Charlemagne's Dream
Today I sit down with medieval historian, James Palmer, and discuss his latest book: Charlemagne's Dream: The Rise and Fall of the Carolingian Empire. Today, the Carolingians are best known as the dyn...
6 Okt 54min
Flirting With Evil
Today I sit down with renowned historian of the Catholic Church, Ambrogio Caiani to discuss his most recent work: Flirting with Evil: The Catholic Church in the Age of Total War and Globalization. The...
6 Okt 48min
Episode 559: The Battle of Britain
In the summer of 1940, with continental Europe under Nazi occupation, Great Britain stood alone against the seemingly unstoppable German war machine. This episode chronicles the Battle of Britain, a h...
2 Okt 47min
Episode 558: NOT Like Last Time
The Phony Way ends abruptly in May 1940. It does not take long for the world to learn that this world war was NOT going to be like the previous one. Western Civ 2.0
25 Sep 43min
Episode 557: The First, Second World War
The Second World War does not begin everywhere on September 1, 1939. In fact, in Asia, it's already been raging for two years. Today, we explore that story and see how the machine toward Pearl Harbor ...
18 Sep 31min
Episode 556: The Twenty Years' Armistice
There is an argument that there are not two world wars. Just one with a twenty-year pause. Today I explore that idea as we break down the beginning of World War Two in Europe and evaluate what is the ...
11 Sep 50min
Blood Dawn: World War II and the Making of Modern Asia
Today I sit down with historian Hans van de Ven and discuss his latest book: Blood Dawn: World War II and the Making of Modern Asia.Drawing on deep archival research across continents, historian Hans ...
8 Sep 56min
Episode 555: Muddling Through
For the last two weeks, we have been focused on Europe and Asia, but now we come back to the United States. While Hitler has assumed power in Germany and while Japan expands into Manchuria, most Ameri...
4 Sep 45min
