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In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.
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20Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth and Svein Forkbeard it's debatable whether things will be any less horrific for Scandinavia's neighbors
This show picks up where Dan's Thor's Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they'd die faster.
The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commerce, geo-political competition, liberty, morality, injustice, revolution, tragedy and bloody reckonings. That sounds like a lot, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject.
When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm? When atomic weapons are used? Japan's leaders test the limits of national endurance in the war's last year.
Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish.
Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World War. Together they will shift the momentum in the Pacific theater and usher in the era of modern naval and amphibious warfare.
Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins to develop infusing the whole conflict with a savage vibe.
Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities in China at the start leading to eerily familiar, almost modern questions over how the world should respond. And then Dec 7, 1941 arrives...
The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story.
Pain is at the root of most drama and entertainment. When does it get too real? This very disturbing and graphic show looks into some case studies and asks some deep questions. WARNING Very intense subject matter.
Julius Caesar is our travel guide as he takes us through his murderous subjugation of the native Celtic tribal peoples of ancient Gaul. It sounds vaguely like other, recent European colonial conquests...until the natives nearly win.
What happens if human beings can't handle the power of their own weaponry? This show examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind's efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation.
If this were a movie, the events and cameos would be too numerous and star-studded to mention. It includes Xerxes, Spartans, Immortals, Alexander the Great, scythed chariots, and several of the greatest battles in history.
From Biblical-era coup conspiracies to the horrific aftermath of ancient combat this second installment of the series on the Kings of Achaemenid Persia goes where only Dan can take it. For better or worse…
Often relegated to the role of slavish cannon fodder for Sparta's spears, the Achaemenid Persian empire had a glorious heritage. Under a single king they created the greatest empire the world had ever seen.
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oh man been waiting a long time for this! happy Thanksgiving Carlin fans! feast well!
soo good! listened to it all day long. kept me hooked throughout
yessee!!!! some days you need a win. this is a BIG win!
amazing art. I would love to get it in a poster.
I was just thinking about how I missed your show!! wooooo great day
What a great day!! Thank you Mr. Carlin for making Thanksgiving even better.
Oh boy, I was starting to wonder if there would another Hardcore History episode this year.
actually Persians/Meds/Parthians, were the only ancient empire that not only didn't enslave people but even it was considered a crime/great sin to have slave. proofs: Cyrus's human rights cylinder, clay tablets discovered in Persepolis (Parsa), indicating that the palaces were built only by favorably paid workers enjoying from comfortable social security benefits even better than nowadays labor laws! even toiling animals was forbidden ethically ( see cow's lament chapter in Avesta (Yasna 29)
absolutely fantastic.
where can i find episodes before 56??!🤔
Fantastic!
it's a great day when dan Carlin uploads, hell yeah!
The number of times I cried and gasped and held my head in my trembling hands with the series escapes me. I just know that I can listen to every single episode a hundred more times before I'm on my deathbed. Amazing work, Dan! You really are the GOAT.
Best history podcast period.
Love this show
where can I find Thors Angel? I'd like to listen to that first before this one, since it says this episode is where that one left off.
What a nice surprise.... I just got on here to look for something I've only heard once!
appreciating the great insight ✅
00:29 Those episodes sure killed you, but they didn't kill me! I have listened to them more than once or twice, believe it or not. And you nailed it! you did such an awesome job. Absolutely love you take on history.
11:11 this sent shivers down my spine. In Iran where I am originally from women cannot sing, do not have the right to independently file for divorce and have it granted to them, they can be denied the custody of their children, and they are not given the freedom of choice for what they wear. This must be, this IS, how it feels to have your culture destroyed and your freedom snatched from your clenched fists.