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Started by Valmy, October 11, 2013, 09:07:08 AM

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crazy canuck

#15
December 08, 2015, 04:10:06 PM
First I want to thank Valmy for introducing all of this to me.

I have really enjoyed the History of Rome Podcast.  I am now currently enjoying the Revolutions and Ancient History podcasts.

I am going to start on the History of Byzantium over the Xmas break. 

One PSA is that there is a new History on Fire podcast up - this one is on the 5000 year old body found in Northern Italy a few years ago.  It is also very good.

Malthus

#16
December 08, 2015, 04:26:24 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 08, 2015, 04:10:06 PM
First I want to thank Valmy for introducing all of this to me.

I have really enjoyed the History of Rome Podcast.  I am now currently enjoying the Revolutions and Ancient History podcasts.

I am going to start on the History of Byzantium over the Xmas break. 

One PSA is that there is a new History on Fire podcast up - this one is on the 5000 year old body found in Northern Italy a few years ago.  It is also very good.

Otzi the Iceman? Fascinating stuff: the best part is, he was murdered - the coldest of cold cases.  ;)
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#17
December 08, 2015, 04:30:51 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 08, 2015, 04:26:24 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 08, 2015, 04:10:06 PM
First I want to thank Valmy for introducing all of this to me.

I have really enjoyed the History of Rome Podcast.  I am now currently enjoying the Revolutions and Ancient History podcasts.

I am going to start on the History of Byzantium over the Xmas break. 

One PSA is that there is a new History on Fire podcast up - this one is on the 5000 year old body found in Northern Italy a few years ago.  It is also very good.

Otzi the Iceman? Fascinating stuff: the best part is, he was murdered - the coldest of cold cases.  ;)

We know very little about the laws in effect in the area at the time. Murder might be overstating things.
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The Larch

#18
December 08, 2015, 04:31:34 PM
I'm really making an effort with the History of Byzantium podcast, but it's really challenging for me and I'm struggling to follow it regularly. If you think Duncan is monotone check this guy, and Byzantine stuff is really really dry lots of the time.

crazy canuck

#19
December 08, 2015, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 08, 2015, 04:26:24 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 08, 2015, 04:10:06 PM
First I want to thank Valmy for introducing all of this to me.

I have really enjoyed the History of Rome Podcast.  I am now currently enjoying the Revolutions and Ancient History podcasts.

I am going to start on the History of Byzantium over the Xmas break. 

One PSA is that there is a new History on Fire podcast up - this one is on the 5000 year old body found in Northern Italy a few years ago.  It is also very good.

Otzi the Iceman? Fascinating stuff: the best part is, he was murdered - the coldest of cold cases.  ;)

You should listen to the Podcast, he reviews recent theories about what occurred, from the theory he was hunted down and killed to him taking part in a battle or small skirmish involving a number of people.

Valmy

#20
December 08, 2015, 04:38:58 PM
Quote from: The Larch on December 08, 2015, 04:31:34 PM
I'm really making an effort with the History of Byzantium podcast, but it's really challenging for me and I'm struggling to follow it regularly. If you think Duncan is monotone check this guy, and Byzantine stuff is really really dry lots of the time.

Funny I think he is fantastic and I almost prefer his style to Duncan, he really digs into a lot of issues and you really cannot go too in depth to me. His latest show about life on the Anatolian frontier between the Arabs and the Romans was awesome.

The guy I have a hard time with is the guy who does the History of Persia podcast: http://iranologie.com/podcast/

Holy cow. I have to listen multiple times to digest the episode because I tune out so much. I think the problem is that guy is an actual scholar in addition to being a hobbyist.
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#21
December 08, 2015, 05:48:42 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 08, 2015, 04:38:58 PM
Quote from: The Larch on December 08, 2015, 04:31:34 PM
I'm really making an effort with the History of Byzantium podcast, but it's really challenging for me and I'm struggling to follow it regularly. If you think Duncan is monotone check this guy, and Byzantine stuff is really really dry lots of the time.

Funny I think he is fantastic and I almost prefer his style to Duncan, he really digs into a lot of issues and you really cannot go too in depth to me. His latest show about life on the Anatolian frontier between the Arabs and the Romans was awesome.

I'm still relatively early in the show, at around the beginning of Belisarius' career. I hope it picks up, but I tune out quite a lot and have to listen to the episodes several times to get a good feel of what he said. I guess it has to do with the strangeness of so many of the peoples, places and situations he describes.

I'm doing much better with this podcast about the Unification of Italy, I managed to get up to date in a relatively short time. http://www.talkinghistorypodcast.com/

Valmy

#22
December 09, 2015, 09:09:16 AM
Quote from: The Larch on December 08, 2015, 05:48:42 PM
I'm still relatively early in the show, at around the beginning of Belisarius' career. I hope it picks up, but I tune out quite a lot and have to listen to the episodes several times to get a good feel of what he said. I guess it has to do with the strangeness of so many of the peoples, places and situations he describes.

He takes a bit to develop his voice.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

#23
March 21, 2016, 03:26:23 PM
PSA: Dan Carlin's next Hardcore History is out.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Habbaku

#24
March 21, 2016, 04:42:33 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 21, 2016, 03:26:23 PM
PSA: Dan Carlin's next Hardcore History is out.

Sploosh.
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jimmy olsen

#25
March 21, 2016, 07:15:41 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 11, 2013, 09:07:08 AM

Secondly one of the podcasts that inspired this history podcast craze is Mike Duncan's The History of Rome: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHistoryOfRome that covers the entire history (even the legendary stuff which I guess is good to know) from Aeneas to 476 AD.  It took five years and over 180 episodes but he did it.  If you enjoy Romans you will love this.  It starts a bit slow but it gets good really quickly.  It is mostly political (which is a massive undertaking in itself for such a long time period) but from time to time he will stop and take a look around and talk about things like marriage and culture and education and all that good stuff.

Anyway more to come.  Watch this space.

Will check this out. After all I'll need to write a good alternate history backstory for my Roman Space Empire in Stellaris. ;)
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mongers

#26
December 04, 2017, 06:01:19 PM
Another thumbs up for the history of England podcasts by David Crowther:

https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/

I've only recently discovered them.  :blush:
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Habbaku

#27
December 04, 2017, 06:05:15 PM
MartyrMade has a series on the foundations of Israel, the history of Zionism, and the Palestine-Israel conflict, among others:

http://www.martyrmade.com/

Very Dan Carlin-esque, albeit with his own idiosyncrasies.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Berkut

#28
December 04, 2017, 06:11:21 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 04, 2017, 06:05:15 PM
MartyrMade has a series on the foundations of Israel, the history of Zionism, and the Palestine-Israel conflict, among others:

http://www.martyrmade.com/

Very Dan Carlin-esque, albeit with his own idiosyncrasies.

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Habbaku

#29
December 04, 2017, 06:19:34 PM
:goodboy:
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien
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