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ImanShumpertplus t1_j7s9kfg wrote

Anybody have any good podcasts like the Rest is History?

Have found plenty of stuff like age of Napoleon and history of rome that is subject specific, but am looking for something that is more broad

Also please nothing that tries to be funny like behind the bastards or the Dollop, they very rarely make me laugh

Thanks I’m advance friends

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ImOnlyHereCauseGME t1_j7u7h8m wrote

I’ve been listening to a podcast called Fall of Civilizations. It’s about large civilizations and goes into why they ultimately failed (obviously) but also gives great insight into how they became “great” too. I enjoy that they try to give a perspective on what it would be like as a citizen of the empires while it’s collapsing as well. Also, maybe not the definition of broad, but Hardcore History by Dan Carlin is probably the greatest history based podcast out there in my opinion. But, he goes very in depth into each topic (like 5+ hours a show) so it might not be what you’re looking for.

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ImanShumpertplus t1_j7ufedu wrote

I love both of those, thanks for the suggestions!

Might have to finally buy some Hardcore History episodes haha

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_j7t672i wrote

Hello my friend! Thanks for sharing. I highly recommend that you check out Ridiculous History, it's fantastic and does a great job balancing between history and entertainment.

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marcusr111 t1_j8lxb1e wrote

BBCs "In Our Time: History", Daniele Bolelli's "History on Fire" he does an excellent job on narrative but a major complaint I've heard is his voice can be a bit hard to understand since he's a native Italian speaker, "Stuff you missed in History class", Malcolm Gladwell's "Revisionist History"

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