Empire

Lighting-quick speed on the outside leaves defenders baffled. Could look to shoot more often but world-class deliveries into the box for guests lead to goal after goal.

Would be five stars but the for the fact these guys think Shakespeare wrote “ Tamerlane the Great” instead of Marlowe. Myopic. Both Holland brothers podcasts (We Have Ways of Making You Talk and Tge Rest Is History) are much better.

Words are not enough to describe this fabulous package that divers fascinating content and uncovers history’s mysteries. Williams’s and Anita’s scholarship connecting the dots across the globe through the history is pure joy to listen to. Through their enjoyable storytelling, they build biographies of historical figures as never done before. Through their witty and intellectual exchange, they take us in a time machine like no other history teacher could ever do. I am hooked. I’m buying the membership and can’t wait to attend an event in person.

Overall very entertaining and revealing- I especially appreciate this comprehensive version of the story of the “Indosphere”. Anand & “Drimple”excel by highlighting the empires of the mind and spirit - algebra, astronomy, Buddhism, Jain, Islam, Hindu, poetry, art…. An exceedingly easy listen, Empire unfortunately does frequently slip back into the tiresome recitation of political intrigue and military power, colored by that sometimes stifling British style, and Anand’s lapses into blood lust. I’m not sure I can stomach any of the other Empires they’ve tackled (If I did I’m sure they’d benefit from more Chinese, American, Indigenous, African…. perspectives.