Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
By Dan Carlin
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Podcast Description
In "Hardcore History" the very unconventional Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", outside-the-box way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This is a difficult-to-classify show that has a rather sharp edge. It's not for everyone. But the innovative style and approach has made "Dan Carlin's Hardcore History" a New Media hit.
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Show 42 - (BLITZ) Logical Insanity | After many listener requests, Dan examines the issue of the morality of dropping the Atomic Bombs in the Second World War. As usual, he does so in his own unique, unexpected way. | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 41 - Thor's Angels | 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... | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 40 - (BLITZ) Radical Thoughts | 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. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 39 - Death Throes of the Republic VI | 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. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 38 - Death Throes of the Republic V | 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. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 37 - Death Throes of the Republic IV | 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. | 1/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 36 - Death Throes of the Republic III | 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. | 10/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 35 - Death Throes of the Republic II | 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. | 8/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 34 - Death Throes of the Republic I | 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. | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 33 - (BLITZ) Old School Toughness | 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. | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Show 32 - Globalization Unto Death | 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! | 2/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Simply the best history podcast
As an avid student of history and folklore, I have listened to most of the history podcasts on iTunes, but am usually disapointed by the quality and content. Dan Carlin, however, has done a masterful job of creating an enthralling and extremely informative podcast. Many history podcasts sound like they are simply read from a book or are scattered and incoherent, but Dan sounds as though he is actually having a conversation (albeit a very Socratic one) with the listener. Not only does he give a passionate and accurate account of the facts, but aslo provides valuable and intriguing insight, focusing on trying to make the listener understand the contemporary perspective as well as the historical. This is simply the best history podcast on iTunes and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Why didn't they teach history like this in school?
Why didn't they teach history like this in school? Carlin makes the story relevant and meaningful like I've never heard or read. I'm not a history buff or generally even been that interested. This is way different. Check it out...
A new twist on an old subject
After only two shows, its hard to judge how this new venture will turn out for Dan Carlin. I was never a history buff in school, but have come to realize how important knowing history is to avoiding the same mistakes in the future. In the process, I've discovered that I enjoy learning about history quite a bit, especially as it applies to my world today. This show offers a look a historical events and periods from the mind of a war hawk history major, who likes to turn conventional thinking upside down - and who likes to get you thinking and debating about the subject of the day. So far, I'm enjoying the heck out of it!
