I love No Dogs In Space, specifically for the way they describe an era thru a few episodes focusing on one band, and also describe that bands history and how it was meaningful/impactful. The chatting is cute, but not a must.
I also love Tides Of History.
If you’re already into tides, which is great, you might enjoy “fall of civilizations” on YouTube. It’s about the lived experiences of those in the final days of a collapse. It has similarly high production value and vignette quality. Anything with Mike Duncan is also great.
If you can handle brain worms, there’s also that Italian guy that’s friends with Carlin. I quit more episodes than I finish, but his latest series on killing Mussolini has me tempted to give him a fair shake (again, there aren’t enough actual historians with podcasts so I keep coming back).