20 Best Cultural Heritage Podcasts of 2021

3 years ago

Are you wanting to learn more about cultural heritage ? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best cultural heritage podcasts of 2021.

We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.

We are always keen to hear your feedback, if we have missed a podcast, tweet us @MagazineWelp and we will check it out!

Best Cultural Heritage Podcasts 2021

With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.

Mississippi Moments Podcast

  • Publisher: USM Center for Oral History
  • Total Episodes: 571

Mississippi Moments, a weekly radio program airing on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, is a partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and MPB.

World History Encyclopedia

  • Publisher: World History Encyclopedia
  • Total Episodes: 123

We are a non-profit organization publishing the world’s most-read history encyclopedia. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Subscribe to our Podcast: SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSoundcloud

The Selvedge Podcast

  • Publisher: selvedge
  • Total Episodes: 5

Join me Polly Leonard, the founder and editor of Selvedge magazine as I interview artists, designers, NGOs, co-operatives, collectors and just about anyone who wears clothes to find sustainable textiles that celebrate cultural identity, diversity and the heritage of humanity.

Catholic Heritage with Dr. Italy

  • Publisher: Marcellino D’Ambrosio
  • Total Episodes: 195

Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Church historian, speaker, and author, delivers highly interesting and engaging reflections on Catholic tradition, teaching, and cultural heritage. Find out more about his ministry and discover countless free Catholic resources at www.dritaly.com.

Hong Kong Heritage

  • Publisher: RTHK.HK
  • Total Episodes: 983

                                              Annemarie Evans explores Hong Kong and digs up many aspects of our social, cultural, architectural and artistic heritage. Catch it live: Saturdays 7:30am – 8:00am, first broadcast Sundays 6:15pm – 6:45pm, repeat broadcast Podcast: Weekly update and available after its first broadcast.  ************************* If you would like to share your story or idea with us, please contact us at [email protected] *************************

Fun with Bells

  • Publisher: Cathy Booth
  • Total Episodes: 39

Are you intrigued to know who rings bells, how and why? If so, listen to Cathy Booth, the non-ringing wife of a ringer, as she interviews ringers to find out. What others have said about this podcast: “Fantastic insight into learning to ring. I’d recommend this podcast” “I like the mix of topics” “A brilliant snapshot of our cultural heritage”.

Real College Podcast

  • Publisher: Radio K (KUOM) University of Minnesota
  • Total Episodes: 177

Real College Podcast is a 30-ish minute podcast focusing on artistic and cultural events and trends happening in the Twin Cities. Harnessing the creative capital of Minnesota’s next generation of innovators, historians, entrepreneurs and creative and told through first person storytelling and reporting and delivered instantly through any internet connection anywhere. Real College Podcast reflects the varied layers of Minnesota’s rich artistic and cultural history; providing a lifetime’s worth of ideas, narratives, arts and music to all points in the North Star state. Real College Podcast will ensure access to Minnesota’s artistic resources regardless of income or mobility and provide a voice for Minnesota’s artistic and cultural communities while interweaving histories from a rich tapestry of ages, ethnicities and abilities. The Real College Podcast is a 30-ish minute podcast focusing on artistic and cultural events and trends happening in the Twin Cities. Harnessing the creative capital of Minnesota’s next generation of innovators, historians, entrepreneurs and creative and told through first person storytelling and reporting and delivered instantly through any internet connection anywhere. The Real College Podcast reflects the varied layers of Minnesota’s rich artistic and cultural history; providing a lifetime’s worth of ideas, narratives, arts and music to all points in the North Star state. Real College Podcast will ensure access to Minnesota’s artistic resources regardless of income or mobility and provide a voice for Minnesota’s artistic and cultural communities while interweaving histories from a rich tapestry of ages, ethnicities and abilities. Support comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Heritage Unbounded

  • Publisher: Cultural Heritage Management, Advanced Academic Programs, Johns Hopkins Uni
  • Total Episodes: 8

Explore Global Heritage Issues: No Borders, Just Microphones Join your host, Dr. Sarah Chicone, Director of Johns Hopkins University’s Cultural Heritage Management graduate program, as she helps us keep our finger on the pulse of heritage in our changing world. Meet leading heritage professionals in the field and listen as they discuss the biggest challenges and accomplishments of heritage today.

Stories from Palestine

  • Publisher: Kristel
  • Total Episodes: 37

Listen to lively stories and inspiring interviews about the history and cultural heritage of Palestine and the ongoing Palestinian struggle for justice and equality. Every Monday a new episode. Subscribe to the mailing list for a weekly update so you never miss an episode. All social media links (facebook, instagram and youtube) and to subscribe to the mail chimp are in one place, easy, on the website www.storiesfrompalestine.info The music for this podcast was made by Zaid Hilal, Palestinian musician, you can find him on Soundcloud, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram.

Blues Unlimited – The Radio Show

  • Publisher: Sleepy Boy Hawkins
  • Total Episodes: 27

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of the Blues, and its history, heritage, and rich cultural traditions.

Givens Foundation | Black Market Reads

  • Publisher: The Givens Foundation for African American Literature
  • Total Episodes: 57

Black Market Reads is a menu for Black literary consumption and all of its spin-offs. Featuring Black artists who love to read and write and engage in arts and culture. PRODUCER: The Givens Foundation for African American Literature PRODUCTION SERVICES: iDream.tv MUSIC: Sarah White – Through People [M¥K Remix] BMR is made possible through the generous support of our individual donors, Target Foundation, and the voters of Minnesota, through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Jack Dappa Blues Podcast

  • Publisher: Jack Dappa Blues
  • Total Episodes: 66

Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation is a focal point for the research, archiving and raising awareness of African American Traditional Music and the Black Experience!! Our Podcast provides intellectual conversations, historical facts, and vital coverage of the African American experience that’s been shaped by our community as we work toward a more diverse media outlet, using broadcast journalism, film, and multimedia production to produce exciting, meaningful and historically accurate content that raises cultural and ethnic awareness of African American Traditional Music. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jackdappabluespodcast/support

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

  • Publisher: Minnesota Native News
  • Total Episodes: 106

In Native Lights, people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce – a.k.a. Minnesota – tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community. These are stories of joy, strength, history, and change from Native people who are shaping the future and honoring those who came before them. Native Lights is also a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities. Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at https://minnesotanativenews.org/

Culture Study

  • Publisher: Tailored Heritage
  • Total Episodes: 16

Hosted by Umar Issa of Tailored Heritage, these long-form conversations explore the diverse stories of cultural movers and shakers. We hear from a variety of individuals – from photographers and athletes to founders and company executives – and they all have powerful stories to share. The goal of this podcast is simple: to learn from those who inspire us and to share our findings with the world. We hope you enjoy it! Please subscribe, rate, and share our work. To keep up to date with us, follow us on Instagram (@tailoredheritage) and check out our website (www.tailoredheritage.com). Peace!

The Latin American History Podcast

  • Publisher: Max Serjeant
  • Total Episodes: 63

The Latin American History Podcast aims to tell the story of Spanish and Portuguese America from its very beginnings up until the present day. Latin America’s history is home to some of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of adventure and exploration, and this podcast will tell these stories in all their glory. It will examine colonial society, slavery, and what life was like for the region’s inhabitants during this period. We will look at what caused the wars of independence, how they were won, and what Latin America looked like afterwards. The region’s twentieth century history was marked by extremes – in political ideas, in levels of wealth, and in cultural expression. It was a time of guerrillas, dictators, death squads, powerful corporations, and turmoil. The cold war was played out in extreme here – although filtered through the legacy of colonialism and the region’s own unique heritage. All this and more make Latin American history a fascinating story, and one worth telling. Join me on this podcast as I set about doing so.

House Stories

  • Publisher: Sydney Opera House
  • Total Episodes: 5

Uncover fascinating stories of the Opera House’s rich cultural heritage and design legacy in our new podcast series exploring the building as a work of art, the artwork within it, as well as the decade of renewal and how we are transforming our icon for the 21st century and future generations.

Beyond Charminar

  • Publisher: Suno India
  • Total Episodes: 21

Picnic in Golconda fort, shopping in Charminar- just some of the many memories that every child growing up in Hyderabad makes. With grandiose forts & majestic monuments, these historical places are just some of the few symbols of Hyderabad. But even with 428 years of history, why is Hyderabad’s rich history often ignored in textbooks? Why is there apathy and little interest in protecting these structures and the culture around it? Beyond Charminar is our ode to this city. History aficionado and pucca Hyderabadi at heart Yunus Lasania, aka “That Hyderabadi Boy” will bring-to-you incredible stories of Hyderabad history and it’s rich multi-cultural heritage.

High Street Tales

  • Publisher: Historic England
  • Total Episodes: 9

Welcome to High Street Tales. A Historic England podcast. Starting in Autumn 2020, specially commissioned writers on seven high streets across England began work on High Street Tales: a new storytelling initiative by Historic England to uncover the hidden histories and celebrate the everyday magic of the high street. Working both online and offline where they could, they spoke with local people to uncover memories, reflections, personal histories and local legends on and around the high street. What emerged was a set of modern High Street Tales which explore the connection between history, memory and place and paint a vivid portrait of the high street. High Street Tales is part of Historic England’s high street cultural programme; four years of nationwide cultural activity helping to make high streets more attractive, engaging and vibrant places for people to live, work and spend time. The programme is run by Historic England, in partnership with Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. For more information go to HistoricEngland.org.uk/highstreettales or follow us on social @HistoricEngland or by using the hashtag #HighStreetTales.

Travelling Through… London, the world and life.

  • Publisher: travellingthrough
  • Total Episodes: 39

Emma Carmichael hosts people from a melting pot of cultures, travelling through London, the world and life. Her guests are authors, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, Londoners, photographers and book lovers from all around the world. Many walked through the doors of Emma’s Travelling Through bookshop cafe-bar in London’s Waterloo until it closed in June 2019 – and some have known Emma through her multi-faceted life as a traveller, cultural heritage surveyor, continental European work, Balkan wanderer, bookseller, barista, bartender and now podcaster/author. It’s the ordinary folk (like you and I) our relatable stories and views about London, the world and life that they have shared with Emma and now she’s re-connecting with them to re-capture their views to share with the world.

Gaia House: dharma talks and meditation instruction

  • Publisher: via dharmaseed.org
  • Total Episodes: 104

Gaia House is a meditation retreat centre offering silent meditation retreats in the Buddhist tradition. We warmly welcome people of every age, ethnicity, cultural heritage and religious background, socio-economic group, sexual orientation and gender identity, and we are actively working to investigate and remove barriers to inclusion. Join us in to explore the teachings of the Buddha, guided by experienced Dharma teachers from all over the world.

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