15 episodes
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Dan Carlin
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4.8 • 4.2K 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 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
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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.
Customer Reviews
Most excellent
The best of the best. I just wish my teachers at school were as enthusiastic, knowledgeable and engaging as Dan Carlin.
Thank you Dan. You’ll go down in history as the best podcaster.
Simply Brilliant
The best history podcast , and there are many very good ones out there. The long form , the wide breadth and sweep of the narratives and the humour make Dan a great story teller . His not being a non historian is an advantage because he does not get bogged down in detail . I really like the episodes that deal with the classic world and the “Dark Ages” in particular . The account of the earl Persian Empire and the Greek Wars is something I return to again and again Like a favourite book or album. Thanks Dan .
Best podcast I have ever listened to.
Dan Carlin is engrossing to listen to. I am a history graduate and have read a lot of secondary sources and never have I found anything as informative as Carlin’s podcast. He gets to the core of the motivations of historical figures. Great mythical figures of history come alive in his telling of events. But there are details of the ordinary people, the every day. The detailed accounts of key figures, peoples, battles, cities make you feel like you are watching a film. His delivery is assured, hypnotic and you never want it to end. Carlin resurrects the humanity of civilisations long turned to dust.