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Welcome to Trapped History, where we tell the stories of the forgotten – of people who have been ignored by the history we’ve been taught in school.

It’s history for the curious, it’s grown-up history, complex difficult history. It’s history for you.

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This month, we’ve been shortlisted as finalists in three (count them, three) podcast awards.

And we’ve just heard that we’re a winner – silver medallists in America’s prestigious Signal Awards for best indie podcast.

Image showing three nominations for the Trapped History podcast in 2025: a purple and black poster for the Signal Awards, a blue certificate for Independent Podcast Awards, and a purple card indicating a finalist in the Lovie Awards.

We couldn’t be prouder of this, especially as we were the only British finalist in a high-end field. And it’s real proof that we’re doing the right thing: crafting stories which you – our supporters, subscribers and listeners – want to hear.

So thank you for sticking with us. It means the world to us.

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“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them”

James Baldwin

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