PBS Origins
PBS Origins is the home of history shows from PBS Digital Studios. Subscribe to dive into inclusive, intersectional history content that helps us understand one another more deeply.
Our shows:
Rogue History: Hosted by Joel Cook, Rogue History shakes the dust off the history books to unravel myths and discover fresh perspectives about outlaws, outcasts, and rogues.
In the Margins: Hosted by Harini Bhat (@tilscience), In the Margins covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure tales that offer unique insights.
A People's History of Native America: Host Tai Leclaire explores the current social climate in Native America and the factors that have shaped contemporary circumstances.
Origin of Everything: A show about under-told history and culture hosted by Danielle Bainbridge that challenges our assumptions.
Historian’s Take: Co-hosted by Dolly Li, Adrian De Leon, and Danielle Bainbridge, Historian's Take unpacks iconic moments in media and analyzes their impact.
The Thanksgiving Story They Don't Teach You About
The Hidden Black Society They Don’t Teach You About
The Founding Father They Don't Teach You About
The American Plague They Don’t Teach You About
The Colonial Mean Girl Who Almost Ended America
The Slavery Lawsuits They Didn't Teach You In School
Why Early America Needed This Unhinged Hero
How America Decided Who Gets Water And Who Doesn’t
How This State Became America's Dumping Ground
The Disturbing History of America's Highways
Is Now (Finally) The Time To Make Weekends Longer?
Why Did Black Soldiers Fight for the British in the Revolutionary War?
What Does it Mean to be a Federally Recognized Tribe?
Can Felons Vote in the U.S.? It's Complicated.
Why Don’t Women Play Baseball?
The Trans Computer Pioneer Erased From History
The Truth about Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
A Boycott Needs These 3 Things to Work
The Black Explorer Erased From History
Who can Identify as a Native American?
Why Was Utah The First Territory for *Women to Vote In?
Tuskegee: Where a Hospital Became a Battleground
The Part of National Park History They Don't Tell You
Do Disabled People Really Have The Same Rights?
How A Supreme Court Case Redefined Whiteness
How a Dubious Olympic Bid Nearly Destroyed this Japantown
The Longest Student Strike in History
Native American Food Sovereignty, Explained
How did this rural town become a stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit?
How Activists Changed American Healthcare