Dan visits with Professor Alex Wellerstein, whose new book about Truman and the dropping of the atomic bombs will challenge everything you think you know about the subject.
EP33 Sledgehammer and Big Shot (01:31:38)
Henry Sledge, son of Eugene Sledge, writer of the classic war memoir "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa" has released a book that includes tons of material left out of his dad's memoir along w...
EP32 The Show with Mike Rowe (02:30:57)
Dan has an extended and completely unplanned conversation with TV and podcast host Mike Rowe about jobs, history, media, politics and the current zeitgeist.
EP31 Kushite Conversations (01:11:08)
Dan talks with writer, broadcaster and journalist Zeinab Badawi about the ancient African kingdom of Kush and her book on African history.
EP30 So, you say you want a revolution? (01:37:46)
This show could also have been called "Violent Reflections" as Dan repurposes old work he did on the revolutionary era of the late 1960s. This is NOT a deep HH-style look at the period, but is instead...
EP29 The Handmaidens of the Apocalypse (01:01:44)
Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen joins Dan to discuss the contents of her new book which, using insider and expert information, dramatically outlines how a nuclear war might unfold.
EP28 Superhumanly Inhuman (03:18:13)
This show starts off with an extended discussion of the genocide of Jews in the Holocaust and the associated dangers of extreme governmental power followed by an interview with Holocaust expert and hi...
EP27 More Steppe Stories (01:10:46)
Huns, Mongols, Turks, Scythians and other nomadic steppe tribes are longtime interests of Dan's. In this show he interviews historian Kenneth W. Harl who specializes in the study of those fascinating ...
EP26 Dig This! (01:42:00)
Daniele Bolelli the fabulous host of "History on Fire" and I fanboy out over archaeology. We had some inexplicable audio problems at times with the recording, so hopefully that doesn't detract from th...
EP25 The Long View (01:12:08)
Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness...
EP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick (02:52:38)
Rick Rubin joins Dan to discuss human creativity. This unusual show evolves as it goes though and by the end covers a wide array of subjects and topics. By the end it isn't even clear who is asking qu...
EP23 Boxing with Ghosts (01:06:55)
Ready for an argument? Like Dan's quote voice? Waiting to hear Dan discuss boxing? Then you've hit the trifecta. Boxing expert Mike Silver and Dan discuss whether today's modern fighters could compete...
EP22 The Fabulous Bill Barrett (00:21:08)
Bill Barrett has been the voice of Dan Carlin's podcasts since they began in 2005. In this retrospective Dan looks back at samples of Bill's catalog of work.
EP21 Hollandansandbrook (01:39:41)
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook stop by to continue the conversation with Dan that began on their own podcast The Rest is History. 1. "Rubicon" by Tom Holland 2. "Dominion" by Tom Holland 3. "Persia...
EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea (01:08:49)
Professor Barry Strauss and Dan talk about Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and a host of historical luminaries in a tale worthy of Shakespeare as the Roman Republic goes down wi...
EP19 Asymmetrical Perspectives (01:27:17)
Author, actor and senior fellow at the Modern War Institute Max Brooks joins Dan to discuss asymmetrical warfare and related societal issues. 1. "On War" by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz 2. "The Art of War...
EP18 Iranian Interconnections (01:27:11)
Iranian-born historian John Ghazvinian's new book is about the history of the U.S.-Iranian relationship. He and Dan discuss coups, oil, religion, history, arms deals, Shahs, U.S. presidents and wars. ...
EP17 Engineering Victory with Elon (01:41:46)
Elon Musk and Bill Riley from SpaceX join Dan to discuss the underappreciated role of science and engineering in war. As you might imagine, military aircraft feature prominently in the conversation. 1...
EP16 Powers Thrones and Dan Jones (01:32:38)
Historian Dan Jones' specialty is the Middle Ages. Dan Carlin adores the Middle Ages. Normans anyone? 1. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 2. The Templars: The Rise and...
EP15 The Supernova Coda (01:11:37)
Author Ian W. Toll who has written extensively on the Pacific Theater in the Second World War joins Dan to put the finishing touches on the Supernova in the East subject matter. 1. Pacific Crucible: W...
EP14 The Game of War (01:15:57)
Dan discusses his background in miniature wargaming and then talks to one of the architects of a popular Second World War themed video game about the genre, its development, growth and challenges. 1. ...
EP13 Gladwell and the Bomber Mafia (01:01:59)
Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell joins Dan to discuss the development of U.S. precision bombing ideas, Curtis LeMay and the firebombing of Japanese cities. 1. Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell...
EP12 Wolf Pack Hunting with Hanks (01:02:30)
Tom Hanks joins Dan to talk about his new Second World War naval-themed film "Greyhound". This is an hour-long conversation with two fans of History geeking out over the past." Show Notes: Greyhound, ...
EP11 Toronto Redux (01:59:53)
Description: Canadian television personality, radio and podcast host Jeff Marek takes over the show and interviews Dan. Show Notes: sportsnet.ca 31 Thoughts Podcast
EP10 Strangelove Whisperings (01:01:27)
Description: In a world that can sometimes be obsessed with the current threat du jour, author Fred Kaplan reminds us that one of the all-time great threats to us all hasn't gone anywhere. Notes: The ...
