"WhatifAlthist" | World History, Philosophy, Culture

"WhatifAlthist" | World History, Philosophy, Culture

WhatifAltHist is a podcast from Rudyard Lynch that looks to try to find the patterns in history and anthropology so as to predict the future and understand the dynamics that result in civilizations rising and falling. It began as an enormously popular alternate history channel with nearly 600K listeners and more than 100M views on YouTube. Rudyard Lynch also hosts the podcast History 102 with Erik Torenberg, which attempts to solidly explain pivotal historical events in depth in under an hour. Topics covered: World History, Philosophy, Civilization, Culture  WhatifAlthist is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co

  1. 1 NOV

    The Great Wave Crashes

    Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WHATIFALTHIST at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/whatifalthist -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: Unpack Pricing Dive into the dark arts of SaaS pricing with Metronome CEO Scott Woody and tech leaders. Learn how strategic pricing drives explosive revenue growth in today's biggest companies like Snowflake, Cockroach Labs, Dropbox and more. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765716600 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38DK3W1Fq1xxQalhDSueFg -- Link to HIstory 102: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter - https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlynch/?hl=en Bibliography: The Great Wave by David Hackett Fischer Secular Cycles by Peter Turchin Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin The Economics of Discontent by Jean Michel Paul The Identity of France by Fernand Braudel The History of Civilizations by Fernand Braudel The Mediterranean at the time of Philip 2nd by Fernand Braudel The Structures of Every day life by Fernand Braudel Leviathan and Its Enemies by Sam Francis The Global Crisis by Geoffrey Parker On Hero Worship by Thomas Carlyl Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer Long Cycles by Goldstein The Rise and Fall of Great Powers by Paul Kennedy Generations by Strauss and Howe Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler The Coming Caesars by Amaury de riencourt Rise of the West by William McNeil The Pursuit of Power by William McNeil Tragedy and Hope by Caroll Quiggley The Great Leveler by Walter Schedule Capital by Thomas Picketty The History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell The Middle Ages by Sidney Painter The Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman

    39 min
  2. 2 OCT

    The Greatest Lie Ever Told

    Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WHATIFALTHIST at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/whatifalthist Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter - https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn... Bibliography: War in Human Civilization by Azar Gat War Before Civilization by Lawrence Keeley The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris The Elephant in the Brain by Simler Albion’s Seed by David Hackett Fischer Ethhic America by Thomas Sowell The Leviathan and its Enemies by Sam Francis The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham Sex and Culture by JD Unwin Who we Are and How We Got Here by David Reich The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt The Blank Slate by Stephen Pinker Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson Humanity’s ascent by Eisenstein  Who Are We by Sam Huntingdon Seeing Like a State by James Scott The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist The Moral Animal by Robert Wright The Secret to Our Success by Joseph Heinrich The History of Civilizations by Fernand Braudel  The Knowledge Machine by Michael Strevens  Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Mere Christianity by CS Lewis Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith War, Peace and War by Peter Turchin The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden Behave by Sapolsky The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Cynical Theories by James Lindsey The Cave by Plato The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Lineages of Modernity by Tom Emmanuel Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin The Growth Delusion by James Pilling Everyone Lies by Stephenowitz The World After Liberalism by Matthew Rose Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quiggley The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray Gateway Trilogy by Robert Monroe

    50 min
  3. 17 SEPT

    The Anthropology of the Right

    PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://PDSDebt.com/WHATIFALTHIST Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter - https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn... Bibliography The Ruling Classes by Gaetano Mosca The Rise of the West by McNeil The Story of the Americas by Leland Dewitt Baldwin Forgotten Continent by Michael Reid American Nations by Colin Woodard The WEIRDest people in the world by Joseph Heinrich Why Nations Fail by Acemoglu and Robinson War, Peace and War by Peter Turchin The Art of Not Being Governed by James Scott Seeing like a State by James Scott The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer The History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russel Democracy the God that Failed by Herman Hoppes Atrocities by Matthew White The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama The Soul of France by Fernand Braudel A History of Civilizations by Fernand Braudel The Best of Times and Worst of Times by Michael Burleigh After Liberalism by Paul Gottfried The Leviathan and Its Enemies by Sam Francis  Politics by Aristotle The Pursuit of Power by McNeil Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quiggley The Evolution of Civilizations by Carroll Quiggley Enlightenment Now by Stephen Pinker The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell Envy by Helmut Schoeck Dominion by Tom Holland The True Believer by Eric Hoffer The Dictators by Richard Overy Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari The Invention of Yesterday by Tamim Ansary After Liberalism by Matthew Rose Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist Japan and the Shackles of the Past by Taggert Murphy The True Believer by Eric Hoffer Shadow World by Chandler The Righteous Mind by Haidt The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray Islamo Leftism by Philippe Fabry Fire in the Minds of Men by Billington Political Order and Political Decay by Francis Fukuyama War in Human Civilization by Azar Gat

    51 min
  4. 17 SEPT

    The Anthropology of the Left

    Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/whatif Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NCSdGglnmdWg-qHALhu1w Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter - https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlyn... Bibliography: Intellectuals and Society by Thomas Sowell The Vision of the Anointed by Thomas Sowell A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell The True Believer by Eric Hoffer Dominion by Tom Holland Fire in the Minds of Men by Billington Strategy by Lawrence Freeman The Leviathan and Its Enemies by Sam Francis The Unabomber’s Manifesto The Revolt of the Elites by Lasch The Total State by Auron Macintyre The Culture of Critique by Kevin MacDonald The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt Nihilism by Seraphim Rose Spiteful Mutants by Edward Dutton The Coming Caesars by Amaury de Riencourt Sex and Power in History by Amaury de Riencourt A History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Albion’s Seed by David Hackett Fischer Assemblywoman by Aristophanes  The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman The Future is the Past Country by Edward Dutton Witches, Feminism and the Fall of the West’s by Edward Dutton Secular Cycles by Peter Turchin Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin American Nations by Colin Woodard A Secular Age by Charles Taylor A History of the Jews by Paul Johnson The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker The Web of Meaning by Jeremy Lent Behave by Sapolsky Seeing Like a State by James Scott Coming to Our Senses by Morris German Women Deserve Less by Myron Gaines A Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Foragers, Farmers and Fossil Fuels by Ian Morris Lineages of Modernity by Todd Immanuel Cynical Theories by James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose Curt Doolittle Yuri Bezmonov Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis The Storm before the Calm by George Friedman The Managerial Class by James Burnham The Ruling Class by Gaetano Mosca The Evolution of Civilizations by Carroll Quiggley Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson The Evolutionary Psychology behind Politics  The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn The Culture of Narcissism by Lasch After Liberalism by Paul Gottfried Shadow World by Robert Chandler Envy by Helmut Schoeck A History of Manners by Norbert Elias The Elephant in the Brain by Smiler The Story of Work by Lucassen  The Fate of Empires by Hubbard The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

    56 min
  5. 16 AUG

    Stop Coping. Your Life Sucks

    PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://pdsdebt.com/free-debt-assessment/?ref=whatifalthist Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@History102-qg5oj Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter- https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlynch/?hl=en -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: 🎙️ This Won't Last - Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWontLastpodcast -- Bibliography: The Lineages of Modernity by Todd Immanuel The Origins of Ideology by Todd Immanuel The Unabomber's Manifesto by Ted Kazcynski The Economics of Discontent by John Michel Paul Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin Secular Cycles by Peter Turchin The Great Wave by David Hackett Fischer The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Kuhn The Knowledge Machine by Michael Strevens Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quiggley Religions of the World by Houston Smith The History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson The Anxious Generation by Jon Haidt  The Coddling of the American Mind by Jon Haidt The True Believer by Eric Hoffer Woke Racism by John McWhorter The Leviathan and its Enemies by Sam Francis Nihilism by Seraphim Rose The Origins of Woke by Richard Hanania Sex and Power in History by Amaury de Riencourt Seeing like a State by James Scott The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate The Elephant in the Brain by Simler A Hunter Gatherer's Guide to the 21st century by Bret Weinstein B******t Jobs by David Graeber How to Know a Person by David Brooks The Culture of Narcissism by Lasch Lost Connections by Johann Hari The Culture of Narcissism by Lasch The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist The Happiness Hypothesis by John Haidt

    49 min
  6. 3 AUG

    Explaining the Political Triangle

    PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Get yours at https://pdsdebt.com/free-debt-assessment/?ref=whatifalthist Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@History102-qg5oj Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter- https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlynch/?hl=en -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: 🎙️ This Won't Last - Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWontLastpodcast -- Bibliography:  Curt Doolittle's work. Available on the Propertarian Website The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama  The Decay of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama  A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia by David Christian. 2 volumes The History of Russia by Orlando Figes Europe by Norman Davies The Isles by Norman Davies  Al Muqqahdimmah by Ibn Khaldun Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung The Elephant in the Brain by Simler The Rise of the West by McNeil Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder Atrocities by Matthew White The True Believer by Eric Hoffer Sex and Power in History by Amaury de Riencourt The Origins of Ideology by Immanuel Todd The Moral Animal by Robert Wright Sex and Culture by JD Unwin The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman Very Beautiful People by Ashley Mears Envy by Helmut Schoeck The Righteous Mind by John Haidt Seeing like a State by James Scott War in Human Civilization by Azar Gat Conquests and Cultures by Thomas Sowell War and Peace and War by Peter Turchin Why Nations Fail by Robinson and Acemoglu Dominion by Tom Holland The Ancient City by Foustel de Coulanges A History of Civilizations by Fernand Braudel  War, What is it Good for by Ian Morris The Leviathan and Its Enemies by Samuel Francis A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell The Great Leveler by Walter Scheidel

    42 min
  7. 3 AUG

    Was the Unabomber Right?

    Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WHATIFALTHIST at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/whatifalthist Link to my second podcast on world history and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@History102-qg5oj Link to my cancellation insurance: https://becomepluribus.com/creators/20 Link to my Twitter- https://x.com/whatifalthist Link to my Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rudyardwlynch/?hl=en -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: 🎙️ This Won't Last - Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWontLastpodcast -- Bibliography: The Unabomber’s Manifesto by Kaczynski The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker A Hunter Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st century by Weinstein The History of Manners by Norbert Elias The Total State by Auron Macintyre Tyranny Inc by Ahmari The Revolt of the Elites by Lasch The Anxious Generation by John Haidt The Happiness Hypothesis by Jon Haidt The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate The Elephant in the Brain by Simler Europe Emerges by Reynolds B******t Jobs by David Graeber Debt by David Graeber The Dictators by Richard Overy The Geography of Nowhere by Kunstler The Story of Work by Lucassen The Lonely Crowd by Riesman The Origins of Ideology by Imannuel Todd Lineages of Modernity by Immaneul Todd Ultrasociety by Peter Turchin Seeing like a State by James Scott Leviathan and its Enemies by Sam Francis The True Believer by Eric Hoffer After Liberalism by Gottfried A Secular Age by Charles Taylor The Decay of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama The WEIRDest people in the world by Joseph Heinrech The Story of Philosophy by Bertrand Russel The Founder Effect by Samo Burja

    46 min

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WhatifAltHist is a podcast from Rudyard Lynch that looks to try to find the patterns in history and anthropology so as to predict the future and understand the dynamics that result in civilizations rising and falling. It began as an enormously popular alternate history channel with nearly 600K listeners and more than 100M views on YouTube. Rudyard Lynch also hosts the podcast History 102 with Erik Torenberg, which attempts to solidly explain pivotal historical events in depth in under an hour. Topics covered: World History, Philosophy, Civilization, Culture  WhatifAlthist is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co

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