Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

Dan is an exceptional historian with the ability to make history relevant to today’s circumstances. Thoroughly enjoy his balanced and thoughtful content and wish more people would listen. Sorry to see so many reviews bashing him for not providing the confirmation bias they seek elsewhere. I disagree with his takes sometimes, but his positions are always measured and reasonable.

Awesome episode about the 60’s. Especially about 1968 and turning those events into a learning opportunity for the current political climate of today.

Dan does a great job of presenting fascinating historical episodes and themes. Be careful of his bias, however, as it can significantly distort the historical narrative. For example, he describes the Black Panthers as fighting for “racial equality”, which isn’t true. They fought for liberation and segregation. Countless examples like this color the episodes. Note that the history presented here is not original research or quotations from primary sources. Dan synthesizes other historians to present his narrative, and he picks and chooses based on his biases and understanding of the subject matter. He doesn’t seem to go out of the way to dig into other perspectives.

Thank you Dan for sneaking in a Common Sense episode when we really needed it.