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247. The Origins of the Zhou 1046 BC: Wine Lakes, Meat Forests & the Battle of Muye
Dan and Bernie recorded this together in Stockholm!
Before Confucius, before the Spring and Autumn period, and before the political world we've been e…
23 hours ago
What's New in History - Bernie and Thomas together in Stockholm talk about a 1,000 year old whale trap found in Norway
For once, Bernie and Thomas aren't separated by an ocean—they're sitting together in Sweden!
And appropriately enough, we're staying in Scandinavia fo…
1 week ago
246. Confucius Part 4 — Yang Hu's Wild Ride & Confucius' Rise
Yang Hu just doesn't know when to leave the story.
In Part 4 of Confucius: The World That Created the Sage, Bernie and Dan finish the remarkable adven…
4 weeks ago
What´s New In History - The Secret of Rome's Self-Repairing Concrete — Solved?
Some Roman concrete has been standing for nearly two millennia—and in certain environments, it seems to have gotten remarkably good at repairing its …
1 month ago
245. Confucius Part 3:The Pig, the Philosopher and the Rebel
Last time it was a cockfight. This time it's a pig.
In Part 3 of Confucius: The World That Created the Sage, Bernie and Dan follow Confucius to the po…
1 month, 1 week ago
BeerParty Announcement
We are doing a beer meet and greet in Stockholm, Sweden, on september 25th together with Dan's Swedish history podcast.
https://www.patreon.com/fanof…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
244. Confucius Part 2: The Cockfight That Started a Civil War
History is full of conflicts that begin as cockfights between powerful men. This one started with an actual cockfight.
In 517 BC, a dispute between tw…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What´s New In History: The Biblical Discovery That Has Archaeologists Arguing
Claims of newly deciphered inscriptions of King Hezekiah made headlines around the world. One called them one of the greatest biblical archaeological…
2 months ago
243. Confucius: The World That Created the Sage Part 1— The Man Before the Philosopher
Confucius is one of history's most influential figures. But who was the man before he became the sage?
This is the first episode in an ambitious multi…
2 months, 1 week ago
242. 490s BC China: The Partition of Jin Begins
The state of Jin stands at the height of its power—but beneath the surface, the balance of power is shifting.
Bernie and Dan explore the growing domin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago