In my series Things I Like, I have already featured two history podcasters: Mike Duncan and David Crowther.
Each of them has a distinctive style and focuses on very different themes. Duncan’s The History of Rome and Revolutions are exceptional. I highly recommend listening to the entire series of Revolutions to get a wonderful overview of how the Western world became what it is today.
Crowther focuses on the History of England, and given the fact that US political history derives from English political history, the podcast gives you great background for understanding the Anglo-American world.
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History is an entirely different beast. It, too, is a history podcast, but there is nothing else to which it can be compared.
Most podcasts are relatively short-form, with 30-45-minute bites that build up a story over extended periods. A Carlin podcast, in contrast,…
