Did I End My Early Modern Series in the Right Place? Interview with Keith Pluymers
How do we tell when one period ends and another begins? What are the fundamental characteristics of the early modern period? My dear friend (and friend of the show!) Keith Pluymers, assistant professo...
18 Jun 202056min
The Globalization of the Year 1000: Interview with Professor Valerie Hansen
Around the year 1000, merchants, explorers, and missionaries linked the world together from Newfoundland to China. Trade goods, people, and above all ideas flowed across a rich assortment of routes, c...
11 Jun 202035min
Alaric, the Goths, and the Sack of Rome: Interview with Professor Douglas Boin
Alaric was one of the most famous barbarians of antiquity, and yet we know little about him - or at least, we knew very little, until Douglas Boin's excellent new book came out. It's entitled Alaric t...
4 Jun 202043min
John Maynard Keynes and His Legacies: Interview with Author and Journalist Zach Carter
John Maynard Keynes was one of the most important figures of the 20th century, creating the economic structures and ideas that defined the Second World War and its aftermath. I spoke with Zach Carter,...
28 Mai 202046min
Malta, Lepanto, and the End of an Era
We reach the epic conclusion of our series on the early modern period with the Great Siege of Malta and the Battle of Lepanto.Listen ad-free on Wondery+ hereSupport us by supporting our sponsors!See P...
14 Mai 202049min
The Battle for the Mediterranean
For much of the 16th century, the Habsburgs of Spain and the Ottoman Empire waged an epic conflict for control over the Mediterranean. Follow along with two composite characters, a Barbary corsair and...
7 Mai 202048min
Charles V and the Failure of Empire
Charles V controlled more of Europe than any ruler in centuries, with resources other monarchs could only dream of. But that was never enough to give the Holy Roman Emperor more than a momentary victo...
30 Apr 202053min
Mike Duncan on Pandemics, Revolutions, and COVID-19
DISCLAIMER: If you do not think that this pandemic is a big deal; if you do not want to hear our personal political views; if you don’t care about present-day politics; if you think that this will som...
23 Apr 20201h 16min
