Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Show 48 - Prophets of Doom

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:27:04 PST

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.

Show 47 - Wrath of the Khans V

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:42:03 PST

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.

Show 46 - Wrath of the Khans IV

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:33:12 PST

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.

Show 45 - Wrath of the Khans III

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:08:46 PST

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?

Show 44 - Wrath of the Khans II

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:58:32 PST

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.

Show 43 - Wrath of the Khans I

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:07:57 PST

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?

Show 42 - (BLITZ) Logical Insanity

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:12:37 PST

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.

Show 41 - Thor's Angels

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:52:11 PST

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...

Show 40 - (BLITZ) Radical Thoughts

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:57:12 PST

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.

Show 39 - Death Throes of the Republic VI

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:16:24 PST

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.

Show 38 - Death Throes of the Republic V

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:56:16 PST

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.

Show 37 - Death Throes of the Republic IV

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:38:59 PST

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.

Show 36 - Death Throes of the Republic III

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:11:59 PST

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.

Show 35 - Death Throes of the Republic II

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:43:11 PST

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.

Show 34 - Death Throes of the Republic I

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:58:31 PST

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.

Show 33 - (BLITZ) Old School Toughness

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:56:36 PST

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.

Show 32 - Globalization Unto Death

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:26:21 PST

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!