Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

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.

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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Show 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... more

03 Jan 2025

3 HR 51 MINS

3:51:26

03 Jan 2025


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Show 71 - Mania for Subjugation

What's the recipe for making a historically world-class apex predator? In the case of Alex... more

07 Jun 2024

4 HR 11 MINS

4:11:39

07 Jun 2024


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Show 70 - Twilight of the Aesir II

Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs.... more

19 Nov 2023

6 HR 23 MINS

6:23:08

19 Nov 2023


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Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir

This show picks up where Dan's Thor's Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan... more

15 Jan 2023

5 HR 10 MINS

5:10:55

15 Jan 2023


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Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources

The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commer... more

07 Mar 2022

5 HR 39 MINS

5:39:12

07 Mar 2022


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Show 67 - Supernova in the East VI

When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incin... more

08 Jun 2021

5 HR 45 MINS

5:45:52

08 Jun 2021


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Show 66 - Supernova in the East V

Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and nume... more

14 Nov 2020

3 HR 32 MINS

3:32:34

14 Nov 2020


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Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV

Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World... more

03 Jun 2020

3 HR 58 MINS

3:58:33

03 Jun 2020


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Show 64 - Supernova in the East III

Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war w... more

25 Oct 2019

4 HR 53 MINS

4:53:43

25 Oct 2019


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Show 63 - Supernova in the East II

Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities ... more

12 Jan 2019

4 HR 01 MINS

4:01:55

12 Jan 2019


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Show 62 - Supernova in the East I

The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that... more

14 Jul 2018

4 HR 28 MINS

4:28:17

14 Jul 2018