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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
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61 days
4.8
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Newest Episode: Thu December 10, 2009. 04:22 AM
Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Hitler? What was the greatest army of all time? Which U.S. President was the worst? Hardcore History discusses the issues and questions history fans love.
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4.6
Thu December 10, 2009. 04:22 AM
Dan's exposure to the idea of "psychohistory" gets him thinking about how children were raised in the past. Could widespread child abuse and bad parenting in earlier eras explain some of history's brutality?
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Tue December 08, 2009. 04:09 AM
You must update your bookmark to the following URL in order to continue receiving the show: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dancarlin/history?format=xml
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5
Sun October 11, 2009. 02:02 AM
In the final episode of the horror story that is the Eastern Front the tale descends into unimaginable darkness as vengeance is called down on Germany. This graphic episode is not for young ears.
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Tue August 11, 2009. 12:32 AM
In Part Three of the Ostfront series covering WW2 on the Eastern Front, Dan looks at the situation in the U.S.S.R. during 1942 and early 1943, including the dreadful Battle of Stalingrad.
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Wed June 17, 2009. 08:26 AM
In Part Two of the Ostfront series covering WW2 on the Eastern Front, Dan looks at the attempt to take Moscow and the many compelling stories surrounding the momentous1941 German offensive.
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Sun April 19, 2009. 09:26 PM
Part One covering the conflict between the Germans and the Soviet Union in the Second World War. Dan gives an introduction to the subject and discusses the causes and opening moves of Operation Barbarossa.
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Tue February 03, 2009. 11:18 PM
Is slavery a natural feature of human societies? Dan looks at this timeless, evil institution and wonders if we have made as much progress freeing ourselves from its influence as we think we have.
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Wed January 21, 2009. 04:13 AM
Dan discusses the past, present and future with influential Canadian historian, broadcaster and columnist Gwynne Dyer.
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Fri November 21, 2008. 09:51 PM
Dan discusses history with famed historian, political commentator and classicist Victor Davis Hanson.
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466 days
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Fri October 31, 2008. 03:14 AM
In one of the great displays of resiliency in all history, the Romans refuse to buckle under murderous Carthaginian pressure. Instead they recover, defeat and destroy Carthage, and conquer most of the Mediterranean.
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Thu September 18, 2008. 07:15 PM
Darkness, horror, war and carnage dominate Part 2 of the Punic War trilogy as Hannibal rampages across Italy and pushes Rome to the brink of doom.
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Sun July 27, 2008. 11:15 PM
Was it geopolitics or simply bitter hatred that fueled the ancient bloodbaths known as "The Punic Wars"? Dan highlights the unimaginable things people experienced during this intense face-off between Rome and Carthage.
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This first "Blitz Edition" of the show looks at the hidden side of history, the impact of drugs and alcohol on past events. Dan has a whole list of historical figures he wants to drug test.
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Sat March 15, 2008. 12:01 AM
A traumatized people who traumatized their neighbors, the Native American tribe known as Apache were among the last Indians to surrender to the U.S. Government. Dan, of course, has thoughts. This is a long show!
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Thu January 03, 2008. 02:49 AM
In this episode, Dan discusses history with famed television host, author and science historian James Burke, the man the Washington Post called "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".
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Sat December 15, 2007. 04:02 AM
Will our modern society ever decline and fall? Dan uses that idea as a backdrop for a look at the first great empire in history, the biblical-era Assyrians. Were they ancient Nazis, or the guardians of civilization?
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Wed October 17, 2007. 08:21 PM
What accounts for the fascination people still have with Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? Dan looks at some of the ideas of the German National Socialists and examines the demonic, charismatic Nazi Fuhrer.
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Fri August 31, 2007. 03:32 AM
The tough economic climate after the First World War fostered the growth of radicalism around the world. Did it also create tougher people? Dan looks at the connection between tough times and the "Greatest Generation".
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Wed July 18, 2007. 10:32 PM
When Alexander the Great bequeathed his empire "to the strongest" he set off a funeral contest that shook the world for decades. Murder, marriage, intrigue,and drama all feature prominently in the story.
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Thu June 14, 2007. 03:02 AM
What would happen if half the population died in a short period of time? Dan looks at the Black Death and other plagues that created almost apocalyptic conditions in the past...and maybe in the future.
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