https://www.westerncivpodcast.comenSociety & CultureCopyright Adam Walshhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a45449e0f8427d59666fc5dfcf007a95.jpghttps://www.westerncivpodcast.comWed, 05 Aug 2026 21:46:03 +0000Adam WalshAdam Walshwesterncivpodcast@gmail.comHistory of the Western Worldtrueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/illusions-of-trust--73517449
I'm trying my hand at fiction interviews and, I have to say, I enjoyed it.Here I am sitting down with Jeffrey Stephens and we are talking about his newest book: Illusions of Trust. It's a lovely legal thriller with twists and turns and simply wonderful character development. I hope you enjoy the interview.

You can buy the book HERE.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73517449Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:43:03 +0000Adam WalshThis one is new. I'm trying my hand at fiction interviews and, I have to say, I enjoyed it.Here I am sitting down with Jeffrey Stephens and we are talking about his newest book: Illusions of Trust. It's a lovely legal thriller with twists and turns...
I'm trying my hand at fiction interviews and, I have to say, I enjoyed it.Here I am sitting down with Jeffrey Stephens and we are talking about his newest book: Illusions of Trust. It's a lovely legal thriller with twists and turns and simply wonderful character development. I hope you enjoy the interview.

You can buy the book HERE.]]>3261falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-548-wilson-s-failure--72420303
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72420303Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:35:02 +0000Adam WalshWoodrow Wilson came home from Paris thinking the hard part was behind him. Little did he realize Republican opposition and his own intransigence would doom his League of Nations and nearly cost him his life.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1649false1548fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-547-armageddon--72120407
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72120407Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:25:02 +0000Adam WalshToday we step back and catch up with events we passed in the Great War as the Russian Revolution unfolded. We follow the war to its brutal conclusion. Then we pick up the Russian Civil War and take that to its equally brutal end with a sprinkling of...
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>6679false1547fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-546-red-october--72120367
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72120367Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe Bolsheviks did not need to take over Russia. It was never a foregone conclusion. But after October 1917, it became increasingly inevitable. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast0 
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>3015false1546fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-545-april-theses-to-july-days--72055990
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Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72007405Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshIt is that time. The Russian Revolution would be a lot different without Vladimir Lenin (Lenin is not his real name by the way...) But Lenin strikes a deal with the Germans who hope that he can steer Russia out of the Great War and he hits Petrograd...
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>2028false1544fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-543-the-roots-of-revolution--71977177
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71977177Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe Russian Revolution did not come out of nowhere. It was not merely the result of World War One. Its legacy is long. Today, we go all the way back to the abolition of serfdom and hit the main events that lead to that critical month: March 1917....
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>2121false1543fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-542-meat-grinder--71734115
It is also the year everyone starts wondering: will it all be worth it?

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It is also the year everyone starts wondering: will it all be worth it?

Support Western Civ]]>2863false1542fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-541-stalemate--71621412
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71621412Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe western front grinds to a slow halt, despite the best efforts of the generals on both sides who appear to be overly committed to killing their own men in pointless offensives... Across the pond, America tries to stay neutral while watching the...
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>3029false1541fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-540-tannenberg--71418499
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71418499Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:40:02 +0000Adam WalshThe Eastern Front in World War One is often overlooked. But, even beyond the Battle of Tannenberg, the Eastern Front is critical not only in understanding the outcome of the war but the 20th century as a whole. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>2916false1540fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/children-of-abraham-the-1-400-year-history-of-jewish-muslim-relations--72461347
Today, the dominant narrative of the relationship between Jewish and Muslim peoples assumes a long history of violent hostility. In Children of Abraham, historian Marc David Baer lays this myth to rest, showing how Jews and Muslims lived together in the Middle East and Europe, more often in cooperation than in conflict, for more than a millennium. When Islam emerged in the seventh century, Muslims and Jews were bound by shared religious tenets and common cultural practices, and for centuries afterward, they were often allies.

Baer introduces readers to Muslim warriors fighting for a medieval Turkish Jewish kingdom on the Caspian Sea, Jewish viziers leading the Muslim sultan’s troops in Spain, and Jewish literary lights and political party leaders in modern Egypt and Iraq. But Baer resists the alluring fable that Jews and Muslims ever lived in interfaith utopia, and he shows how European colonization and nationalism fed the emergence of modern antisemitism and Islamophobia and helped to drive these two peoples further and further apart.

Traversing the full spectrum of Jewish–Muslim relations, this is an urgent, essential history for understanding today’s unending conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.

Buy The Book HERE]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72461347Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:13:36 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus, author interview, I sit down with Marc Baer and discuss his latest book: Children of Abraham: The 1,400-Year History of Jewish–Muslim Relations.  Today, the dominant narrative of the relationship between Jewish and Muslim peoples...
Today, the dominant narrative of the relationship between Jewish and Muslim peoples assumes a long history of violent hostility. In Children of Abraham, historian Marc David Baer lays this myth to rest, showing how Jews and Muslims lived together in the Middle East and Europe, more often in cooperation than in conflict, for more than a millennium. When Islam emerged in the seventh century, Muslims and Jews were bound by shared religious tenets and common cultural practices, and for centuries afterward, they were often allies.

Baer introduces readers to Muslim warriors fighting for a medieval Turkish Jewish kingdom on the Caspian Sea, Jewish viziers leading the Muslim sultan’s troops in Spain, and Jewish literary lights and political party leaders in modern Egypt and Iraq. But Baer resists the alluring fable that Jews and Muslims ever lived in interfaith utopia, and he shows how European colonization and nationalism fed the emergence of modern antisemitism and Islamophobia and helped to drive these two peoples further and further apart.

Traversing the full spectrum of Jewish–Muslim relations, this is an urgent, essential history for understanding today’s unending conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.

Buy The Book HERE]]>2699false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/western-civ-2-0-trajan-part-four--72457509
You can try a free trial on HERE. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72457509Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:13:58 +0000Adam WalshThis is a bonus look at what I do on our other feed: Western Civ 2.0. The feed covers similar topics compared to this one but in much greater detail. The number one way you can continue to support the show and enjoy bonus content is to sign up for...
You can try a free trial on HERE. ]]>6801false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-539-the-miracle-at-the-marne--71322238
But it turns out that timetables are a heck of a lot easier to work out on paper than in real life....

Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71322238Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshGermany nearly won World War One in the first six weeks, just as it planned. Nearly. But it turns out that timetables are a heck of a lot easier to work out on paper than in real life.... https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
But it turns out that timetables are a heck of a lot easier to work out on paper than in real life....

Western Civ 2.0]]>1706false1539fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-538-the-spark--71273024
Support The Show]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71273024Fri, 29 May 2026 13:15:02 +0000Adam WalshSomehow, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, throws the entire world into war. Of course, it was not an accident. The alliance systems, the militarism, the nationalism, all of it conspires to doom Europe to its...
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Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71243690Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:06 +0000Adam WalshWorld War One did not happen accidentally. There were a multitude of factors that led up to the Great War. Today we cover them.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>3692false1537fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-536-american-imperialism--71137741
SUPPORT THE SHOW]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71137741Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe period from 1877 to 1912 saw America transform from an agrarian, second-tier power, to one of the more dominant nations in the world. This is that story.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
SUPPORT THE SHOW]]>3690false1536fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-companies-run-the-courts--71654628When The Companies Run The Courts. 

America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in secret, and “judges” are paid for by the companies and abusers who are being sued. Victims usually lose. But when they do, they cannot appeal, and they cannot turn to real courts for help.

They are trapped in this system, and quite likely, so are you. You joined it when you accepted the Terms and Conditions on a website, opened a new credit card, or started a new job. When you did, you agreed to be trapped in this secret justice system called “forced arbitration.” Through its secrecy and corruption, forced arbitration helps companies cheat their workers, helps banks deceive their customers, and helps predators act with impunity. If companies and the very powerful often seem beyond the reach of the law, it’s because they are, and forced arbitration is the reason.

Yet despite the fact that forced arbitration profoundly shapes our lives, almost nothing has been written about it. Brendan Ballou’s When Companies Run the Courts changes that. It shows how forced arbitration came to be, how it makes your life worse, and how we might escape it. 

Buy The Book HERE.

Support Western Civ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71654628Tue, 12 May 2026 13:50:02 +0000Adam WalshToday I sit down with Brendan Ballou and discuss a book EVERYONE should read: When The Companies Run The Courts.  America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in secret, and “judges” are paid for by the companies and abusers who are...When The Companies Run The Courts. 

America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in secret, and “judges” are paid for by the companies and abusers who are being sued. Victims usually lose. But when they do, they cannot appeal, and they cannot turn to real courts for help.

They are trapped in this system, and quite likely, so are you. You joined it when you accepted the Terms and Conditions on a website, opened a new credit card, or started a new job. When you did, you agreed to be trapped in this secret justice system called “forced arbitration.” Through its secrecy and corruption, forced arbitration helps companies cheat their workers, helps banks deceive their customers, and helps predators act with impunity. If companies and the very powerful often seem beyond the reach of the law, it’s because they are, and forced arbitration is the reason.

Yet despite the fact that forced arbitration profoundly shapes our lives, almost nothing has been written about it. Brendan Ballou’s When Companies Run the Courts changes that. It shows how forced arbitration came to be, how it makes your life worse, and how we might escape it. 

Buy The Book HERE.

Support Western Civ]]>2650false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/athens-and-sparta-the-rivalry-that-shaped-ancient-greece--71633559
No period has more profoundly influenced the Western world than classical Greece, and at its center stood two cities: Athens and Sparta. Side by side, they beat the Persians, the only superpower of that age. Yet later, they spread conflict and destruction throughout the eastern Mediterranean, culminating in the horrors of the Peloponnesian War. 

Athens and Sparta tells the definitive history of the relationship between brutal, militaristic Sparta and brash, radically democratic Athens. Eminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy narrates their incredible rise to prominence and how they became allies, rivals, and enemies. Ultimately, Goldsworthy shows that Athens and Sparta were more than competitors vying for power. They were polar opposites in ideology and culture, both driven by the Greek longing to excel, who led radically different experiments in how to run a state. 

A remarkable account of ancient Greece at its height, this is the tale of the two cities that helped build it—before almost tearing it apart. 

Buy The Book

Support Western Civ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71633559Tue, 12 May 2026 11:15:02 +0000Adam WalshToday I am proud to welcome back renowned historian, Adrian Goldsworthy, to discuss his latest book: Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece.  No period has more profoundly influenced the Western world than classical Greece, and at...
No period has more profoundly influenced the Western world than classical Greece, and at its center stood two cities: Athens and Sparta. Side by side, they beat the Persians, the only superpower of that age. Yet later, they spread conflict and destruction throughout the eastern Mediterranean, culminating in the horrors of the Peloponnesian War. 

Athens and Sparta tells the definitive history of the relationship between brutal, militaristic Sparta and brash, radically democratic Athens. Eminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy narrates their incredible rise to prominence and how they became allies, rivals, and enemies. Ultimately, Goldsworthy shows that Athens and Sparta were more than competitors vying for power. They were polar opposites in ideology and culture, both driven by the Greek longing to excel, who led radically different experiments in how to run a state. 

A remarkable account of ancient Greece at its height, this is the tale of the two cities that helped build it—before almost tearing it apart. 

Buy The Book

Support Western Civ]]>3510false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-535-i-won-t-be-reconstructed--71083153
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71083153Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe era we call Reconstruction is one of the most hopeful, and ultimately, heartbreaking of American history. The passage of the Reconstruction Amendments provided legal rights to thousands of people. But the bargain of 1877 and the corruption of the...
Western Civ 2.0]]>2598false1535fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-534-european-supernova--70973471
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70973471Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshIn the second half of the 19th Century, Europe goes nuclear and expands across the globe. The "Scramble for Africa" and press for colonies drove the European states to compete with one another in ways that will have disasterous consequences. ...
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>2064false1533fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/europe-a-new-history--71099005urope: A New History. 

What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In Europe, award-winning historian Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as never before—as the history of an idea, and a collective identity.
 
Since its dramatic birth in ancient Greece, “Europe” has been defined, and redefined, by its people. Through this powerful lens, and with the narrative drive and scope of a novelist, Beaton deftly surveys Europe’s major historical developments: the rise and fall of Rome; the explosion of Christianity; the intellectual ferment of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment; the arrival of Europeans in the Americas; the violent upheavals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and the uncertainties of the present. Throughout, original sources allow the voices of the past, from Tacitus to Thatcher, to speak for themselves. 
 
Grappling with the multilayered identities that have always come with being European, Europe places the Europe of today in a long arc of history stretching back more than 2,500 years.

BUY THE BOOK

Support Western Civ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71099005Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:35:02 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus, author interview, I sit down with historian Roderick Beaton and discuss his latest book, Europe: A New History.  What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture?...urope: A New History. 

What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In Europe, award-winning historian Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as never before—as the history of an idea, and a collective identity.
 
Since its dramatic birth in ancient Greece, “Europe” has been defined, and redefined, by its people. Through this powerful lens, and with the narrative drive and scope of a novelist, Beaton deftly surveys Europe’s major historical developments: the rise and fall of Rome; the explosion of Christianity; the intellectual ferment of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment; the arrival of Europeans in the Americas; the violent upheavals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and the uncertainties of the present. Throughout, original sources allow the voices of the past, from Tacitus to Thatcher, to speak for themselves. 
 
Grappling with the multilayered identities that have always come with being European, Europe places the Europe of today in a long arc of history stretching back more than 2,500 years.

BUY THE BOOK

Support Western Civ]]>2720falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-533-blood-and-iron--70899247
Western Civ 2.0

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70899247Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshIn the span of a decade, Bismarck does the unthinkable. He unites Germany, changing the history of western civilization forever.  Western Civ 2.0
Western Civ 2.0

]]>5100false1533fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-532-italy--70818500
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>3649false1532fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-531-canons-to-the-right-of-them--70757731
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70757731Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe Crimean War really does sound the advance warning of the death knell for the Concert of Europe. If only anyone knew that... https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>2365false1531fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-530-russia-awakens--70610362
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70610362Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshHere I quickly cover Russian history from Peter the Great, through Catherine the Great, and then down to the beginning of the Crimean War.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>2343false1530fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-529-we-hold-these-truths--70591355
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70591355Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshAfter Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Confederacy slowly fades. Despite Lee's efforts, Grant grinds his army down through murderous battles such as the Wilderness and Cold Harbor. Ultimately, the resouces of the Union are simply too much. But even as...
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>2317false1529fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-528-gettysburg--70524372
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70524372Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshIn three days in Pennsylvania in 1863, the American Civil War turns forever.  Western Civ 2.0 
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>1212false1528fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-527-the-war-goes-north--70510193
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70510193Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe Battle of Antietam drives President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. But Robert Lee wins two dramatic victories in this aftermath at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>2006false1527fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-526-the-seven-days-battles--70406499
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70406499Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshTwo ironclads face off to change the shape of naval warfare while Robert E. Lee emerges from the Seven Days Battles as the lead Confederate commander. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1425false1526fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-525-shiloh--70248177
Western Civ. 2.0 Free Trial ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70248177Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:00:03 +0000Adam WalshThe Battle of Shiloh starts as an apparent Confederate victory, but the loss of General Johnston and the resulting chaos dooms the South. Meanwhile, in New Orleans, the Anaconda Plan takes hold. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ. 2.0 Free Trial ]]>1061false1525fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-524-bull-run--69971262
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69971262Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshWhen the American Civil War begins, everyone expects a picnic. The Battle of Bull Run erases those false expectations. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1114false1524fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-523-a-house-divided--69847090
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69847090Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshFrom Nat Turner's Rebellion to the Compromise of 1850, Americans did everything they could to avoid the Civil War.... and failed.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>2420false1523fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-522-the-sun-never-sets--69759026
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69759026Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:00:02 +0000Adam WalshIn the 19th Century, Europeans carved up the globe with devastating consequences. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1713false1522fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chosen-land-how-christianity-made-america-and-americans-remade-christianity--70298266Chosen Land, historian Matthew Avery Sutton chronicles Christians’ five-hundred-year endeavor to turn North America into their version of the kingdom of God, revealing the fruitful and dynamic entanglement between the history of America and the history of American Christianity.

In the centuries after Christianity first arrived on American shores, colonizers and colonized from New England to Spanish California practiced many varieties of the faith. After the founding of the United States, the nation’s lack of a state religion forced new and evolving strains of Christianity to battle for potential adherents, as they still do to this day. As American Christianity has bent, fractured, and adapted to changing times, Christian belief has shaped everything from the promise of Manifest Destiny to Ronald Reagan’s approach to the Cold War, the rise of the Southern Lost Cause narrative to the triumphs of the civil rights movement.

Buy the book HERE.

Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70298266Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:05:02 +0000Adam WalshIn the United States today, there is no faith more dominant than Christianity. In Chosen Land, historian Matthew Avery Sutton chronicles Christians’ five-hundred-year endeavor to turn North America into their version of the kingdom of God, revealing...Chosen Land, historian Matthew Avery Sutton chronicles Christians’ five-hundred-year endeavor to turn North America into their version of the kingdom of God, revealing the fruitful and dynamic entanglement between the history of America and the history of American Christianity.

In the centuries after Christianity first arrived on American shores, colonizers and colonized from New England to Spanish California practiced many varieties of the faith. After the founding of the United States, the nation’s lack of a state religion forced new and evolving strains of Christianity to battle for potential adherents, as they still do to this day. As American Christianity has bent, fractured, and adapted to changing times, Christian belief has shaped everything from the promise of Manifest Destiny to Ronald Reagan’s approach to the Cold War, the rise of the Southern Lost Cause narrative to the triumphs of the civil rights movement.

Buy the book HERE.

Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2540false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-521-the-irish-potato-famine--69683681
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69683681Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:00:06 +0000Adam WalshWhen the potato crop failed in 1845 in Ireland, no one at the time knew just how momentous it was. By the close of 1847, Ireland's population, through death and emigration, had fallen by nearly three million souls. It still has not recovered. ...
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1144false1521fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-520-the-revolutions-of-1848--69644178
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69644178Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:30:05 +0000Adam WalshFrom Paris to Vienna, 1848 rocked Europe. While the revolutions themselves failed, they set the stage for dramatic changes to come.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1383false1520fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-519-do-you-hear-the-people-sing--69644094
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69644094Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:00:02 +0000Adam WalshPolitical, economic, and social currents sweep Europe, bringing massive change and setting the stage for the Revolutions of 1848. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2028false519fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-518-the-age-of-jackson--69466625
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69466625Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:20:02 +0000Adam WalshThe presidency of Andrew Jackson was instrumental in reshaping America politically, socially, and economically. Today we cover the Bank War, Nullification Crisis, and Indian Removal. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1634false1518fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-517-greek-independence-and-the-revolutions-of-1830--69452321
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69452321Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:00:02 +0000Adam WalshThe Congress of Vienna was supposed to freeze the map of Europe in time. It did not take long for it to thaw. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>838false1517fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-516-the-industrial-revolution--69400509
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69400509Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:00:42 +0000Adam WalshBefore we move on to more political history, I want to broadly discuss some of the changes sweeping Great Britain and then ultimately the rest of Europe driven by the Industrial Revolution. Today we focus in on "Cottonopolis" - otherwise known as...
Western Civ 2.0]]>1718false1516fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-515-the-liberator--69370525
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69370525Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshSimon Bolívar drives the Spanish out of South and Central America. His vision for what came afterwards, however, did not last. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>1663false515fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-514-the-mexican-war-of-independence--69339575
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69339575Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Cry of Dolores sparks the Mexican Independence Movement ending in victory over Spain in 1821.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2047false1514fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-513-slavery-s-long-shadow--69295537
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69295537Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:09 +0000Adam WalshThere is no issue that dominated American politics like chattel slavery between the American War of Independence and the American Civil War. Today we go back to Bacon's Rebellion to try and explain why and then work our way all the way through the...
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial ]]>2650false1513fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worlds-of-islam-a-global-history--69507987Worlds of Islam: A Global History. 

From its birth in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of Southeast Asia, and the remote interior of China. By the nineteenth century, Islam encompassed a world of great diversity, from Muslim-ruled empires to new nations where Muslims lived out their faith among many others. As empires fell and new superpowers rose, Muslims proved to be as adaptable and dynamic as modernity itself.

In Worlds of Islam, historian James McDougall explores Islam’s origins and transformations as Muslims adapted to changing times and conditions, from Late Antiquity to the digital age. In the twentieth century, while monarchs in the Gulf asserted dynastic privilege and fundamentalists in Egypt and Pakistan preached social morality, revolutionaries from Algeria to Indonesia fought for national self-determination, and activists in North America and Europe campaigned for civil liberties and social justice.

Sweeping and authoritative, Worlds of Islam narrates the epic story of how Muslims emerged as a community, built empires, traversed the globe, came to number in the billions, and became modern.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69507987Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:00:08 +0000Adam WalshToday I sit down with author and historian James McDougall and talk about his most recent book: Worlds of Islam: A Global History.  From its birth in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. Over the span of a thousand years,...Worlds of Islam: A Global History. 

From its birth in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of Southeast Asia, and the remote interior of China. By the nineteenth century, Islam encompassed a world of great diversity, from Muslim-ruled empires to new nations where Muslims lived out their faith among many others. As empires fell and new superpowers rose, Muslims proved to be as adaptable and dynamic as modernity itself.

In Worlds of Islam, historian James McDougall explores Islam’s origins and transformations as Muslims adapted to changing times and conditions, from Late Antiquity to the digital age. In the twentieth century, while monarchs in the Gulf asserted dynastic privilege and fundamentalists in Egypt and Pakistan preached social morality, revolutionaries from Algeria to Indonesia fought for national self-determination, and activists in North America and Europe campaigned for civil liberties and social justice.

Sweeping and authoritative, Worlds of Islam narrates the epic story of how Muslims emerged as a community, built empires, traversed the globe, came to number in the billions, and became modern.

Buy The Book HERE.

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]]>3047false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-512-the-congress-of-vienna--69283549
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69283549Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Congress of Vienna sought to put Europe back together after the Napoleonic Wars. It was not an easy task. But, by and large, the delegates were successful and peace prevailed for 99 years until the outbreak of World War One....
Western Civ 2.0]]>1268false1512fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-511-the-hundred-days--69279091
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69279091Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:45:07 +0000Adam WalshNapoleon returns from exile for one last chance at empire. His defeat at Waterloo, however, seals his fate. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1235false1511fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-510-the-march-to-moscow--69132405
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69132405Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshDesperate to enforce his Continental System, Napoleon invades Russia. But Tsar Alexander will not fight and, instead, Napoleon finds himself cornered and finally beaten. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast 
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>1788false1510fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-509-the-war-of-1812--69116497
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69116497Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshJames Madison watches as Washington DC burns. But America emerges from the War of 1812 more united and confident than ever before. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1478false1509fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-508-the-jefferson-administration--69055146
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69055146Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThomas Jefferson's administration was full of contradictions and sweeping successes.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1614false1508fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-507-france-ascendant--69006368
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69006368Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshFrance, under Napoleon, reaches the apex of its power. But, within the empire, the Spanish Ulcer and Continental System begin to unravel everything he had built. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial ]]>1676false1507fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-506-austerlitz--68600951
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68600951Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshNapoleon reaches the height of his powers on the frozen fields of Moravia. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1215false1506fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-505-consul-for-life--68398263
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68398263Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIt does not take long for Napoleon to consolidate power. But reversals in the Caribbean require the First Consul to rethink his North American strategy resulting in the Louisiana Purchase. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1621false1505fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-504-the-revolution-of-1800--68349101
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68349101Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshWe catch up on the fledgling United States. George Washington becomes the first President of the United States (obviously...) and then the Election of 1800 secures the first peaceful transition of power in American history. Well, peaceful unless your...
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>1837false1504fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-503-the-end-of-the-revolution--68312551
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68312551Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshNapoleon Bonaparte becomes First Consul in what will be, thankfully, our final coup of the French Revolution.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1524false1503fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-brief-history-of-financial-bubbles--69151037
I sit down with Arman Verjee today and discuss a book he is finishing up: A Brief History of Financial Bubbles. The conversation is much more of a back and forth than an interview. But I think our discussion of the Dotcom Bubble and its application to the present AI circumstances is worth the listen.

You can preorder Aman's book HERE.

Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69151037Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:01:24 +0000Adam WalshThis one is a bit different and I admit that. But I like opportunities to speak with incredibly intelligent people so I took it.  I sit down with Arman Verjee today and discuss a book he is finishing up: A Brief History of Financial Bubbles. The...
I sit down with Arman Verjee today and discuss a book he is finishing up: A Brief History of Financial Bubbles. The conversation is much more of a back and forth than an interview. But I think our discussion of the Dotcom Bubble and its application to the present AI circumstances is worth the listen.

You can preorder Aman's book HERE.

Western Civ 2.0 ]]>2788falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-502-to-egypt--68276145
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68276145Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshNapoleon and Talleyrand move the French armies to the east to pressure Britain and the Directory starts to run out of steam. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2069false1502fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-501-napoleon-s-northern-italian-campaign--68225836
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68225836Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe French Revolution begins to end with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1305false1501fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-500-a-whiff-of-grapeshot--68225916
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68225916Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIt is about time to introduce the man who will change it all: Napoleon Bonaparte. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1634false1500fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-499-the-rise-of-louverture--68154666
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68154666Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshToussaint Louverture changes the situation in Haiti from a rebellion to a full-on revolution. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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]]>1101false1499fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-498-the-terror--68077291
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Western Civ 2.0 Support]]>2621false1498fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-497-the-terror-begins--68077211
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Support]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68077211Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshFrance sleepwalks into one of the vicious periods of the French Revolution as the countryside erupts in revolt. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Support]]>1061false1497fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-496-the-trial-of-louis-xvi--67986098
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67986098Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe trial of Louis XVI ends with the last Bourbon monarch being led to the guillotine. The reaction of the rest of Europe is not good. Hence, the War of the First Coalition. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1419false1496fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-495-the-fall-of-the-king--67944295
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67944295Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshEurope finally reacts to the French Revolution, and a startling discovery sets in motion events which will condemn Louis XVI to death. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1161false1495fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-494-saint-dominque--67893434
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67893434Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshSaint-Dominque, soon to be Haiti, erupts in its own revolution. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1372false1494fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-493-the-flight-of-the-royals--67850076
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67850076Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshLouis XVI makes a break for it. France passes a new Constitution into law. And the storm clouds continue to grow around the French Revolution. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>2363false1493fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-492-bread-and-the-church--67826162
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67826162Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshRiots in Paris provoke unrest, while in the countryside French peasants recoil at attacks upon the Catholic Church. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>1685false1492fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diogenes-the-rebellious-life-and-revolutionary-philosophy-of-the-original-cynic--67553146Buy The Book

In his own day, the ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic had a reputation for eccentricity, heckling his fellow philosophers in the marketplace, living in a clay pot, and relieving himself in public. Since his death in 323 BCE, devoted followers made him and his ideas famous the world over. But what we think we know about Diogenes remains distorted and sanitized.

In Diogenes, classicist Inger N.I. Kuin scours all existing evidence of Diogenes and his followers to offer an in-depth account of Diogenes’ life and thought, revealing a man whose innovative ideas about power, death, nature, and the body have much to teach the contemporary world. He pioneered a vision of simplicity and autonomy in his day-to-day life, stressing the importance of living in the here and now, and of always thinking for oneself. Diogenes stands apart as history’s first recorded critic of slavery and a proud exile from polite society whose challenging thought proved foundational for the Stoics and their successors.

Diogenes rehabilitates Diogenes as a compelling thinker for the twenty-first century, one who demands that we look at our society with fresh eyes and be unafraid of change—starting with ourselves.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67553146Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:00:08 +0000Adam Walshhttps://www.amazon.com/Diogenes-Rebellious-Revolutionary-Philosophy-Original/dp/1541606477/ref=sr_1_13?crid=14J1HOH40WNV4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.367i_-nSI3Fs4kPcGqgCbewqThk0YQoz629l2Qqbq4dkf--mlVxRGkIxkOrYe6Bgm1Oov8sozJBp53Z744efElQC8E6d7B7SSfK_YteRLw7NE...Buy The Book

In his own day, the ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic had a reputation for eccentricity, heckling his fellow philosophers in the marketplace, living in a clay pot, and relieving himself in public. Since his death in 323 BCE, devoted followers made him and his ideas famous the world over. But what we think we know about Diogenes remains distorted and sanitized.

In Diogenes, classicist Inger N.I. Kuin scours all existing evidence of Diogenes and his followers to offer an in-depth account of Diogenes’ life and thought, revealing a man whose innovative ideas about power, death, nature, and the body have much to teach the contemporary world. He pioneered a vision of simplicity and autonomy in his day-to-day life, stressing the importance of living in the here and now, and of always thinking for oneself. Diogenes stands apart as history’s first recorded critic of slavery and a proud exile from polite society whose challenging thought proved foundational for the Stoics and their successors.

Diogenes rehabilitates Diogenes as a compelling thinker for the twenty-first century, one who demands that we look at our society with fresh eyes and be unafraid of change—starting with ourselves.]]>2249falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-491-the-women-s-march--67765594
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67765594Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshBread shortages force the Revolution's hand. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>1335false1491fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-490-the-fall-of-the-bastille--67765085
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67765085Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe French Revolution gets serious as the people of Paris rise up and storm the Bastille.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>1281false1490fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/war-and-power-who-wins-wars-and-why--68003414War and Power: Who Wins Wars—and Why. 

For nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the “Great Powers.” As the thinking went, these mighty states—the European empires of the nineteenth century, the United States and the USSR during the Cold War—were uniquely able to exert their influence on the world stage because of their overwhelming military capabilities. But as military historian Phillips Payson O’Brien argues in War and Power, this conception of power fails to capture the more complicated truth about how wars are fought and won.

Our focus on the importance of large, well-equipped armies and conclusive battles has obscured the foundational forces that underlie military victories and the actual mechanics of successful warfare. O’Brien suggests a new framework of “full-spectrum powers,” taking into account all of the diverse factors that make a state strong—from economic and technological might, to political stability, to the complex logistics needed to maintain forces in the field.
Drawing on examples ranging from Napoleon’s France to today’s ascendant China, War and Power offers a critical new understanding of what makes a power truly great. It is vital reading in today’s perilous world.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68003414Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:55:08 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus interview, I sit down with Phillips Payson O'Brien and we discuss his latest book: War and Power: Who Wins Wars—and Why.  For nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the “Great Powers.” As the...War and Power: Who Wins Wars—and Why. 

For nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the “Great Powers.” As the thinking went, these mighty states—the European empires of the nineteenth century, the United States and the USSR during the Cold War—were uniquely able to exert their influence on the world stage because of their overwhelming military capabilities. But as military historian Phillips Payson O’Brien argues in War and Power, this conception of power fails to capture the more complicated truth about how wars are fought and won.

Our focus on the importance of large, well-equipped armies and conclusive battles has obscured the foundational forces that underlie military victories and the actual mechanics of successful warfare. O’Brien suggests a new framework of “full-spectrum powers,” taking into account all of the diverse factors that make a state strong—from economic and technological might, to political stability, to the complex logistics needed to maintain forces in the field.
Drawing on examples ranging from Napoleon’s France to today’s ascendant China, War and Power offers a critical new understanding of what makes a power truly great. It is vital reading in today’s perilous world.

Buy The Book Here

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]]>2993false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-489-the-estates-general--67705955
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67705955Sun, 26 Oct 2025 14:00:10 +0000Adam WalshAn oath on a tennis court, of all things, sparks the French Revolution. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>758false1489fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-488-the-flood--67693005
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67693005Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshEfforts to reform France under Louis XV and Louis XVI fail, plunging the kingdom into the flood of revolution.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1749false1488fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloody-crowns-a-new-history-of-the-hundred-years-war--67546364
Henry V at Agincourt. Edward III at Crécy. The Black Prince at Poitiers. Joan of Arc at Orléans. The period we call “the Hundred Years War” was a cascade of violence bursting with some of the most famous figures and fascinating fights in history. The central combatants, England and France, bore witness to uncountable deaths, unbelievable tragedy, and uncompromising glory. But there was much more to this period than a struggle between two nations for dominance.  

Bloody Crowns tells a new story of how medieval Europe was consumed, not by a hundred years’ war, but by two full centuries of war from 1292 to 1492. During those years, blood was spilled far beyond the borders of England and France. The Low Countries became war zones. Italy was swept up. So, too, the Holy Roman Empire, the Iberian Peninsula, Scotland, and Wales. The conflict drove enormous leaps forward in military technology and organization, political systems and national identities, laying the groundwork for the modern world.

With a keen eye for military intrigue and drama, Bloody Crowns critically revises our understanding of how modern Europe arose from medieval battlefields.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67546364Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshToday I sit down with historian Michael Livingston and talk about one of my favorite subjects: the Hundred Years War. Henry V at Agincourt. Edward III at Crécy. The Black Prince at Poitiers. Joan of Arc at Orléans. The period we call “the Hundred...
Henry V at Agincourt. Edward III at Crécy. The Black Prince at Poitiers. Joan of Arc at Orléans. The period we call “the Hundred Years War” was a cascade of violence bursting with some of the most famous figures and fascinating fights in history. The central combatants, England and France, bore witness to uncountable deaths, unbelievable tragedy, and uncompromising glory. But there was much more to this period than a struggle between two nations for dominance.  

Bloody Crowns tells a new story of how medieval Europe was consumed, not by a hundred years’ war, but by two full centuries of war from 1292 to 1492. During those years, blood was spilled far beyond the borders of England and France. The Low Countries became war zones. Italy was swept up. So, too, the Holy Roman Empire, the Iberian Peninsula, Scotland, and Wales. The conflict drove enormous leaps forward in military technology and organization, political systems and national identities, laying the groundwork for the modern world.

With a keen eye for military intrigue and drama, Bloody Crowns critically revises our understanding of how modern Europe arose from medieval battlefields.

Buy the Book
]]>2379falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-487-the-old-regime--67553126
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67553126Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshAlso known as the Ancien Regimé, the system of France going into the revolution was maddeningly complex and, seemingly, designed to fail.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2088false1487fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-486-the-young-republic--67484057
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67484057Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshThe Americans won their independence, but what would they do with it? https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1790false1486fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-romans-a-2-000-year-history--68003967The Romans.

When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and then an empire, before seeing their world collapse at the hands of barbarians in the fifth century AD. 
 
The Romans does away with this narrow vision by offering the first comprehensive account of ancient Rome over the course of two millennia. Prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts recounts the full sweep of Rome’s epic past: the Punic Wars, the fall of the republic, the coming of Christianity, Alaric’s sack of Rome, the rise of Islam, the Battle of Manzikert, and the onslaught of the Crusaders who would bring about the empire’s end. Watts shows that the source of Rome’s enduring strength was the diverse range of people who all called themselves Romans. This is the Rome of Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, and Constantine, but also Charlemagne, Justinian, and Manuel Comnenus—and countless other men and women who together made it the most resilient state the world has ever seen.  

BUY THE BOOK HERE

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When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and then an empire, before seeing their world collapse at the hands of barbarians in the fifth century AD. 
 
The Romans does away with this narrow vision by offering the first comprehensive account of ancient Rome over the course of two millennia. Prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts recounts the full sweep of Rome’s epic past: the Punic Wars, the fall of the republic, the coming of Christianity, Alaric’s sack of Rome, the rise of Islam, the Battle of Manzikert, and the onslaught of the Crusaders who would bring about the empire’s end. Watts shows that the source of Rome’s enduring strength was the diverse range of people who all called themselves Romans. This is the Rome of Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, and Constantine, but also Charlemagne, Justinian, and Manuel Comnenus—and countless other men and women who together made it the most resilient state the world has ever seen.  

BUY THE BOOK HERE

SUPPORT WESTERN CIV]]>3719false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-history-of-the-peloponnesian-war--68031549  
Robin Waterfield’s translation of Thucydides’s sweeping narrative vividly depicts the events of the war between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BCE and would continue until 404, a conflict that embroiled not only mainland Greece but Greek states from the eastern Mediterranean and as far west as Italy and Sicily. The only extant contemporary narrative of this conflict, Thucydides’s History brims with military, moral, and political reflections, offering critical commentary on challenges that still dominate our world today, from the strife of civil war to the devastation of widespread plague to the nature of political power. 
  
Thucydides died before completing the account—it ends in 410—but his legacy is timeless. One of the great masterpieces of classical Greece, The History of the Peloponnesian War offers an incisive and timely window into the conflicts of the past. 

BUY THE BOOK]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68031549Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:42:55 +0000Adam WalshThucydides called his work a “possession for all time,” and his History of the Peloponnesian War has been essential reading for generals and politicians for centuries.      Robin Waterfield’s translation of Thucydides’s sweeping narrative vividly...  
Robin Waterfield’s translation of Thucydides’s sweeping narrative vividly depicts the events of the war between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BCE and would continue until 404, a conflict that embroiled not only mainland Greece but Greek states from the eastern Mediterranean and as far west as Italy and Sicily. The only extant contemporary narrative of this conflict, Thucydides’s History brims with military, moral, and political reflections, offering critical commentary on challenges that still dominate our world today, from the strife of civil war to the devastation of widespread plague to the nature of political power. 
  
Thucydides died before completing the account—it ends in 410—but his legacy is timeless. One of the great masterpieces of classical Greece, The History of the Peloponnesian War offers an incisive and timely window into the conflicts of the past. 

BUY THE BOOK]]>2343falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-485-the-american-revolution-part-three--67455630
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67455630Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshWashington's victory at Yorktown effectively ends the war and costs Great Britain her colonies. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>902false1485fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-484-the-american-revolution-part-two--67439322
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67439322Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Battle of Saratoga turns the tide while Washington builds resilience in Valley Forge. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1249false1484fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-483-the-american-revolution-part-one--67389365
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67389365Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe American colonists vote for independence and Washington crosses the Delaware.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1772false1483fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1942-when-world-war-ii-engulfed-the-globe--67274666
In 1942, historian Peter Fritzsche offers a gripping, ground-level portrait of the decisive year when World War II escalated to global catastrophe. With the United States joining the fight following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, all the world’s great powers were at war. The debris of ships sunk by Nazi submarines littered US beaches, Germans marauded in North Africa, and the Japanese swept through the Pacific. Military battles from Singapore to Stalingrad riveted the world. But so, too, did dramas on the war’s home fronts: battles against colonial overlords, assaults on internal “enemies,” massive labor migrations, endless columns of refugees.

With an eye for detail and an eye on the big story, Fritzsche takes us from shipyards on San Francisco Bay to townships in Johannesburg to street corners in Calcutta to reveal the moral and existential drama of a people’s war filled with promise and terror.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67274666Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:55:07 +0000Adam WalshBy the end of the Second World War, more than seventy million people across the globe had been killed, most of them civilians. Cities from Warsaw to Tokyo lay in ruins, and fully half of the world’s two billion people had been mobilized, enslaved, or...
In 1942, historian Peter Fritzsche offers a gripping, ground-level portrait of the decisive year when World War II escalated to global catastrophe. With the United States joining the fight following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, all the world’s great powers were at war. The debris of ships sunk by Nazi submarines littered US beaches, Germans marauded in North Africa, and the Japanese swept through the Pacific. Military battles from Singapore to Stalingrad riveted the world. But so, too, did dramas on the war’s home fronts: battles against colonial overlords, assaults on internal “enemies,” massive labor migrations, endless columns of refugees.

With an eye for detail and an eye on the big story, Fritzsche takes us from shipyards on San Francisco Bay to townships in Johannesburg to street corners in Calcutta to reveal the moral and existential drama of a people’s war filled with promise and terror.

BUY THE BOOK
]]>2866falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-482-the-boiling-pot--67368395
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67368395Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshIn the span of one decade, Great Britain went from winning a war against France to fighting a war with its own colonies. This is that story. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1503false1480fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-481-the-partition-of-poland--67367741
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67367741Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshOver the course of roughly three decades, Lithuania-Poland ceased to exist.  https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>737false1479fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-480-the-seven-years-war--67347694
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67347694Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshAKA the French and Indian War for those of you who ever took US History... https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1986false1480fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-479-storm-on-the-horizon--67273019
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67273019Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:30:07 +0000Adam WalshA number of factors led into the Seven Years War. Here I break them down. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1102false1479fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-478-pirates--67261840
Support the Show!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67261840Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshPlus the Russo-Turkish War of 1710 and the founding of New Orleans. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Support the Show!]]>1410false1478fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-477-prussia--67260747
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67260747Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshFrederick I founds the Kingdom of Prussia and the Great Frost of 1709 grips Europe. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1146false1477fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-476-peter-the-great--67252643
Support the Show]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67252643Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshRussia enters our story as a major power player under Peter the Great. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67209074Sat, 16 Aug 2025 22:30:07 +0000Adam WalshI cover a few remaining issues from the year 1700 including the rise of Russian and the formation of Great Britain. https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>911false1475fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-474-the-sun-king--67207636
Support the show and become a MEMBER.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67207636Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam Walsh"I am the State." - Louis XIV Support the show and become a https://patreon.com/westerncivpodcast.
Support the show and become a MEMBER.]]>1412false1474fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-473-the-english-civil-war-part-ten--66868465
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66868465Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshWilliam of Orange supplants James II, the Stuart line ends, and with it, the English Civil War. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1926false1473fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-472-the-english-civil-war-part-nine--66862931
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66862931Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe restored monarchy ends, but not with a bang. Charles II's death, however, thrusts the question of the succession front and center. Western Civ 2.0
Western Civ 2.0]]>1271false1472fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-471-the-english-civil-war-part-eight--66862471
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66862471Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshWe introduce Louis XIV. The French King quickly bribes his way into controlling Charles II. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1456false1471fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-470-the-english-civil-war-part-seven--66848875
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66848875Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshEnter stage left: the Restoration. Spoiler alert, it won't last long. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1720false1470fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-469-the-english-civil-war-part-six--66825291
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66825291Sat, 09 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshOliver Cromwell dies. His son is NOT a chip off the old block. And Charles II sees the Stuart line restored. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>982false1469fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-468-the-english-civil-war-part-five--66819447
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66819447Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshOliver Cromwell refuses the crown but agrees to become the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>2065false1468fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-467-the-english-civil-war-part-four--66793852
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66793852Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshCharles II is dead. England has no king. So now what? https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1305false1467fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-466-the-english-civil-war-part-three--66793792
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66793792Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshCharles II becomes the only king in English history to be executed by the state. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1481false1466fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-465-the-english-civil-war-part-two--66761572
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66761572Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshCharles' inability to raise men and capital finally dooms his cause and he surrenders to the Scottish army rather than fall into the hands of Parliament.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1575false1465fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-464-the-english-civil-war-part-one--66748691
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66748691Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:00:23 +0000Adam WalshThe King begins the war with a run of successes. Arguably, Charles squanders them. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Join Western Civ 2.0 for More Content!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66748637Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshFor the first time terms Cavalier and Roundhead come into the vernacular. Charles decides the time for negotiation is over. And the English Civil War begins. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1423false1462fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-461-the-fall-of-the-earl--66317999
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66317999Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:00:11 +0000Adam WalshThe first casualty of the English Civil War could be said to be the Earl of Strafford.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1886false1461fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-460-the-bishops-war--66292447
Support the Show!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66292447Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshThe dam finally breaks in Scotland where discontent over Charles' religious policies ends his period of personal rule. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66191357Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshCharles continues his period of personal rule. He successfully demands ship money from England, but unsuccessfully tries to rein in the Scottish church. Western Civ 2.0
Western Civ 2.0]]>1749false1459fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-458-charles-alone--66085677
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66085677Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshAfter the death of Buckingham, Charles I would begin a period of personal rule that would last just over a decade.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1480false1458fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-457-the-death-of-the-duke--65973354
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65973354Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshAfter two more military debacles, the Duke of Buckingham is ingloriously assassinated, leaving Charles alone. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2104false1457fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-456-charles-i--65922685
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Support the show by joining our Patreon!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65782714Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshIn what is perhaps one of the most infamous episodes in all of American history, in the winter of 1692 the tiny village of Salem, Massachusettes descends into paranoia and chaos. The cause? Witches... Support the show by joining our...
Support the show by joining our Patreon!]]>1235false1455fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-454-bacon-s-rebellion--65682709
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65682709Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshVirginia finds itself torn apart by the first rebellion in North America by colonists against their own government. Spoiler alert, it won't be the last. Nathaniel Bacon finds himself leading disgruntled farmers, indentured servants, and Africans (both...
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1002false1453fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/native-american-history-and-culture-4--65682746
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65682746Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshWe finish our coverage of the First Nations of North America (for now) with the Great Lakes and upstate New York.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1267false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/native-american-history-and-culture-3--65614199
Western Civ 20 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65614199Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshToday we turn our attention to the tribes of the southeast and southwest United States. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 20 Free Trial]]>1303false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/native-american-culture-and-history-2--65571534
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65571534Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:00:08 +0000Adam WalshEuropean farms are not the only kind... In this episode, I explore Native American farming in general and hunting. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1267false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/native-american-culture-and-history-1--65527336
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65527336Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshToday I begin a short series on pre-Columbian North American Indian history and culture. In this episode, I give a broad overview of several aspects of Native American culture and their use of fire to craft the world around them....
Western Civ 2.0]]>1224false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-453-the-land-of-dissent--65108007
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65108007Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshRoger Williams and Anne Hutchinson found Rhode Island. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial]]>829false1453fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/air-battles-before-d-day-how-allied-airmen-crippled-the-luftwaffe-and-german-army-in-france--66387560Air Battles Before D-Day: How Allied Airmen Crippled the Luftwaffe and German Army in France. 

In this groundbreaking analysis, retired Air Force Colonel Joseph T. Molyson reveals how a year of strategic bombing and aerial warfare created the conditions necessary for D-Day's success. Drawing on his thirty years of military intelligence experience, Molyson pieces together the complex puzzle of amphibious planning, airborne operations, and inter-Allied coordination that culminated in Operation Overlord. Key revelations include:

• How the Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic enabled the crucial flow of American resources
• The strategic bombing campaign's dual role in weakening both German industry and Luftwaffe capabilities
• The intricate coordination between British night raids and American daylight bombing missions
• Previously overlooked connections between air superiority and the success of the D-Day landings

Perfect for military history enthusiasts and World War II scholars alike, this meticulously researched account offers fresh insights into the aerial strategy that changed the course of history.

Buy the book HERE.

Support the show HERE.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66387560Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:35:07 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus author interview, I sit down with Colonel Joseph Molyson Jr and discuss the second book in his series on World War Two: Air Battles Before D-Day: How Allied Airmen Crippled the Luftwaffe and German Army in France.  In this...Air Battles Before D-Day: How Allied Airmen Crippled the Luftwaffe and German Army in France. 

In this groundbreaking analysis, retired Air Force Colonel Joseph T. Molyson reveals how a year of strategic bombing and aerial warfare created the conditions necessary for D-Day's success. Drawing on his thirty years of military intelligence experience, Molyson pieces together the complex puzzle of amphibious planning, airborne operations, and inter-Allied coordination that culminated in Operation Overlord. Key revelations include:

• How the Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic enabled the crucial flow of American resources
• The strategic bombing campaign's dual role in weakening both German industry and Luftwaffe capabilities
• The intricate coordination between British night raids and American daylight bombing missions
• Previously overlooked connections between air superiority and the success of the D-Day landings

Perfect for military history enthusiasts and World War II scholars alike, this meticulously researched account offers fresh insights into the aerial strategy that changed the course of history.

Buy the book HERE.

Support the show HERE.]]>3061false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-housing-for-all--66374224And Housing for All: The fight to End Homelessness in America.

In And Housing for All, founder of the National Homelessness Law Center Maria Foscarinis reveals the human impact of the housing crisis by sharing personal stories and examining the flawed policies that have perpetuated it. As millions face rising housing costs and encampments spread nationwide, she uncovers why past efforts have failed and what must change to achieve lasting solutions.

Drawing from over 35 years of national advocacy, Foscarinis shares compelling stories of individuals and families impacted by homelessness, highlighting their resilience and growing leadership. Blending personal narratives with policy analysis, she reveals how deliberate decisions have fueled the crisis and how public narratives have sustained it.

And Housing for All is essential reading for social justice advocates, policymakers, lawyers, and anyone invested in solving one of America’s most pressing challenges.

Buy the book HERE.

Support the show HERE.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66374224Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:00:11 +0000Adam WalshToday I sit down with advocate and author Maria Foscarinis and discuss her latest book: And Housing for All: The fight to End Homelessness in America. In And Housing for All, founder of the National Homelessness Law Center Maria Foscarinis reveals...And Housing for All: The fight to End Homelessness in America.

In And Housing for All, founder of the National Homelessness Law Center Maria Foscarinis reveals the human impact of the housing crisis by sharing personal stories and examining the flawed policies that have perpetuated it. As millions face rising housing costs and encampments spread nationwide, she uncovers why past efforts have failed and what must change to achieve lasting solutions.

Drawing from over 35 years of national advocacy, Foscarinis shares compelling stories of individuals and families impacted by homelessness, highlighting their resilience and growing leadership. Blending personal narratives with policy analysis, she reveals how deliberate decisions have fueled the crisis and how public narratives have sustained it.

And Housing for All is essential reading for social justice advocates, policymakers, lawyers, and anyone invested in solving one of America’s most pressing challenges.

Buy the book HERE.

Support the show HERE.]]>2768false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-452-a-city-upon-a-hill--65020943
Western Civ 2.0 Podcast Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65020943Fri, 30 May 2025 14:00:09 +0000Adam WalshJohn Winthrop and others found the Massachusetts Bay Company. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0 Podcast Free Trial]]>854false1452fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-451-the-voyage-of-the-mayflower--64998520
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64998520Fri, 23 May 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshJamestown was not the only English colony. Enter stage left: the Pilgrims. (Well, really Separatists but you get the point...) https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>786false1449fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamestown-part-five--65017278
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65017278Fri, 16 May 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe English at Jamestown finally find a savior. It just turns out that savior is tobacco... https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ Podcast 2.0]]>3427false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamestown-part-three--64941574
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64941574Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:11 +0000Adam WalshJamestown survives as James Smith guides the colony. Meanwhile, in London, new plans are hatched to turn Jamestown profitable. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>3095false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamestown-episode-reminder--64960998
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64960998Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshA reminder that every other episode of the series on Jamestown will be available only to patrons. To try a free membership for a week or to support the show and get access to all the materials, check out the link below....
Western Civ 2.0 ]]>37false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-year-that-made-america--65668121The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence, 1775-1776.

This gripping account reveals the precarious path to American independence through a series of pivotal dates that history has nearly forgotten. While July 4th claims the glory, the actual vote for independence came on July 2nd—and even that historic moment almost didn't happen. From January's publication of Common Sense to December's darkest hours of the Revolution, McMillan reconstructs the dramatic months when rebellious colonies transformed into a new nation.
Through meticulous research and compelling storytelling, the book reveals:

• How the pivotal events of May 15, June 7, and July 2 shaped America's destiny
• Why Congress's bold January declaration triggered a chain of unstoppable events
• The behind-the-scenes feud between Adams and Jefferson on their views of government after independence was won
• How the Declaration's influence extended from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to modern times

This timely narrative strips away the myths to expose the raw political courage that launched a revolution. From heated Congressional debates to the dangerous aftermath of declaring independence, McMillan delivers a fresh perspective on America's founding that resonates powerfully with today's political challenges.

Buy The Book]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65668121Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:59:49 +0000Adam WalshToday, I sit down with Tom McMillan and discuss his most recent book: The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence, 1775-1776. This gripping account reveals the precarious path to American independence through a series of pivotal dates...The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence, 1775-1776.

This gripping account reveals the precarious path to American independence through a series of pivotal dates that history has nearly forgotten. While July 4th claims the glory, the actual vote for independence came on July 2nd—and even that historic moment almost didn't happen. From January's publication of Common Sense to December's darkest hours of the Revolution, McMillan reconstructs the dramatic months when rebellious colonies transformed into a new nation.
Through meticulous research and compelling storytelling, the book reveals:

• How the pivotal events of May 15, June 7, and July 2 shaped America's destiny
• Why Congress's bold January declaration triggered a chain of unstoppable events
• The behind-the-scenes feud between Adams and Jefferson on their views of government after independence was won
• How the Declaration's influence extended from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to modern times

This timely narrative strips away the myths to expose the raw political courage that launched a revolution. From heated Congressional debates to the dangerous aftermath of declaring independence, McMillan delivers a fresh perspective on America's founding that resonates powerfully with today's political challenges.

Buy The Book]]>2673false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pathfinder-and-the-president--65642714The Pathfinder and the President.

In 1856, John C. Frémont—the famed "Pathfinder" of the American West—became the Republican Party's first presidential nominee on an anti-slavery platform. Five years later, now a Union general under President Lincoln, he sparked a national crisis by unilaterally declaring emancipation in Missouri. Drawing from extensive research, author John Bicknell masterfully chronicles the volatile relationship between these two leaders as they grappled with slavery, military strategy, and the future of the nation.

From award-winning historian John Bicknell comes an essential new perspective on the Civil War era, acclaimed by scholars as "powerful," "engaging," and "distinctive." Perfect for readers of both Civil War history and political biography, this compelling narrative shows how the clash between Lincoln and Frémont helped determine the course of emancipation and the outcome of the war itself.

Buy the Book HERE

To support this podcast join our Patreon.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65642714Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:56:14 +0000Adam WalshToday I interview Historian John Bicknell about his newest book: The Pathfinder and the President. In 1856, John C. Frémont—the famed "Pathfinder" of the American West—became the Republican Party's first presidential nominee on an anti-slavery...The Pathfinder and the President.

In 1856, John C. Frémont—the famed "Pathfinder" of the American West—became the Republican Party's first presidential nominee on an anti-slavery platform. Five years later, now a Union general under President Lincoln, he sparked a national crisis by unilaterally declaring emancipation in Missouri. Drawing from extensive research, author John Bicknell masterfully chronicles the volatile relationship between these two leaders as they grappled with slavery, military strategy, and the future of the nation.

From award-winning historian John Bicknell comes an essential new perspective on the Civil War era, acclaimed by scholars as "powerful," "engaging," and "distinctive." Perfect for readers of both Civil War history and political biography, this compelling narrative shows how the clash between Lincoln and Frémont helped determine the course of emancipation and the outcome of the war itself.

Buy the Book HERE

To support this podcast join our Patreon.]]>2601false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamestown-part-one--64498288
To listen to Part Two, you will need to be a Patreon member. To become one, click this LINK for a free trial. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64498288Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshToday we begin an in-depth look at Jamestown - England's first successful colony in North America. I will examine the situation in England and along the Chesapeake leading up to 1607. Then John Smith and the rest of the English arrive and the real fun...
To listen to Part Two, you will need to be a Patreon member. To become one, click this LINK for a free trial. ]]>4044false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-450-dutch-colonization--64361133
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64361133Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshI briefly cover the Dutch East and West Indies Companies plus Dutch colonization efforts in the Americas. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>756false1449fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-449-new-france-and-roanoke--64343984
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64343984Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshFrance and England finally get into the colonization game. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>756false1449fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-448-portuguese-colonization--64304520
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64304520Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, I give a quick refresher on Portuguese colonization.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>570falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-447-the-new-world-exploited--64085738
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64085738Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode I cover Spain's colonial efforts between 1492 and 1600, focusing on the broad economic, political, and social trends. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1382false1445fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-sense-of-slavery-america-s-long-reckoning-from-the-founding-era-to-today--64999181 
In Making Sense of Slavery, historian Scott Spillman shows that the study of slavery was a vital catalyst for the broader development of American intellectual life and politics. In contexts ranging from the plantation fields to the university classroom, Americans interpreted slavery and its afterlives through many lenses, shaping the trajectory of disciplines from economics to sociology, from psychology to history. Spillman delves deeply into the archives, and into the pathbreaking work of scholars such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Annette Gordon-Reed, to trace how generations of Americans have wrestled with the paradox of slavery in a country founded on principles of liberty and equality. 
 
As the debate over the place of slavery in our history rages on, Making Sense of Slavery shows that what is truly central to American history is this very debate itself. 

BUY THE BOOK]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64999181Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:26:02 +0000Adam WalshIn recent years, from school board meetings to the halls of Congress, Americans have engaged in fierce debates about how slavery and its legacies ought to be taught, researched, and narrated. But since the earliest days of the Republic, political... 
In Making Sense of Slavery, historian Scott Spillman shows that the study of slavery was a vital catalyst for the broader development of American intellectual life and politics. In contexts ranging from the plantation fields to the university classroom, Americans interpreted slavery and its afterlives through many lenses, shaping the trajectory of disciplines from economics to sociology, from psychology to history. Spillman delves deeply into the archives, and into the pathbreaking work of scholars such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Annette Gordon-Reed, to trace how generations of Americans have wrestled with the paradox of slavery in a country founded on principles of liberty and equality. 
 
As the debate over the place of slavery in our history rages on, Making Sense of Slavery shows that what is truly central to American history is this very debate itself. 

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63973130Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshBefore turning to the New World, we bring the Old World up to speed, covering Louis XIII and France, Philip's heirs in Spain, the Ottoman Empire, and the Time of Troubles in Russia. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1754false1446fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-445-war-and-peace--63854753
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63854753Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Thirty Years War comes to an end, leaving Germany devastated and divided. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1038false1447fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-444-the-end-of-the-baltic-war--63687882
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63687882Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Holy Roman Empire wilts under the combined pressure of Sweden and France. Spain exits our stage. And Central Europe lurches toward peace. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>944false1444fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-443-a-new-alliance--63353353
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63353353Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:00:07 +0000Adam WalshShifting alliances continue to hamper peace efforts in the Thirty Years War. https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1034false1443fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-342-the-war-in-germany--63290592
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63290592Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Thirty Years War continues to drag on in Germany after the death of Ferdinand II and the ascension of Ferdinand III.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1744false1342fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-341-the-war-after-adolphus--63060566
Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63060566Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:35:07 +0000Adam WalshThe years after the death of the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus saw the ever-shifting alliances of the Thirty Years War do maximum damage.  https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
Western Civ 2.0]]>1315false1341fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-340-the-lion-of-the-north--63015937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63015937Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:06 +0000Adam WalshKing Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden briefly, but decisively, intervenes in the Thirty Years War.1242false1340fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-339-denmark-intervenes--62968592
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62968592Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshChristian IV of Denmark intervenes in the Thirty Years War.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0]]>1195false1339fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-of-fire-and-blood-the-german-peasants-war--63642487 
In Summer of Fire and Blood, the first history of the German Peasants’ War in a generation, historian Lyndal Roper exposes the far-reaching ramifications of this rebellion. Though the war’s victors portrayed the uprising as naive and inchoate, Roper reveals a mass movement that sought to make good on the radical potential of the Protestant Reformation. By recovering what the people themselves felt and believed, Summer of Fire and Blood reconstructs the thrilling, tragic story of the peasants’ fight to change the world. 

Buy The Book Here]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63642487Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe German Peasants’ War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany with astonishing speed as well over a hundred thousand people massed in armed bands to demand a new... 
In Summer of Fire and Blood, the first history of the German Peasants’ War in a generation, historian Lyndal Roper exposes the far-reaching ramifications of this rebellion. Though the war’s victors portrayed the uprising as naive and inchoate, Roper reveals a mass movement that sought to make good on the radical potential of the Protestant Reformation. By recovering what the people themselves felt and believed, Summer of Fire and Blood reconstructs the thrilling, tragic story of the peasants’ fight to change the world. 

Buy The Book Here]]>2402false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-338-cardinal-richelieu--62968647
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Western Civ 2.0 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62968647Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshCardinal Richelieu comes to power in France, altering the course of French history. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 ]]>1248false1338fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/land-power-who-has-it-who-doesn-t-and-how-that-determines-the-fate-of-societies--64274012Land Power, political scientist Michael Albertus shows that who owns the land determines whether a society will be equal or unequal, whether it will develop or decline, and whether it will safeguard or sacrifice its environment. 
 
Modern history has been defined by land reallocation on a massive scale. From the 1500s on, European colonial powers and new nation-states shifted indigenous lands into the hands of settlers. The 1900s brought new waves of land appropriation, from Soviet and Maoist collectivization to initiatives turning large estates over to family farmers. The shuffle continues today as governments vie for power and prosperity by choosing who should get land. Drawing on a career’s worth of original research and on-the-ground fieldwork, Albertus shows that choices about who owns the land have locked in poverty, sexism, racism, and climate crisis—and that what we do with the land today can change our collective fate. 
 
Global in scope, Land Power argues that saving civilization must begin with the earth under our feet.

Buy The Book]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64274012Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:15:48 +0000Adam WalshFor millennia, land has been a symbol of wealth and privilege. But the true power of land ownership is even greater than we might think. In Land Power, political scientist Michael Albertus shows that who owns the land determines whether a society will...Land Power, political scientist Michael Albertus shows that who owns the land determines whether a society will be equal or unequal, whether it will develop or decline, and whether it will safeguard or sacrifice its environment. 
 
Modern history has been defined by land reallocation on a massive scale. From the 1500s on, European colonial powers and new nation-states shifted indigenous lands into the hands of settlers. The 1900s brought new waves of land appropriation, from Soviet and Maoist collectivization to initiatives turning large estates over to family farmers. The shuffle continues today as governments vie for power and prosperity by choosing who should get land. Drawing on a career’s worth of original research and on-the-ground fieldwork, Albertus shows that choices about who owns the land have locked in poverty, sexism, racism, and climate crisis—and that what we do with the land today can change our collective fate. 
 
Global in scope, Land Power argues that saving civilization must begin with the earth under our feet.

Buy The Book]]>2363false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-337-fall-of-the-winter-king--62720121
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62720121Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshFrederick V's brief stint as the leader of the Protestant resistance comes to an end.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0]]>1148false1337fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-336-the-defenestration-of-prague--62670665
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Patreon Support]]>994false1336fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-335-the-eve-of-war--62607340The death of Emperor Rudolf in 1612 brought his brother Matthias to the throne. While this marked a period of recovery for the Habsburg dynasty, Matthias's position was precarious. He lacked the same authority as his brother and was already 55 years old, making his grip on power tenuous from the outset. The empire Matthias inherited was one riddled with internal divisions and vulnerabilities. The Turkish truce of 1606, though bringing much-needed peace, had ironically diminished the emperor's international standing. The Austrian Habsburgs' policy of neutrality in European conflicts further sidelined them in international affairs, further weakening the perception of imperial strength.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62607340Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe death of Emperor Rudolf in 1612 brought his brother Matthias to the throne. While this marked a period of recovery for the Habsburg dynasty, Matthias's position was precarious. He lacked the same authority as his brother and was already 55 years...The death of Emperor Rudolf in 1612 brought his brother Matthias to the throne. While this marked a period of recovery for the Habsburg dynasty, Matthias's position was precarious. He lacked the same authority as his brother and was already 55 years old, making his grip on power tenuous from the outset. The empire Matthias inherited was one riddled with internal divisions and vulnerabilities. The Turkish truce of 1606, though bringing much-needed peace, had ironically diminished the emperor's international standing. The Austrian Habsburgs' policy of neutrality in European conflicts further sidelined them in international affairs, further weakening the perception of imperial strength.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>754europe,european,historian,historyfalse1335fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-334-on-the-brink--62584091
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Western Civ Podcast]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62584091Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:00:06 +0000Adam WalshThe years leading up to the Thirty Years War saw the repeated failures of various institutions within the Holy Roman Empire. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ Podcast]]>1441europe,european,historian,history,podcastfalse1334fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-333-denmark--62401503
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62401503Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshWe have not covered Denmark or Sweden much since the Viking Age. Today that changes. Both kingdoms will play major roles in the Thirty Years War so today we break down how both look coming into that conflict. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com...
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1093false1331fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-332-the-spanish-juggernaut--62501621
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62501621Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:06 +0000Adam WalshSpain was truly a world empire by the opening of the Thirty Years War in 1618. While it was not without weaknesses, it was perceived as being the most dominant European power of the early modern period.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com...
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Western Civ 2.0]]>2878europe,european,historian,history,podcastfalse1330fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawless-republic-the-rise-of-cicero-and-the-decline-of-rome--63006441Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome. 

In its final decades, the Roman Republic was engulfed by a crime wave. An epidemic of extortions, murders, and acts of insurrection tested the court system’s capacity to maintain order. As case after case filled the docket, an ambitious young lawyer named Cicero seized every opportunity to litigate, forging a reputation as a master debater with a bright future in politics. In Lawless Republic, historian Josiah Osgood recounts the legendary orator’s ascent and fall, and his pivotal role in the republic’s lurch toward autocracy. 
 
Cicero’s first appearance in the courts came shortly after the end of a brutal civil war. After leveraging his fame as a lawyer to become a consul, he ruthlessly crushed a coup by suppressing the liberties of Roman citizens. The premiere legal mind of Rome came to argue that the pursuit of a higher justice could sometimes justify sweeping the law aside, laying the groundwork for Roman history’s most famous act of political violence—the assassination of Julius Caesar.  

Lawless Republic vividly resurrects the spectacle of the courts in the time of Cicero and Caesar, showing how politics trumped the rule of law and sealed the fate of Rome.

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63006441Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshToday I interview historian Josiah Osgood and we discuss his latest book: Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome.  In its final decades, the Roman Republic was engulfed by a crime wave. An epidemic of extortions, murders, and...Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome. 

In its final decades, the Roman Republic was engulfed by a crime wave. An epidemic of extortions, murders, and acts of insurrection tested the court system’s capacity to maintain order. As case after case filled the docket, an ambitious young lawyer named Cicero seized every opportunity to litigate, forging a reputation as a master debater with a bright future in politics. In Lawless Republic, historian Josiah Osgood recounts the legendary orator’s ascent and fall, and his pivotal role in the republic’s lurch toward autocracy. 
 
Cicero’s first appearance in the courts came shortly after the end of a brutal civil war. After leveraging his fame as a lawyer to become a consul, he ruthlessly crushed a coup by suppressing the liberties of Roman citizens. The premiere legal mind of Rome came to argue that the pursuit of a higher justice could sometimes justify sweeping the law aside, laying the groundwork for Roman history’s most famous act of political violence—the assassination of Julius Caesar.  

Lawless Republic vividly resurrects the spectacle of the courts in the time of Cicero and Caesar, showing how politics trumped the rule of law and sealed the fate of Rome.

Buy the Book HERE

Western Civ 2.0

]]>3012falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/intent-to-destroy-russia-s-two-hundred-year-quest-to-dominate-ukraine--63765337 
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia. 
 
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.

BUY THE BOOK]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63765337Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:34:31 +0000Adam WalshRussia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.     In Intent to Destroy,... 
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia. 
 
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.

BUY THE BOOK]]>2732falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-331-and-the-ottomans--62335180
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Patreon Support]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62335180Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshThe Thirty Years War might not have happened had the Habsburg monarchy been stronger. But a series of internal and external conflicts beginning in the late sixteenth century begin to change that dynamic for the worse. ...
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62215343Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:00:06 +0000Adam WalshOne simply cannot understand the Thirty Years War without first digesting the Austrian Habsburgs. Today, we tell that story. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2340europe,european,historian,historyfalse1330fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-329-the-religions-of-the-empire--62046453
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Patreon Support/Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62046453Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshToday, I cover the convergence of faiths in the Holy Roman Empire that will, to an extent, drive the conflict of the Thirty Years War: Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Calvinism.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Patreon Support/Western Civ 2.0]]>1643false1329fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-328-the-empire--62014616
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62014616Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshAs we begin the Thirty Years War, I back up a bit and explore the structure of the Holy Roman Empire. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>1662europe,european,historian,historyfalse1328fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-modern-overview-four-religion-economics-and-technology--61198641
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61198641Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:08 +0000Adam WalshAs you can imagine, much changed in European economic life and technology between 1450 and 1650. Here I cover many of the most relevant transformations that would alter European life in the Early Modern Period. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com...
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Western Civ 2.0]]>3451europe,european,historian,historyfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-modern-overview-three-politics-and-culture--61199529
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61199529Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we discuss major political and cultural changes in Early Modern Europe. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0]]>2518historian,historyfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-modern-europe-part-one-1450--61093486
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61093486Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:00:06 +0000Adam WalshWe begin our overview of Early Modern Europe with a close look at the year 1450. That is the year when most textbooks begin the era. Today we explore the changes in society, the economy, politics, and technology that make the 1450 essential for...
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Western Civ 2.0]]>2221historyfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-327-ivan-the-terrible-part-four--61063163
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61063163Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIvan's reign ends as it began, with needless death and destruction. Ivan appears powerless to resist Lithuanian advances but is more than capable of murdering his son and heir.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2915europe,european,historian,history,russia,russianfalse1327fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-326-ivan-the-terrible-part-three--61030029
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61030029Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:00:07 +0000Adam WalshIvan creates a new government and takes his anger out on the citizens of Novgorod.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>2138europe,european,historian,history,russia,russianfalse1324fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-325-ivan-the-terrible-part-two--60989996
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Patreon Support]]>1683europe,european,historian,historyfalse1325fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-324-ivan-the-terrible-part-one--60940548
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60940548Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:00:01 +0000Adam WalshIvan IV assumes the throne after a twelve-year regency. It does not take him long to earn his nickname.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Western Civ 2.0]]>1987historian,history,ivan,russia,russian,terrible,thefalse1324fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-323-russian-review--60938827
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Patreon Support]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60938827Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshBefore we jump into Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), let's catch up on the Rus. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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Patreon Support]]>1428czar,europe,european,history,russia,russian,tsarfalse1322fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-322-the-end-of-james-i--60929679
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60929679Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshCharles and Buckingham go on an adventure to Spain which ends, spoiler alert, horribly. The Thirty Years War erupts in Germany. But James does not live to see it reach a fever pitch.  https://www.westerncivpodcast.com...
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Western Civ 2.0]]>2278british,england,english,europe,european,history,spainfalse1322fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-321-trouble-in-germany--60927923
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Patreon Support]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60927923Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:00:05 +0000Adam WalshJames I desperately wanted to marry his son, Charles, to the Spanish Princess. However, when his son-in-law, Frederick of the Palatinate, becomes embroiled in what will become the Thirty Years War, that goal seems more and more distant by the minute....
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Patreon Support]]>1439europe,european,historian,historyfalse1321fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bible-a-global-history--62299580
For Christians, the Bible is a book inspired by God. Its eternal words are transmitted across the world by fallible human hands. Following Jesus’s departing instruction to go out into the world, the Bible has been a book in motion from its very beginnings, and every community it has encountered has read, heard, and seen the Bible through its own language and culture.

In The Bible, Bruce Gordon tells the astounding story of the Bible’s journey around the globe and across more than two thousand years, showing how it has shaped and been shaped by changing beliefs and believers’ radically different needs. The Bible has been a tool for violence and oppression, and it has expressed hopes for liberation. God speaks with one voice, but the people who receive it are scattered and divided—found in desert monasteries and Chinese house churches, in Byzantine cathedrals and Guatemalan villages.

Breathtakingly global in scope, The Bible tells the story of this sacred book through the stories of its many and diverse human encounters, revealing not a static text but a living, dynamic cultural force.

Buy the book HERE.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62299580Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:33:41 +0000Adam WalshA global history of the world’s best-known and most influential book. For Christians, the Bible is a book inspired by God. Its eternal words are transmitted across the world by fallible human hands. Following Jesus’s departing instruction to go out...
For Christians, the Bible is a book inspired by God. Its eternal words are transmitted across the world by fallible human hands. Following Jesus’s departing instruction to go out into the world, the Bible has been a book in motion from its very beginnings, and every community it has encountered has read, heard, and seen the Bible through its own language and culture.

In The Bible, Bruce Gordon tells the astounding story of the Bible’s journey around the globe and across more than two thousand years, showing how it has shaped and been shaped by changing beliefs and believers’ radically different needs. The Bible has been a tool for violence and oppression, and it has expressed hopes for liberation. God speaks with one voice, but the people who receive it are scattered and divided—found in desert monasteries and Chinese house churches, in Byzantine cathedrals and Guatemalan villages.

Breathtakingly global in scope, The Bible tells the story of this sacred book through the stories of its many and diverse human encounters, revealing not a static text but a living, dynamic cultural force.

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Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop’s most enduring fables. 

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60292302Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:01 +0000Adam WalshAesop’s fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Dog in the Manger,” and “Sour Grapes” have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths.... 
Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop’s most enduring fables. 

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60887744Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:00:01 +0000Adam WalshThe end of the reign of Elizabeth I ends the Tudor dynasty. James I becomes the first of the short-lived Stuart line. His reign begins with no shortage of economic headaches. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
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After the Third Punic War, the Romans wasted little time turning on each other. Long-standing economic inequality became the issue of the late second century BCE and would, eventually, bring down the republic. In the late 140s, however, Tiberius Gracchus believed his land redistribution scheme might just solve the problem. The Senate felt otherwise. But, in the end, it was not the Lex Agraria per se that cost Tiberius his life. Rather, it was his refusal to play the political game by the old rules. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61079864Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:15:01 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus episode, you get a sneak peek of the great stuff going on in Western Civ 2.0. You can join for a free trial by clicking https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast. After the Third Punic War, the Romans wasted little time turning on each...HERE.

After the Third Punic War, the Romans wasted little time turning on each other. Long-standing economic inequality became the issue of the late second century BCE and would, eventually, bring down the republic. In the late 140s, however, Tiberius Gracchus believed his land redistribution scheme might just solve the problem. The Senate felt otherwise. But, in the end, it was not the Lex Agraria per se that cost Tiberius his life. Rather, it was his refusal to play the political game by the old rules. ]]>2631carthage,europe,european,historian,history,legion,roman,romefalsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-315-england-triumphant--60290749
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One week in late 1999, more than 50,000 people converged on Seattle. Their goal: to shut down the World Trade Organization conference and send a message that working-class people would not quietly accept the runaway economic globalization that threatened their livelihoods. Though their mission succeeded, it was not without blowback. Violent confrontations between police and protestors resulted in hundreds of arrests and millions of dollars in property damage. But the images of tear gas and smashed windows that flashed across TVs and newspapers were not an accurate representation of what actually happened that week.

In the oral history One Week to Change the World, award-winning journalist DW Gibson pieces together a complex and compelling account of what really went down in Seattle, immersing you in the angst that defined the end of a millennium, complete with fight clubs and Y2K doomsday scenarios. In more than 100 original interviews with protestors, police, politicians, anarchists, artists, activists, union members, and many others, Gibson reconstructs the events in gripping detail; documents its antecedents and aftermath; and shows how so many of its themes remain just as pressing today, including the vitalness and difficulty of grassroots activism, the aspirations and limitations of globalization, the militarization of policing, the sensationalism of the media, and the undeniable power of the people.

Timed to the 25th anniversary of the protests, this book is a page-turning drama, an essential history, and a practical handbook for how to make one’s voice heard.

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One week in late 1999, more than 50,000 people converged on Seattle. Their goal: to shut down the World Trade Organization conference and send a message that working-class people would not quietly accept the runaway economic globalization that threatened their livelihoods. Though their mission succeeded, it was not without blowback. Violent confrontations between police and protestors resulted in hundreds of arrests and millions of dollars in property damage. But the images of tear gas and smashed windows that flashed across TVs and newspapers were not an accurate representation of what actually happened that week.

In the oral history One Week to Change the World, award-winning journalist DW Gibson pieces together a complex and compelling account of what really went down in Seattle, immersing you in the angst that defined the end of a millennium, complete with fight clubs and Y2K doomsday scenarios. In more than 100 original interviews with protestors, police, politicians, anarchists, artists, activists, union members, and many others, Gibson reconstructs the events in gripping detail; documents its antecedents and aftermath; and shows how so many of its themes remain just as pressing today, including the vitalness and difficulty of grassroots activism, the aspirations and limitations of globalization, the militarization of policing, the sensationalism of the media, and the undeniable power of the people.

Timed to the 25th anniversary of the protests, this book is a page-turning drama, an essential history, and a practical handbook for how to make one’s voice heard.

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Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it.

Books have transformed humankind by enabling authors to create, document, and entertain. Yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence and of those who first experimented in the art of printing, design, and binding. Who were the renegade book-makers who changed the course of history?

From Wynkyn de Worde’s printing of fifteenth-century bestsellers to Nancy Cunard’s avant-garde pamphlets produced on her small press in Normandy, this is a celebration of the book with the people put back in.

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Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it.

Books have transformed humankind by enabling authors to create, document, and entertain. Yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence and of those who first experimented in the art of printing, design, and binding. Who were the renegade book-makers who changed the course of history?

From Wynkyn de Worde’s printing of fifteenth-century bestsellers to Nancy Cunard’s avant-garde pamphlets produced on her small press in Normandy, this is a celebration of the book with the people put back in.

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One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But few today realize that she was the last in a long line of Egyptian queens who bore that name.   
   
In The Cleopatras, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the dramatic story of these seven incomparable women, vividly recapturing the lost world of Hellenistic Egypt and tracing the kingdom’s final centuries before its fall to Rome. The Cleopatras were Greek-speaking descendants of Ptolemy, the general who conquered Egypt alongside Alexander the Great. They were closely related as mothers, daughters, sisters, half-sisters, and nieces. Each wielded absolute power, easily overshadowing their husbands or sons, and all proved to be shrewd and capable leaders. Styling themselves as goddess-queens, the Cleopatras ruled through the canny deployment of arcane rituals, opulent spectacles, and unparalleled wealth. They navigated political turmoil and court intrigues, led armies into battle and commanded fleets of ships, and ruthlessly dispatched their dynastic rivals.    
   
The Cleopatras is a fascinating and richly textured biography of seven extraordinary women, restoring these queens to their deserved place among history’s greatest rulers.    

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One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But few today realize that she was the last in a long line of Egyptian queens who bore that name.   
   
In The Cleopatras, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the dramatic story of these seven incomparable women, vividly recapturing the lost world of Hellenistic Egypt and tracing the kingdom’s final centuries before its fall to Rome. The Cleopatras were Greek-speaking descendants of Ptolemy, the general who conquered Egypt alongside Alexander the Great. They were closely related as mothers, daughters, sisters, half-sisters, and nieces. Each wielded absolute power, easily overshadowing their husbands or sons, and all proved to be shrewd and capable leaders. Styling themselves as goddess-queens, the Cleopatras ruled through the canny deployment of arcane rituals, opulent spectacles, and unparalleled wealth. They navigated political turmoil and court intrigues, led armies into battle and commanded fleets of ships, and ruthlessly dispatched their dynastic rivals.    
   
The Cleopatras is a fascinating and richly textured biography of seven extraordinary women, restoring these queens to their deserved place among history’s greatest rulers.    

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]]>3399false1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-of-lilies-the-dynasty-that-made-medieval-france--59048138House of Lilies, historian Justine Firnhaber-Baker tells the epic story of the Capetian dynasty of medieval France, showing how their ideas about power, religion, and identity continue to shape European society and politics today.

Reigning from 987 to 1328, the Capetians became the most powerful monarchy of the Middle Ages. Consolidating a fragmented realm that eventually stretched from the Rhône to the Pyrenees, they were the first royal house to adopt the fleur-de-lys, displaying this lily emblem to signify their divine favor and legitimate their rule. The Capetians were at the center of some of the most dramatic and far-reaching episodes in European history, including the Crusades, bloody waves of religious persecution, and a series of wars with England. The Capetian age saw the emergence of Gothic architecture, the romantic ideals of chivalry and courtly love, and the Church’s role at the center of daily life.

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Reigning from 987 to 1328, the Capetians became the most powerful monarchy of the Middle Ages. Consolidating a fragmented realm that eventually stretched from the Rhône to the Pyrenees, they were the first royal house to adopt the fleur-de-lys, displaying this lily emblem to signify their divine favor and legitimate their rule. The Capetians were at the center of some of the most dramatic and far-reaching episodes in European history, including the Crusades, bloody waves of religious persecution, and a series of wars with England. The Capetian age saw the emergence of Gothic architecture, the romantic ideals of chivalry and courtly love, and the Church’s role at the center of daily life.

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In City of Light, City of Shadows, Mike Rapport uncovers a Paris riven by social anxieties and plagued by overlapping epidemics of poverty, political extremism, and anti-Semitism. As the Sacré-Cœur and Eiffel Tower rose into the skies, redefining architecture and the Paris skyline, Paris’s slums were plagued by disease and gang violence. The era, now remembered as a high point of French art and culture, was also an age of intense political violence, including anarchist bombings, organized right-wing mobs, and assassinations.

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In City of Light, City of Shadows, Mike Rapport uncovers a Paris riven by social anxieties and plagued by overlapping epidemics of poverty, political extremism, and anti-Semitism. As the Sacré-Cœur and Eiffel Tower rose into the skies, redefining architecture and the Paris skyline, Paris’s slums were plagued by disease and gang violence. The era, now remembered as a high point of French art and culture, was also an age of intense political violence, including anarchist bombings, organized right-wing mobs, and assassinations.

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In this episode, I cover the First Punic War. Rome came consistently close to losing this war to Carthage and it is fascinating to think how different the outcome would have been had that happened. 

The First Punic War (264-241 BC) marked a pivotal moment in ancient Mediterranean history, pitting two formidable powers, Rome and Carthage, against each other in a struggle for supremacy. The conflict was primarily fought over control of Sicily, a strategically significant island rich in resources. Initially, Rome had little naval experience, while Carthage boasted a formidable navy. However, Rome rapidly adapted, constructing a fleet from scratch and employing a innovative tactic of boarding enemy ships to turn naval battles into land-based engagements, thus neutralizing Carthage's naval superiority.The war witnessed several key battles, including the Battle of Mylae and the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, where Rome secured significant victories. Despite these successes, the war dragged on for over two decades, characterized by a grueling war of attrition and fluctuating fortunes for both sides. The conflict exacted a heavy toll on both Rome and Carthage, with substantial loss of life and resources.Ultimately, it was Rome's perseverance and adaptability that proved decisive. The Roman victory in the Battle of the Aegates Islands in 241 BC forced Carthage to sue for peace. The resulting Treaty of Lutatius effectively ended the war, with Carthage ceding Sicily to Rome and paying a hefty indemnity. This victory established Rome as the dominant power in the Western Mediterranean and laid the foundation for its eventual expansion into a formidable empire, while also setting the stage for future conflicts between Rome and Carthage.


Join Western Civ 2.0 (Free Trial)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59870161Tue, 07 May 2024 14:50:02 +0000Adam WalshThis is a bonus sneak-peak of what I do over on the paid feed: Western Civ 2.0. (The actual paid feed does not have ads.)  In this episode, I cover the First Punic War. Rome came consistently close to losing this war to Carthage and it is fascinating...
In this episode, I cover the First Punic War. Rome came consistently close to losing this war to Carthage and it is fascinating to think how different the outcome would have been had that happened. 

The First Punic War (264-241 BC) marked a pivotal moment in ancient Mediterranean history, pitting two formidable powers, Rome and Carthage, against each other in a struggle for supremacy. The conflict was primarily fought over control of Sicily, a strategically significant island rich in resources. Initially, Rome had little naval experience, while Carthage boasted a formidable navy. However, Rome rapidly adapted, constructing a fleet from scratch and employing a innovative tactic of boarding enemy ships to turn naval battles into land-based engagements, thus neutralizing Carthage's naval superiority.The war witnessed several key battles, including the Battle of Mylae and the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, where Rome secured significant victories. Despite these successes, the war dragged on for over two decades, characterized by a grueling war of attrition and fluctuating fortunes for both sides. The conflict exacted a heavy toll on both Rome and Carthage, with substantial loss of life and resources.Ultimately, it was Rome's perseverance and adaptability that proved decisive. The Roman victory in the Battle of the Aegates Islands in 241 BC forced Carthage to sue for peace. The resulting Treaty of Lutatius effectively ended the war, with Carthage ceding Sicily to Rome and paying a hefty indemnity. This victory established Rome as the dominant power in the Western Mediterranean and laid the foundation for its eventual expansion into a formidable empire, while also setting the stage for future conflicts between Rome and Carthage.


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Winston Churchill remains one of the most revered figures of the twentieth century, his name a byword for courageous leadership. But the Churchill we know today is a mixture of history and myth, authored by the man himself. In Mirrors of Greatness, prizewinning historian David Reynolds reevaluates Churchill’s life by viewing it through the eyes of his allies and adversaries, even his own family, revealing Churchill’s lifelong struggle to overcome his political failures and his evolving grasp of what “greatness” truly entailed.

Through his dealings with Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain, we follow Churchill’s triumphant campaign against Nazi Germany. But we also see a Churchill whose misjudgments of allies and rivals like Roosevelt, Stalin, Gandhi, and Clement Attlee blinded him to the British Empire’s waning dominance on the world stage and to the rising popularity of a postimperial, socialist vision of Great Britain at home.

Magisterial and incisive, Mirrors of Greatness affords Churchill his due as a figure of world-historical importance and deepens our understanding of his legend by uncovering the ways his greatest contemporaries helped make him the man he was, for good and for ill.

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Winston Churchill remains one of the most revered figures of the twentieth century, his name a byword for courageous leadership. But the Churchill we know today is a mixture of history and myth, authored by the man himself. In Mirrors of Greatness, prizewinning historian David Reynolds reevaluates Churchill’s life by viewing it through the eyes of his allies and adversaries, even his own family, revealing Churchill’s lifelong struggle to overcome his political failures and his evolving grasp of what “greatness” truly entailed.

Through his dealings with Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain, we follow Churchill’s triumphant campaign against Nazi Germany. But we also see a Churchill whose misjudgments of allies and rivals like Roosevelt, Stalin, Gandhi, and Clement Attlee blinded him to the British Empire’s waning dominance on the world stage and to the rising popularity of a postimperial, socialist vision of Great Britain at home.

Magisterial and incisive, Mirrors of Greatness affords Churchill his due as a figure of world-historical importance and deepens our understanding of his legend by uncovering the ways his greatest contemporaries helped make him the man he was, for good and for ill.

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In Vietnam, Christopher Goscha tells the full history of Vietnam, from antiquity to the present day. Generations of emperors, rebels, priests, and colonizers left complicated legacies in this remarkable country. Periods of Chinese, French, and Japanese rule reshaped and modernized Vietnam, but so too did the colonial enterprises of the Vietnamese themselves as they extended their influence southward from the Red River Delta. Over the centuries, numerous kingdoms, dynasties, and states have ruled over -- and fought for -- what is now Vietnam. The bloody Cold War-era conflict between Ho Chi Minh's communist-backed Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the American-backed Republic of Vietnam was only the most recent instance when war divided and transformed Vietnam.

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In Vietnam, Christopher Goscha tells the full history of Vietnam, from antiquity to the present day. Generations of emperors, rebels, priests, and colonizers left complicated legacies in this remarkable country. Periods of Chinese, French, and Japanese rule reshaped and modernized Vietnam, but so too did the colonial enterprises of the Vietnamese themselves as they extended their influence southward from the Red River Delta. Over the centuries, numerous kingdoms, dynasties, and states have ruled over -- and fought for -- what is now Vietnam. The bloody Cold War-era conflict between Ho Chi Minh's communist-backed Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the American-backed Republic of Vietnam was only the most recent instance when war divided and transformed Vietnam.

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Halfway through the twentieth century, the United States towered over the world in industrial might. After winning the 1948 election, Harry Truman hoped to use this economic strength to build on FDR’s achievements with new liberal reforms. But then, in just ten months between September 1949 and June 1950, the president’s ambitions were overtaken by events that left the country gripped by rage and fear. The Soviets tested an atomic bomb, Mao’s army swept through China, and at home Truman faced labor unrest and a Republican Party desperate for power.

In the Shadow of Fear is an innovative and gripping history of this pivotal moment. Recounting the launch of Senator Joe McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade, the defeat of Truman’s liberal program, and the start of the Korean War, prizewinning historian Nick Bunker shows us a polarized nation facing crises at home and abroad—a story with deep resonances today.

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Halfway through the twentieth century, the United States towered over the world in industrial might. After winning the 1948 election, Harry Truman hoped to use this economic strength to build on FDR’s achievements with new liberal reforms. But then, in just ten months between September 1949 and June 1950, the president’s ambitions were overtaken by events that left the country gripped by rage and fear. The Soviets tested an atomic bomb, Mao’s army swept through China, and at home Truman faced labor unrest and a Republican Party desperate for power.

In the Shadow of Fear is an innovative and gripping history of this pivotal moment. Recounting the launch of Senator Joe McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade, the defeat of Truman’s liberal program, and the start of the Korean War, prizewinning historian Nick Bunker shows us a polarized nation facing crises at home and abroad—a story with deep resonances today.

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Why would a eunuch want to write a secret history of life in the court of ancient Babylon's most famous king? To get back at his brother: that's why. Abducted as young boys by soldiers during the conquest of Nineveh, the brothers Uruk and Nergal receive very different fates in the ancient kingdom of Babylon. Uruk enjoys favors and climbs the Ziggurat of power to become a trusted advisor and the chief propaganda minister of King Nebuchadnezzar II, while Nergal is castrated and assigned to keep records of the daily life of the King's harem. While Uruk's cushioned prosperity is enviable, his real life is anxious because the King is viewed as the Divine Plowman who must seed the land and bring forth a bountiful harvest -- in other words, make whoopie in the harem and father many children because as the King's virility goes, so goes the harvest -- but the King is both crazy and chronically impotent, and a severe drought has withered the grain fields of the kingdom, so Uruk works nervously to spin propaganda into the official court records to hide the real state of affairs. Mostly out of contempt for his brother and his brother's official history, but also partly because of a deep respect for truth, Nergal the eunuch decides to write his his own secret, eye-witness, tell-all account of the real life inside the court of King Nebuchadnezzar, in all of its hilarious and embarrassing unseemliness. All goes well until, at a crucial moment during a high festival orgy, the King calls for Nergal to assist him in performing a mating ritual with a harem concubine chosen to be the symbolic holy bride of Babylon. Eager to please the King his master, Nergal unexpectedly receives a caressing touch from the concubine, Siduri of Megiddo, and he nearly swoons with love for her. The moment turns Nergal's life upside down and tosses him in a nearly treasonous bind of mixed loyalties. Although he does not know it at the time, the moment changes not only Nergal's life but also everyone else's, because it is the first of a series of events that result in the collapse of the kingdom. So The Eunuch is a laugh-out-loud funny narrative that begins as an effort to extirpate the lies of the hagiographic official history of Babylon, becomes a story of a very peculiar love triangle between a King with mental health issues, an alluring and manipulative concubine, and an obsessive eunuch slave-scribe, and then ends by describing the fall of an empire.

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Why would a eunuch want to write a secret history of life in the court of ancient Babylon's most famous king? To get back at his brother: that's why. Abducted as young boys by soldiers during the conquest of Nineveh, the brothers Uruk and Nergal receive very different fates in the ancient kingdom of Babylon. Uruk enjoys favors and climbs the Ziggurat of power to become a trusted advisor and the chief propaganda minister of King Nebuchadnezzar II, while Nergal is castrated and assigned to keep records of the daily life of the King's harem. While Uruk's cushioned prosperity is enviable, his real life is anxious because the King is viewed as the Divine Plowman who must seed the land and bring forth a bountiful harvest -- in other words, make whoopie in the harem and father many children because as the King's virility goes, so goes the harvest -- but the King is both crazy and chronically impotent, and a severe drought has withered the grain fields of the kingdom, so Uruk works nervously to spin propaganda into the official court records to hide the real state of affairs. Mostly out of contempt for his brother and his brother's official history, but also partly because of a deep respect for truth, Nergal the eunuch decides to write his his own secret, eye-witness, tell-all account of the real life inside the court of King Nebuchadnezzar, in all of its hilarious and embarrassing unseemliness. All goes well until, at a crucial moment during a high festival orgy, the King calls for Nergal to assist him in performing a mating ritual with a harem concubine chosen to be the symbolic holy bride of Babylon. Eager to please the King his master, Nergal unexpectedly receives a caressing touch from the concubine, Siduri of Megiddo, and he nearly swoons with love for her. The moment turns Nergal's life upside down and tosses him in a nearly treasonous bind of mixed loyalties. Although he does not know it at the time, the moment changes not only Nergal's life but also everyone else's, because it is the first of a series of events that result in the collapse of the kingdom. So The Eunuch is a laugh-out-loud funny narrative that begins as an effort to extirpate the lies of the hagiographic official history of Babylon, becomes a story of a very peculiar love triangle between a King with mental health issues, an alluring and manipulative concubine, and an obsessive eunuch slave-scribe, and then ends by describing the fall of an empire.

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We live in a period of leadership in crisis. At home, and across the globe, we sense that unqualified and irresponsible individuals are being elevated to positions of power, strong men and autocrats are consolidating their hold on governance, and the people are losing faith in the prospect of a better future. How have we arrived at this point? And how can we correct our course?

For the past decade, Moshik Temkin has challenged his students at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and around the world to grapple with the nature of leadership as part of his wildly popular course “Leaders and Leadership in History.” Now, in Warriors, Rebels, and Saints, Temkin refashions the classroom for a wider audience.

Using art, film, and literature to illustrate the drama of the past, Temkin considers how leaders have made decisions in the most difficult circumstances—from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and from the anticolonial wars of the 20th century to the civil rights struggle—and how, in a world desperate for good leadership, we can evaluate those decisions and draw lessons for today.

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We live in a period of leadership in crisis. At home, and across the globe, we sense that unqualified and irresponsible individuals are being elevated to positions of power, strong men and autocrats are consolidating their hold on governance, and the people are losing faith in the prospect of a better future. How have we arrived at this point? And how can we correct our course?

For the past decade, Moshik Temkin has challenged his students at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and around the world to grapple with the nature of leadership as part of his wildly popular course “Leaders and Leadership in History.” Now, in Warriors, Rebels, and Saints, Temkin refashions the classroom for a wider audience.

Using art, film, and literature to illustrate the drama of the past, Temkin considers how leaders have made decisions in the most difficult circumstances—from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and from the anticolonial wars of the 20th century to the civil rights struggle—and how, in a world desperate for good leadership, we can evaluate those decisions and draw lessons for today.

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The Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale.

Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This was the region Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a dream of glory and conquest that tantalized Greeks and Romans alike. Tracing seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia, historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows how these two great powers evolved together. Despite their endless clashes, trade between the empires enriched them both, and a mutual respect prevented both Rome and Persia from permanently destroying the other.

Epic in scope, Rome and Persia completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history.

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The Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale.

Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This was the region Alexander the Great had swept through, creating a dream of glory and conquest that tantalized Greeks and Romans alike. Tracing seven centuries of conflict between Rome and Persia, historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows how these two great powers evolved together. Despite their endless clashes, trade between the empires enriched them both, and a mutual respect prevented both Rome and Persia from permanently destroying the other.

Epic in scope, Rome and Persia completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history.

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In this episode, I wrap up the Wars of the Successors. Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE shattered his empire before it had the chance to get up and going. Ptolemy, Seleucus, and a slew of others fought over the remains until Rome gobbled it all up.

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In this episode, I wrap up the Wars of the Successors. Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE shattered his empire before it had the chance to get up and going. Ptolemy, Seleucus, and a slew of others fought over the remains until Rome gobbled it all up.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>1676astrology,astronomy,brahe,copernicus,europe,european,fast-paced,heliocentric,historian,history,modern,of,ontherevolutionsof,podcast,revolution,rheticus,science,scientific,star,starsfalse1265fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pax-an-interview-with-historian-tom-holland--56832097Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age. We discuss Nero, Vesuvius, the Year of the Four Emperors, Vespasian and his sons: Titus and Domitian, and then the emperors of Rome's true golden age: Trajan and Hadrian.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54126409Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshToday we continue exploring the origins of the Scientific Revolution. If it was possible to sail across the Atlantic Ocean, and if there were large landmasses directly opposite Asia, then how the ancients had thought about the earth was wrong. The...
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54117573Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshIt is weird to think about, but when Columbus "discovered" the New World there was no word for "discover" in English. Or French. Or Latin for that matter. Discover, as a word, did not exist because it was not something one did. Today I talk about the...
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In this episode, I begin a deep dive into Hernando de Soto who, in so many ways, absolutely represents the conquistador era. I over Soto's travails through Panama with Balboa, in Nicaragua on his own, in Peru with Pizarro, and, ultimately, to La Florida. Soto would die in the wilds of Arkansas, still searching for that El Dorado he would never find.

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In this episode, I begin a deep dive into Hernando de Soto who, in so many ways, absolutely represents the conquistador era. I over Soto's travails through Panama with Balboa, in Nicaragua on his own, in Peru with Pizarro, and, ultimately, to La Florida. Soto would die in the wilds of Arkansas, still searching for that El Dorado he would never find.

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In this episode, I begin a deep dive into Hernando de Soto who, in so many ways, absolutely represents the conquistador era. I over Soto's travails through Panama with Balboa, in Nicaragua on his own, in Peru with Pizarro, and, ultimately, to La Florida. Soto would die in the wilds of Arkansas, still searching for that El Dorado he would never find.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54104543Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:00:02 +0000Adam Walsh***NOTE: I was not able to upload this episode as one file which is not what I originally planned. So I had to break it in half. In this episode, I begin a deep dive into Hernando de Soto who, in so many ways, absolutely represents the conquistador...
In this episode, I begin a deep dive into Hernando de Soto who, in so many ways, absolutely represents the conquistador era. I over Soto's travails through Panama with Balboa, in Nicaragua on his own, in Peru with Pizarro, and, ultimately, to La Florida. Soto would die in the wilds of Arkansas, still searching for that El Dorado he would never find.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53680261Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:30:02 +0000Adam WalshManco Inca now has the Spaniards in Peru on the ropes. Hernando and Gonzalo Pizarro are trapped in Cusco. Francisco Pizarro is likewise trapped in what will become Lima. The brothers are desperate to help each other but Manco's armies have the...
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53610147Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:40:01 +0000Adam WalshManco Inca launches his Great Rebellion in Peru. While Francisco Pizarro is pinned down in Lima, Manco seeks to crush the remaining Pizarro brothers in Cuzco. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast...
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53402033Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:02 +0000Adam WalshAtahualpa's time finally runs out. Pizarro believes his captive emperor has ordered an Inca army to attack and finally consents to his death. Luckily, shortly thereafter Pizarro finds a new, puppet emperor: Manco Inca....
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53324501Fri, 26 May 2023 13:20:01 +0000Adam WalshIn another of those history-making meetings of two cultures, Pizarro and Atahualpa finally come face to face. Against overwhelming odds, Pizarro succeeds in capturing the Inca Emperor. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com...
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]]>3815age,america,conquest,conquistador,cortes,discovery,europe,european,history,inca,incan,latin,lima,machu,of,peru,pichu,pizzaro,podcast,southfalse1246fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/western-civ-2-0-macedonia--53743518Patreon and Glow. (Note: With Glow there is a seven-day free trial.)

In this episode, I cover the beginnings of Macedonia as we track the rise of Philip of Macedon and his son. You might have heard of him. We call him Alexander the Great.

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In this episode, I cover the beginnings of Macedonia as we track the rise of Philip of Macedon and his son. You might have heard of him. We call him Alexander the Great.

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53494686Tue, 02 May 2023 15:05:01 +0000Adam WalshToday I sit down with Historian Martyn Rady and discuss his latest book: The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe. This is a sweeping, survey history of Central Europe that is accessible to any reader whatever their knowledge of Central...The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe. This is a sweeping, survey history of Central Europe that is accessible to any reader whatever their knowledge of Central European history. There is a lot in the book and we, in the interview, only get to the Thirty Years' War. Though we do start in the Roman Empire so I guess that's progress!

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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52484455Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:40:02 +0000Adam WalshCortés returns to Tenochtitlan and finally forces the great city into submission, effectively ending Old Mexico. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast https://www.glow.fm/westernciv
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Western Civ 2.0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52461821Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:25:01 +0000Adam WalshCortés recovers from the disaster of La Noche Triste and plans for a triumphant return to Tenochtitlan. At the same time, Smallpox ravages Central America. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast...
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Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52370158Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:55:01 +0000Adam WalshCortés rushes back to Tenochtitlan only to find the city beyond saving. After the death of Montezuma, he has no choice but to cut his losses and run. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast...
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In a three-part series, I take a look and answer those questions and more.  Full...1187falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-138-to-the-breach--497486797083b63e-fa1d-4bb7-ad1f-2a511019cd5eFri, 13 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe battle for Constantinople continues as Constantine and Mehmet punch and counter-punch before the Theodosian Walls. This time, the battle extends to the Golden Horn for the first time as both sides look to the sea to score a key victory. 2043falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-history-of-veterans-day--49748684acd098cd-13aa-4f93-bdc8-2565f43d199fWed, 11 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000Adam WalshToday, on Veterans Day, we take a look at why we celebrate veterans when we do and how the holiday developed. And do not forget to thank any veterans you see today and every day!  More at westerncivpodcast.com634falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexander-redux-part-five-cutting-the-knot--497487415fe3f5a3-6798-4bf8-bc81-2bf91384bac2Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:31:39 +0000Adam WalshBonus episode! A sneak peek inside my new deep-dive series: Alexander Redux! In this ten-part series, we look at the lives of two of the most important people in western history: Philip of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. Each episode is...1493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-a-history-of-halloween--49748722c5e603c3-c81e-4f39-9d03-70c192b8f564Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000Adam WalshToday's bonus episode is a very scary (not really) history of the third most popular holiday in America: Halloween. From Jack-o-Lanterns to Trick-or-Treat, our modern holiday of Halloween owes more to our ancient Celtic roots than anything in American...871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-137-cannons--4974875645231a19-91b2-4d5d-84e4-4146a5e2611cFri, 23 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshLast time, we reviewed the Theodosian Land Walls and covered the opening moves made by Constantine XI and Mehmet II upon the latter's ascension to power in 1451. Now, we get into the gritty world of medieval cannons and how those were going to change...2133falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/philip-and-alexander-an-interview-with-historian-adrian-goldsworthy--49748773f2f7b172-6adb-4178-92f3-45814c3621baSun, 18 Oct 2020 01:19:21 +0000Adam WalshA conversation with Adrian Goldsworthy about his latest book: Philip and Alexander is available HERE. We talk all things Greek and Macedonian. Tons on Alexander the Great and his father, Philip. Plus, a little fun on a historical what-if between...3773falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-136-opening-moves--49748768a82b83c7-5edc-4a9f-9ecb-f87724ead1f9Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshConstantine XI and Mehmet II make their opening moves for the battle for Constantinople. Constantine begs for aid, which is slow to come from a medieval Europe inching ever closer to modernity. Mehmet is more proactive, constructing a massive new fort...2041falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-history-of-western-thought-socrates--4974882713f34f1c-b8a2-43d9-b86b-79ef29631b8bSun, 04 Oct 2020 16:54:20 +0000Adam WalshThis is a bonus preview of the complete episode I did on the history of western thought covering Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. These three Greek thinkers form the cornerstone of western philosophy in many ways until this very day. The entire...2260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-135-the-ottomans--497487816b9b762d-a46a-4a5d-8021-af1f25061663Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we get the other half of the story. This time from the perspective of the Ottomans, occasionally known to history as the Turks. We cover Ottoman history from roughly the time the Ottomans became a state until the rise of Mehmet II in...1898falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preview-a-history-of-western-thought--497487670065cf82-90b7-41cd-85dd-5cb09b8c1661Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:42:23 +0000Adam WalshIn a new Patrons-only (also available for purchase at the website) series, I am covering the history of western civilization but from the perspective of thought and philosophy. This first deep dive episode covers western thought from ancient Egypt and...1113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-134-the-byzantines--4974883476da8e8b-bef6-48ac-8a5b-4ce6d47467c3Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis time, we bring ourselves up to speed on Byzantium before we take that final plunge towards its final demise. This episode covers late medieval Byzantine history from roughly the Fourth Crusade until 1450. 2043falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hundred-years-war-recap--497488372da7096d-17a9-4804-b842-f0157ac7b558Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshA quick reap of the Hundred Years War including my analysis of why we should all DEFINITELY study this incredible conflict that straddles the line between medieval and early modern European history. If you enjoy this episode, check out all our other,...1601falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-133-the-last-gasp--49748766bf76c27d-bee6-4717-85fe-e5ac21a458edFri, 28 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshAfter the death of Bedford, things begin to unravel quickly for English interests in France. Gunpowder has now replaced the longbow as the preeminent weapon on the field and Charles VII takes full advantage. By the end of 1453, the English have been...1304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-132-the-witch-of-orleans--497487728141fed2-45f1-4d6f-a864-39737f899bcfFri, 14 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshLed by Bedford, the English in France attempt to snuff out the remaining resistance under the Dauphin. Suddenly, an unexpected challenge rides to the future French King's rescue: a young peasant girl that history will come to know as Joan of Arc....1924falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/announcement--49748776https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084RMNPF9 Star Crossed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FH86LJH Western Civ is now on Patreon! Consider supporting us at: https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast  ]]>2df2629a-dd50-4e84-9781-9b02cbba289cWed, 12 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000Adam WalshA quick announcement regarding some ways to engage with and support the show. Check out our website: westerncivpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram! @westerncivpodcast Two Free ebooks available: If It were Done: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084RMNPF9 Star...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084RMNPF9 Star Crossed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FH86LJH Western Civ is now on Patreon! Consider supporting us at: https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast  ]]>272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-131-king-of-england-king-of-france--49748784f6fafa5f-7efe-40ba-8fff-8e9755542ee4Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshHenry V returns to England after his victory at Agincourt to a jubilant population. Parliament quickly votes the king the money to continue the war and now Henry joins forces with the Duke of Burgundy to fight the Dauphin. Henry's early death in 1422...1427falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-130-we-few-we-happy-few--49748728c4dfb5a6-7e12-441a-ad92-d5c48f71e3aeFri, 17 Jul 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe Hundred Years War continues in this episode as Charles VI descends into madness, France into a quasi-civil war, and Henry IV deals with issues at home, granting France a brief reprieve. That reprieve then comes to a crashing end then as Henry V...1813falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-129-the-end-of-the-plantagents--497486877d5549ef-a974-45ce-a60d-3298f805080cFri, 03 Jul 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshAll good things must come to an end. In this episode, we are back in late Medieval England as the two-hundred-year reign of the Plantagenets finally comes crashing down. Henry Bolingbroke sizes the throne from Richard II and the House of Lancaster...2069falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-128-black-1376--49748771f192dbfc-f319-4c7d-b32d-be41da657405Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshAfter Poitiers, Edward III, and his son, the Black Prince were flying high. They had the French King, John II, in captivity, and France was in turmoil. But, the fortunes of the Hundred Years War are fickle. 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Now, Edward III and his son, Edward the Black Prince, press the English forces once more into France, resulting in the English victory at Poitiers. 1803falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-the-black-death-and-the-rise-of-modern-medicine--497488476956f7d8-95c6-4753-9bac-8b60558ea881Fri, 22 May 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus episode, we take a quick look at how the Black Death altered medieval European medical practices, including changes in medical education, practice, hospitals, and the development of the public health system. 939falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/announcement--4974886281095a07-d88d-4e82-883d-b03b9104ed76Sun, 17 May 2020 11:11:07 +0000Adam WalshThree quick announcements: A new website coming! New (Totally Free) Book Available  Call for Educational Experiences Related to the Hundred Years War701falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-death-recap--4974868845be4d60-e6d3-434e-9b64-315a188ac34dFri, 15 May 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, I provide a complete recap of the Black Plague story arc from beginning to end in a highly condensed format. This episode covers the scientific nature of Yersinia Pestis, the spread of the Black Death through Europe in the mid...1081falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-126-the-long-shadow--497487577c040072-ec99-4719-905d-0cd5bf139229Fri, 08 May 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we examine in more detail the short and long-term consequences of the plague. The Black Death has been credited with bringing about the end of the Middle Ages, which, as we will see, is both true and false.  Here are the links to my...3223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-medieval-leisure-and-sport--49748695https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087PJ5S9N ]]>d5a15976-aa39-4c8f-b5d9-5fd0cebbda73Fri, 01 May 2020 10:42:33 +0000Adam WalshIn this bonus episode we look at games, sports and tournaments in the Middle Ages.  Check my newest historical fiction novel on Alexander the Great: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087PJ5S9N https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087PJ5S9N ]]>1139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-125-the-flagellants--49748749https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859LCJ4M]]>81cd257d-9be0-4bb0-b3d1-5638e3026943Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we finish our historical story arc for the Black Death. Last time, we watched as the first cycle of plague died out on the Russian Steppe. But, this time we cover the Flagellants - one of the most memorable groups to come out of the...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859LCJ4M]]>1598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-medieval-english-bake-off--49748770e70d847b-7116-479f-b47d-ef3c06355561Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshToday we take a look at food, cooking, and baking in the Middle Ages. We are going to focus on England and France because the types of food available would have varied so much by region that it would be impossible to give an effective overview if we...1064falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-124-the-end-of-the-line--49748751https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859LCJ4M]]>52cac881-5126-42be-a027-08761c4ade06Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we continue to follow the Black Death as it ravages medieval Europe. In 1348 the Black Plague hits London and devastates its population.  From their the plague moves to Scotland and Ireland, Scandinavia, and Central Europe, before...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859LCJ4M]]>1383falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-let-s-get-gothic--49748792eb22c54e-00bc-4207-bca7-40fb426f3968Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:58:56 +0000Adam WalshImage One Image Two Image Three Image Four Image Five Image Six Image Seven1686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-let-s-build-a-cathedral--49748799westerncivpodcast@gmail.com. ]]>74570b14-fe23-4936-a90b-633ce0c1acffSun, 29 Mar 2020 17:47:58 +0000Adam WalshWhile we all shelter in place, I thought I would put out a few fun supplemental episodes on cultural topics that I have not been able to fit into the narrative. This first episode in the series looks at the mechanics of cathedral building: finances,...westerncivpodcast@gmail.com. ]]>1440falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-123-the-summer-of-death--49748758https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085NDFT49]]>0962c035-6a14-4896-8d98-580724d4fcc9Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000Adam WalshWe return to the plague narrative proper in this episode. Edward III sits victorious upon the medieval English throne fresh from victories in France. However, the Black Death cares not for kings or victories and marches towards England in the summer...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085NDFT49]]>1513falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-122-the-hundred-years-war--49748867https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859LCJ4M It will be available free of charge in ebook form from March 13-15. ]]>ddb77149-2e1a-4adf-8068-ca7e56d4d9c7Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000Adam WalshWe back the narrative up a little bit this time to catch up with England and France before continuing with the Black Death. In this episode, Edward III becomes King of England in his own right and the Hundred Years War begins. We explore the Battle of...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859LCJ4M It will be available free of charge in ebook form from March 13-15. ]]>3197falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-121-the-perils-of-the-papacy--4974877513beb3e5-6011-4b06-9f9e-7b67406c2830Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshWe continue tracking the Black Death as it moves from Italy to France in this episode. First we follow the plague to Marseilles and see our first anti-semitic response to the mounting death toll. Then the plague chases the Pope out of Avignon....1976falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-120-the-final-word--4974876218f243dd-f71a-4d6c-a2b9-0430c40ea5e1Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we continue our Black Death narrative. Last time we considered the impact of the plague on medieval Genoa and Venice. This time we turn to Florence, Siena, and Rome.  From Florence we get our greatest plague chronicler: Giovanni...1809falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-119-dealing-in-death--497488007a7de46c-a9d5-4a36-99c1-7f1291772a45Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we follow the Black Death as it moves from Sicily to Italy - striking the Italian cities of Genoa and Venice. 1046falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-118-first-blood--49748779b3b01bf4-321c-4fe0-9846-5806ab8a9e27Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshWe resume our narrative proper and take up the story of the Black Death in this episode. Now, the Black Death finally arrives in Europe in 1347 via, according to some truth and a lot of legend, the Genoese traders of Caffa on the Black Sea. 1461falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-117-the-conditions-of-a-pandemic--497488012d532cec-f477-4e76-85e7-0ab301d400c2Fri, 03 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this final introductory episode to the Black Death, we consider the ecological factors that made Europe especially susceptible to plague in the Fourteenth Century. 1551falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-116-the-science-of-death--497488815137a766-5957-44fd-8f83-1aa3e40127a0Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we begin our Black Death narrative arc with a look at the plague itself. We will cover what causes the plague and what made the Black Death so destructive in Medieval Europe. 2088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-europe-on-the-eve-of-the-black-death--497487873a087941560c423594dd11fad6017e95Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this supplemental episode, we take a whirlwind tour of Europe at roughly the year 1350, when the plague will begin to hit Europe. We cover quickly which kingdoms were where and who was rising or declining. Then, we take stock of the huge period of...1322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-115-the-favorite--4974880524c31473e8f14f1194009b8c30ecb9e3Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we follow the hapless reign of King Edward II of England. King Edward would find himself dominated by one court favorite after another starting with the infamous Piers Gaveston until finally he is simply removed from power in favor of...2059falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-114-edward-longshanks-and-philip-the-fair--4974876963ab66e3e1dd4496902a502b775aee4fFri, 08 Nov 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we continue our look at the High Medieval period in France and England. When we last left off, the deaths of two Kings, Henry II in England and Louis IX in France, left new kings in power. In this episode we will watch as Philip of...3122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-113-henry-iii--49748789f78605b73ee14dd1bfd86a356c0bae8bFri, 25 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshAs the title suggests, we are heading back to western Europe for this episode. When we last left England, King John had died in the midst of a civil war. Now, the young Henry III was King of England. In this episode we follow his turbulent reign as...2255falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-112-all-that-remains--497487802726f3aa44c7401499fe6492a7ef7b18Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we head back to 1204 and pick up the narrative of the Byzantine Empire after the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade. The sack of Constantinople leads to a crusader/Venetian coalition in charge of what had once been the...2251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-111-the-last-crusade--4974876009829df06faa41e2992b35d2f0e9999aFri, 27 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we see the Mamluks bring the crusader states to their final end and the end of the crusading epoch in Europe. Then, I do my level best to break down the importance of the crusades to European history and Western Civ. 1711falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-110-pax-mongolica--49748816ae6ef35ee4fa41578c226307db2ba9ebFri, 13 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we conclude our brief Mongol storyline. We cover how the Mongol Empire transitions from one global empire to several, massive nation-states. We will also see how the Mongols successfully transition from warriors to managers. Finally,...3085falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-109-mongol-world-war--49748815a12cdba690564a03b221d6292bd44d55Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, the newly titled, Genghis Khan, sees the Mongol horde explode out of the steppe against China. Then, a chance event leads the Mongols to seek out new plunder from the Middle East as a caravan raid gone bad changes world history. Then,...2411falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-108-the-great-khan--4974880953baad77a52c429091c3b919dbb8c3d8Sat, 17 Aug 2019 22:06:54 +0000Adam WalshFor the first time on this podcast, we really leave Europe and the Near East. Genghis Khan has had a greater impact on the world than perhaps any other person in world history. His impact and the impact of the Mongol conquests are undeniable. So, in...2577falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-the-hostage-king--497487591908f49f1af14b7ab2f7a46f7f8ffb3bFri, 26 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis episode covers the crusade of King Louis IX of France which started out with a lot of promise and ends... well, I guess the title kind of gives this one away. This is our last episode before we take a HUGE divergence from the narrative to...1308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-106-stupor-mundi-part-two--497487964ee51362a4734aadaf3cd40dfd0aa796Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis episode covers the second half of Frederick II's reign as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Southern Italy, and King of Sicily. I try to answer the question: why is Frederick II considered to be one of Europe's greatest Medieval Monarchs? 2011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-105-stupor-mundi-part-one--497487740e4fe010e37f49f0bec2df47771dcea8Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis episode covers roughly the first half of Frederick II's reign from his regency through his crusade to recover Jerusalem. We will also discuss Cardinal Pelagius and his pathetic efforts to invade Egypt. 2040falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-104-a-brothers-tale--49748782806d4a932ab54cce945b4664382856afFri, 14 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we cover the Norman conquests of Southern Italy and Sicily between roughly 1025 and 1100. A series of brothers from the house Hauteville in Normandy personally begin the expansion as the demand for mercenaries spikes in Apulia. The...3052falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-103-the-lionheart-and-the-devil--49748806dfd9ae7491494355b2cfb9357cbc5241Fri, 31 May 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we follow the reigns of King Richard I and King John as they battle to maintain their Plantagenent Empire against King Philip of France. We will see King Richard die after foolishly failing to wear armor one April evening. We will see...3337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-102-the-fourth-crusade-a-whole-new-low--49748785933a2a880ff94626ae42f92b2eaf20ecFri, 17 May 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis episode covers the disaster that was the Fourth Crusade. Pope Innocent III will try and reinvigorate crusading and wind up sacking one of the most Christian cities in the world. Then we will take a quick look at life in the Near East between the...1971falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-101-byzantine-update--497488148516b1ea69f44014821b56f1d56e83afFri, 03 May 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we take a look at the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries from the Byzantine perspective. We will go from the death of Basil II through the beginning of the Fourth Crusade. These centuries give us our last look at Byzantium as an "Empire"....2666falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-100-endgame--497488315809917cc54941a89972d5bb5e4c55edSat, 20 Apr 2019 14:03:23 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we wrap-up the Third Crusade. Richard the Lionheart will battle Saladin to very end for Jerusalem. We will see how Richard's misunderstandings about how a crusade could be run ultimately undermine the Third Crusade. 2061falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-99-battlefield-acre--497488409b31eee0b9b546d7af057b3efde8c1f4Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshRichard the Lionheart, King of England and the Angevin Empire, arrived in the Holy Land in June, 1191. When he arrived he found the crusaders already battering the walls of Acre surrounded on the other side by Saladin's army. The fight for Acre would...2309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-98-the-surging-wave--49748871bfd26712472c43bf9a88c937c63c5ffeFri, 22 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we set the stage for the Third Crusade. Frederick Barbarossa will make an overland march to Asia Minor while Richard I and Philip Augustus use naval transportation for the first time en masse to start a crusade. Meanwhile, back in the...1951falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-97-frederick-barbarossa--4974882475e5ebf194c24f1981c9b8a4279a5bb4Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:42:29 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we follow the career and reign of the ruler widely considered to be Germany's greatest medieval Monarch: Frederick Barbarossa. In total Frederick will conduct six Italian campaigns, battle a Pope, and rework Germany's economy. And all...4341crusaders,crusades,frederickbarabarossa,german,germanhistory,history,historyofthecrusades,holyland,medievahistory,medieval,saladinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-96-saladin-and-the-leper-king--49748818f7f34069cff547e9b6f756a0bc44962eFri, 15 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode Saladin cements his hold over the Near East by subduing Damascus, Aleppo, and Mosul. Then he turns his attention to the Crusader State: the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the death of King Amalric in his early thirties results a...3317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-95-the-goodness-of-the-faith--4974882266d06e1131b34e08940740d83d48b3f4Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we turn back to the Near East as the fortunes of the Crusader States continue to fall. Nur al-Din presses his empire further and further into the declining Latin Kingdoms while both Nur al-Din and the Kingdom of Jerusalem fight over...1916falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-the-perils-of-prosperity--49748889412f14625db34546ab47ef87e7d5c7f7Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshWhen we last left off, Henry of Normandy and Aquitaine had just become King Henry II of England. Now, in this episode, we will follow the reign of one of England's strongest kings as he navigates conflicts with Louis VII of France and his own...3310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-a-royal-mess--497487943141f4b4a8b945c09fa2bed0aa84ac30Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we return to our narrative though not to the Crusades. We will head back to the year 1095 when the First Crusade was launched and set about catching the rest of Europe back up to speed. Then, we spend the bulk of the second half of the...2161falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-early-medieval-music--49748888d61c07eef75c47669a8d8efb96b2c0e3Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this supplemental episode we examine music in the Early Middle Ages. Essentially, this comes down to Gregorian Chanting (Religious) and secular music.1204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-early-medieval-architecture--49748890
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We pick up the story with Otto II and then follow Otto III and Henry II as they try desperately to both expand and consolidate German power in medieval Europe....3678falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-82-the-holy-roman-empire--497488047a10cc414fff4ac29d4d58cf81f80d53Thu, 24 May 2018 17:58:15 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we start our in-depth look at the Holy Roman Empire. This episode covers the time period from the collapse of the unified Carolingian Empire to the death of Otto I in 973. In this episode we will also take a larger look at the Empire...2819falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-81-the-governors-of-the-world--497488960a045b95559404daaa24d47c25581663Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:28:13 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we conclude our close look at the Papacy by picking up the story at the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 and following the Vicars of Christ through to Gregory VII and his death in 1085. The Popes during this period were often far from...5080falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/80--497488337c2acc0c7278dd8ae563054e1b577d64Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:19:30 +0000Adam WalshAudition Template: 1 Mono Host track (with Speech Volume Leveler), 1 Mono Interview track (with Speech Volume Leveler), 1 Stereo Sound FX with effects, 1 Stereo Music Bed track. 44.1k, 16 bit, Stereo Master.3641falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-79-al-andalus--4974884123639b43539729b9439f312fbf76da6aFri, 16 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we swing south to the Iberian Peninsula to catch up on Islamic Spain and the small, Christian Kingdoms that surround it. We begin with the quick and total collapse of Visigoth Spain in 711 AD and end with the disintegration of the...4210falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-78-low-tide--497488234316b01c0165d282d280a25dcda96401Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we return to what we will loosely be calling "France". The Carolingian Empire is forever gone. In its place are a patchwork of small kingdoms ruled over, nominally, by the new King, Hugh Capet. Over the next roughly one-hundred years,...3913falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-77-the-norman-conquest-part-four--49748798f58e143390063435044cb69e689d2f29Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode William the Conqueror cleans up the last few rebellions in England, only to turn around see his possessions back on the continent under siege. While William fights his son and the King of France, his subordinates in England nearly...2261falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-76-the-norman-invasion-part-three--4974892250177752c9559cefaac2e54fa5ebab28Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshBetween 1066 and 1074 William the Conqueror fights off a series of rebellions in England to solidify his rule. 3188falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-75-the-norman-invasion-part-two--497488357c38523ca4b1241fb3cba727502375ffFri, 19 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we follow Harold Hardrada and William of Normandy across the seas to England to battle Harold Godwinson for the throne. When the dust settled, William the Bastard would be re-titled, William the Conqueror. 3334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-74-the-norman-conquest-part-one--4974885924d8433d6736d6f84505689dad715a84Mon, 01 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshWe resume our narrative in this episode circa 1000 AD in the Kingdoms of England and Normandy. Things are not going well in England. A series of inept English rulers allow different Scandinavian Kings to seize control over the English throne. Finally,...3926falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-73-why-1000--49748836adc7715357279b06aa53550965cde004Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we step back again from the narrative to consider the major demographic changes which swept Europe during the High Middle Ages (1000 - 1300 AD). 1272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-71-what-exactly-is-the-dark-ages--497489117d4e74593552f89e51f24cff107bf2fdFri, 01 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we consider the question: what are the Dark Ages? And specifically, when should the Early Middle Ages be said to begin?2046falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-70-the-magyars--4974891272255a85cbdb17ecaca8609ef49173c2Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshMedieval Hungary (865 - 1035)1811falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-69-the-end-of-the-carolingian-empire--49748876398aaf460697c8be86fa4244470c82f3Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe empire of Charlemagne finally collapses for good.1625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voices-norse-mythology--497488034adbcae4fce7e565ae3a725cf076a78fFri, 27 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe Binding of Fenrir Wolf927falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-68-the-fury-of-the-northmen-part-three--4974884670efabfc8e2b8ff0e2b4edc7d62f05c9Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe Age of Viking Exploration2591falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-67-byzantine-apoge--49748917b513bed9b91c3ff109eb372e8d04d930Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe Eastern Empire: 855 - 1043 AD2841falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-66-brian-boru-and-the-battle-of-clontarf--4974891958bd5aa1d1cd6e074decda227ada842cFri, 22 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we swing back to Ireland and explore the fascinating story of the battle that took place on Good Friday, 1014 AD. 1818falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-65-alfred-the-great--497488081f90fa012c3b96a7f9520c6437c3eb73Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we examine England in the Viking Age. In the late Ninth Century England was nearly overrun by the Northmen. Only the tiny Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex held out. Enter stage left: Alfred the Great. (England 793 - 920 AD)3011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-64-the-fury-of-the-northmen-part-two--49748921de24b485f859ddc87702f6412c90209eFri, 25 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThe Rus and Byzantium (900 -1030 AD)1521falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-63-iconoclasm--497488103352e9efdb9e663b782cbe12a813403aFri, 11 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis episode traces Byzantine History from the middle of the Seventh Century through the reign of Leo V in the middle of the Eighth Century. 3608falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-62-the-fury-of-the-northmen-part-one--49748852de619fdf5b25a83d3815be083919108cFri, 28 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode we trace the Viking Invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries as they ravage Francia. 1827falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-61-the-northmen--4974893421ade4864bf75d89d8509f5fccb62465Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshA background of early Scandinavian history. In this episode, we back up and provide the background of the Viking invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries.  Check out our website for more! westerncivpodcast.com Become a Patron today for bonus...3125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-60-anglo-saxon-england-650-825--49748924980f5795ff11052bcedc0e5400f2c5acFri, 30 Jun 2017 22:51:40 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we delve into the murky past that is Anglo-Saxon England and consider the major impact that the influence of Christianity had on Anglo-Saxon culture and politics. Then, we examine the reigns of two critical Anglo-Saxon Kings:...2507falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-59-the-birth-of-modern-europe--497489238f060160235b9d2dd61addbe64444082Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:02:03 +0000Adam WalshBelieve it or not, modern Europe actually finds its origins as early as the Ninth Century. Today, we look at how the division of the Carolingian Empire actually corresponds nicely with the map of modern Europe.  Medieval France (802-843) Check out our...2503falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-58-carolingian-empire-medieval-france-under-charlemagne--497488259999267d9d4266bfe69b2fce6d9bb8dfSat, 20 May 2017 21:53:57 +0000Adam WalshCharlemange makes a claim to be the new Emperor of Rome. The new HOLY Roman Emperor in fact...  Check out our website for more at westerncivpodcast.com and become a Patron today for bonus content and to support the show at patreon.com/westerncivpodcast2675falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-monasticism-in-medieval-europe--49748826d95fe19ed8afdebd1e3a5037c04a4a95Fri, 05 May 2017 16:30:00 +0000Adam Walsh601falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-gregory-the-great--497488707a4fbf61342a87296b02d68827ecb624Fri, 05 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam Walsh1082falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-57-the-dawn-of-feudalism-early-medieval-france-583-751--497488554cb8a336ed9cb1254413c47e9948f827Sun, 23 Apr 2017 02:18:41 +0000Adam WalshFeudalism dawns in Carolingian France. Serfs, lords, fiefs, and so, so much more!  Check out our website for more! westerncivpodcast.com Become a Patron today! patreon.com/westerncivpodcast2689falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-56-back-to-italy-medieval-italy-and-spain-568-720--49748879a261e2f89b4c4737064d1a284c4a35b5Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn today's episode, we cover a wide range of events during the Early Middle Ages in Italy and Spain.  Check out our website for more content at westerncivpodcast.com Become a Patron today and support the show for as little as one dollar!...2282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-55-the-house-of-war-632-717--49748884f77bb6722e59bee74fc45c7b8a3ed043Mon, 27 Mar 2017 23:18:18 +0000Adam WalshToday we step away from our narrative and shift our focus to the Arabian Penninsula. We will detail the creation and rapid expansion of the first Islamic Caliphate in the years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Things will never be the same. ...2583falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-54-life-after-justinian-byzantium-565-638--497489209a9896484bcf3a5583ad1d31f2a8d245Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshAfter the death of Justinian, Justin II takes the reigns and tries to reverse the course of the declining Empire. His death is followed by the brief reigns of Tiberios and Phokas as well as the long and relatively successful reign of Maurice. This...2469falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-53-the-british-isles-in-the-early-dark-ages-406-650-ad--497489324b61cce2d37854ac04899069570f2bf8Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshToday we cover English History after the fall of the Roman Empire and until the Anglo-Saxon invasions.  Check out our website for more content at westerncivpodcast.com. Become a Patron today for extra content! Check it out at...2065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-52-belisarius-533-565--49748907ab902d7c4953bba8e409cf2d5924c221Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshJustinian takes his forces West to re-conquer the Roman Empire under a brilliant young general: Belisarius. 3546falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-51-the-shattered-west-western-europe-476-533--497488641ca180c91b04092a5f27f3bbb1ceed6cSat, 07 Jan 2017 03:05:00 +0000Adam WalshA look at western Europe between immediately after the fall of the Roman Empire. (476 - 533 CE) Check out our website: westerncivpodcast.com Become a Patron today! patreon.com/westerncivpodcast  2956falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-50-a-brave-new-world--49748856351c6d70eced9db0f3e7c85592923509Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we cover the reigns of various Eastern Emperors leading up to Justinian's attempted reconquest of the West.  Check out our website: westerncivpodcast.com Become a Patron today! patreon.com/westerncivpodcast2511falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-49-recap-and-setting-the-stage--49748925d9ff05964d01ad185f6588ed1f0abb33Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we recap the last 4,500 years of Western History and set the stage for the turbulent Dark Ages to come.  Check out our website: westerncivpodcast.com Become a patron today! patreon.com/westerncivpodcast1410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-top-ten-best-and-worst-roman-emperors--4974884544260dbaeb589ee87205fb26aa03e00cFri, 04 Nov 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshTake it for what it is worth. Here is my list of the top ten BEST and WORST Roman Emperors.  Check out our website for more content: westerncivpodcast.com Become a patron today! patreon.com/westerncivpodcast  2955falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-48-the-fall-of-the-roman-empire--49748940a37609a2b81ce8d19879b5923510a308Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshBy 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire had fallen. In this episode, we trace the final twenty years of Roman History in the West. We continue with the collapse of the Hunnic Empire after the death of Attila and see how the West gets on without Aetius....2995falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-47-attila-the-hun--497489459689c1866ebfd94de2e91173ae8a5e8bFri, 07 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn the late 430's power in Hunnic Society finally centralized around one, powerful leader: Attila. He would use this power to assault both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. These episodes follow those turbulent years and then take stock of the...1727falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-46-the-last-great-romans--4974890904550cb379ee74c982b04114efb15356Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn 410 AD the Roman Empire hit one of its lowest points. But, within a decade it had rebounded. The reason Flavius Constantius. Constantius would rebuild the West only to die and early and unexpected death which would then throw the West back into...2011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-45-the-sack-of-rome--49748873fbd8d56c3248ac3f0462451597c13199Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshOur story continues with Theodosius briefly reuniting the Empire in 394. Then, all hell breaks loose again as the Huns force different Germanic Tribes from the Hungarian Plain in the first decade of the Fifth Century. Gaul is overrun and the situation...2543falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-44-a-world-changed--497489134f3bf681d44c5b2ded271351f6fcaad6Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this Episode, we take a step back and chronicle the changing social and political landscape beyond Rome's borders to the North. There, the arrival of the Huns from the Eurasian Steppe has a dramatic domino effect on the people's of Northern and...2969falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-43-two-steps-forward-and-three-back--49748874e450e81dc829cb7861c459a6d72127afFri, 29 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshJovian Tries to Turn Back the Clock. Valentinian Tries to Keep the Peace. And Valens Fights with Everyone... Check out our website for more content!!!  westerncivpodcast.com1942falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-42-new-rome--49748897932a15404c30b6a06c89bbc1947ac03eFri, 15 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshConstantine wins the civil war, ushering in a new age for the Romans. For the first time, the empire will be Christian.  Check out our website for more content: westerncivpodcast.com Also, become a Patron today and support the show at...2962falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-41-the-rule-of-four--49748898808d12b4464005e9f46f6d18f73a16bcFri, 01 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshBetween 284 CE and 305 CE, Emperor Diocletian rebuilds the Roman Empire. His model for what will become known as "The Dominant" would become the model for European kingship for centuries.  Check out our website for more content: westerncivpodcast.com...2589falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-40-things-fall-apart--497489180d80a91d56509fb690757813880dc4c9Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:27:15 +0000Adam WalshThe Third Century was not a kind century to the Roman Empire. A rising Persia coupled with nearly non-stop civil unrest nearly ended the empire long before the final fall of Rome. In this episode, we cover this tumultuous period in detail.  For more...3262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-39-the-end-of-the-beginning--4974890369b03694b701e8f6632c57708c64d94cSun, 17 Apr 2016 20:17:12 +0000Adam WalshAfter the death of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire begins a slow and steady decline. And, it all begins with Commodus...3364falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-38-glory-days--49748848f70e54ff5b9f5e98016a2563df3a30a4Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:17:30 +0000Adam WalshRome reaches its height under the Antontines. Trajan leads the Empire to its greatest territorial heights. 3608falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-the-year-of-the-four-emperors-and-the-flavian-dynasty--4974885452e80a3e9826c9f75a427f02d4b9ab48Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshNero's suicide leads to a year of unprecedented chaos in Rome. Four men stake their claim to the throne and ultimately only one can triumph and lead the Empire into a new golden age. 4593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-the-julio-claudians-part-two--497489273adaf4e0987706bd5f3aed7705969069Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:05:47 +0000Adam WalshRome gets a short reprieve under the reign of the unexpectedly good Emperor Claudius. Then, after his murder, Nero brings the short-lived age of the Julio-Claudians to an end. 4133falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-35-the-julio-claudians-part-one--497488652539a96b50995442d67cacd52f66f97eThu, 10 Dec 2015 18:33:22 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we cover the turbulent reigns of Tiberius and Caligula. If you like random persecutions and insanity, this episode is for you as the vision of Augustus Caesar gets off to a rocky start. (14 - 41 AD)4166history,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-a-roman-tour--4974893358b5de27b81d4f7d61cb633ba738271cWed, 25 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshAn Exploration of Roman Urbanization Efforts and Tour of the Empire.2630falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roman--4974893129f5ce411a7649dad45ba867f663c858Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshThis supplement takes a closer look at everyday life in Rome under Emperor Augustus. We will explore commerce, how people lived, where they lived, what they ate, who they congregated with, and what they did for fun.1691falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-the-eternal-city--49748929dd06c2932c526a8fef8321c969b7c798Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0000Adam WalshIn this supplemental, we look more closely at the citizens of Rome under Augustus. Who lived there? What did they do? What were the laws that governed them?1030falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-ancient-and-classical-recap--49748866a4543567489b41431cfeac58f7cde8d5Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:31:12 +0000Adam WalshAn overview of where the podcast has gone. We have traveled over 4,000 years and there have been some major changes. Populations have shifted. Empires have risen and fallen. And now Rome has come to dominate the Western World. But why does it all matter?1200falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-34-augustan-peace--49748951bd74cf111ed98df557491f6f1548b683Thu, 22 Oct 2015 00:01:20 +0000Adam WalshThis episode wraps up the reign of Rome's first Emperor. Caesar Augustus struggles with family dynastic issues and deals with a major setback in Germany.2708falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-augustus--49748875921c8575ff28f997646aeb66bf3c0210Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshOur First Look At Rome's First Emperor (29-17 BC).2745falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-world-war--49748950e1d3755ce07a79a65552d930f6ec665dThu, 10 Sep 2015 18:11:49 +0000Adam WalshMark Antony And Octavian Caesar Fight To Rule Rome.2796falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-a-way-out--49748857e11c9449e98c5cdd5c0b708229abb836Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshA New Triumvirate Is Formed And We Meet Octavian Caesar. (44 - 42 BC)3123falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-the-ides-of-march--497488580a0a71faf0a263ffbc077e36246cf83bFri, 31 Jul 2015 16:00:00 +0000Adam WalshJulius Caesar becomes Dictator for life. It just turns out that was a lot shorter time period than everyone was expecting.... (47 - 44 BC)2801falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-rubicon--49748938246bf031e2474e28f051d1f7793155adThu, 16 Jul 2015 21:59:23 +0000Adam WalshJulius Caesar Crosses The Rubicon And Civil War Grips The Roman World. Check out our website for more content! westerncivpodcast.com Become a patron today for more bonus content at patreon.com/westerncivpodcast2617falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-the-whole-of-gaul-is-divided-into-three-parts--49748953ade2f6b1f5ba777d812265cca7d992e1Fri, 03 Jul 2015 18:24:11 +0000Adam WalshCaesar's Gallic Campaigns (58 - 50 BC)4824falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-publius-clodius-to-center-stage--497488601734cd5cc205c4b05d77c4c7484bfdabFri, 19 Jun 2015 20:58:55 +0000Adam WalshCaesar, Pompey, and Crassus Ally While Cicero Fights the Antics of Publius Clodius (62-58 BC)1816falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-cato-catiline-and-the-courts--49748939ea7ba91e71168c0fcea97205bfff635aThu, 04 Jun 2015 23:47:22 +0000Adam WalshPompey Fights Off Pirates While Caesar, Cato and Everyone Else Fights in the Courts.2834falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-i-am-spartacus--4974894273ed8a74b39f320390d54ff3e5853b85Sat, 23 May 2015 16:21:33 +0000Adam WalshCaesar and Circero Make Their Names in the Court. Crassus Deals with a Slave Army.2379falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-dictator--497488809609081a466f2d0d937f30fb9a54216dSun, 10 May 2015 15:23:19 +0000Adam WalshSulla and Marius battle it out in another Civil War that end's with Sulla's Dictatorship. Marius reforms the Roman Army with major consequences. And a quick look at the structure of Ancient and Classical families.2718marius,mithdridates,rome,sullafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-growing-pains--49748861997b6b064bdde914d1f7c4101b89545aSun, 26 Apr 2015 16:15:41 +0000Adam WalshRome Struggles with its New Role of Mastery of the Classical World While Tensions Within Threaten to Destroy All it has Won2900gracchus,history,marius,sullafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-delenda-est-carthago--497489355e627f55d24c6c8ec2f215e83e8a5d0fSun, 12 Apr 2015 14:41:34 +0000Adam WalshThe Third and Final Punic War and a Look at Why The Punic Wars are so Significant to the Development of Western Civilization2213carthage,history,punic,rome,scipio,warsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-scipio-africanus-and-the-end-of-the-second-punic-war--497489567c796a64049b26622f34dce8af36bb9eSun, 29 Mar 2015 16:48:57 +0000Adam WalshThe Second Punic War Concludes with the Rise of a New Scipio and the Battle of Zama3192hannibal,history,punic,rome,scipio,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-the-war-across-the-sea--49748904a09324a63c0d40359acc7219047357ceSun, 15 Mar 2015 14:32:20 +0000Adam WalshThe Second Punic War expands to Spain, Sicily, and even Greece2135hannibal,punic,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-a-seemingly-endless-string-of-disasters--497489413abc283ffc6f9a43f8b0c25578f668b8Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:00:04 +0000Adam WalshCannae4060cannae,hannibal,punic,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-crossing-the-alps--4974891025e9ef6c630e27533b478c5740ce2981Sat, 28 Feb 2015 01:33:15 +0000Adam WalshThe Years Between The Wars2861hannibal,punic,rome,warsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-life-in-classical-athens--49748954ac87e683f9055da42c32a00b056adbbaFri, 20 Feb 2015 13:59:44 +0000Adam WalshA Quick Look At Day To Day Life2067athens,historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-the-first-punic-war--49748868d518004ec2d080edd5286097ff240bedSun, 15 Feb 2015 16:51:56 +0000Adam WalshRound One of Rome Versus Carthage3393carthage,history,punic,rome,warsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-casus-belli--497489440f812a81c77800e279ac4a34931618ddSun, 01 Feb 2015 16:53:20 +0000Adam WalshSetting the Stage for the First Punic War3407carthage,hannibal,history,punic,rome,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-enter-stage-left-the-romans--49748943ecdd13b6785c5a87c8d4f3003ef2dcd2Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:59:57 +0000Adam WalshRome Is Born And Quickly Expands1816history,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-to-the-strongest--49748937http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=143Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:18:25 +0000Adam WalshAlexander Fights His Final Campaigns3108america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-alexander-the-great--497488957005be6371e5dcb5eb7a3c45410aee29Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:03:32 +0000Adam WalshAlexander Takes on Mighty Persia2744alexander,great,history,thefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supplemental-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world--49748916643ba0bb448ba78b483322b1251493daSun, 14 Dec 2014 19:03:22 +0000Adam WalshA Tour of the Classical World2461history,seven,wondersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-the-peloponnesian-wars-and-macedon--49748957http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=125Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:32:14 +0000Adam WalshAthens and Sparta Fight to the Death2166america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-traitors-martyrs-and-victory--49748936f60c9e252c4b28d6625fdb33c0569435Sun, 30 Nov 2014 01:05:00 +0000Adam WalshThe Greek and Persian Wars2450greece,persia,salamisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-the-classical-greek-phalanx--49748947http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=111Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:20:47 +0000Adam WalshA Closer Look at the Greek Fighting Machine1737america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-a-new-world-order--49748948http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=105Sun, 12 Oct 2014 16:42:11 +0000Adam WalshCyrus, Darius, and the Persian Empire2692america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-babylon-makes-a-comeback--49748952http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=102Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:15:27 +0000Adam WalshNebuchadnezzar II Leads Babylon to its Greatest, and Final, Age646america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-sparta-and-athens--49748955http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=96Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:38:16 +0000Adam WalshSocial Experimentation in Classical Greece954america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-the-assyrian-rollercoaster--49748928http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=94Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:14:04 +0000Adam WalshAssyria Rises Again And Then Falls…1639america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-it-s-all-greek-to-me--49748930http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=89Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:58:52 +0000Adam WalshMeanwhile, In Archaic Greece…995america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-god-s-chosen-people--49748878http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/?p=86Sat, 13 Sep 2014 22:12:59 +0000Adam WalshIsrael Becomes a Nation While Assyria Makes a Comeback757america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-invasion-and-expansion--49748901http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/episode-3-old-kingdom-egypt/Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:08:44 +0000Adam WalshThe Near East Deals With Changes And Some Familiar Faces2425america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-meanwhile-in-egypt--49748906http://historyofwesternciv.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/episode-2-meanwhile-in-egypt/Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:06:20 +0000Adam WalshIn this episode, we shift our scene to the land of the Pharaohs. While in the Near East different cities vied for dominance, in ancient Egypt the lands along the Nile are quickly united, allowing the world's most sophisticated ancient civilization to...1835america,ancient,culture,egypt,england,europe,greece,history,medieval,romefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-the-near-east--49748914
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