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Hardcore History | Recent release: Supernova In The East 3
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Generally my biggest issue with this series is how American-centric it really is. I know Dan can go on extreme tangents but it feels like the entire Supernova series is just springboard to topics like American democracy, history of genocides, or development of WW2 navy. Though I felt part 3 was a bit better in that regard, after part 2 was basically just 3-4 giant hour-long tangents.
So was Blitz edition initially. And then we got a briliant 6-hour behemoth about atomic bombs and cold war up until cuban missile crisis.
Despite knowing the outcome, that Cuban Missile Crisis episode had me on the edge of my seat. Dan is a true master of his craft.
I use Pocket Casts on Android and I see it. Make sure you are looking at Hardcore History Adendum, and not the regular Hardcore History.
........ I had no idea this was a distinct thing. Thank you.
I'm sure Dan would say that he just needed to commit more time to HH (which I assume is much more popular), but I wouldn't doubt part of it was the emergence of Trump and how difficult it became for him to continue given his varied audience and his own politics (IDW-ish). I remember he initially had a sort of positive impression of Trump (ie, someone needs to fuck up the status quo), then spent an episode eating crow and explaining himself, and finally began to focus on how extreme and inflexible political discussion had become.
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This episode is about Olympias, Phillip of Macedons wife and Alexander's mother
I only remember that he did say he wanted an outsider to break the status quo and Trump was basically a monkey's paw as he's afraid that he would discredit the notion of outsiders getting elected.
I do know that he's always tried to be as nonpartisan as possible but it's effectively impossible atm.
Yes and he's right, Olympias should have a movie all to herself.
Honestly, there should be a TV series on Olympias following her from birth all the way to her execution via that asshole Cassander
Starz has done some adaptations of Philippa Gregory's novels. Each one uses different actors to play the same characters at different times in their lives (Margaret Beaufort in particular has some stellar actresses play her). I wouldn't mind seeing an adaptation in that style.
It'd take a multi series show to do it justice though.
While I agree with him that the American political establishment is rotten to its core, on both sides, outsiderism for the sake of outsiderism, divorced of ideology, is naive at best and sociopathic at worst. Like, what does a right wing outsider look like if not Trump? Who suffers under right wing government? Easy for Dan to say, as a no doubt financially stable white guy, that he doesn't care what direction the flames come from as long as someone burns it down. Harder if you think, for a second, about the inevitable consequences for the working class, immigrants, minorities etc.
Edit: not to mention the environment, like fuck me
Don't recall him fearing outsiders being discredited. I just remember him, while qualifying his comments by saying he wasn't a fan of Trump's, essentially praising him as a breath of fresh air in 2015. Carlin was so anti-establishment that I think he lost sight of how horrible Trump was. He ended up basically admitting as much.
^^ will echo bomma man as well
I always felt Dan was a small "c" conservative who just got disillusioned with what Republican chicanery. All he really wants at the end of the day are low taxes and FREEDOM while he fears hyperinflation and financial collapse like a Puritan fears the devil. Like many white independents, he agrees that racism is bad in principle, but the issue doesn't excite him enough to get on his high horse about it, or indeed, change his voting behaviour. He seems to be like "If only the Republicans weren't so blatantly corrupt and so nakedly, hideously evil!"
You know you're on some strong libertarian shit when when you think rent seeking is destroying the country but have no problem with economic inequality and are incapable of seeing the connection.
Never been able to quite put my finger on Dan's politics but there was a whole episode of Common Sense where he compared the US's health care system to that of other countries and made the case for single payer.
But anyway, is the Addendum episodes worth listening to? Never dipped into them, and I'm usually more interested in 20th century history.
But anyway, is the Addendum episodes worth listening to? Never dipped into them, and I'm usually more interested in 20th century history.
The only Addendum episodes he has done on pre-20th century stuff are this one and the one about Caesar vs William the Conqueror. Also an interview with Mike Duncan.
Have to love Dan starting the episode declaring his intention that this will be a short episode before launching into a 3+ hours episode about Olympias.
Also, the thread title should be updated to reflect the Addendum's release.
Also, the thread title should be updated to reflect the Addendum's release.
Length is relative. He's dropped 6+ hour episodes in the main feed in the past. 3+ is definitely "short".
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He's never going to do shorter episodes, poor guy. There's just too many interesting things to talk about, even with relatively narrow subjects. I think he should just merge the feeds and if it's a one-off episode, label it as such. I think a lot of his fans don't know about the addendum feed.
So I've listened to the series on Japan because of this thread, what else is must listen? Have really enjoyed it.
The blueprint for Armageddon and WW2 eastern front ones are great.
Noted, will give these a look!
Woooooo! Looking forward to listening to this new addendum.
My 2 absolute favorite series of his:
Ghosts of the Ostfront
Series about the Eastern Front of WW2, where Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Absolutely mind boggling how horrific that front was, and how huge the scale of the fighting was.
Wrath of the Khans
Series about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire he created.
My 2 favorite single ("blitz") episodes of his, that happen to compliment each other very well:
Logical Insanity
Episode about the "logic" of dropping bombs on civilians during wartime.
The Destroyer of Worlds
Episode about the Nuclear Age, culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(This episode is still available for free)
My 2 absolute favorite series of his:
Ghosts of the Ostfront
Series about the Eastern Front of WW2, where Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Absolutely mind boggling how horrific that front was, and how huge the scale of the fighting was.
Wrath of the Khans
Series about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire he created.
My 2 favorite single ("blitz") episodes of his, that happen to compliment each other very well:
Logical Insanity
Episode about the "logic" of dropping bombs on civilians during wartime.
The Destroyer of Worlds
Episode about the Nuclear Age, culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(This episode is still available for free)
Wow. A new Hardcore History Addendum. I wasn't expecting one so quickly.
Strangelove Whisperings
Strangelove Whisperings
It's not entirely in his wheelhouse, but Carlin looking into the 1918 flu, the first cholera outbreaks in India and Europe, or something similar would be great
I've been wondering too if he would do a special episode on previous pandemics. Good to know I'm not alone.
There's an early Hardcore History about the bubonic plague (and ending on a note of "we've only just gotten lucky that it hasn't happened lately") that I haven't been able to stop thinking about this whole time. Working up the courage to give it a re-listen for the first time in several years.
Thanks for the heads up, bought that episode (and Wrath of the Khans while I was at it, time for a re-listen).
Adding these into Pocketcasts is way more tedious than it used to be.