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Show 74 - Mania for Subjugation IV

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 gets its due here.

Happy Hardcore History Day everyone. As usual, thanks for your patience! dts.p

Happy Hardcore History Day everyone. As usual, thanks for your patience! dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3...

Mania for Subjugation IV now available!

Issus, Halicarnasis and other fun stuff included...

Had a wonderful conversation with the folk over at “Big Think”. If you’d like to

Had a wonderful conversation with the folk over at “Big Think”. If you’d like to hear it, here it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXzr...

Oh hell! Of course they don't want that. But we wouldn't be bound by what THEY w

Oh hell! Of course they don't want that. But we wouldn't be bound by what THEY want...

Holy crap. Well...that's on me. I'm ironically well-known as the worse self-pro

Holy crap. Well...that's on me. I'm ironically well-known as the worse self-promoter ever.

Oh I'm doing that too. I've never stopped screaming at the crazy people.

Oh I'm doing that too. I've never stopped screaming at the crazy people.

I don't usually tell people this, but because we put out so few CS shows we have

I don't usually tell people this, but because we put out so few CS shows we have a lot of people out there who would like a new CS show,but never find out we've released one. If you know one of those people, I'd love it if you'd let them know.

Or "those"...whatever.😂

Or "those"...whatever.😂

Just released a new (well...sort of new) Common Sense show for this who like tha

Just released a new (well...sort of new) Common Sense show for this who like that sort of thing... dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3...

Don't Get Excited!

This is not a new show release announcement, It's an update.

I wish I knew. Sometimes I feel like it's an act of trying to do SOMETHING posit

I wish I knew. Sometimes I feel like it's an act of trying to do SOMETHING positive. But I realize that effectiveness should probably a consideration too.

Sorry man. Been on the other platform arguing with the people over there. It's d

Sorry man. Been on the other platform arguing with the people over there. It's depressing as hell.

It's insane.

It's insane.

Me too. Would it ever reach critical mass number of users though?😂

Me too. Would it ever reach critical mass number of users though?😂

To be honest it's a demographic I didn't realize we produced en masse anymore.I

To be honest it's a demographic I didn't realize we produced en masse anymore.I was very wrong about that. But I remember a Croatian man (from Yugoslavia) explaining to me how demagogues can reignite ethnic (etc)fires that had cooled.Doesn't take much to rekindle hate. We are an interesting species.

It's not popular anywhere actually😂

It's not popular anywhere actually😂

Thanks so much for listening!

Thanks so much for listening!

Listen, I realize I post on Twitter (not feeling any need to use the newer name)

Listen, I realize I post on Twitter (not feeling any need to use the newer name) about politics and I really don't do much of that here. But the things I'm saying, most people on this app don't need to hear. Twitter on the other hand... (do you think bots can learn?😂)

The danger is in repeating the tit-for-tat retribution cycle that toppled Rome's

The danger is in repeating the tit-for-tat retribution cycle that toppled Rome's Republic. The dilemma is how to punish constitutional transgressions without feeding into that cycle and making it ever more murderous and destructive.

For those interested in the subject: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

For those interested in the subject: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Show 73 - Mania for Subjugation III

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 his way.

So of course I screwed up the announcement post for the new Hardcore History by

So of course I screwed up the announcement post for the new Hardcore History by not including g the art of Erich Sayers that goes with the show. So...here it is now

Hi all. I know it's been a long time. Sorry for the wait. Hope it's halfway dece

Hi all. I know it's been a long time. Sorry for the wait. Hope it's halfway decent. "Happy Hardcore History Day". dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3...

Mania for Subjugation III Now Available!

After a longer-than-usual creation time the next Alexander installment is finally done

EP34 Atomic Accountability

Dan visits with Professor Alex Wellerstein, whose new book about Truman and the dropping of the atomic bombs will challenge everything you think you know about the subject.

But, but , but...apologizing at this point is part of my brand😂. Thanks so muc

But, but , but...apologizing at this point is part of my brand😂. Thanks so much for listening.

Atomic Accountability?

Did Truman fully understand what he was doing when Atomic weapons were used against Japan?

I know it's not what you're waiting for. But here's an absolutely fascinating co

I know it's not what you're waiting for. But here's an absolutely fascinating conversation with a nuclear history expert about Harry Truman and a completely new way to look at his role in the dropping of the atomic bombs. dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3...

Well, common sense sure is rarer these days. That's for sure.

Well, common sense sure is rarer these days. That's for sure.

Ok, new Common Sense just released. It's timely and pithy and hopefully you thin

Ok, new Common Sense just released. It's timely and pithy and hopefully you think it worth your time (and mine). We called it: "Who's the Boss?" dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3...

We will release a new Common Sense show sometime in the next few hours about the

We will release a new Common Sense show sometime in the next few hours about the illegal order question and the "treason" statements by the President currently in the headlines. It'll be a pithy one. After all, I've got Alexander the Great stuff to work on...

Actively striking it.

Actively striking it.

I think it's lovely that you believe that I even remember what I said😂 I would

I think it's lovely that you believe that I even remember what I said😂 I would probably look at the list and go "I cited that?!"😂 I appreciate so much that you came out to the event. I hope you thought it was worth it. Thank you!

Thank you all so much for coming out last night and talking with me Portland! Yo

Thank you all so much for coming out last night and talking with me Portland! You guys are the best.

Becalmed in the Doldrums

"I just need the wind to pick up, the muse to scream and coffee to work like it used to..."

Six days until (what I think is) the last live event I'm doing in 2025. Join me

Six days until (what I think is) the last live event I'm doing in 2025. Join me if you're in the Portland, Oregon area on the evening of September 12th! www.etix.com/ticket/p/943...

That's true.

That's true.

So, my last scheduled live event for 2025 is in my home away (but not too far)fr

So, my last scheduled live event for 2025 is in my home away (but not too far)from home Portland, Oregon. The last one we did there sold out...hope we do that again! If you want to go, we'd love to have you. www.etix.com/ticket/p/943...

Just touched down in Houston. Looking forward to tonight's show! If you want to

Just touched down in Houston. Looking forward to tonight's show! If you want to join me, tickets are available via our website at www.dancarlin.com

Haha...yeah...I'm ready for October.😂

Haha...yeah...I'm ready for October.😂

Thanks so much for coming!

Thanks so much for coming!

Tonight ran about 100 minutes or so.

Tonight ran about 100 minutes or so.

Thanks Austin! You were FANTASTIC! Great crowd, so enthusiastic. Houston tomorro

Thanks Austin! You were FANTASTIC! Great crowd, so enthusiastic. Houston tomorrow night!

A few hours from showtime in Austin...looking forward to seeing you guys!

A few hours from showtime in Austin...looking forward to seeing you guys!

EP33 Sledgehammer and Big Shot

Henry Sledge, son of Eugene Sledge, writer of the classic war memoir “With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa” has released a book that includes tons of material left out of his dad's memoir along with details about growing up as the son of “Sledgehammer”

Tales from the Son of Sledgehammer

The new Hardcore History Addendum interview provides a new look at the life and times of one of the most celebrated U.S. Marines in the Second World War

"It was 20 years ago today..."

No not Sgt Pepper...

The Real War Will Never Get Into the Books

The best way to avoid the next terrible war is to unflinchingly look at the reality of the last one

Announcing Live Events for August

You Southerners asked for it and we are delivering

EP32 The Show with Mike Rowe

Dan has an extended and completely unplanned conversation with TV and podcast host Mike Rowe about jobs, history, media, politics and the current zeitgeist. https://mikeroweworks.org/

"Kushite Conversations" Now Available!

Hardcore History Addendum #31 deals with the ancient Kushite Civilization in Northeast Africa

EP31 Kushite Conversations

Dan talks with writer, broadcaster and journalist Zeinab Badawi about the ancient African kingdom of Kush and her book on African history.

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 72 Mania for Subjugation II

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 in all directions.

Mania for Subjugation II Now Available!

The Alexander the Great story continues...

The December Sale

In what's become an annual tradition, we are making easier this month to get the old shows

Get 'Em While They're Still Free!

FYI: We will soon move some free HH shows to the paid archives

In Search of...Our New Artist

Nick may no longer be physically with us, but the artistic standards he set live on

Nick

Nick Lay: July 1, 1981 - September 20, 2024

So, you say you want a revolution?

New Hardcore History Addendum is released

EP30 So, you say you want a revolution?

This show could also have been called “Violent Reflections” as Dan repurposes old work he did on the revolutionary era of the late 1960s. This is NOT a deep HH-style look at the period, but is instead a brief gaze at a potential “Past is Prologue” moment.

A Little Variety

"And now for something completely different"-Monty Python

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 71 - Mania for Subjugation

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.

Mania for Subjugation now available!

Hardcore History #71 is a multi-part series on Alexander the Great

EP29 The Handmaidens of the Apocalypse

Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen joins Dan to discuss the contents of her new book which, using insider and expert information, dramatically outlines how a nuclear war might unfold. Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen https://amzn.to/3U8lGMR

"The Handmaidens of the Apocalypse"

New Hardcore History Addendum released about nuclear war

DC live event promo #history #ancient #Live #podcastshow #podcast

https://linktr.ee/dancarlin

EP28 Superhumanly Inhuman

This show starts off with an extended discussion of the genocide of Jews in the Holocaust and the associated dangers of extreme governmental power followed by an interview with Holocaust expert and historian Dan Stone.

New Hardcore History Addendum released

"Superhumanly Inhuman" deals with the Holocaust in the Second World War

Dan Carlin On Tour Announcement

Tickets go on sale December 6th for Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Portland Oregon and New York events

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 70 - Twilight of the Æsir II

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 Scandinavia’s neighbors

EP27 More Steppe Stories

Huns, Mongols, Turks, Scythians and other nomadic steppe tribes are longtime interests of Dan's. In this show he interviews historian Kenneth W. Harl who specializes in the study of those fascinating peoples. Show Note 1. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization by Kenneth W. Harl 2. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia by Peter C. Perdue

EP26 Dig This!

Daniele Bolelli the fabulous host of “History on Fire” and I fanboy out over archaeology. We had some inexplicable audio problems at times with the recording, so hopefully that doesn't detract from the greatness of the guest. 1. Uncovering the Past: A history of Archaeology by William H Stiebing Jr. 2. Empire of Horses: The first nomadic civilization and the making of China by John Man 3. Long-hidden ruins of vast network of Maya cities could recast history 4. Desert monoliths reveal oldest blueprints for human-made megastructures by NBC News

EP25 The Long View

Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness. 1. “Agricola and Germania” by Tacitus 2. “A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich” by Christopher B. Krebs