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History Twins Podcast
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We're homeschooled twins who love history. We interview the world's most exciting historians!

  1. War, Finance, and State Growth: Didac Queralt On Fiscal Capacity and Mercantilism

    04/01/2020

    War, Finance, and State Growth: Didac Queralt On Fiscal Capacity and Mercantilism

    How could a war be beneficial for fiscal capacity? Why did some mercantilist states become wealthy, free-trading empires while others faded into obscurity? Prof. Didac Queralt of Yale University provides some surprising answers in this episode of the History Twins Podcast.

    58 min
  2. From Mayans to Modernity: Glenn David Cox on the History of Guatemala

    02/28/2020

    From Mayans to Modernity: Glenn David Cox on the History of Guatemala

    We interview Prof. Glenn David Cox of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City about the fascinating history of the country. Discover the Spanish conquest of the Maya, the truth about the controversial United Fruit Company, and the decades-long Civil War.

    1h 23m
  3. The Long Road To Religious Freedom: Mark Koyama on Witchcraft, Heretics, and Industrialization

    01/25/2020

    The Long Road To Religious Freedom: Mark Koyama on Witchcraft, Heretics, and Industrialization

    The Long Road To Religious Freedom: Mark Koyama on Witchcraft, Heretics, and Industrialization by HistoryTwins

    1h 6m
  4. Kinship Networks and Psychology: The Catholic Church´s Obsession With Consanguineous Marriage

    12/05/2019

    Kinship Networks and Psychology: The Catholic Church´s Obsession With Consanguineous Marriage

    We interview Prof. Jonathan Schulz of George Mason University on the Catholic Church, cousin marriage, and psychological variations between countries. Discover the Church´s Marriage and Family Program and its impact on development and institutions. Learn why and how the MFP was so pervasive, affecting all levels of society.

    51 min
  5. The Prince and The Pauper: John Marsh on the Gilded Age and Great Depression

    10/31/2019

    The Prince and The Pauper: John Marsh on the Gilded Age and Great Depression

    We interview Prof. John Marsh of the Pennsylvania State University on subjects from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression. Discover political bosses, Orson Welles's War of the Worlds broadcast, and the emotional reaction to the greatest economic catastrophe in American history.

    56 min
  6. The Fate of Rome: Climate, Contagion, and Slavery in the Roman Empire

    09/26/2019

    The Fate of Rome: Climate, Contagion, and Slavery in the Roman Empire

    We interview Prof. Kyle Harper of the University of Oklahoma on the Roman collapse. Discover the disease events and climatic transitions which brought down one of the greatest empires ever known. Learn what's wrong with the slavery-to-serfdom theory and why even relatively poor Romans owned slaves.

    55 min
  7. Contemporary Politics, Contagion, and Copyright with Prof. Peter Baldwin

    08/19/2019

    Contemporary Politics, Contagion, and Copyright with Prof. Peter Baldwin

    We interview Prof. Peter Baldwin of UCLA on the divide between US and European politics, Anglo-American vs Continental copyright law, and European reaction to the spread of disease. Discover how different are the US and Europe really are, how Europe combated an enemy it barely understood, and the two theories of copyright law which dominate the world.

    1h 2m
  8. Reconquista to Renacimiento: Teofilo Ruiz on Medieval Spain

    07/24/2019

    Reconquista to Renacimiento: Teofilo Ruiz on Medieval Spain

    We interview UCLA's Prof. Teofilo Ruiz on medieval Spain. Discover Spain's "centuries of crisis", why the Reconquista lasted nearly eight centuries, the holes in the classic theory of coexistence, and the contrast between peasant and noble lifestyles.

    1h 6m
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We're homeschooled twins who love history. We interview the world's most exciting historians!

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  • Creator
    History Twins Podcast
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
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