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Napoleon 101 Podcast

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Napoléon 101, January 21, 2010
Reviewer: DanielSZ

2010-01-21

The Bad
The audio level is extremely variable due to bad miking and post-process engineering, it is an amateurish production.
Markam, a blow hard, just can't shut up, usually interrupting guests, e.g., he challenged Sorbonne educated Dr. Philip Dwyer whose Volume 1 of two planned in a Napoléon biography is now in print, on virtually every statement.

Markam is not currently employed as an educator and brags about his drinking ("medicine") on almost every episode.
Markam comes across as a jerk --saying "write that down to Cameron" as if he were armless. Markam: a totally unlikable very thin-skinned guy!

The good
I listened to all 54 episodes, quite a few several times, because their off the topic digressions made it difficult to make sense of things.
It did spark my interest in Napoléon and I have started reading about him, Englund first followed by Dwyer I and II (when it is available).
Cameron comes across as a much nicer guy and to my way of thinking is the glue which holds the series together. He seems always prepared and quotes from other sources, although he must put up with a complaint for doing so from the author of "Napoleon for Dummies" (read Markam). Cameron is the person who developed my interest.

The ugly
I posted essentially these comments on their site and they purged them.
Listen to this series, put up with it, then definitely get an informed second opinion, by reading a reliable source.
There is way too much opinion presented as historical fact and what if games and LOTS of factual error caused by a presenter who thinks that drinking and history go together.
Markam is especially close minded about Napoléon and will tolerate no statment which doesn't portray Napoléon as a combined Saint and Genius.

Too much gushing....., January 02, 2010
Reviewer: CalPatrick

I had to quit after a couple of pod casts. The hosts meander quite a bit and can't seem to get to the point. They also spend a lot of time gushing about their love of Napoleon. A little more preparation, a little more discipline and a little less time spent on Napoleon worship might make this a great deal better.

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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #54 ? Dr Philip Dwyer

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Fri, Nov 13, 2009

Welcome back! It’s been a long time between shows, I’m so sorry! But you’ll LOVE this episode, trust me, it was worth waiting for! Our guest today is Dr Philip Dwyer, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts,

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