Show 41 - Thor's Angels

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:52:11 PST

What started as a standard podcast episode morphed into an audio book on what used to be called "The Dark Ages" in Europe. Dan gets into many areas he should probably avoid...Gods, Germans, bikers, Jesus...

Show 40 - (BLITZ) Radical Thoughts

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:57:12 PST

Using the two 20th Century "Red Scare" eras as case studies, Dan looks at the fear that can be generated by potentially dangerous ideas and examines the way such powerful mass emotions can cloud human judgment.

Show 39 - Death Throes of the Republic VI

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:16:24 PST

In a massive finish to the "Dan Carlin version" of the fall of the Roman Republic, conspiracies, civil wars, beatniks of antiquity and a guy named Caesar figure prominently. Virtually everyone dies.

Show 38 - Death Throes of the Republic V

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:56:16 PST

The last great generation of the Roman Republic emerges from the historical mists. The dynamic between Caesar, Cato, Cicero, Crassus and Pompey forms the axis around which the rest of this tale revolves.

Show 37 - Death Throes of the Republic IV

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:38:59 PST

Sulla returns to Rome to show the Republic what REAL political violence looks like. Civil war and deadly partisan payback will pave the way for reforms pushed at sword point. Lots of heads will roll...literally.

Show 36 - Death Throes of the Republic III

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:11:59 PST

Rome's political violence expands in intensity from riots and assassinations to outright war as the hyper-ambitious generals Marius and Sulla tear the Republic and its constitution apart vying for power and glory.

Show 35 - Death Throes of the Republic II

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:43:11 PST

Disaster threatens the Republic, but the cure might be worse than the disease. "The Dan Carlin version" of this story continues with ambition-addict Marius dominating the story and Plutarch dominating the sources.

Show 34 - Death Throes of the Republic I

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:58:31 PST

The wars which elevate Rome to superpower status also sow the seed for the downfall of its political system. Money, slaves, ambition, political stalemate and class warfare prove to be a toxic, bloody mix.

Show 33 - (BLITZ) Old School Toughness

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:56:36 PST

Does the toughness of peoples play any role in history? How can historians deal with such an amorphous human quality? Historiography, boxing, barbarians, philosophy and wisdom are among the subjects touched upon.

Show 32 - Globalization Unto Death

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:26:21 PST

Ferdinand Magellan is the lead character in this episode about the collision between the Old and New worlds and what Dan calls "Globalization 1.0". It is also full of controversy!