Episode 543: The Roots of Revolution
The Russian Revolution did not come out of nowhere. It was not merely the result of World War One. Its legacy is long. Today, we go all the way back to the abolition of serfdom and hit the main events...
3 Jul 35min
Episode 542: Meat Grinder
1916 is one of the most depressing years in human history and today we're covering it. This is the year that makes World War One the horror it is. This is the year of Verdun, of the Somme, and of coun...
26 Jun 47min
Episode 541: Stalemate
The western front grinds to a slow halt, despite the best efforts of the generals on both sides who appear to be overly committed to killing their own men in pointless offensives... Across the pond, A...
19 Jun 50min
Episode 540: Tannenberg
The Eastern Front in World War One is often overlooked. But, even beyond the Battle of Tannenberg, the Eastern Front is critical not only in understanding the outcome of the war but the 20th century a...
12 Jun 48min
Children of Abraham: The 1,400-Year History of Jewish–Muslim Relations
In this bonus, author interview, I sit down with Marc Baer and discuss his latest book: Children of Abraham: The 1,400-Year History of Jewish–Muslim Relations. Today, the dominant narrative of the rel...
10 Jun 44min
Western Civ 2.0: Trajan (Part Four)
This is a bonus look at what I do on our other feed: Western Civ 2.0. The feed covers similar topics compared to this one but in much greater detail. The number one way you can continue to support the...
10 Jun 1h 53min
Episode 539: The Miracle at the Marne
Germany nearly won World War One in the first six weeks, just as it planned. Nearly.But it turns out that timetables are a heck of a lot easier to work out on paper than in real life....Western Civ 2....
5 Jun 28min
Episode 538: The Spark
Somehow, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, throws the entire world into war. Of course, it was not an accident. The alliance systems, the militarism, the nati...
29 Mai 36min
