Tides of History

Documentary series on how historical events shaped modern society AI summary

Audible Original / Patrick Wyman Visit website › History · EN · 392 episodes · latest 2026-11-09

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Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is.Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Tides of History ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

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LISTEN NOW: The First Wife

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The End

2026-04-30 · 37 min · Season 5, episode 177

At long last, we've reached the end of Tides of History, and I can't thank you all enough for coming along on this long journey. We end with a series of vignettes set throughout the long ages we've covered, from the…
Lewis and Clark, the Corps of Discovery, and Writing Collective History: Interview with Author Craig Fehrman

2026-04-23 · 44 min · Season 5, episode 176

Author Craig Fehrman's new book on Lewis and Clark, This Vast Enterprise, is one of the best things I've read in years. We discuss the richness of our understanding of the expedition and how that allows us to understand…
Lost Worlds Audiobook Chapter: "The World As It Was"

2026-04-16 · 51 min · Season 5, episode 175

Patrick's new book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World comes out May 5th! Check out a free preview of the first chapter of the audiobook, "The World As It Was," and learn about the…
What I've Learned From Tides of History

2026-04-09 · 34 min · Season 5, episode 174

Does history repeat itself? Not really, but that's not the reason it's worth studying: Our past is nothing more or less than the collective record of our species' achievements and failures, and it contains a variety of…
Gladiators and the Roman Psyche: Interview with Dr. Harry Sidebottom

2026-04-02 · 45 min · Season 5, episode 174

Gladiators are one of the most instantly recognizable yet alien aspects of Roman society, and Dr. Harry Sidebottom's new book - Those Who Are About to Die - offers a cutting-edge view of these fascinating entertainers…
Babylon, a City for the Ages: Interview with Professor Lloyd Llewelyn-Jones

2026-03-26 · 38 min · Season 5, episode 173

The city of Babylon has appeared in our episodes time and again over the past several years: as the center of empires, a victim of vicious conquest, a wealthy center of economic innovation, and even the place where…

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Owner: Audible / Patrick Wyman
Oldest episode in feed: 07/2017 · over 9 years
Typical length: 45 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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