Episode 87: They Thought They Were Free
Shortly after the end of World War II, journalist Milton Mayer visited an ordinary town in West Germany to live with and interview former civilians of Nazi Germany. His goal was to answer some deep qu...
1 Feb 202142min
Episode 86: The Fate of Rome Part III-The Crisis of the Third Century
Much has been made of the great Roman crisis of the 200's AD. Civil war, political strife, economic dysfunction, and the collapse of the frontier system were just a few of the major problems that thre...
11 Jan 202142min
Episode 85: The Fate of Rome Part II-The Antonine Plague
The Roman Empire during the Pax Romana was in many ways a golden age of ancient commerce, urbanization, and connectivity. But the same things that made the empire great also made the empire vulnerable...
21 Dec 202042min
Episode 84: The Fate of Rome Part I-Climate Change and the Roman Empire
The fall of the Roman Empire is one of the great stories in all of history. Wars, political turmoil, barbarian invasions, moral decay, and economic decline are often some of the reasons given as the c...
30 Nov 202050min
BONUS: On Bullshit
Happy Thanksgiving everybody, here's a bonus episode I put out on the Patreon bonus feed a few months ago. Hopefully you find it useful. Bullshit is one of those concepts that is difficult to define,...
25 Nov 202030min
Episode 83: China Tripping Part III-Informal History
When we think of the historical process, we often think of archives, books, libraries, primary sources, and journals. And we should. But sometimes there is a useful element to informal history-the int...
9 Nov 202026min
Episode 82: China Tripping Part II-Scars of the Past
When deadly and traumatic historical events transpire, there is usually plenty of attention paid to these important events. But less often studied is the scars and ripples of sadness that emanate in t...
19 Okt 202022min
Episode 81: China Tripping Part I-Ordinary History
History is the study of the past. Oftentimes we tend to forget that history still existed and is worth studying during times that wouldn't be considered earth-shattering or momentous. Could the study ...
28 Sep 202032min
