
History Unplugged Podcast
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Did People in the Past Get 8 Hours of Sleep a Night?
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08/29/17 • 7 min
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The First War on Terror: How Europe Fought Anarchist Suicide Attacks, From 1850 to WW1
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07/18/23 • 44 min
This era also simmered with political rage and social inequalities, which drove nationalists, nihilists, anarchists and republicans to dynamite cities and discharge pistols into the bodies of presidents, police chiefs and emperors. The most notorious incidents were Tsar Alexander II’s murder by the People’s Will in 1881, and the dynamiting of the Café Terminus in Paris in 1894, specifically targeting innocents.
This wave of terrorism was seized upon by an outrage-hungry press that peddled hysteria, conspiracy theories and, sometimes, fake news in response, convincing many a reader that they were living through the end of days.
Against the backdrop of this world of fear and disorder, today’s guest, James Crossland, author of “The Rise of Devils,” discusses the journeys of the men and women who evoked this panic and created modern terrorism “revolutionary” philosophers, cult leaders, criminals and charlatans, as well the paranoid police chiefs and unscrupulous spies who tried to thwart them. We examine how radicals once thought just in their causes became, as Pope Pius IX denounced them, little more than “devils risen up from Hell”.
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Travelers and Explorers, Part 2: Marco Polo (1254-1324) -- Opening the Door to the East
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06/17/21 • 42 min
While much of his account is filled with incredible exaggerations or outright fictions – mythological animals make numerous cameos in the work – it inspired a new generation of explorers to push past the extents of the known world. His book was incorporated into some important maps of the later Middle Ages, such as the Catalan World Map of 1375, which was read with great interest in the next century by Henry the Navigator and Columbus. The effects of his journey on European intellectual and cultural life were far-reaching. Accounts of the lands in the East stimulated renewed interest in discovery and helped launch the European Age of Exploration.
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Vikings Went Everywhere in the Middle Ages, From Baghdad to Constantinople to….. Oklahoma?
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05/02/24 • 42 min
Today’s guest Arthur Herman, author of The Viking Heart, discusses this historical narrative but matches it with cutting-edge archaeological discoveries and DNA research to trace the epic story of this remarkable and diverse people (despite myths of racial purity misappropriated by groups like Nazi ethnographers). He shows how the Scandinavian experience has universal meaning, and how we can still be inspired by their indomitable spirit and the strength of their community bonds, much needed in our deeply polarized society today.
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Justin from the Generation Why Podcast: What Assassination Had the Most Impact on History?
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05/23/17 • 18 min
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Andrew Jackson’s Victory in the Creek War Set the Stage for Southern Secession 50 Years Later
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04/11/23 • 39 min
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What’s the Difference Between a Pirate, a Privateer, and a Naval Officer? In the 1700s, Very Little
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10/10/24 • 55 min
The pirates that exist in our imagination are not just any pirates. Violent sea-raiding has occurred in most parts of the world throughout history, but our popular stereotype of pirates has been defined by one historical moment: the period from the 1660s to the 1730s, the so-called "golden age of piracy."
The Caribbean and American colonies of Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands—where piracy surged across these decades—are the main theater for buccaneering, but this is a global story. From London, Paris, and Amsterdam to Curaçao, Port Royal, Tortuga, and Charleston, from Ireland and the Mediterranean to Madagascar and India, from the Arabian Gulf to the Pacific Ocean.
Familiar characters like Drake, Morgan, Blackbeard, Bonny and Read, Henry Every, and Captain Kidd all feature here, but so too will the less well-known figures from the history of piracy, their crew-members, shipmates, and their confederates ashore; the men and women whose transatlantic lives were bound up with the rise and fall of piracy.
To explore this story is today’s guest, Richard Blakemore, author of “Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Piracy.”
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When Did People Start Using Last Names?
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05/26/17 • 6 min
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Was The Vietnam War Unwinnable?
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11/05/24 • 59 min
It’s been fifty years since the end of the Vietnam War, yet the memory of the war lives on, the nationwide protests of the 1970s mirroring ones happening on college campuses today. In today’s episode we take a panoptic overview of the political debates in Washington, the ground and air operations in Southeast Asia, and the shocking erosion of American defense capabilities. We also dive into the five-decade-old question of whether the Vietnam War could have been won (proponents say victory could come by such strategy as Americans invading Laos and Cambodia and cutting off the Ho Chi Minh Trail; opponents say such policies as “search and destroy” led to recruitment of more Viet Cong soldiers rather than reduce their numbers).
We’re joined by Geoffrey Wawro, author of “The Vietnam War: A Military History.” We discuss whether the American war in Vietnam was a war of choice, pursued for all the wrong reasons. Shedding light on the inner workings of three presidential administrations and their field commanders, we look at political power, its limits, and the devastation that arises when power is compounded by willful delusion and carelessness in the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon.
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The History of Equality, and How Close Different Civilizations Were to Attaining It
History Unplugged Podcast
12/12/23 • 44 min
Equality has been reimagined continually, in the great world religions and the politics of the ancient world, by revolutionaries and socialists, Nazis and fascists, and postwar reformers and activists.
Today’s guest is Darrin McMahon, author of Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea. We trace equality’s global origins and spread from the dawn of humanity through the Enlightenment to today. Equality has been reimagined continually, in the great world religions and the politics of the ancient world, by revolutionaries and socialists, Nazis and fascists, and postwar reformers and activists.
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How many episodes does History Unplugged Podcast have?
History Unplugged Podcast currently has 973 episodes available.
What topics does History Unplugged Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on History Unplugged Podcast?
The episode title 'The First War on Terror: How Europe Fought Anarchist Suicide Attacks, From 1850 to WW1' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on History Unplugged Podcast?
The average episode length on History Unplugged Podcast is 40 minutes.
How often are episodes of History Unplugged Podcast released?
Episodes of History Unplugged Podcast are typically released every 2 days.
When was the first episode of History Unplugged Podcast?
The first episode of History Unplugged Podcast was released on May 11, 2017.
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