Author: Dan Carlin
Running Time: 48 Min.
Offered: Bi-weekly
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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Podcast
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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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LearnOutLoud.com Review:
  History with a Point of View | In his own irreverent style Dan Carlin attacks the historical record in the Hardcore History Podcast. Each month, Carlin selects a different topic or person in history, spanning from the ancient to the present depending upon his mood, and brings his humorous and sometimes provocative opinion to bear on it. The editorial tone Carlin takes is usually funny, and while some of what he argues is controversial, his command of the subject can never be questioned. |
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CAPTIVATING, October 25, 2009
Reviewer: cello
i work by myself and struggle with boredom.
Dan's studies have opened my mind.
i sometimes have to stop work to give the podcast my full attention.
If you like history......you'll love this...., May 17, 2009
Reviewer: rsheehanjr
WOW.... it's really great I never wrote a review before but I felt I had to support this show....its that good!
Steppe Stories-The Afghan girl, November 23, 2008
Reviewer: gaquilina
The excellent podcast on the Scythians (soft, not hard "c") mentions the now world-famous picture of the Afghan girl who appeared on the cover of National Geographic. Her name is Sharbat Gulam and she was actually photographed in 1984 (not the 70s as stated in the podcast) and rediscovered 17 years (and four daughters) later by Steve McCurry, the photographer who captured her haunting eyes. Her story is that of a proud and tragic people.
Best of the Breed, August 20, 2008
Reviewer: J.Weatherman
The most exciting day of most months is when I plug in my iPod and find a new "Hardcore History" podcast snaking through the various tubes of the internets into my iTunes... I save them for when I go to bed and immerse myself in Mr. Carlin's engaging, insightful, entertaining and informative ability to connect the infinite dots... this podcast will teach you more about current events than any news channel. History repeats, and we are lucky to have him to remind us of that fact. A 10!
extremely original, December 19, 2007
Reviewer: AnneTheMan
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is an extremely original history podcast in that it takes the listener through the facts and engages in analysis, comparative narration and as such makes a unique attempt to connect us with history
Interesting and informative, June 13, 2007
Reviewer: Jason_D_Ashley
The "talk-show" format keeps me gripped to the topic like no other podcast I've listened too. Subjects are interesting and discussion is paced in a way that doesn't result in mental fade-out. If Mr. Carlin is reading from a prewritten script, you wouldn't know it by his presentation. The only possible complaint I might have would be that his shows do not come out frequently enough.
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Show 41 - Thor's Angels
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
What started as a standard podcast episode morphed into an audio book on what used to be called "The Dark Ages" in Europe. Dan gets into many areas he should probably avoid...Gods, Germans, bikers, Jesus...
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Show 40 - (BLITZ) Radical Thoughts
Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Using the two 20th Century "Red Scare" eras as case studies, Dan looks at the fear that can be generated by potentially dangerous ideas and examines the way such powerful mass emotions can cloud human judgment.
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Show 39 - Death Throes of the Republic VI
Wed, Jun 29, 2011
In a massive finish to the "Dan Carlin version" of the fall of the Roman Republic, conspiracies, civil wars, beatniks of antiquity and a guy named Caesar figure prominently. Virtually everyone dies.
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Show 38 - Death Throes of the Republic V
Thu, Mar 31, 2011
The last great generation of the Roman Republic emerges from the historical mists. The dynamic between Caesar, Cato, Cicero, Crassus and Pompey forms the axis around which the rest of this tale revolves.
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Show 37 - Death Throes of the Republic IV
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Sulla returns to Rome to show the Republic what REAL political violence looks like. Civil war and deadly partisan payback will pave the way for reforms pushed at sword point. Lots of heads will roll...literally.
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Show 36 - Death Throes of the Republic III
Sat, Oct 30, 2010
Rome's political violence expands in intensity from riots and assassinations to outright war as the hyper-ambitious generals Marius and Sulla tear the Republic and its constitution apart vying for power and glory.
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Show 35 - Death Throes of the Republic II
Sun, Aug 29, 2010
Disaster threatens the Republic, but the cure might be worse than the disease. "The Dan Carlin version" of this story continues with ambition-addict Marius dominating the story and Plutarch dominating the sources.
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Show 34 - Death Throes of the Republic I
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
The wars which elevate Rome to superpower status also sow the seed for the downfall of its political system. Money, slaves, ambition, political stalemate and class warfare prove to be a toxic, bloody mix.
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Show 33 - (BLITZ) Old School Toughness
Tue, Apr 27, 2010
Does the toughness of peoples play any role in history? How can historians deal with such an amorphous human quality? Historiography, boxing, barbarians, philosophy and wisdom are among the subjects touched upon.
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Show 32 - Globalization Unto Death
Sat, Feb 27, 2010
Ferdinand Magellan is the lead character in this episode about the collision between the Old and New worlds and what Dan calls "Globalization 1.0". It is also full of controversy!
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