Reflecting History

Reflecting History

Author: Reflecting History Language: English Episodes: 182
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Reflecting History is an educational history podcast that explores significant historical events and themes without losing track of the ordinary people involved. Covering a wide variety of topics, it explores the connection between history, psychology, and philosophy.
Episodes
Episode 163: The Odyssey Part I - A Taste of Elysium (Books 1-5) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:34
Homer's The Odyssey is one of the oldest and most enduring stories in all of civilization. Set in the aftermath of the legendary Trojan War, the great war hero Odysseus has been lost at sea for decades. As he struggles t…
Episode 162: The Orchestration of Genocide with Alexandra Birch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:06
In this episode I'm joined by historian Alexandra Birch to talk about the role of music and sound in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. We discuss her recent book Hitler's Twilight of the God's: Music and the Orchestration…
Episode 158: Unraveling Historical Threads with Josh Johnson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:49
In this episode I'm joined by Josh Johnson-host of Compendium: A History Collection, which is a history podcast covering a variety of topics, currently doing a fantastic series on the Vietnam War. He's also known as Josh…
Episode 157: What is Fascism? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:14
This podcast provides an overview of fascism as both an ideology and a political tactic. In what ways was Nazi Germany a typical fascist state? This episode is one small part of my larger podcast series called "Nazi Germ…
Episode 156: The Fall of the Roman Republic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:25:21
The fall of the Roman Republic is one of the great stories in all of ancient history and it can still teach lessons relevant to every element of modern life. This telling of the Roman Republic's demise blends systems-bas…
Episode 155: Aztec Memories-The Story of the Aztec Empire [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:45:51
Watch with video here: https://youtu.be/PB1eoviYJ2Y?si=cVOCqmRo5C_Li93y This is all eight chapters of my Aztec Memories series, all in one place. I'm hoping this makes it easier for some folks out there to listen to the…
Episode 154: Aztec Memories Part VIII-Columbian Nightmare [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:13
The Columbian Exchange remains maybe the most significant historical development in modern history-setting the stage for the world we inhabit today. In modern day Mexico, the post-conquest colonial period led to the begi…

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