Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

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In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.

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  1. Show 74 - Mania for Subjugation IV

    2026-07-31 · 4 hr 1 min · Episode 74

    The stage is set for an in-person showdown between Alexander and Persia's Great King. The resulting Battle of Issus, although often ignored by Hollywood, is one of the most important battles in all ancient history. It…

  2. Show 73 - Mania for Subjugation III

    2025-12-22 · 4 hr 14 min · Episode 73

    Attacking the largest empire the world had ever seen is a huge endeavor at any age, but try doing it at 21. Alexander, fusing the qualities of a Napoleon with a gladiator, aims for immortality. The Persians are just in…

  3. Show 72 - Mania for Subjugation II

    2025-01-02 · 3 hr 51 min · Episode 72

    Is it safe to hand control of the deadliest army in the world to a 20-year old? If you are Thracian, Triballian, Illyrian or Theban, the answer is definitely no. Alexander becomes king and fights off threats to his rule…

  4. Show 71 - Mania for Subjugation

    2024-06-07 · 4 hr 12 min · Episode 71

    What's the recipe for making a historically world-class apex predator? In the case of Alexander the Great, it might be the three Ns: Nature, Nurture, and Nepotism.

  5. Show 70 - Twilight of the Aesir II

    2023-11-19 · 6 hr 23 min · Episode 70

    Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth and Svein Forkbeard it's debatable whether things will be any less horrific for…

  6. Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir

    2023-01-15 · 5 hr 11 min · Episode 69

    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.

  7. Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources

    2022-03-06 · 5 hr 39 min · Episode 68

    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,…

  8. Show 67 - Supernova in the East VI

    2021-06-08 · 5 hr 46 min · Episode 67

    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…

  9. Show 66 - Supernova in the East V

    2020-11-13 · 3 hr 33 min · Episode 66

    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…

  10. Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV

    2020-06-03 · 3 hr 59 min · Episode 65

    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.

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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Oldest episode in feed
07/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length
4 hr 38 min
Keywords
History, Military, War, Ancient, Archaeology, Classics, Carlin

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