Episode 76: Learning to Be You
Personal identity and the self are major concepts of historical and philosophical study. But applying these concepts to others IS history. It's a major purpose of what we do. This episode discusses th...
15 Juni 202022min
Episode 75: Against the Grain Part III-Mortality and Early States
If the civilizational narrative of progress as a result of human use of agriculture is flawed, then why did states and civilizations develop? How do we define a state? Were the earliest states single ...
25 Maj 202044min
Episode 74: Against the Grain Part II-The Domus Complex
In what ways did early humans landscape and change the environment over time? How did early humans develop agriculture? Why was grain such a staple crop for early humans? While the standard historical...
4 Maj 202038min
Episode 73: Against the Grain Part I-The Civilizational Narrative
In some ways, common historical narratives form the backbone of our study of history. There are certain historical stories that are as old as history itself, and are thus taken for granted by the hist...
13 Apr 202031min
Episode 72: This is Water
As David Foster Wallace points out in his famous commencement address "This is Water," life is filled with simple realities that are difficult to talk about or even comprehend. Upon close examination,...
23 Mars 202028min
Episode 71: The Allegory of the Cave and Simulation Theory
The Allegory of the Cave from the ancient Greek philosopher Plato is one of the oldest and most discussed philosophical works in history. Prisoners are chained up in a cave, thinking the shadows they ...
3 Mars 202032min
Episode 70: Did Hitler Fix the German Economy?
Economic history is notoriously complex and difficult to gain insight from. Nazi history is notoriously complex and strangely enough it seems many ignore the lessons that should be gleaned. Combine th...
11 Feb 202045min
Episode 69: The Bosnian War Part VII-The Women of Srebrenica
In the aftermath of the Bosnian Genocide, oral historian Selma Leydesdorff interviewed the female survivors of the tragedy. She was able to discover and document the strength and determination that ea...
21 Jan 202054min
