Hari Seldon
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Gotta be getting close to a new one here, right fellas?
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Hardcore History |OT| New episode: Painfotainment
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More_Badass
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sparky2112
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Just...be careful. He's a bit...pompous? Not sure how much that comes out in the history stuff, but when he's throwing out opinions...
Technosteve
Banned
He does preface that he has a martian's perspective on politics
As a fan of the Macedonian Successor Wars, I wasn't impressed with his "The Macedonian Soap Opera" episode.
He talks briefly about the events that transpired after Alexander's death, but doesn't go into detail about the wars and intrigue between the Seleucids, Ptolemies, and Antigonids.
That being said, I acknowledge the fact that it was one of his earliest episodes.
He talks briefly about the events that transpired after Alexander's death, but doesn't go into detail about the wars and intrigue between the Seleucids, Ptolemies, and Antigonids.
That being said, I acknowledge the fact that it was one of his earliest episodes.
forknknife
Banned
Just don't go into common sense's Facebook group...
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
His earlier ones are very short and don't have a lot of time on them compare to his newer ones.
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
Carlin is one of my favorite podcast ever but he does way way too much of the both-sides bullshit in his Common Sense podcast. Way way waaaaay too forgiving of his conservative / libertarian counterparts considering his understanding of history.
Jack Scofield
Member
I've been listening to Punic Nightmares over the past few days and it's absolutely fascinating. There's something about ancient battles that just seems so mythic. War elephants, family lineages, brutal hand to hand combat, and more. I just wish these episodes were longer!
More_Badass
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It may be a lot of quotes too, but of all the history podcasts I've listened to, no one describes a battle in as thrilling and epic a way as Carlin. Have you listened to Wrath of the Khans? That also has a lot of battle descriptions
Jack Scofield
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Yep. Wrath of the Khans was the first series I listened to. It's what got me hooked on Hardcore History in the first place. I've listened to everything after that (except for the newest series) and actually bought the first 40 episodes so I could start from the very beginning. I'm making my way through them now, and each episode is fascinating in its own way.
More_Badass
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How are the early episodes? Only one I've listened to is Logical Insanity.
Hari Seldon
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Damnit I was hoping for a new episode out.
Head of Vengarl
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^ Not gonna lie, my heart skipped a beat when I saw this thread bumped. FeelsBadMan.jpg
Great series. So much drama. Hannibal was a terrifying strategic genius.
Great series. So much drama. Hannibal was a terrifying strategic genius.
More_Badass
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He's working on it
From last Monday
Although a Dan Carlin Ishtar might just be amazing though...
Lumpy Onion
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Judgement at Nineveh is my favorite of his classic shows. He talks about the fall of the Assyrians. Fascinating talk about civilizations just disappearing and huge mysterious cities being swallowed by sand and nobody around remembering who exactly built them.
Some of the really early shows have sound effects which really don't add much and are kind of distracting.
Megalosaro
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I don't think getting half of your army killed from attrition enroute to where you are invasing is strategic genius. It's definitely grit and bad ass. But there had to be a smarter way
Hari Seldon
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There was one about the Apache that I really liked. I need to dig up all of my old archives and re-listen to the old ones.
Jack Scofield
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I've liked all the episodes I've listened to, mainly because I love learning about history. There are some growing pains in the early episodes while Dan finds his voice, but the topics themselves are still very entertaining.
I almost wish that Dan Carlin would revisit some of the earlier topics and make entire series about them. I would love to learn more about the ancient Assyrians (whom Dan describes as fucking brutal. They outdo even ISIS on the brutality scale), the fall of the Bronze Age, the Punic Wars, Apache culture, and more.
I recommend them. You just have to go in with different expectations for the earlier episodes.
That one isn't even that old!
Basically everything from Ghosts of the Ostfront onward is worth a listen. Punic Nightmares is solid. Judgment at Nineveh is good. I liked What-ifs of 1066 and Darkness Buries the Bronze Age, but Carlin hadn't really found his stride yet at that point.
paperboywriter
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damn it you sons of bitches
MonkeyKing
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For his next podcast, is Dan going to continue on this storyline or is he going to start on something brand-new? King of kings kind of suffers from the lack of firsthand resources and the necessary reliance on external sources. Every statement made seems to come with a huge caveat beforehand.
More_Badass
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Forgot about Judgement. That was a really good one
I believe KoK is done and this is supposed to be a new one. I think someone here posted a tweet that it was going to be a Blitz, but considering how long and hard he's been working on it, I'm hoping it's a longer standalone like Prophets of Doom
Zepp Twofist
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I think he decided to call it a blitz, not because it is going to be short, but because he was going to explore a theme rather than a chronological retelling of some story.
That being said, he almost always makes something different than what he sets out to do for these past years anyway.
That being said, he almost always makes something different than what he sets out to do for these past years anyway.
Zepp Twofist
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Dan is teasing the new episode on Twitter, which historically has meant it will be out in a few days at the most:
More_Badass
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Last time, the episode came out the same day
KoK 3 was out on August 7th, and this was from early that day
KoK 3 was out on August 7th, and this was from early that day
CrocMother
Banned
ImageChef milk lol
More_Badass
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What's too long for a Hardcore History episode? We already had five-hour episodes. Not that I'm complaining
Gabriel_Logan
Member
yup, usually not a fan.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
Thank you!
More_Badass
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ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Oh snap. I cannot wait to hear this.
HamPster PamPster
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Cool graphic. Hyped!
Rhomega Beta
Member
Indeed. I had never even heard of the Philippine-American War until well after I graduated high school and read about it on Wikipedia.
Was reading the responses. Great that Dan engages with his audience like that. In fact, it's probably a nice reprieve for him after he bore down for months.
....then a Trump supporter gets defensive and everything goes to shit.
More_Badass
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Shit, is this going to be like a 7-hour episode?
I think it was someone making fun of a person being hyperbolic about an unrelated topic (Trump presidency). Twitter convos are really hard for me to follow though.
In any case, get hype!
My guess is MAD. 2nd guess would be the Manhattan project.
Both will be great.
bengraven
Member
Damn in need to hear this. I'm fascinated as shit about that time period...if you mean the 20the century.
WesternHeretic
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A decade from now Dan gonna have a podcast about Trump's presidency.
I need a Common Sense on the daily. Except for the weekends. Presidents get those off.
Septimus Prime
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I'm hoping it's something far out in left field, like the fall of democracy in Rome.
But you guys are probably right that it's nuke-related.
But you guys are probably right that it's nuke-related.
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
My guess is it's the Cold War.
Having a rerun would definitely come out of the left field.
Septimus Prime
Member
Indeed. Fall of some other empire, then.