Why Wasn’t There a Scientific Revolution Under the Romans?
Scientific progress has moved steadily forward across much of the world for centuries, with few examples of abatement. The Scientific Revolution is often considered to have begun at Copernicus's 1543 ...
24 Elo 201711min
What if the Nazis Had Won World War Two?
This episode is fifth in our Alternate History Week series, where I look at famous books of alternate history and discuss why I think their alternate timelines aren't plausible. The Man in the High Ca...
23 Elo 201715min
If I Were Sent Back in Time to the Roman Empire, How Would I Take Over?
This episode is fourth in our Alternate History Week series, where I look at famous books of alternate history and discuss why I think their alternate timelines aren't plausible. Lest Darkness Fall, w...
22 Elo 201710min
A Vietnam POW’s Story of 6 Years in the Hanoi Hilton — Amy Shively Hawk
A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. -Joseph Stalin When consider major historical events that involved millions of people— World War 2, the Great Depression, the Cold War—it'...
21 Elo 20171h 6min
What if Byzantium Had Never Fallen?
This episode is third in our Alternate History Week series, where I look at famous books of alternate history and discuss why I think their alternate timelines aren't plausible. Today's book is Harry ...
18 Elo 201711min
What if China Had Discovered the New World?
This episode is second in our Alternate History Week series, where I look at famous books of alternate history and discuss why I think their alternate timelines aren't plausible. Today's book is Kim S...
17 Elo 201712min
Could One Marine Corps MEU Destroy the Entire Roman Army?
This episode is the first of a five-part series in our Alternate History Week—our version of Shark Week, if you will. We are looking at famous books of alternate history, and I'm discussing why I thin...
16 Elo 201710min
The Bronze Age Collapse of 1177 BC: The Most Catastrophic Event in History
There was an event in history worse than World War I, worse than the Mongol invasions that killed 40 million, worse than the little Ice Age that triggered famines and rebellions across the medieval wo...
15 Elo 201710min
