Podcasts by Dan Carlins Hardcore History: Addendum
Interviews, musings and extra material from the makers of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. If it did not fit in the HH feed it's probably here
Further podcasts by Dan Carlin
Podcast on the topic Geschichte
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EP27 More Steppe Stories from 2023-08-16T00:20
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 fascinati...
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EP26 Dig This! from 2023-05-31T16:00
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...
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EP25 The Long View from 2023-04-01T02:06
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 inventiven...
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EP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick from 2023-02-14T04:22
Rick Rubin joins Dan to discuss human creativity. This unusual show evolves as it goes though and by the end covers a wide array of subjects and topics. By the end it isn't even clear who is asking...
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EP23 Boxing with Ghosts from 2022-11-16T02:04
Ready for an argument? Like Dan's quote voice? Waiting to hear Dan discuss boxing? Then you've hit the trifecta. Boxing expert Mike Silver and Dan discuss whether today's modern fighters could comp...
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EP22 The Fabulous Bill Barrett from 2022-08-20T02:05:02
Bill Barrett has been the voice of Dan Carlin’s podcasts since they began in 2005. In this retrospective Dan looks back at samples of Bill’s catalog of work.
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EP21 Hollandansandbrook from 2022-07-28T03:36:02
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook stop by to continue the conversation with Dan that began on their own podcast The Rest is History. 1. “Rubicon” by Tom Holland 2. “Dominion” by Tom Holland 3. “Pe...
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EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea from 2022-04-16T00:57:29
Professor Barry Strauss and Dan talk about Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and a host of historical luminaries in a tale worthy of Shakespeare as the Roman Republic goes down...
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EP19 Asymmetrical Perspectives from 2022-02-06T03:23:52
Author, actor and senior fellow at the Modern War Institute Max Brooks joins Dan to discuss asymmetrical warfare and related societal issues. 1. "On War" by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz 2. “The Art of ...
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EP18 Iranian Interconnections from 2022-01-29T01:44:17
Iranian-born historian John Ghazvinian's new book is about the history of the U.S.-Iranian relationship. He and Dan discuss coups, oil, religion, history, arms deals, Shahs, U.S. presidents and war...
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EP17 Engineering Victory with Elon from 2021-12-13T08:46
Elon Musk and Bill Riley from SpaceX join Dan to discuss the underappreciated role of science and engineering in war. As you might imagine, military aircraft feature prominently in the conversation...
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EP16 Powers Thrones and Dan Jones from 2021-11-05T20:22:33
Historian Dan Jones’ specialty is the Middle Ages. Dan Carlin adores the Middle Ages. Normans anyone? 1. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 2. The Templars: The Rise ...
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EP15 The Supernova Coda from 2021-10-26T03:55:39
Author Ian W. Toll who has written extensively on the Pacific Theater in the Second World War joins Dan to put the finishing touches on the Supernova in the East subject matter. 1. Pacific Crucibl...
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EP14 The Game of War from 2021-08-03T00:51:48
Dan discusses his background in miniature wargaming and then talks to one of the architects of a popular Second World War themed video game about the genre, its development, growth and challenges. ...
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EP13 Gladwell and the Bomber Mafia from 2021-04-28T00:33:27
Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell joins Dan to discuss the development of U.S. precision bombing ideas, Curtis LeMay and the firebombing of Japanese cities.
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EP12 Wolf Pack Hunting with Hanks from 2020-07-09T18:45:34
Tom Hanks joins Dan to talk about his new Second World War naval-themed film “Greyhound”. This is an hour-long conversation with two fans of History geeking out over the past.” Show Notes:
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EP11 Toronto Redux from 2020-05-04T01:25:22
Description: Canadian television personality, radio and podcast host Jeff Marek takes over the show and interviews Dan. Show Notes:
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EP10 Strangelove Whisperings from 2020-03-02T01:48:52
Description: In a world that can sometimes be obsessed with the current threat du jour, author Fred Kaplan reminds us that one of the all-time great threats to us all hasn't gone anywhere. Notes:
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EP9 Glimpses of Olympias from 2020-01-30T05:35:39
Description:Philip II of Macedonia and his son Alexander the Great are two of the most impressive figures in history. Few could contend with either man. One woman held her own with both of them. Al...
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EP8 Caesar at Hastings from 2019-06-07T03:51:57
Description: Could militaries separated by ten centuries compete on a battlefield? In this alternative history experiment two armies that successfully invaded Britain a millennium apart are matched...
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EP7 Hardcore History On Fire from 2019-02-18T21:22:53
Dan and History on Fire host Danielle Bolelli do a crosscast together about Nazis, political spectrums, U.S. Presidents they want back and some other stuff. Basically it's a typical phone call betw...
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EP6 On The Vietnam War with Sir Max from 2018-10-30T00:53:45
Description: This show comes in two parts, an overview of the Vietnam War era by Dan, followed by a conversation with famed writer, historian and war correspondent Sir Max Hastings about his experi...
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EP5 Nightmares of Indianapolis from 2018-09-24T17:56:45
Description: Imagine actual people living for real through the plot of several disaster and survival movies combined. That's what the crew of the USS Indianapolis experienced after it was torpedoed...
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EP4 Exposing the Hart of The Great War from 2018-04-12T22:32:17
Dan and the British Imperial War Museum's famed First World War historian Peter Hart talk about one of their favorite mutual interests...World War One. The Last Battle: Victory, Defeat, and the End...
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EP3 A Four-Star Conversation from 2018-03-08T00:36:12
Dan talks about history, war and philosophy (and where those three subject might converge) with Four-Star General and former U.S. Air Force Chief-of-Staff Merrill McPeak. Books: Roles and Missions ...
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EP2 Rome Through Duncan's Eyes from 2017-12-12T23:50
History podcasting legend Mike Duncan and Dan talk about Mike's new book on the pivotal early era of Rome's road from Republic to Empire.
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EP1 Imperial Germany vs Nazi Germany from 2017-10-19T03:44
Dan once said that he thought Germany's First World War military was superior to Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht. He is often asked to elaborate, so he does in this show (note:this “pilot” show was previo...
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