Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Hitler? What was the greatest army of all time? Which U.S. President was the worst? Hardcore History discusses the issues and questions history fans love. In "Hardcore History" the very unconventional Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", outside-the-box way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This is a difficult-to-classify show that has a rather sharp edge. It's not for everyone. But the innovative style and approach has made "Dan Carlin's Hardcore History" a New Media hit. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Hitler? What was the greatest army of all time? Which U.S. President was the worst? Hardcore History discusses the issues and questions history fans love. http://www.dancarlin.com Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:15:29 PST en-us dan@dancarlin.com (Dan Carlin) dan@dancarlin.com (Dan Carlin) Dan Carlin dancarlin.com http://www.dancarlin.com/graphics/DC_HH_B.jpg http://www.dancarlin.com Dan Carlin's Hardcore History dan@dancarlin.com History, Military, War, Ancient, Archaeology, Classics, Carlin no http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha21_Punic_Nightmares_I.mp3 Was it geopolitics or simply bitter hatred that fueled the ancient bloodbaths known as "The Punic Wars"? Dan highlights the unimaginable things people experienced during this intense face-off between Rome and Carthage. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha21_Punic_Nightmares_I.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:15:29 PST 58:55 Roman, republic, Carthage, Africa, Barca, Hannibal, Scipio, Punic, Sicily,war, ancient, history, Greek, Fabius, Hamilcar, Rome, classical, antiquity, Polybius, Cannae http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha21notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha20_BLITZ_History_Under_The_Influence.mp3 This first "Blitz Edition" of the show looks at the hidden side of history, the impact of drugs and alcohol on past events. Dan has a whole list of historical figures he wants to drug test. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha20_BLITZ_History_Under_The_Influence.mp3 Tue, 6 May 2008 15:15:29 PST 40:48 Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, drugs, alcohol, abuse, substance, war, world, Nazi, communist, Soviet, liquor, Napoleon, Kennedy, Alxander, history, wine, beer, amphetamine, addiction http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha20notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha19_Apache_Tears.mp3 A traumatized people who traumatized their neighbors, the Native American tribe known as Apache were among the last Indians to surrender to the U.S. Government. Dan, of course, has thoughts. This is a long show! http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha19_Apache_Tears.mp3 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:01:12 PST 01:18:23 Apache, Chiricauhua, Cochise, Mangas, Geronimo, Victorio, Crook, Miles, Native, American, aboriginal, Indian, tribe, Lozen, Eve, Ball, Indeh, warfare, cavalry, U.S., Mexican, Spanish, western, history http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha19notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha18_A_Fly_on_James_Burkes_Wall.mp3 In this episode, Dan discusses history with famed television host, author and science historian James Burke, the man the Washington Post called "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world". http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha18_A_Fly_on_James_Burkes_Wall.mp3 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:49:12 PST 44:53 Burke, science, technology, history, connections, universe, changed, day, James, knowledge http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha18notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha17_Judgment_at_Nineveh.mp3 Will our modern society ever decline and fall? Dan uses that idea as a backdrop for a look at the first great empire in history, the biblical-era Assyrians. Were they ancient Nazis, or the guardians of civilization? http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha17_Judgment_at_Nineveh.mp3 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:02:43 PST 01:04:02 Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Medes, Iran, Iraq, history, ancient, oriental, warfare, Mesopotamia, Biblical, chariot, Egypt, Scythian, Israel, Jewish, Judah, Tiglath-Pileser, Sargon, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Ashurbanipal http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha17notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha16_Nazi_Tidbits.mp3 What accounts for the fascination people still have with Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? Dan looks at some of the ideas of the German National Socialists and examines the demonic, charismatic Nazi Fuhrer. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha16_Nazi_Tidbits.mp3 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:21:13 PST 59:15 Hitler, Nazi, NSDAP, world, war, two, second, Churchill, Germany, SS, first, fascism, communist, Hindenburg, Goring, Hess, Himmler, Goebbels, National, Socialist, storm, troopers, Holocaust, Shoa, Auschwitz, death, camps, Jews http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha16notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha15_Desperate_Times.mp3 The tough economic climate after the First World War fostered the growth of radicalism around the world. Did it also create tougher people? Dan looks at the connection between tough times and the "Greatest Generation". http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha15_Desperate_Times.mp3 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:32:47 PST 41:57 great, depression, inter-war, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt, dust, bowl, Hoover, bonus, march, Hooverville, stock, market, crash, 1929, world, war, first, second, Huey, Long, inflation, Germany, Nazi, communist, Spanish http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha15notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha14_The_Macedonian_Soap_Opera.mp3 When Alexander the Great bequeathed his empire "to the strongest" he set off a funeral contest that shook the world for decades. Murder, marriage, intrigue,and drama all feature prominently in the story. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha14_The_Macedonian_Soap_Opera.mp3 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:32:08 PST 49:23 Alexander, successor, Diadochi, Phillip, Macedonia, Greek, ancient, classical, Persia, Egypt, Ptolemy, Perdiccas, Seleucus, Antigonas, Demetrius, Rome, Carthage, India, Phalanx, Darius, Cleopatra, Caesar, Olympias http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha14notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha13_Bubonic_Nukes.mp3 What would happen if half the population died in a short period of time? Dan looks at the Black Death and other plagues that created almost apocalyptic conditions in the past...and maybe in the future. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha13_Bubonic_Nukes.mp3 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:02:13 PST 47:30 plague, disease, black, death, Spanish, influenza, Medieval, pestilence, peasant, smallpox, virus, germ, medicine, biology, pandemic, epidemic, Avian, Flu, Flux http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha13notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha12_Steppe_Stories.mp3 Blood-sucking Scythian warriors, tattooed ice mummies, Amazons killing so they can mate, pot smoking head-hunters, scalp-taking, koumiss-drinking Mongols, Turks, Huns, and Aliens. What's not to like? http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha12_Steppe_Stories.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2007 15:54:21 PST 58:34 nomad, eurasia, steppe, horse, cavalry, turk, mongol, russian, scythian, sarmatian, saka, hun, attila, khan, china, kublai, samurai, magyar, avar, bulgar, seljuk, crusades, warfare, war, ancient, medieval, goth, Rome, Byzantine, Manzikert, Adrianople http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha12notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha11_Thoughts_on_Churchill.mp3 We almost called this show "Things about Churchill that have interested Dan". Dan takes a look at various elements of the dramatic life and career of the great British leader. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha11_Thoughts_on_Churchill.mp3 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:12:43 PST 53:45 Churchill, Hitler, war, world, Nazi, British, Japan, tank, trench, front, Western, Omdurman, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, warfare, Roosevelt, Pacific, France, French, Vichy, Allies, Axis, Germany http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha11notes.htm http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha10_The_What_Ifs_Of_1066.mp3 How might history have been changed if the events of the momentous year 1066 had turned out differently? Dan examines Normans, Vikings, Saxons, Bastards, Conquerers, Confessors, Godwinsons and Hardratas. http://dancarlinhh.libsyn.com/media/dancarlinhh/dchha10_The_What_Ifs_Of_1066.mp3 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:05:21 PST 47:31 Dark, Medieval, Saxon, Norman, Viking, Norwegian, Dane, England, Hastings, Stamford, William, Godwinson, king, Hardrada, Housecarl, Shield, ax, Senlac, Albion, Britain, knight http://www.dancarlin.com/notes/dchha10notes.htm