
14 episodes

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Dan Carlin
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4.8 • 7.1K Ratings
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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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Twilight of the Aesir
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.
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BLITZ Human Resources
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, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject.
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Supernova in the East VI
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 in the war's last year.
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Supernova in the East V
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 nightmarish.
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Supernova in the East IV
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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Supernova in the East III
Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins to develop infusing the whole conflict with a savage vibe.
Customer Reviews
Like… So Good
Dan is a generational talent (imo), so detailed in sources, information; makes history vivid yet objective. Recommend that people pay for his episodes from his site if they can, not just the free pods - no adverts is a public service. Feedback? Wish he could cover more than just war and violence; he did one episode on influence of alcohol and drugs on history, was fascinating. But 5 stars all the way, you the man Dan
Dan Carlin and his team are extraordinary.
History is such a broad subject to tackle and this podcast does an amazing job. The information is thoroughly researched and sampled from (it appears) a large number of sources. His opinion is well thought out and his voice is easy to listen to. His style is just so engaging it’s hard to put the episode down. Listen to all his stuff on his website, I highly recommend it! One of the few podcasts I’d pay for.
Awesome
Enjoying the best history podcast of all time - its content is interesting, informative and extensive.