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Mon, 22 Apr 2013
Show 48 - Prophets of Doom
Description And Show NotesMon, 22 Apr 2013 - 04:28:01 minutes - 258.13mb
Murderous millennial preachers and prophets take over the German city of Munster after Martin Luther unleashes a Pandora's Box of religious anarchy with the Protestant Reformation.
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013
Show 47 - Wrath of the Khans V
Description And Show NotesSun, 13 Jan 2013 - 02:06:52 minutes - 122.63mb
Succession issues weaken the Mongol Empire as the grandchildren of Genghis Khan fight over their imperial inheritance. This doesn't stop them from dealing out pain, suffering, and ironically good governance while doing so.
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Tue, 13 Nov 2012
Show 46 - Wrath of the Khans IV
Description And Show NotesTue, 13 Nov 2012 - 01:31:19 minutes - 88.50mb
The death of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, should have slowed the momentum of Mongol conquests, but instead it accelerated it. This time though, all of Europe is on the Mongol hit list.
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Sun, 23 Sep 2012
Show 45 - Wrath of the Khans III
Description And Show NotesSun, 23 Sep 2012 - 01:28:24 minutes - 85.30mb
The expansion of Genghis Khan's conquests continue, with locations as far apart as Europe and China feeling the bloody effects of Mongol warfare and retribution. Can anything halt the carnage?
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Tue, 31 Jul 2012
Show 44 - Wrath of the Khans II
Description And Show NotesTue, 31 Jul 2012 - 01:35:10 minutes - 103.19mb
The Mongol leader Genghis Khan displays an unmatched level of strategic genius while moving against both Northern China and the Eastern Islamic world. Both civilizations are left stunned and millions are slaughtered.
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Wed, 13 Jun 2012
Show 43 - Wrath of the Khans I
Description And Show NotesWed, 13 Jun 2012 - 01:47:02 minutes - 103.19mb
In one of the most violent outbursts in history a little-known tribe of Eurasian nomads breaks upon the great societies of the Old World like a human tsunami. It may have ushered in the modern era, but at what cost?
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Sat, 31 Mar 2012
Show 42 - (BLITZ) Logical Insanity
Description And Show NotesSat, 31 Mar 2012 - 02:28:49 minutes - 107.58mb
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.
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Thu, 19 Jan 2012
Show 41 - Thor's Angels
Description And Show NotesThu, 19 Jan 2012 - 04:06:00 minutes - 236.60mb
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...
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Wed, 12 Oct 2011
Show 40 - (BLITZ) Radical Thoughts
Description And Show NotesWed, 12 Oct 2011 - 02:37:38 minutes - 113.50mb
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.
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Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Show 39 - Death Throes of the Republic VI
Description And Show NotesWed, 29 Jun 2011 - 05:25:32 minutes - 312.57mb
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.
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Thu, 31 Mar 2011
Show 38 - Death Throes of the Republic V
Description And Show NotesThu, 31 Mar 2011 - 01:25:51 minutes - 103.08mb
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.
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Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Show 37 - Death Throes of the Republic IV
Description And Show NotesThu, 27 Jan 2011 - 01:25:03 minutes - 102.11mb
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.
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Sat, 30 Oct 2010
Show 36 - Death Throes of the Republic III
Description And Show NotesSat, 30 Oct 2010 - 01:37:44 minutes - 93.92mb
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.
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Sun, 29 Aug 2010
Show 35 - Death Throes of the Republic II
Description And Show NotesSun, 29 Aug 2010 - 01:35:15 minutes - 91.50mb
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.
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Sun, 27 Jun 2010
Show 34 - Death Throes of the Republic I
Description And Show NotesSun, 27 Jun 2010 - 01:22:22 minutes - 79.13mb
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.
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Tue, 27 Apr 2010
Show 33 - (BLITZ) Old School Toughness
Description And Show NotesTue, 27 Apr 2010 - 01:01:50 minutes - 44.52mb
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.
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Sat, 27 Feb 2010
Show 32 - Globalization Unto Death
Description And Show NotesSat, 27 Feb 2010 - 01:31:04 minutes - 65.63mb
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!
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