexamining those who, in some cases, have received more credit than their contributions warrant.
Listeners can catch up on previous seasons and follow the new episodes via our Podbean page, as well as through their preferred streaming platform.
Although this announcement appears on the Firearms Research Center’s Forum, it is important to note that the podcast is independent from my work at the FRC.