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Explaining the Age of Romanticism

Explaining the Age of Romanticism



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze romantic era Europe's dueling philosophical currents—romanticism versus utilitarianism—through…


Published on 12 hours ago

Explaining the History of Trade (feat. Ryan Petersen of Flexport)

Explaining the History of Trade (feat. Ryan Petersen of Flexport)



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch sits down with Ryan Petersen, Flexport CEO to examine how commerce shaped civilizations—from ancient maritime networks through co…


Published on 4 days, 12 hours ago

Explaining Europe's L'Ancien Regime

Explaining Europe's L'Ancien Regime



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore 18th-century Europe's L'Ancien Regime: aristocratic culture, Louis XIV's Versailles, military …


Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Explaining the Enlightenment

Explaining the Enlightenment



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett examine the Enlightenment's philosophical transformation from medieval religious to modern mechanistic…


Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Explaining the Mediterranean's Decline

Explaining the Mediterranean's Decline



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore the Mediterranean's decline from civilization's epicenter to peripheral status, examining Isla…


Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Explaining the Catholic Church

Explaining the Catholic Church



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze the Catholic Church's 2000-year evolution from Constantine through modernity, examining its ro…


Published on 1 month ago

Explaining Capitalism's Rise + Fall + Rise

Explaining Capitalism's Rise + Fall + Rise



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze capitalism's cycles across civilizations, examining how free markets emerged from feudalism, t…


Published on 1 month ago

Explaining Steppe Empires

Explaining Steppe Empires



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore Eurasian steppe nomads from Aryans to Mongols, analyzing how small mobile populations repeated…


Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Explaining Colonialism in Asia

Explaining Colonialism in Asia



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett do a historical analysis examining European colonialism's impact across Asian civilizations, exploring…


Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Explaining Inner Asian History

Explaining Inner Asian History



In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett examine Inner Asia as the overlooked crossroads between China, Islam, Europe, and India, tracing ancie…


Published on 2 months, 1 week ago





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