Dan Carlin Episode List

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5	1	Alexander versus Hitler	Standard	LINK	7/27/06		Alexander versus Hitler			0	16	47	1,007	Dan compares the way the modern world sees Adolf Hitler with the way history views Alexander the Great and wonders if the two men weren’t more alike than different.
6	2	Guns & Horses	Standard	LINK	9/12/06	47	Gunpowder vs. Horse Archers		CE 1500s	0	34	56	2,096	The West is Mike Tyson and the East is Muhammad Ali in this episode as Dan mixes Art Bell, with Hans Delbruck in this look at a possible reason for the military decline of the near East.
7	3	The Organization of Peace	Standard	LINK	10/3/06	21	World War I	League of Nations	CE 1900s	0	34	56	2,096	The early 20th century League of Nations stood for peace, cooperation, disarmament and international understanding. What happened?
8	4	Romancing the Tribes	Standard	LINK	10/24/06	21	Native American Unification			0	31	44	1,904	Native American chief Tecumseh and Gallic king Vercingetorix both tried to unify their tribal peoples to face overwhelming foes. Dan examines the romance of their lost causes.
9	5	Meandering Through the Cold War	Standard	LINK	11/14/06	21	Cold War		CE 1950s-1960s	0	48	34	2,914	Dan meanders through a conversation about causes and effects of the Cold War without ever talking much about the actual events of the conflict.
10	6	Shield of the West	Standard	LINK	12/8/06	24	Greek & Persian Wars		BCE 499-449	0	59	10	3,550	Spartans, Athenians, Persians and references to Star Trek all make appearances in this look at the dramatic and extremely consequential Greek and Persian wars.
11	7	The X-History Files	Standard	LINK	12/27/06	19	"Pseudo-history"			0	31	58	1,918	Napoleon is supposed to have said that “History is a set of lies agreed upon”. With that in mind, Dan looks at some of the alternative and pseudo history ideas that many people embrace.
12	8	Scars of the Great War	Standard	LINK	1/27/07	31	World War I	Aftermath	CE 1920s	0	40	38	2,438	Dan looks at the shock and awe caused by the First World War and marvels at how connected we still are to the empire-shattering effects of the conflict contemporaries simply referred to as The Great War.
13	9	Darkness Buries the Bronze Age	Standard	LINK	2/16/07	20	Bronze Age		BCE 1200s	0	33	46	2,026	What was the cause of the collapse of the Bronze Age? War? Famine? Natural disaster? Sauron the Dark Lord? Dan looks at all the potential villains…except for Sauron.
14	10	The What-Ifs of 1066	Standard	LINK	3/13/07	25	Battle of Hastings		CE 1066	0	47	36	2,856	How might history have been changed if the events of the momentous year 1066 had turned out differently? Dan examines Normans, Vikings, Saxons, Bastards, Conquerers, Confessors, Godwinsons and Hardratas.
15	11	Thoughts of Churchill	Standard	LINK	4/11/07	29	Winston Churchill			0	53	45	3,225	We almost called this show “Things about Churchill that have interested Dan”. Dan takes a look at various elements of the dramatic life and career of the great British leader.
16	12	Steppe Stories	Standard	LINK	5/8/07	27	Peoples of the Nomadic Steppe	Mongols		0	58	34	3,514	Blood-sucking Scythian warriors, tattooed ice mummies, Amazons killing so they can mate, pot smoking head-hunters, scalp-taking, koumiss-drinking Mongols, Turks, Huns, and Aliens. What’s not to like?
17	13	Bubonic Nukes	Standard	LINK	6/13/07	36	Black Death		CE 1340-1400	0	47	30	2,850	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.
18	14	The Macedonian Soap Opera	Standard	LINK	7/18/07	35	Macedon after death of Alexander		BCE 323-318	0	49	23	2,963	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.
19	15	Desperate Times	Standard	LINK	8/30/07	43	The Great Depression		CE 1928-1939	0	41	57	2,517	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”.
20	16	Nazi Tidbits	Standard	LINK	10/17/07	48	World War II	Nazi Germany	CE 1940-1945	0	59	15	3,555	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.
21	17	Judgment at Nineveh	Standard	LINK	12/14/07	58	Assyrian Empire		BCE 650-600	1	4	2	3,842	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?
22	18	A Fly on James Burke’s Wall	Standard	LINK	1/2/08	19	Interview			0	44	53	2,693	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”.
23	19	Apache Tears	Standard	LINK	3/14/08	72	Native Americans	Apache Tribe	CE 1870s	1	18	23	4,703	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!
24	20	History Under the Influence (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	5/6/08	53	Use of alcohol throughout history			0	40	48	2,448	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.
25	21	Punic Nightmares I	Standard	LINK	7/27/08	82	The Punic Wars		BCE 264-146	0	58	55	3,535	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.
26	22	Punic Nightmares II	Standard	LINK	9/17/08	52	The Punic Wars		BCE 264-146	1	18	37	4,717	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.
27	23	Punic Nightmares III	Standard	LINK	10/30/08	43	The Punic Wars		BCE 264-146	1	35	21	5,721	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.
28	24	Classical Hanson	Standard	LINK	11/21/08	22	Interview			0	35	37	2,137	Dan discusses history with famed historian, political commentator and classicist Victor Davis Hanson.
29	25	The Dyer Outlook	Standard	LINK	1/20/09	60	Interview			0	59	24	3,564	Dan discusses the past, present and future with influential Canadian historian, broadcaster and columnist Gwynne Dyer.
30	26	Addicted to Bondage (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	2/3/09	14	Slavery			1	4	32	3,872	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.
31	27	Ghosts of the Ostfront I	Standard	LINK	4/19/09	75	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	5	54	3,954	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.
32	28	Ghosts of the Ostfront II	Standard	LINK	6/17/09	59	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	28	30	5,310	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.
33	29	Ghosts of the Ostfront III	Standard	LINK	8/10/09	54	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	30	19	5,419	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.
34	30	Ghosts of the Ostfront IV	Standard	LINK	10/10/09	61	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	39	34	5,974	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.
35	31	Suffer the Children (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	12/9/09	60	Childcare throughout history			0	57	36	3,456	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?
36	32	Globalization Unto Death	Standard	LINK	2/27/10	80	Ferdinand Magellan		CE 1500-1520	1	31	4	5,464	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!
37	33	Old School Toughness (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	4/28/10	60	Older vs. younger generations			1	1	50	3,710	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
38	34	Death Throes of the Republic I	Standard	LINK	6/27/10	60	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	22	22	4,942	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
39	35	Death Throes of the Republic II	Standard	LINK	8/29/10	63	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	35	15	5,715	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.
40	36	Death Throes of the Republic III	Standard	LINK	10/29/10	61	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	37	47	5,867	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.
41	37	Death Throes of the Republic IV	Standard	LINK	1/27/11	90	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	25	3	5,103	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.
42	38	Death Throes of the Republic V	Standard	LINK	3/31/11	63	Roman Republic	Julius Caesar	BCE 140-30	1	25	50	5,150	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.
43	39	Death Throes of the Republic VI	Standard	LINK	6/29/11	90	Roman Republic	Julius Caesar	BCE 140-30	5	25	32	19,532	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.
44	40	Radical Thoughts (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	10/12/11	105	McCarthyism & the Red Scare		CE 1950s	2	37	38	9,458	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.
45	41	Thor’s Angels	Standard	LINK	1/19/12	99	The Dark Ages		CE 500	4	6	0	14,760	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…
46	41.5	Thor’s Angels (Extra)	Extra	LINK	2/8/12	20	The Dark Ages		CE 500	1	5	0	3,900	More military history. More quintessentially “Dan” twists. More deep questions. In this “Director’s Cut” style addendum to HH 41 you get all that, plus cutting-room floor stuff and Dan talking about the challenges this episode posed and why he made Thor’s Angels the way he did.
47	42	Logical Insanity (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	3/31/12	52	World War II	Nuclear Weapons, Ethics of Use	CE 1945	2	28	49	8,929	After many listener requests, Dan examines the issue of the morality of dropping the Atomic Bombs in the Second World War. As usual, he does so in his own unique, unexpected way.
48	42.5	Logical Insanity (Extra)	Extra	LINK	5/4/12	34	World War II	Nuclear Weapons, Ethics of Use	CE 1945	1	22	0	4,920	More military history. More quintessentially “Dan” twists. More deep questions. In this “Director’s Cut” style addendum to HH 42 you get all that, plus cutting-room floor stuff and Dan talking about the challenges this episode posed and why he made “Logical Insanity” the way he did.
49	43	Wrath of the Khans I	Standard	LINK	6/13/12	40	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	47	2	6,422	In one of the most violent outbursts in history a little-known tribe of Eurasian nomads breaks upon the great societies of the Old World like a human tsunami. It may have ushered in the modern era, but at what cost?
50	44	Wrath of the Khans II	Standard	LINK	7/31/12	48	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	35	10	5,710	The Mongol leader Genghis Khan displays an unmatched level of strategic genius while moving against both Northern China and the Eastern Islamic world. Both civilizations are left stunned and millions are slaughtered.
51	45	Wrath of the Khans III	Standard	LINK	9/23/12	54	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	28	24	5,304	The expansion of Genghis Khan’s conquests continue, with locations as far apart as Europe and China feeling the bloody effects of Mongol warfare and retribution. Can anything halt the carnage?
52	46	Wrath of the Khans IV	Standard	LINK	11/13/12	51	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	31	19	5,479	The death of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, should have slowed the momentum of Mongol conquests, but instead it accelerated it. This time though, all of Europe is on the Mongol hit list.
53	47	Wrath of the Khans V	Standard	LINK	1/13/13	61	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	2	6	52	7,612	Succession issues weaken the Mongol Empire as the grandchildren of Genghis Khan fight over their imperial inheritance. This doesn’t stop them from dealing out pain, suffering, and ironically good governance while doing so.
54	47.5	Wrath of the Khans (Extra)	Extra	LINK	2/23/13	41	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	2	1	0	7,260	More military history. More quintessentially “Dan” twists. More deep questions. In this “Director’s Cut” style addendum to HH 47 you get all that, plus cutting-room floor stuff and Dan talking about the challenges this episode posed and why he made “Wrath of the Khans” the way he did.
55	48	Prophets of Doom	Standard	LINK	4/22/13	58	The Muenster Rebellion		CE 1534	4	15	36	15,336	Murderous millennial preachers and prophets take over the German city of Munster after Martin Luther unleashes a Pandora’s Box of religious anarchy with the Protestant Reformation.
56	49	The American Peril	Standard	LINK	7/25/13	94	The Spanish-American War		CE 1800s	4	5	41	14,741	Imperial temptations and humanitarian nightmares force the United States of the late 19th Century to confront the contradictions between its revolutionary self-image and its expanding national interests.
57	50	Blueprint for Armageddon I	Standard	LINK	10/29/13	96	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	7	20	11,240	The planet hadn’t seen a major war between all the Great Powers since the downfall of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. But 99 years later the dam breaks and a Pandora’s Box of violence engulfs the planet.
58	51	Blueprint for Armageddon II	Standard	LINK	1/30/14	93	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	20	29	12,029	The Great Powers all come out swinging in the first round of the worst war the planet has ever seen. Millions of men in dozens of armies vie in the most deadly and complex opening moves of any conflict in world history.
59	52	Blueprint for Armageddon III	Standard	LINK	4/24/14	84	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	54	8	14,048	The war of maneuver that was supposed to be over quickly instead turns into a lingering bloody stalemate. Trench warfare begins, and with it, all the murderous efforts on both sides to overcome the static defenses.
60	53	Blueprint for Armageddon IV	Standard	LINK	8/17/14	115	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	55	51	14,151	Machine guns, barbed wire and millions upon millions of artillery shells create industrialized meat grinders at Verdun and the Somme. There’s never been a human experience like it…and it changes a generation.
61	54	Blueprint for Armageddon V	Standard	LINK	12/29/14	134	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	4	29	57	16,197	Politics, diplomacy, revolution and mutiny take center stage at the start of this episode, but mud, blood, shells and tragedy drown all by the end.
62	55	Blueprint for Armageddon VI	Standard	LINK	5/5/15	127	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	4	16	43	15,403	The Americans are coming, but will the war be over by the time they get there? Germany throws everything into a last series of stupendous attacks in the West while hoping to avoid getting burned by a fire in the East they helped fan.
63	56	Kings of Kings I	Standard	LINK	10/28/15	176	Achenemid Persian Empire		BCE 900-323	3	32	40	12,760	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.
64	57	Kings of Kings II	Standard	LINK	3/20/16	144	Achenemid Persian Empire		BCE 900-323	4	15	42	15,342	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…
65	58	Kings of Kings III	Standard	LINK	8/7/16	140	Achenemid Persian Empire		BCE 900-323	5	0	30	18,030	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.
66	59	The Destroyer of Worlds (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	1/24/17	170	Nuclear Weapons	Past & Present		5	49	32	20,972	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.
67	60	The Celtic Holocaust	Standard	LINK	8/9/17	197	Julius Caesar	Conquest of Gaul	BCE 58-46	5	59	51	21,591	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.
68	60.1	Imperial Germany vs. Nazi Germany (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	10/19/17	71	Imperial Germany vs. Nazi Germany		CE 1913-1945	0	52	4	3,124	Dan once said that he thought Germany's First World War military was superior to Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht. He is often asked to elaborate, so he does in this show (note:this “pilot” show was previously posted on YouTube)
69	60.2	Rome Through Duncan's Eyes (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	12/12/17	54	Interview			1	8	22	4,102	History podcasting legend Mike Duncan and Dan talk about Mike's new book on the pivotal early era of Rome's road from Republic to Empire.
70	61	Painfotainment (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	1/27/18	46	Torture & Execution as Entertainment			4	31	1	16,261	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.
71	61.1	A Four-Star Conversation (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	3/8/18	40	Interview			1	4	12	3,852	Dan talks about history, war and philosophy (and where those three subject might converge) with Four-Star General and former U.S. Air Force Chief-of-Staff Merrill McPeak.
72	61.2	Exposing the Hart of The Great War (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	4/12/18	35	World War I	Interview		0	57	9	3,429	Dan and the British Imperial War Museum's famed First World War historian Peter Hart talk about one of their favorite mutual interests...World War One.
73	62	Supernova in the East I	Standard	LINK	7/14/18	93	World War II	The Rise of Japan & the Asia-Pacific Theatre	CE 1937-1945	4	31	37	16,297	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.
74	62.1	Nightmares of Indianapolis	Addendum	LINK	9/24/18	72	World War II	USS Indianapolis	CE 1945	0	53	27	3,207	Imagine actual people living for real through the plot of several disaster and survival movies combined. That's what the crew of the USS Indianapolis experienced after it was torpedoed at the very end of the Second World War.
75	62.2	On The Vietnam War with Sir Max	Addendum	LINK	10/30/18	36	Vietnam War		CE 1945 - 1975	1	24	27	5,067	This show comes in two parts, an overview of the Vietnam War era by Dan, followed by a conversation with famed writer, historian and war correspondent Sir Max Hastings about his experience in Vietnam and his new book on the Vietnam War.
76	63	Supernova in the East II	Standard	LINK	1/12/19	74	World War II	The Rape of Nanking, Pearl Harbor	CE 1937-1945	4	5	22	14,722	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.
77	63.1	Hardcore History On Fire	Addendum	LINK	2/18/19	37	Interview			1	42	44	6,164	Dan and History on Fire host Danielle Bolelli do a crosscast together about Nazis, political spectrums, U.S. Presidents they want back and some other stuff. Basically it's a typical phone call between these two guys that an audience gets to hear for once.
78	63.2	Caesar at Hastings	Addendum	LINK	6/7/19	109	War Gaming			2	0	52	7,252	Could militaries separated by ten centuries compete on a battlefield? In this alternative history experiment two armies that successfully invaded Britain a millennium apart are matched. Which side would you bet on?
79	64	Supernova in the East III	Standard	LINK	10/24/19	139	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	4	53	43	17,623	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.
80	64.1	Glimpses of Olympias	Addendum	LINK	1/30/20	98	Alexander the Great's Mom			3	31	57	12,717	Philip II of Macedonia and his son Alexander the Great are two of the most impressive figures in history. Few could contend with either man. One woman held her own with both of them. Alexander's mother Olympias.
81	64.2	Strangelove Whisperings	Addendum	LINK	3/1/20	31	Global Thermonuclear War			1	1	25	3,685	In a world that can sometimes be obsessed with the current threat du jour, author Fred Kaplan reminds us that one of the all-time great threats to us all hasn't gone anywhere.
82	64.3	Toronto Redux	Addendum	LINK	5/4/20	64	Interview			1	59	52	7,192	Canadian television personality, radio and podcast host Jeff Marek takes over the show and interviews Dan.
83	65	Supernova in the East IV	Standard	LINK	6/3/20	30	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	3	58	33	14,313	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.
84	65.1	Wolf Pack Hunting with Hanks	Addendum	LINK	6/9/20	6				1	2	29	3,749	Tom Hanks joins Dan to talk about his new Second World War naval-themed film “Greyhound”. This is an hour-long conversation with two fans of History geeking out over the past.” Show Notes:
85	66	Supernova in the East V	Standard	LINK	11/13/20	157	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	3	32	34	12,754	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.
86	66.1	Gladwell and the Bomber Mafia	Addendum	LINK	4/27/21	165				1	1	58	3,718	Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell joins Dan to discuss the development of U.S. precision bombing ideas, Curtis LeMay and the firebombing of Japanese cities.
87	67	Supernova in the East VI	Standard	LINK	6/8/21	42	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	5	45	52	20,752	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.
88	67.1	The Game of War	Addendum	LINK	8/2/21	55				1	15	56	4,556	Dan discusses his background in miniature wargaming and then talks to one of the architects of a popular Second World War themed video game about the genre, its development, growth and challenges. 1. War Games through the Ages 3,000BC to 1,500AD by Donald F. Featherstone 2. How to Play War Games in Miniature: A Forgotten Wargaming Pioneer Early Wargames by Joseph Morschauser
89	67.2	The Supernova Coda	Addendum	LINK	10/25/21	84				1	11	36	4,296	Author Ian W. Toll who has written extensively on the Pacific Theater in the Second World War joins Dan to put the finishing touches on the Supernova in the East subject matter. 1. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 by Ian W. Toll 2. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 by Ian W. Toll 3. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll
90	67.3	Powers, Thrones, and Dan Jones	Addendum	LINK	11/5/21	11				1	32	37	5,557	Historian Dan Jones’ specialty is the Middle Ages. Dan Carlin adores the Middle Ages. Normans anyone? 1. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 2. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones 3. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones 4. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones 5. Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones
91	67.4	Engineering Victory with Elon	Addendum	LINK	12/13/21	38				1	41	45	6,105	Elon Musk and Bill Riley from SpaceX join Dan to discuss the underappreciated role of science and engineering in war. As you might imagine, military aircraft feature prominently in the conversation. 1. The Wages of destruction by Adam Tooze2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3.The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze
92	67.5	Iranian Interconnections	Addendum	LINK	1/28/22	46				1	27	10	5,230	Iranian-born historian John Ghazvinian's new book is about the history of the U.S.-Iranian relationship. He and Dan discuss coups, oil, religion, history, arms deals, Shahs, U.S. presidents and wars. 1. “America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present” by John Ghazvinian.
93	67.6	Asymmetrical Perspectives	Addendum	LINK	2/5/22	8				1	27	16	5,236	Author, actor and senior fellow at the Modern War Institute Max Brooks joins Dan to discuss asymmetrical warfare and related societal issues. 1. "On War" by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz 2. “The Art of War” by Sun Tsu 3. "War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century” by Alvin and Heidi Toffler
94	68	Human Resources	Blitz	LINK	3/6/22	29	Slavery			5	39	12	20,352	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.
95	68.1	A Republic Lost at Sea	Addendum	LINK	4/15/22	40				1	8	48	4,128	Professor Barry Strauss and Dan talk about Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and a host of historical luminaries in a tale worthy of Shakespeare as the Roman Republic goes down with the ships at Actium. Show Notes: 1. “The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium” by Barry Strauss 2. “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu 3. Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History “Death Throes of the Republic”
96	68.2	Hollandansandbrook	Addendum	LINK	7/27/22	103				1	39	40	5,980	Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook stop by to continue the conversation with Dan that began on their own podcast The Rest is History. 1. “Rubicon” by Tom Holland 2. “Dominion” by Tom Holland 3. “Persian Fire” by Tom Holland
97	68.3	The Fabulous Bill Barrett	Addendum	LINK	8/19/22	23				0	21	7	1,267	Bill Barrett has been the voice of Dan Carlin’s podcasts since they began in 2005. In this retrospective Dan looks back at samples of Bill’s catalog of work.
98	A23	Boxing with Ghosts	Addendum	LINK	11/15/22	88				1	6	54	4,014	Ready for an argument? Like Dan's quote voice? Waiting to hear Dan discuss boxing? Then you've hit the trifecta. Boxing expert Mike Silver and Dan discuss whether today's modern fighters could compete with those of yesteryear. 1. The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science by Mike Silver 2. The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing by Mike Silver 3. Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History by Mike Silver
99	69	Twilight of the Aesir	Standard	LINK	1/15/2023	61	Vikings		CE 476 - 1000	5	10	55	18,655	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.
100	A24	Manifesting the Muse with Rick	Addendum	LINK									0	Rick Rubin joins Dan to discuss human creativity. This unusual show evolves as it goes though and by the end covers a wide array of subjects and topics. By the end it isn't even clear who is asking questions and who is answering them. 1. “Broken Record” with Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/broken-record 2. “Tetragrammaton” podcast with Rick Rubin https://tunein.com/radio/Tetragrammaton-with-Rick-Rubin-p3496748/ 3. “From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire” by Pierre Briant 4. “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life” by Twyla Tharp 5. “The Artist's Way” by Julia Cameron 6. “Daily Creative Habit Creative Journal” by Mike Brennan
101	A25	The Long View	Addendum	LINK									0	Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness. 1. Agricola and Germania by Tacitus 2. A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich by Christopher B. Krebs
102	A26	Dig This!	Addendum	LINK									0	Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness. 1. Agricola and Germania by Tacitus 2. A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich by Christopher B. Krebs
103	A27	More Steppe Stories	Addendum	LINK			Interview			1	10	0	4,200	Huns, Mongols, Turks, Scythians and other nomadic steppe tribes are longtime interests of Dan's. In this show he interviews historian Kenneth W. Harl who specializes in the study of those fascinating peoples. 1. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization by Kenneth W. Harl 2. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia by Peter C. Perdue
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6		Ep. #	Title	Type	Link	Date Released	Day Lag	Subject	Area of Focus	Time Period *	Hours	Minutes	Seconds	Total Seconds	Description

7		1	Alexander versus Hitler	Standard	LINK	7/27/06		Alexander versus Hitler			0	16	47	1,007	Dan compares the way the modern world sees Adolf Hitler with the way history views Alexander the Great and wonders if the two men weren’t more alike than different.
8		2	Guns & Horses	Standard	LINK	9/12/06	47	Gunpowder vs. Horse Archers		CE 1500s	0	34	56	2,096	The West is Mike Tyson and the East is Muhammad Ali in this episode as Dan mixes Art Bell, with Hans Delbruck in this look at a possible reason for the military decline of the near East.
9		3	The Organization of Peace	Standard	LINK	10/3/06	21	World War I	League of Nations	CE 1900s	0	34	56	2,096	The early 20th century League of Nations stood for peace, cooperation, disarmament and international understanding. What happened?
10		4	Romancing the Tribes	Standard	LINK	10/24/06	21	Native American Unification			0	31	44	1,904	Native American chief Tecumseh and Gallic king Vercingetorix both tried to unify their tribal peoples to face overwhelming foes. Dan examines the romance of their lost causes.
11		5	Meandering Through the Cold War	Standard	LINK	11/14/06	21	Cold War		CE 1950s-1960s	0	48	34	2,914	Dan meanders through a conversation about causes and effects of the Cold War without ever talking much about the actual events of the conflict.
12		6	Shield of the West	Standard	LINK	12/8/06	24	Greek & Persian Wars		BCE 499-449	0	59	10	3,550	Spartans, Athenians, Persians and references to Star Trek all make appearances in this look at the dramatic and extremely consequential Greek and Persian wars.
13		7	The X-History Files	Standard	LINK	12/27/06	19	"Pseudo-history"			0	31	58	1,918	Napoleon is supposed to have said that “History is a set of lies agreed upon”. With that in mind, Dan looks at some of the alternative and pseudo history ideas that many people embrace.
14		8	Scars of the Great War	Standard	LINK	1/27/07	31	World War I	Aftermath	CE 1920s	0	40	38	2,438	Dan looks at the shock and awe caused by the First World War and marvels at how connected we still are to the empire-shattering effects of the conflict contemporaries simply referred to as The Great War.
15		9	Darkness Buries the Bronze Age	Standard	LINK	2/16/07	20	Bronze Age		BCE 1200s	0	33	46	2,026	What was the cause of the collapse of the Bronze Age? War? Famine? Natural disaster? Sauron the Dark Lord? Dan looks at all the potential villains…except for Sauron.
16		10	The What-Ifs of 1066	Standard	LINK	3/13/07	25	Battle of Hastings		CE 1066	0	47	36	2,856	How might history have been changed if the events of the momentous year 1066 had turned out differently? Dan examines Normans, Vikings, Saxons, Bastards, Conquerers, Confessors, Godwinsons and Hardratas.
17		11	Thoughts of Churchill	Standard	LINK	4/11/07	29	Winston Churchill			0	53	45	3,225	We almost called this show “Things about Churchill that have interested Dan”. Dan takes a look at various elements of the dramatic life and career of the great British leader.
18		12	Steppe Stories	Standard	LINK	5/8/07	27	Peoples of the Nomadic Steppe	Mongols		0	58	34	3,514	Blood-sucking Scythian warriors, tattooed ice mummies, Amazons killing so they can mate, pot smoking head-hunters, scalp-taking, koumiss-drinking Mongols, Turks, Huns, and Aliens. What’s not to like?
19		13	Bubonic Nukes	Standard	LINK	6/13/07	36	Black Death		CE 1340-1400	0	47	30	2,850	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.
20		14	The Macedonian Soap Opera	Standard	LINK	7/18/07	35	Macedon after death of Alexander		BCE 323-318	0	49	23	2,963	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.
21		15	Desperate Times	Standard	LINK	8/30/07	43	The Great Depression		CE 1928-1939	0	41	57	2,517	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”.
22		16	Nazi Tidbits	Standard	LINK	10/17/07	48	World War II	Nazi Germany	CE 1940-1945	0	59	15	3,555	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.
23		17	Judgment at Nineveh	Standard	LINK	12/14/07	58	Assyrian Empire		BCE 650-600	1	4	2	3,842	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?
24		18	A Fly on James Burke’s Wall	Standard	LINK	1/2/08	19	Interview			0	44	53	2,693	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”.
25		19	Apache Tears	Standard	LINK	3/14/08	72	Native Americans	Apache Tribe	CE 1870s	1	18	23	4,703	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!
26		20	History Under the Influence (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	5/6/08	53	Use of alcohol throughout history			0	40	48	2,448	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.
27		21	Punic Nightmares I	Standard	LINK	7/27/08	82	The Punic Wars		BCE 264-146	0	58	55	3,535	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.
28		22	Punic Nightmares II	Standard	LINK	9/17/08	52	The Punic Wars		BCE 264-146	1	18	37	4,717	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.
29		23	Punic Nightmares III	Standard	LINK	10/30/08	43	The Punic Wars		BCE 264-146	1	35	21	5,721	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.
30		24	Classical Hanson	Standard	LINK	11/21/08	22	Interview			0	35	37	2,137	Dan discusses history with famed historian, political commentator and classicist Victor Davis Hanson.
31		25	The Dyer Outlook	Standard	LINK	1/20/09	60	Interview			0	59	24	3,564	Dan discusses the past, present and future with influential Canadian historian, broadcaster and columnist Gwynne Dyer.
32		26	Addicted to Bondage (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	2/3/09	14	Slavery			1	4	32	3,872	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.
33		27	Ghosts of the Ostfront I	Standard	LINK	4/19/09	75	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	5	54	3,954	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.
34		28	Ghosts of the Ostfront II	Standard	LINK	6/17/09	59	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	28	30	5,310	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.
35		29	Ghosts of the Ostfront III	Standard	LINK	8/10/09	54	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	30	19	5,419	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.
36		30	Ghosts of the Ostfront IV	Standard	LINK	10/10/09	61	World War II	The Eastern Front	CE 1941-1945	1	39	34	5,974	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.
37		31	Suffer the Children (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	12/9/09	60	Childcare throughout history			0	57	36	3,456	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?
38		32	Globalization Unto Death	Standard	LINK	2/27/10	80	Ferdinand Magellan		CE 1500-1520	1	31	4	5,464	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!
39		33	Old School Toughness (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	4/28/10	60	Older vs. younger generations			1	1	50	3,710	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
40		34	Death Throes of the Republic I	Standard	LINK	6/27/10	60	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	22	22	4,942	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
41		35	Death Throes of the Republic II	Standard	LINK	8/29/10	63	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	35	15	5,715	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.
42		36	Death Throes of the Republic III	Standard	LINK	10/29/10	61	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	37	47	5,867	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.
43		37	Death Throes of the Republic IV	Standard	LINK	1/27/11	90	Roman Republic	Roman Republic -> Roman Empire	BCE 140-30	1	25	3	5,103	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.
44		38	Death Throes of the Republic V	Standard	LINK	3/31/11	63	Roman Republic	Julius Caesar	BCE 140-30	1	25	50	5,150	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.
45		39	Death Throes of the Republic VI	Standard	LINK	6/29/11	90	Roman Republic	Julius Caesar	BCE 140-30	5	25	32	19,532	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.
46		40	Radical Thoughts (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	10/12/11	105	McCarthyism & the Red Scare		CE 1950s	2	37	38	9,458	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.
47		41	Thor’s Angels	Standard	LINK	1/19/12	99	The Dark Ages		CE 500	4	6	0	14,760	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…
48		41.5	Thor’s Angels (Extra)	Extra	LINK	2/8/12	20	The Dark Ages		CE 500	1	5	0	3,900	More military history. More quintessentially “Dan” twists. More deep questions. In this “Director’s Cut” style addendum to HH 41 you get all that, plus cutting-room floor stuff and Dan talking about the challenges this episode posed and why he made Thor’s Angels the way he did.
49		42	Logical Insanity (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	3/31/12	52	World War II	Nuclear Weapons, Ethics of Use	CE 1945	2	28	49	8,929	After many listener requests, Dan examines the issue of the morality of dropping the Atomic Bombs in the Second World War. As usual, he does so in his own unique, unexpected way.
50		42.5	Logical Insanity (Extra)	Extra	LINK	5/4/12	34	World War II	Nuclear Weapons, Ethics of Use	CE 1945	1	22	0	4,920	More military history. More quintessentially “Dan” twists. More deep questions. In this “Director’s Cut” style addendum to HH 42 you get all that, plus cutting-room floor stuff and Dan talking about the challenges this episode posed and why he made “Logical Insanity” the way he did.
51		43	Wrath of the Khans I	Standard	LINK	6/13/12	40	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	47	2	6,422	In one of the most violent outbursts in history a little-known tribe of Eurasian nomads breaks upon the great societies of the Old World like a human tsunami. It may have ushered in the modern era, but at what cost?
52		44	Wrath of the Khans II	Standard	LINK	7/31/12	48	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	35	10	5,710	The Mongol leader Genghis Khan displays an unmatched level of strategic genius while moving against both Northern China and the Eastern Islamic world. Both civilizations are left stunned and millions are slaughtered.
53		45	Wrath of the Khans III	Standard	LINK	9/23/12	54	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	28	24	5,304	The expansion of Genghis Khan’s conquests continue, with locations as far apart as Europe and China feeling the bloody effects of Mongol warfare and retribution. Can anything halt the carnage?
54		46	Wrath of the Khans IV	Standard	LINK	11/13/12	51	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	1	31	19	5,479	The death of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, should have slowed the momentum of Mongol conquests, but instead it accelerated it. This time though, all of Europe is on the Mongol hit list.
55		47	Wrath of the Khans V	Standard	LINK	1/13/13	61	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	2	6	52	7,612	Succession issues weaken the Mongol Empire as the grandchildren of Genghis Khan fight over their imperial inheritance. This doesn’t stop them from dealing out pain, suffering, and ironically good governance while doing so.
56		47.5	Wrath of the Khans (Extra)	Extra	LINK	2/23/13	41	The Mongol Empire		CE 1162-1386	2	1	0	7,260	More military history. More quintessentially “Dan” twists. More deep questions. In this “Director’s Cut” style addendum to HH 47 you get all that, plus cutting-room floor stuff and Dan talking about the challenges this episode posed and why he made “Wrath of the Khans” the way he did.
57		48	Prophets of Doom	Standard	LINK	4/22/13	58	The Muenster Rebellion		CE 1534	4	15	36	15,336	Murderous millennial preachers and prophets take over the German city of Munster after Martin Luther unleashes a Pandora’s Box of religious anarchy with the Protestant Reformation.
58		49	The American Peril	Standard	LINK	7/25/13	94	The Spanish-American War		CE 1800s	4	5	41	14,741	Imperial temptations and humanitarian nightmares force the United States of the late 19th Century to confront the contradictions between its revolutionary self-image and its expanding national interests.
59		50	Blueprint for Armageddon I	Standard	LINK	10/29/13	96	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	7	20	11,240	The planet hadn’t seen a major war between all the Great Powers since the downfall of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. But 99 years later the dam breaks and a Pandora’s Box of violence engulfs the planet.
60		51	Blueprint for Armageddon II	Standard	LINK	1/30/14	93	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	20	29	12,029	The Great Powers all come out swinging in the first round of the worst war the planet has ever seen. Millions of men in dozens of armies vie in the most deadly and complex opening moves of any conflict in world history.
61		52	Blueprint for Armageddon III	Standard	LINK	4/24/14	84	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	54	8	14,048	The war of maneuver that was supposed to be over quickly instead turns into a lingering bloody stalemate. Trench warfare begins, and with it, all the murderous efforts on both sides to overcome the static defenses.
62		53	Blueprint for Armageddon IV	Standard	LINK	8/17/14	115	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	3	55	51	14,151	Machine guns, barbed wire and millions upon millions of artillery shells create industrialized meat grinders at Verdun and the Somme. There’s never been a human experience like it…and it changes a generation.
63		54	Blueprint for Armageddon V	Standard	LINK	12/29/14	134	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	4	29	57	16,197	Politics, diplomacy, revolution and mutiny take center stage at the start of this episode, but mud, blood, shells and tragedy drown all by the end.
64		55	Blueprint for Armageddon VI	Standard	LINK	5/5/15	127	World War I	Overview	CE 1913-1918	4	16	43	15,403	The Americans are coming, but will the war be over by the time they get there? Germany throws everything into a last series of stupendous attacks in the West while hoping to avoid getting burned by a fire in the East they helped fan.
65		56	Kings of Kings I	Standard	LINK	10/28/15	176	Achenemid Persian Empire		BCE 900-323	3	32	40	12,760	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.
66		57	Kings of Kings II	Standard	LINK	3/20/16	144	Achenemid Persian Empire		BCE 900-323	4	15	42	15,342	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…
67		58	Kings of Kings III	Standard	LINK	8/7/16	140	Achenemid Persian Empire		BCE 900-323	5	0	30	18,030	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.
68		59	The Destroyer of Worlds (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	1/24/17	170	Nuclear Weapons	Past & Present		5	49	32	20,972	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.
69		60	The Celtic Holocaust	Standard	LINK	8/9/17	197	Julius Caesar	Conquest of Gaul	BCE 58-46	5	59	51	21,591	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.
70		60.1	Imperial Germany vs. Nazi Germany (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	10/19/17	71	Imperial Germany vs. Nazi Germany		CE 1913-1945	0	52	4	3,124	Dan once said that he thought Germany's First World War military was superior to Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht. He is often asked to elaborate, so he does in this show (note:this “pilot” show was previously posted on YouTube)
71		60.2	Rome Through Duncan's Eyes (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	12/12/17	54	Interview			1	8	22	4,102	History podcasting legend Mike Duncan and Dan talk about Mike's new book on the pivotal early era of Rome's road from Republic to Empire.
72		61	Painfotainment (Blitz)	Blitz	LINK	1/27/18	46	Torture & Execution as Entertainment			4	31	1	16,261	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.
73		61.1	A Four-Star Conversation (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	3/8/18	40	Interview			1	4	12	3,852	Dan talks about history, war and philosophy (and where those three subject might converge) with Four-Star General and former U.S. Air Force Chief-of-Staff Merrill McPeak.
74		61.2	Exposing the Hart of The Great War (Addendum)	Addendum	LINK	4/12/18	35	World War I	Interview		0	57	9	3,429	Dan and the British Imperial War Museum's famed First World War historian Peter Hart talk about one of their favorite mutual interests...World War One.
75		62	Supernova in the East I	Standard	LINK	7/14/18	93	World War II	The Rise of Japan & the Asia-Pacific Theatre	CE 1937-1945	4	31	37	16,297	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.
76		62.1	Nightmares of Indianapolis	Addendum	LINK	9/24/18	72	World War II	USS Indianapolis	CE 1945	0	53	27	3,207	Imagine actual people living for real through the plot of several disaster and survival movies combined. That's what the crew of the USS Indianapolis experienced after it was torpedoed at the very end of the Second World War.
77		62.2	On The Vietnam War with Sir Max	Addendum	LINK	10/30/18	36	Vietnam War		CE 1945 - 1975	1	24	27	5,067	This show comes in two parts, an overview of the Vietnam War era by Dan, followed by a conversation with famed writer, historian and war correspondent Sir Max Hastings about his experience in Vietnam and his new book on the Vietnam War.
78		63	Supernova in the East II	Standard	LINK	1/12/19	74	World War II	The Rape of Nanking, Pearl Harbor	CE 1937-1945	4	5	22	14,722	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.
79		63.1	Hardcore History On Fire	Addendum	LINK	2/18/19	37	Interview			1	42	44	6,164	Dan and History on Fire host Danielle Bolelli do a crosscast together about Nazis, political spectrums, U.S. Presidents they want back and some other stuff. Basically it's a typical phone call between these two guys that an audience gets to hear for once.
80		63.2	Caesar at Hastings	Addendum	LINK	6/7/19	109	War Gaming			2	0	52	7,252	Could militaries separated by ten centuries compete on a battlefield? In this alternative history experiment two armies that successfully invaded Britain a millennium apart are matched. Which side would you bet on?
81		64	Supernova in the East III	Standard	LINK	10/24/19	139	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	4	53	43	17,623	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.
82		64.1	Glimpses of Olympias	Addendum	LINK	1/30/20	98	Alexander the Great			3	31	57	12,717	Philip II of Macedonia and his son Alexander the Great are two of the most impressive figures in history. Few could contend with either man. One woman held her own with both of them. Alexander's mother Olympias.
83		64.2	Strangelove Whisperings	Addendum		3/1/20	31	Global Thermonuclear War			1	1	25	3,685	In a world that can sometimes be obsessed with the current threat du jour, author Fred Kaplan reminds us that one of the all-time great threats to us all hasn't gone anywhere.
84		64.3	Toronto Redux	Addendum		5/4/20	64				1	59	52	7,192
85		65	Supernova in the East IV	Standard		6/3/20	30	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	3	58	33	14,313
86		65.1	Wolf Pack Hunting with Hanks	Addendum		6/9/20	6				1	2	29	3,749
87		66	Supernova in the East V	Standard		11/13/20	157	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	3	32	34	12,754
88		66.1	Gladwell and the Bomber Mafia	Addendum		4/27/21	165				1	1	58	3,718
89		67	Supernova in the East VI	Standard		6/8/21	42	World War II	The Pacific Theatre	CE 1941 - 1945	5	45	52	20,752
90		67.1	The Game of War	Addendum		8/2/21	55				1	15	56	4,556
91		67.2	The Supernova Coda	Addendum		10/25/21	84				1	11	36	4,296
92		67.3	Powers, Thrones, and Dan Jones	Addendum		11/5/21	11				1	32	37	5,557
93		67.4	Engineering Victory with Elon	Addendum		12/13/21	38				1	41	45	6,105
94		67.5	Iranian Interconnections	Addendum		1/28/22	46				1	27	10	5,230
95		67.6	Asymmetrical Perspectives	Addendum		2/5/22	8				1	27	16	5,236
96		68	Human Resources	Blitz		3/6/22	29	Slavery			5	39	12	20,352
97		68.1	A Republic Lost at Sea	Addendum		4/15/22	40				1	8	48	4,128
98		68.2	Hollandansandbrook	Addendum		7/27/22	103				1	39	40	5,980
99		68.3	The Fabulous Bill Barrett	Addendum		8/19/22	23				0	21	7	1,267
100		68.4	Boxing with Ghosts	Addendum		11/15/22	88				1	6	54	4,014
101		69	Twilight of the Aesir	Standard		1/15/2023	61	Vikings		CE 476 - 1000	5	10	55	18,655

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