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You mentioned a history podcast, so just remember, you asked for this. I don't think anybody matches Dan Carlin for presentation (although his historical accura
by WesleyLivesay 9y ago
You mentioned a history podcast, so just remember, you asked for this. I don't think anybody matches Dan Carlin for presentation (although his historical accuracy can be lacking) but here are some that are probably the most approachable.
* History of Rome: A narrative history of Rome from foundation to fall of the western empire
* Revolutions: A long series of various revolutions around the world (American, French, Haitian, etc. etc.)
* The British History Podcast: Chronological history of the British Isles, very detailed, hundreds of episodes in and the Normans have not showed up yet.
* When Diplomacy Fails: Covers various political/military events throughout history. Currently doing a deep dive on the Korean war.
* The China History Podcast: Episodes on all topics from Chinese history from ancient times to the Mao era
* The History of Byzantium: Picks up where History of Rome ended and continues the story until (theoretically) the fall of Byzantium.
* The History of England: Similar to British History, but moves at a far faster pace, currently in the reign of Henry VIII
There are of course many many more, but these are probably some of my favorites.
Shameless Plug: I create a podcast on the First World War called History of the Great War. I think it is pretty good, at least the more recent episodes.
- icebraining 9y agoI came here to recommend (1), (2) and (6) - and frankly, I prefer both Mike Duncan's and Robin Pierson's style over Dan Carlin's, as the latter easily becomes grating to my ears. Give me Duncan's deadpan humor any day. Thanks for the other podcasts, by the way!
- WesleyLivesay 9y agoI also prefer Duncan and Pierson to Carlin, but I have come to accept that I am in the minority. I have not actually listened to the last few Hardcore History episodes because I can't handle Carlin's "quote voice"
- schemathings 9y agoI look forward to checking out your podcast! I'm just following Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast and he's nearly up to WWI historically, would be a nice segue to new content.
- WesleyLivesay 9y agoMy advice, skip the first 30ish episodes, they are rubbish, I had no idea what I was doing, and I have not had time to go back and fix them. ;)
- bitoneill 9y agoI quit because of what you call his "quote voice." As if everyone in history talked in that way.
- Merem 9y agoThose are always welcome, thank you. I know of (1), (5) and (6) but haven't started them yet. I've dabbled a bit in the "History of Japan" podcast but since I encountered some episodes that weren't accurate (although they weren't strictly about history), I've lost trust and stopped listening. Apart from that, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" podcast is ok, albeit a bit too comedic at times for my taste.
- schemathings 9y agoI think 12 Byzantine Rulers - The history of the Byzantine Empire (19 episodes) is what Mike Duncan cited as his inspiration for the History of Rome (191 episodes). I'd also recommend Norman Centuries - A Norman History Podcast by Lars Brownworth (20 episodes) as being in the same style. * Norman Centuries - A Norman History Podcast by Lars Brownworth * 12 Byzantine Rulers- The History of The Byzantine Empire * The History of Rome Maybe it's just the scope or ambition of the projects but things like a season Serial Podcast or the Byzantine/Norman podcasts I mentioned here are more like miniseries.