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Title: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on August 03, 2008, 11:32:08 AM
Dan Carlin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Carlin)'s Hardcore History (http://dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh) (RSS) (http://dancarlin.com/dchh.xml) podcasts are so few and far-in-between I don't bother pulling them automatically any more, and I'm probably not alone in this.  Instead, just someone please bump this thread whenever a new one comes out 2-3 months from now...   8)


Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Karrde188 on August 03, 2008, 11:44:21 AM

I hope I don't have to wait 2 months for the second part to come out.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on August 03, 2008, 11:59:26 AM
2 or 3 months? They seem to be further apart than that. Dan could have one of the most popular podcasts on the net if he'd just put out shows on a more regular basis.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on August 03, 2008, 09:53:06 PM
Now I'm imagining FTL starting to dead air, and then some pimply-faced board-op mumbling, "uhh, hi, Ian and Mark weren't in the mood today, and they didn't leave a Best Of tape so, um ...  well, um ...  all I've got rights to is Jed by the Goo Goo Dolls ..."
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: trollfreezone on August 04, 2008, 02:02:05 PM
Dan had ISP issues.  Since, there's been one Hardcore History and one Common Sense...and the Common Sense (The New Median, July 29) was decent--in fact, he seems to be accepting the libertarian position that world-equalization is inevitable (as more of the world becomes more free, it means free trade for people who will work harder than we will) and trade barriers won't stop it.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on August 04, 2008, 05:45:05 PM
I'm sure it's an involved program to do, what with all the research and all. Still, it's one of my favorites, and so when he's missed weeks of putting one out, I'm afraid he may have pod-faded it.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on August 04, 2008, 06:50:13 PM
I already have one.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: bakerbaker on August 04, 2008, 06:53:13 PM
wat!?!?!1111

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on August 04, 2008, 08:10:10 PM
It's in Cantonese.  The title roughly translates as "Why Guangdong Should Secede And Specialize in Underage Sex Tourism - With Your Host, Anonymous Russian American Jew Boy".  :lol:
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Lindsey on August 04, 2008, 08:23:38 PM
It's in Cantonese.  The title roughly translates as "Why Guangdong Should Secede And Specialize in Underage Sex Tourism - With Your Host, Anonymous Russian American Jew Boy".  :lol:


Set us up with an RSS feed.  We'd listen.   :lol:
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Russell Griswold on August 04, 2008, 08:56:22 PM
It's in Cantonese.  The title roughly translates as "Why Guangdong Should Secede And Specialize in Underage Sex Tourism - With Your Host, Anonymous Russian American Jew Boy".  :lol:


Set us up with an RSS feed.  We'd listen.   :lol:

 :D
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: akaPoorRichard on August 04, 2008, 09:06:12 PM
I prefer Common Sense to Free Domain Radio. I can't keep up with Molyneux.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Russell Griswold on August 04, 2008, 09:10:46 PM
Fuck that Canadian ultranegro...
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Taors on August 05, 2008, 04:04:54 AM
I prefer Common Sense to Free Domain Radio. I can't keep up with Molyneux.

I've never even listened to Common Sense and I already know it's better than FDR.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: trollfreezone on August 05, 2008, 11:07:45 AM
I prefer Common Sense to Free Domain Radio. I can't keep up with Molyneux.

I've never even listened to Common Sense and I already know it's better than FDR.

I LOL'd when I considered the irony of Free Domain Radio's acronym being FDR.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: bakerbaker on August 05, 2008, 01:16:05 PM
I like Dan Carlin a lot.  Common Sense kicks ass.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on September 22, 2008, 05:42:04 PM
Just under two months later...

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on September 22, 2008, 05:44:00 PM
Just under two months later...

  • Sep 18, 2008 - "Show 22 - Punic Nightmares II (http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha22_Punic_Nightmares_II.mp3) - 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.

Excellent show. Carlin ought to just dump his other show and concentrate on the history podcast, which is one of the best on the net.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: trollfreezone on September 22, 2008, 06:57:34 PM
Just under two months later...

  • Sep 18, 2008 - "Show 22 - Punic Nightmares II (http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha22_Punic_Nightmares_II.mp3) - 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.

Excellent show. Carlin ought to just dump his other show and concentrate on the history podcast, which is one of the best on the net.

I like his other show.  I see no reason to "dump it."
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: MacFall on September 22, 2008, 08:36:12 PM
Just under two months later...

  • Sep 18, 2008 - "Show 22 - Punic Nightmares II (http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha22_Punic_Nightmares_II.mp3) - 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.

Excellent show. Carlin ought to just dump his other show and concentrate on the history podcast, which is one of the best on the net.

Very this.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: MacFall on September 22, 2008, 08:37:20 PM
I like his other show.  I see no reason to "dump it."

I like it less than Hardcore History. A simple production possibilities curve indicates an excellent reason for him to do so.  :twisted:
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: libertypatrick on September 22, 2008, 08:40:53 PM
I enjoy both, but have liked common sense a little more as of late.

I think he trys very hard to get content out.  amping and buck a show are on my to do list for these guys
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on September 22, 2008, 10:49:49 PM
Hardcore History is the highlight of my 60 day cycle.  Common Sense is worth listening to.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: MacFall on September 22, 2008, 11:24:46 PM
His podcast on Churchill sounds like a fucking sermon. (To be fair, I haven't finished it yet.)

EDIT: I stopped at the point where he was talking about Churchill "turning from a ugly duck to a swan, and started to shine." There is a great Mises quote about historians injecting subjective valuations into historical narrative, but I can't find it ATM. This guy's got a major hard-on for Churchill...

Yeah, I avoid his recent history podcasts.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Russell Griswold on September 23, 2008, 01:02:57 AM
Are there any better history shows?
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: MacFall on September 23, 2008, 01:13:11 AM
Are there any better history shows?

None that update regularly, but mises.org has probably over 100 hours of lectures dealing with history, mostly from a libertarian revisionist standpoint.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on September 23, 2008, 05:34:02 AM
There are lots of mainstream history audiobooks and lectures, obviously.  TTC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teaching_Company)'s J. Rufus Fears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Rufus_Fears) lecture called "History of Freedom (http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?pc=Professor&cid=480)" was pretty good.  (I can't seem to find a good torrent link anymore though, you might have to pick one of those huge "all TTC lectures, part X" torrents and uncheck the ones you don't want.)
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: AntonLee on September 23, 2008, 05:37:01 AM
I like the way Carlin talks, hence why I listen even though it takes half a year for a new one to come out.  I complain, but i don't contribute so take my word as far as that will go.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Karrde188 on September 23, 2008, 11:39:40 AM
Personally, "Scars of the great war" was one of my favorite history shows. These punic ones are damn good too.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on September 23, 2008, 11:43:34 AM
There are lots of mainstream history audiobooks and lectures, obviously.  TTC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teaching_Company)'s J. Rufus Fears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Rufus_Fears) lecture called "History of Freedom (http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?pc=Professor&cid=480)" was pretty good.  (I can't seem to find a good torrent link anymore though, you might have to pick one of those huge "all TTC lectures, part X" torrents and uncheck the ones you don't want.)


Yeah, you can find lots of dull, boring lectures, with speakers droning on about people and dates. What sets Carlin apart is his ability to bring the subject alive and to place you into the times and events.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on September 23, 2008, 08:21:55 PM
What sets Carlin apart is his ability to bring the subject alive and to place you into the times and events.

It's like your favorite history teacher w/o the tuition or the time sensitive attendance. 

Punic Wars 1&2 have been great cliff hangers.  I know what happened but still, I want to hear him say it.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: trollfreezone on September 23, 2008, 08:23:54 PM
Dan's a level-headed guy (if not "libertarianish"--his word) with a flair for entertainment.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: AntonLee on September 23, 2008, 08:30:58 PM
 I think he's actually a libertarian who's scared of pissing off liberal and conservative listeners. . . I don't blame him he's got a certain (and very broad) demographic he has to deal with.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: trollfreezone on September 23, 2008, 08:33:43 PM
I think he's actually a libertarian who's scared of pissing off liberal and conservative listeners. . . I don't blame him he's got a certain (and very broad) demographic he has to deal with.

I tried to corner him with that claim after first listening to a few shows but he wouldn't bite.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Russell Griswold on October 27, 2008, 12:00:43 AM
It's in Cantonese.  The title roughly translates as "Why Guangdong Should Secede And Specialize in Underage Sex Tourism - With Your Host, Anonymous Russian American Jew Boy".  :lol:


I can has RSS feed?
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on October 27, 2008, 12:52:53 AM
http://podcast.hk/ (http://podcast.hk/)

But only pure of heart can access it.

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Mort on October 27, 2008, 03:16:54 AM
I prefer Common Sense to Free Domain Radio. I can't keep up with Molyneux.

Don't worry there's nothing to keep up on - he's a culty nutjob.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Mort on October 27, 2008, 03:18:29 AM
Dan Carlin's Hardcore history ROCKS! He's getting a lot better at it too. He discusses all the source material and he presents it in a way that makes it come out and grab you as if you were there!
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Russell Griswold on October 27, 2008, 03:27:02 AM
http://podcast.hk/

But only pure of heart can access it.


I have a heart the size of China's population!  :D
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on October 27, 2008, 06:45:35 AM
If you're getting a cookie-cutter site with a few non-working "test" links, that means the mod_rewrite (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html) on that site thinks otherwise...  Just a little security measure to keep the CCP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China) snoops away.  ;)

Anywhoo, back to Hardcore History (http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh)...  which I'm sure will have an exciting new episode...  someday...  in 2009 probably...

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on November 01, 2008, 01:02:55 PM
After 40 days and 40 nights of suspense, comes...



(Yes, kudos to LCPLIC3 for beating me (http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=25033.0;topicseen) to it.)
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on January 23, 2009, 06:44:59 AM
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: dmr235 on January 25, 2009, 07:00:37 PM
After 40 days and 40 nights of suspense, comes...

  • Oct 30, 2008 - "Show 23 - Punic Nightmares III (http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha23_Punic_Nightmares_III.mp3) - 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.


(Yes, kudos to LCPLIC3 for beating me (http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=25033.0;topicseen) to it.)


You're welcome, what did you think of it though?
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: dmr235 on January 25, 2009, 07:05:41 PM
I think Carlin deserves an award for podcast show for the Punic production. It was amazing. His description of Roman generals weeping even as they burned Carthage to the ground was - well, it was the complete package. It was all around awesome. He really does deserve to be recognized for those 3 episodes.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on January 25, 2009, 07:38:37 PM
Carlin would have made a great high school history teacher. Most of them just kill any interest in the subject by drilling students on dry dates and lists of politicians. Carlin puts you right there.

I had a similar professor in college. Mrs. Stein, who must have been 65 or so. She taught history from a human angle, and made you feel like she must have been there. Maybe she had been.

One story of hers stuck with me. Her father, a professor at the University of Chicago, had worked on the Manhattan Project. After much pleading, he was granted a few days off to visit home, but was sternly instructed NOT to visit his old campus. They didn't want him discussing the project with any of his old colleagues. Well, he was walking one day at home and happened to pass by the campus. He thought about going inside, but then a man stepped out from around a wall and said, "Uh, uh, Professor. No visiting the school, remember?"
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: dmr235 on January 25, 2009, 08:06:37 PM
Carlin would have made a great high school history teacher. Most of them just kill any interest in the subject by drilling students on dry dates and lists of politicians. Carlin puts you right there.

I had a similar professor in college. Mrs. Stein, who must have been 65 or so. She taught history from a human angle, and made you feel like she must have been there. Maybe she had been.

One story of hers stuck with me. Her father, a professor at the University of Chicago, had worked on the Manhattan Project. After much pleading, he was granted a few days off to visit home, but was sternly instructed NOT to visit his old campus. They didn't want him discussing the project with any of his old colleagues. Well, he was walking one day at home and happened to pass by the campus. He thought about going inside, but then a man stepped out from around a wall and said, "Uh, uh, Professor. No visiting the school, remember?"

Ok ... so ... you like the epidsode?
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on February 09, 2009, 07:36:40 PM
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Cowcidile on February 09, 2009, 10:46:53 PM
Wow this show is really great. I downloaded ans listened to most of them already. I had to listen to the punic nightmares three parter twice.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on February 09, 2009, 10:48:46 PM
Yes it is.  That's a great idea.  I'm restarting Punic Nightmares tonight.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: dmr235 on February 10, 2009, 10:31:29 AM
Yes it is.  That's a great idea.  I'm restarting Punic Nightmares tonight.

That was an awesome production! He deserves to be recognized by the podcast community for the Punic Nightmares series!
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on February 10, 2009, 06:14:20 PM
The one on slavery really made me think - and I've thought about this quite a bit before obviously.

You can't have a free society (i.e. absolute self-ownership) without the right to contract (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_contract), which includes the possibility of signing yourself into indentured servitude (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servant#Modern_Day_Examples).  A loan contract you might sign might have this remedy in case of default (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_(finance)), and it is very likely to be a big part of a restitution-based legal system.

The fundamental difference is that in a free society indentured servitude can't be imposed on someone based on race or any other distinction, nor can it ever be imposed by force - the most obvious violation of one's self-ownership, the (negative) right to liberty.  And it cannot pass from generation to generation.

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on April 24, 2009, 04:51:55 PM
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Karrde188 on April 24, 2009, 09:42:45 PM
Yeah I just listened the other day. Definitely interesting.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Evil Muppet on April 25, 2009, 01:29:53 AM
It is really good.  He'd better hurry up and get the second  part out.  I love that podcast. 
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Cowcidile on April 29, 2009, 12:07:41 PM
It is really good.  He'd better hurry up and get the second  part out.  I love that podcast. 


Hurry up you say.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ghost of Alex Libman on April 29, 2009, 12:17:34 PM
(1)  Don't get your hopes up before mid-May.

(2)  Sending in "a buck a show" might help encourage him.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Andy on April 29, 2009, 01:32:24 PM
(1)  Don't get your hopes up before mid-May



Wow. O.k. That's some optimism you got going on there.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on April 29, 2009, 01:35:06 PM
(1)  Don't get your hopes up before mid-May



Wow. O.k. That's some optimism you got going on there.

Yes.  It really is.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Karrde188 on June 17, 2009, 11:27:02 PM
Ghosts of the Ostfront II is out!  8)

http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hharchive
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Evil Muppet on June 18, 2009, 12:38:49 AM
WOO HOO.   
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman 14 on June 19, 2009, 02:24:07 PM
Thanks, you've beat me to it.  :D



Looking forward to 1 hour 30 minutes and 4 seconds of pure HARDCORE!

(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-happy023.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org)


Oh, this reminds me of a discussion Ian and Mark had on a show a few days back (June 13th?) about what would have happened if USA hadn't intervened in WW2 (i.e. by provoking Japan and setting up an oil embargo).  As a person who've lived in the Soviet Union and knows quite a bit about the time period, I am 100% certain that USSR would have fallen within just a few months, with Japan finding most of the natural resources then needed in Siberia instead of Indochina.  The German navy would have just sailed into the Black Sea and a lot more Holodomor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor)-weary Ukrainians would have welcomed them (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Liberation_Army).  A huge amount of the Soviet war-time manufacturing base and even logistic support came from the United States.  After a decade of ever-growing political repression, the Stalinist economy was on the verge of collapse.  They couldn't even get enough warm socks for their soldiers without foreign aid, much less rifles and heavy equipment manufacturing know-how!  The war is what saved it, ideologically as well as with all the foreign aid the country has received.

WW2 should have been like any other war in history - dysfunctional nations (Poland, USSR, China, etc) having chunks of them taken over by more functional ones (Germany, Japan), which is in no way different from what USA has done to Mexico over the years...  The Madagascar Plan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_Plan) (or something similar) made a lot more political sense than the Holocaust, but after England and France declared war Germany had little choice.  If America had stayed out of the war, opened its borders to refugees, and kept at it with the free market economy, it would have been even better off while the Eurasian dictatorships burn themselves out.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on June 19, 2009, 07:20:20 PM
sweeeet

First a shower and now this.  It's a good life.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Evil Muppet on August 10, 2009, 10:59:55 PM
Ghosts of the Ostfront III is now out. 
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Karrde188 on August 11, 2009, 12:52:09 AM

Here's the link...
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh (http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh)
 :D

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Cowcidile on August 11, 2009, 11:11:50 PM
 :shock: HOLY HELL! There is going to be a part four. How cool is that.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman 15 on August 12, 2009, 10:56:40 AM
Yaay!  :D


Gonna save it for late tonight, when I'll take a nice long walk and listen to it.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on August 12, 2009, 12:07:55 PM
It hasn't popped up on my iTunes yet.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Karrde188 on October 12, 2009, 03:21:01 AM
Ghosts of the Ostfront IV is now out!!  :D

http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php?page=hharchive (http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php?page=hharchive)
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman 15 on October 12, 2009, 04:28:52 AM
Thanks.  :D

Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: AL the Inconspicuous on December 22, 2009, 01:48:23 AM
(I keep missing the updates because I always feel silly having my RSS scripts bang against a feed that's only updated every 1-2 months, so I comment it out.)


Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: spicynujac on December 23, 2009, 03:29:41 AM
I absolutely love this guy, and ordered his archives on disk.  I wanted to support him, and it is great to have all his old episodes available for listening.  Anybody have any other recommendations for similar stuff?  I found some UCal Berkeley discussion on WW1 that is from a history class that was pretty interesting, but don't have the link handy.  It was easy to find on the google or startpage though.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on December 23, 2009, 09:21:00 AM
I absolutely love this guy, and ordered his archives on disk.  I wanted to support him, and it is great to have all his old episodes available for listening.  Anybody have any other recommendations for similar stuff?  I found some UCal Berkeley discussion on WW1 that is from a history class that was pretty interesting, but don't have the link handy.  It was easy to find on the google or startpage though.

I am very much enjoying Michael Duncon's The History of Rome podcast. http://thehistoryofrome.blogspot.com/ (http://thehistoryofrome.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: spicynujac on December 25, 2009, 01:54:52 AM
Awesome, thanks Mike.  I trust your judgement and this is exactly the topic I was looking for!  Downloading now...
I did find Edward Gibbon's famous "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" on free mp3 in public domain online, but its such a huge work, I would rather listen to some shorter podcasts.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: AL the Inconspicuous on March 01, 2010, 03:29:56 AM
Finally...


(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Magellan_Elcano_Circumnavigation-en.svg/1024px-Magellan_Elcano_Circumnavigation-en.svg.png) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Magellan_Elcano_Circumnavigation-en.svg)
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: inane on March 01, 2010, 11:45:22 AM
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yeah, it was a great episode. Check it out if you have the time.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: AL the Inconspicuous on March 01, 2010, 02:19:11 PM
I thought it was one of his weaker shows.  I already knew 90% of what that show covered, and he didn't explore the idea of recognition of Property Rights in dealings between very different cultures in sufficient depth.

He even failed to mention the #1 most interesting thing about this era: that some of the best sailors in the world in the early 1400s (employed by both Chinese and Europeans) were Muslims, and there's a chance they had more to do with the discovery of the Americas than the post-Reconquista (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista) historical revision will lead you to believe.  They probably also visited Australia before the Europeans as well.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on May 07, 2010, 09:51:47 AM


Now that's one of his better shows!
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on June 28, 2010, 05:46:24 PM
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on August 25, 2010, 09:49:25 PM
According to the dates in the RSS feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/dancarlin/history?format=xml), the last three episodes of Hardcore History came out on the 27th day of the month, two months apart - February (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dancarlin/history/~3/fQv4-oe42pQ/dchha32_Globalization_Unto_Death.mp3), April (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dancarlin/history/~3/M_0hIpsJwk8/dchha33_BLITZ_Old_School_Toughness.mp3), and June (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dancarlin/history/~3/dqhc4tiV4b4/dchha34_Death_Throes_of_the_Republic_I.mp3).  (My pasting of the 28th day twice above must be a one-off error, and I guess "February 7" was a typo for 27.)  So, if the pattern holds, we should see a new episode later this week.   :P
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Alex Libman on August 30, 2010, 09:38:51 AM
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Stoker on August 30, 2010, 10:23:03 AM
  • June 28, 2010 - "Show 34 - Death Throes of the Republic I (http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha34_Death_Throes_of_the_Republic_I.mp3)" - 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.


Unfortunately, that describes quite exactly the position America is in right now. The outcome is going to be different however (IMO). In ancient Rome's cases, these things caused a total breakdown of the empire, shattering it into small pieces, in our current case, America will remain as an entity (considerably weakened and defanged), but will be absorbed into a larger global empire, currently referred to as the New World Order.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on June 30, 2011, 10:31:28 AM
Well... He promised he'd wrap Rome up in the 6th and final segment no matter how long it took.  It's 5.5 hours!
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: alaric89 on July 03, 2011, 03:31:35 AM
Very riveting. I usually don't find history all that interesting.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Fred on July 03, 2011, 10:12:23 AM
Very riveting. I usually don't find history all that interesting.


I think you'd like Ghosts of the Ostfront -
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: mikehz on July 04, 2011, 10:35:16 AM
I like his history podcast, but he's beating the Rome thing to death. Time to move on.

But, maybe it's because I get enough Roman history from The History of Rome podcast.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on July 04, 2011, 10:48:46 AM
I tried to listen to that and found it far too dry.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Sam Gunn (since nobody got Admiral Naismith) on July 04, 2011, 01:42:31 PM
I tried to listen to that and found it far too dry.
I haven't listened to the latest podcasts but I found him very engaging.
Title: Re: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Post by: Ecolitan on July 04, 2011, 01:51:00 PM
Dan Carlin is.  That Rome podcast guy is not.