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Explaining the Gunpowder Empires
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore why gunpowder democratized Europe but enabled Asian autocracy, examining Hawaii, Ottoman, Ming…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Explaining Imperial China
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze 2,000 years of Imperial China's civilizational patterns, examining how Confucian bureaucracy, …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Explaining Japanese History
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett do a deep-dive analysis of Japanese history exploring cultural patterns, honor systems, political deve…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Explaining the Mongol Empire
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett do a deep-dive into the Mongol Empire's rise, conquests, and civilizational impact, examining how Geng…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Explaining Mysticism in History
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett go into a deep philosophical exploration of mystical traditions throughout history, examining Plato, A…
Published on 3 months ago
Explaining Sex and Power in History
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett examine how sexual dynamics between men and women have shaped civilizations, arguing that modern socie…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Explaining the Holy Roman Empire
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett do a deep dive into the thousand-year Holy Roman Empire, exploring how this decentralized German confe…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Explaining the Crusades
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze the Crusades through civilizational patterns, exploring the clash between ascending Western Eu…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Explaining the Volkerwanderung
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore the Völkerwanderung—the massive Germanic, Slavic, and Arabic migrations (200 BC-600 AD) that t…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Explaining the Death of God
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore how Western civilization shifted from a deeply religious, meaning-filled worldview to modern m…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago