60: Whatifalthist | The Mandate Of Heaven, Ancient China, Frightening Global Demographics & Great Adventurers Of History!

12/20/21 • 63 min

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He is the creator of the youtube channel, Whatifalthist which is a 300,000+ subscriber YouTube channel that explores everything alternative history, geopolitics and history as it's been recorded.

Rudyard Lynch is just a sponge of history. He is so passionate and endlessly fascinated by everything that has come before us. Whether it is ancient China or 20th century West Africa, or seemingly anything and everything in between. Rudyard Lynch has somewhere between a peripheral to a deep knowledge of it as a historical event.

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more...

Adventurers & Explorers Of Ancient History.
BC. China.
Demographics & Negative Birth Rates.
Hyperbolic Questions From History.
+ More, More & More, Refer To Timestamps.

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00:00 - Introduction.
02:15 - Qin Shi Huang: The Father Of China
10:50 - Ancient Adventurers & Explorers
18:40 - The Mandate Of Heaven & The CCP
26:20 - Bad Demographics & Implications For Negative Birth Rates
34:13 - Talking About Climate Change
44:01 - Does Rudyard Feel Accountable Yet?
47:15 - What Is The Most Serendipitous Thing That Has Come From Your Platform?
49:39 - A Fascinating Country That Is Largely Forgotten.
51:41 - Histories Greatest Ruler?
52:08 - Histories Most Misunderstood Figure?
54:05 - Histories Most Important Figure?
55:22 - Histories Most Fascinating Civilisation?
56:40 - Histories Best Warriors?
58:08 - Rudyard's Favourite Historical Character.
59:15 - Country You Are Most Bullish On?
01:02:06 - Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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Article Attached To This Podcast!🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/whatifalthist-rudyard-lynch/

He is the creator of the youtube channel, Whatifalthist which is a 300,000+ subscriber YouTube channel that explores everything alternative history, geopolitics and history as it's been recorded.

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more...

Adventurers & Explorers Of Ancient History.
BC. China.
Demographics & Negative Birth Rates.
Hyperbolic Questions From History.
+ More, More & More, Refer To Timestamps.

Jump In On My Newsletter 📋 🔑 - https://atlasgeographica.com/subscribe
Whatifalthist Channel

Whatifalthist Youtube

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00:00 - Introduction.
02:15 - Qin Shi Huang: The Father Of China
10:50 - Ancient Adventurers & Explorers
18:40 - The Mandate Of Heaven & The CCP
26:20 - Bad Demographics & Implications For Negative Birth Rates
34:13 - Talking About Climate Change
44:01 - Does Rudyard Feel Accountable Yet?
47:15 - What Is The Most Serendipitous Thing That Has Come From Your Platform?
49:39 - A Fascinating Country That Is Largely Forgotten.
51:41 - Histories Greatest Ruler?
52:08 - Histories Most Misunderstood Figure?
54:05 - Histories Most Important Figure?
55:22 - Histories Most Fascinating Civilisation?
56:40 - Histories Best Warriors?
58:08 - Rudyard's Favourite Historical Character.
59:15 - Country You Are Most Bullish On?
01:02:06 - Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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59: Stephen Hicks | Zarathustra, Beyond Good & Evil & The Genealogy Of Morality (Part 2/3)

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Stephen Hicks returns to the podcast and delivers us one of the best pieces of content on the internet covering Friedrich Nietzsche. This is part two of three of Nietzsche's life.
Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the greatest and sharpest philosophers of all time. Nietzsche's ideas, Nietzsche's quotes and Nietzsche's philosophy has proven to be truly Lindy as it has permeates again and again through the culture. In this podcast, I trace the timeline of Nietzsche's life while Stephen Hicks provides all the context and explanation of Nietzsche's philosophy as it develops along the timeline.
You can expect to hear in this podcast with Jordan Schneider about the following and more...

Understanding Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Allegory For Becoming Who You Are)
Beyond Good & Evil.
The Genealogy Of Morality & The Master/Slave Morality.

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Links To Stephen Hick's Work

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00:00 - Introduction.
03:52 - Explaining Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Allegory For Becoming Who You Are)
29:52 - Connecting Zarathustra, Jung & Joseph Campbell.
44:10 - Back To The Timeline, Nietzsche's Most Productive Time Of His Life, BeyondGood & Evil, The Geneology Of Morality & Slave Morality.
01:09:25 - Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast

Next Episode

61: Bill Homewood | A Voice Acting Masterclass From One Of The Greatest Of All Time & Speaking About The Count Of Monte Cristo

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Bill is an actor and singer and has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, on the West End, on the TV and extensively on the radio. Bill has recorded over 40 classic novels for Naxos AudioBooks and has also cornered the market for recording the English translations of French classics.

Bill was such a pleasure to speak with and this episode exists as an extra special moment for me.

You can expect to hear in this podcast about the following and more...

Discussing The Count Of Monte Cristo & Alexandre Dumas Father.
Bill’s Definitive Masterclass On Voice Acting.
Much Of Bills Life & Personal Philosophy.

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00:00 – Introduction.
03:15 – What’s The Link Between The Classics, Brits & The French?
11:55 – What Makes A Classic?
18:53 – The First Epic Poem Of France.
23:19 – The Role Of Serendipity In Bills Life.
32:15 – The Count Of Monte Cristo + Alexandre Dumas Father’s Amazing Story.
47:21 – Bills Horrific Injury On Set.
51:04 – A Masterclass On Voice Acting
57:20 – The Voice Difference Between A Good & A Bad Character.
59:45 – Keeping Track Of Multiple Characters & The Mechanics Of Audio Recording.
1:07:45 – Consistency Of Voice, Consistency Of Cadence.
1:23:52 – The Gear Used For Recording & Keeping The Files Organised.
1:38:34 – Does Bill Have A List Of Great Books He Would Like To Narrate?
1:41:50 – Is Shakespeare Still Relevant?
1:51:02 – Bill As An Honorary Citizen Of Austin, Texas.
1:55:13 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History?
2:03:20 – Closing The Conversation With Bill Reading His Own Original Poetry.
2:07:14 – Afterthoughts & Ambition For The Podcast.

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Bill Homewood Links

Are you into Nassim Taleb, Skin In The Game, Antifragile, The Black Swan? I run a Nassim Taleb podcast covering all the wonderful ideas found in the 5 part Incerto series.
🎙️The Nassim Taleb & Incerto Podcast: - https://theincertonassimtalebpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Geopolitics & Power Podcast - Interesting tidbits from around the world documenting major geopolitical moves or projects you might have missed.🎙️The Geopolitics & Power Podcast: https://geopoloticsandpowerpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Contact me 🐦 for feedback! Twitter @ryanfhogg