246. Confucius Part 4 — Yang Hu's Wild Ride & Confucius' Rise
Yang Hu just doesn't know when to leave the story.In Part 4 of Confucius: The World That Created the Sage, Bernie and Dan finish the remarkable adventures of the rebellious retainer who briefly turned...
15 Sep 48min
What´s New In History - The Secret of Rome's Self-Repairing Concrete — Solved?
Some Roman concrete has been standing for nearly two millennia—and in certain environments, it seems to have gotten remarkably good at repairing its own cracks.How?Bernie and Garry Stevens from Histor...
9 Sep 23min
245. Confucius Part 3:The Pig, the Philosopher and the Rebel
Last time it was a cockfight. This time it's a pig.In Part 3 of Confucius: The World That Created the Sage, Bernie and Dan follow Confucius to the powerful state of Qi, where he finally gets the oppor...
1 Sep 45min
BeerParty Announcement
We are doing a beer meet and greet in Stockholm, Sweden, on september 25th together with Dan's Swedish history podcast. https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory/posts/fan-of-history-167291940This is a pod...
31 Aug 1min
244. Confucius Part 2: The Cockfight That Started a Civil War
History is full of conflicts that begin as cockfights between powerful men. This one started with an actual cockfight.In 517 BC, a dispute between two aristocratic households in Lu helped ignite a muc...
18 Aug 36min
What´s New In History: The Biblical Discovery That Has Archaeologists Arguing
Claims of newly deciphered inscriptions of King Hezekiah made headlines around the world. One called them one of the greatest biblical archaeological discoveries ever. Others urged caution, arguing th...
11 Aug 17min
243. Confucius: The World That Created the Sage Part 1— The Man Before the Philosopher
Confucius is one of history's most influential figures. But who was the man before he became the sage?This is the first episode in an ambitious multi-part series following the life of Confucius within...
4 Aug 44min
242. 490s BC China: The Partition of Jin Begins
The state of Jin stands at the height of its power—but beneath the surface, the balance of power is shifting.Bernie and Dan explore the growing dominance of Jin's great aristocratic clans, the weakeni...
21 Jul 35min
