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Episode 271: Galileo Part Three
Season 1 Episode 270
In this episode, Galileo finally turns his attention firmly to the heavens. Quickly, Galileo recognizes that, with this new technology, the telescope…
2 years, 5 months ago
Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
Season 1
In this author interview, I sit down with Peter Sarris and discuss his latest book: Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint. It is an excellent historical…
2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Author Interview: Techlash
Season 1
In this historian interview, I sit down with Tom Wheeler, author of Techlash: Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age? We talk about economic e…
2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus: Western Civ 2.0
Season 1
Here is a bonus, sneak peak of Western Civ 2.0. In my Patreon feed, we hit the proverbial reset button and start from scratch. The episodes are more …
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 270: Galileo Part Two
Season 1 Episode 270
Today we get more into the meat of Galileo. He is remembered as someone willing to challenge the church on the issue of the geocentric universe. But …
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 269: Galileo Part One
Season 1 Episode 269
We come now to the most recognizable name from the early Scientific Revolution: Galileo. Galileo studied motion, falling bodies, and, of course, the …
2 years, 6 months ago
Around the World in 80 Games
Season 1
In this author interview, I sit down with renowned mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy and talk about his newest book: Around the World in 80 Games. I LOV…
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 268: Tycho Brahe
Season 1 Episode 268
Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei usually get all the credit for the breakthroughs in astronomy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and …
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 267: Copernicus (Part Four)
Season 1 Episode 265
Today we finish Copernicus and inch toward Tycho Brahe. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres was a truly monumental achievement. Sadly, its rel…
2 years, 6 months ago
Pax: An Interview with Historian Tom Holland
Season 1
There is no discussion of modern Roman Historiography without Tom Holland. He is one of the premier historians covering the medieval, classical, and …
2 years, 7 months ago