The Best Conversation About History You’ve Ever Heard - Dominic Sandbrook
TRIGGERnometry24 Aug 2025

The Best Conversation About History You’ve Ever Heard - Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook is a British historian, author, and broadcaster known for his vivid storytelling and deep dives into modern British history. He co-hosts The Rest is History podcast with Tom Holland. Triggernometry is proudly independent. Thanks to the sponsors below for making that possible: - Superpower: Test 100+ biomarkers. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. Click https://superpower.com - Sponsor: Qualia Senolytic. Go to https://Qualialife.com/TRIG for up to 50% off and use code TRIG at checkout for an additional 15% off - Augusta Precious Metals: Protect Your Retirement with Physical Gold. Rated #1. Click to learn more: https://bit.ly/triggergold - SPONSOR: Masa Chips! https://masachips.com/trigger and use code TRIGGER for 25% off your first order. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 07:34 We Have Lost A Sense Of The Tragic 16:59 How People Talk About The British Empire 31:20 We All Have Different Views On History Changing Figures 39:48 Talking About People And Events In History As Being Evil 57:22 Hitler Being Seen As The Most Evil Person That Ever Lived 01:06:17 Does The State Of The Country Concern You? 01:12:40 Human Nature Is What It Is 01:19:44 What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Really Should Be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Vladimir Hernandez on Venezuela, Mexico and the War on Drugs

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Zuby on Positive Rap, Identifying as a Woman and White Privilege

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India Willoughby on Being Trans, Trans Athletes and Women's Spaces

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Geoffrey Miller on Sex Differences, Masculinity & Political Polarisation

Geoffrey Miller on Sex Differences, Masculinity & Political Polarisation

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Fin Taylor on Offensive Comedy, Free Speech and Count Dankula

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Sir John Curtice on What the Polls Tell Us About Brexit

Sir John Curtice on What the Polls Tell Us About Brexit

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24 Mar 20191h 9min

Katharine Birbalsingh on the Failure of Progressive Education

Katharine Birbalsingh on the Failure of Progressive Education

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Peter Hitchens on Crime, Immigration, Cannabis & the Left

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