Empire Podcast
Ranked 7 of 7 history podcasts by recommenders
Listeners recommend it for well-made history episodes on the British Empire and other topics, described as light, informative and non-boring.
Listeners recommend it for well-made history episodes on the British Empire and other topics, described as light, informative and non-boring.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well-made episodes and series
“I strongly recommend you listen to the episodes of the Empire podcast that cover the British Empire”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry” “has recently finished a rather good series on Meir Kahane”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “He was called a 'terrorist sympathizer.' Now his AI company is valued at $3B” Recommended for history listeners
“There are so many good podcasts for this.”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Those who can, teach history” “you would love the Empire Podcast”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “An Englishwoman who sketched India before photography took hold”
Other history podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other history podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall of Civilizations podcast | 20 | 1 | 95% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Rest Is History podcast | 14 | 1 | 93% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Hardcore History by Dan Carlin | 13 | 1 | 93% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Revolutions Podcast by Mike Duncan | 12 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Empire PodcastThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Its one of those light, informative, non-boring podcasts”
“you would love the Empire Podcast”
“There are so many good podcasts for this.”
“has recently finished a rather good series on Meir Kahane”
“I strongly recommend you listen to the episodes of the Empire podcast that cover the British Empire”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.