Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices
En podcast af B. T. Newberg and history nerd friends
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120 Episoder
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Balance of Power II: Frederick the Great, Cabinet Warrior – European History
Udgivet: 7.5.2017 -
Balance of Power I: Never Again a Great War! – European History
Udgivet: 30.4.2017 -
Serfdom VIII Finale: George Lucas’ Serf Wars (with guest Daniel Daughhetee) – Star Wars Mashup – Russian History
Udgivet: 23.4.2017 -
Serfdom VII: Siberians and Old Believers – Russian History
Udgivet: 16.4.2017 -
Serfdom VI: Cossacks of the Wild Steppe (feat. Nikolai Gogol) – Russian History
Udgivet: 9.4.2017 -
Serfdom V: Soviet Workfarm vs. Serf Commune: An Interview with Kristaps Andrejsons – Russian History
Udgivet: 2.4.2017 -
Serfdom IV: Stories of Serf and Master – Russian History
Udgivet: 26.3.2017 -
Serfdom III: The Draft and Marriage Negotiations – RPG – Russian History
Udgivet: 19.3.2017 -
Serfdom II: Serf World: Life on a Serf Commune – RPG – Russian History
Udgivet: 12.3.2017 -
Serfdom I: You Got Serfed! – The Rise of Serfdom in Russia – Russian History
Udgivet: 5.3.2017 -
Buddy Genghis Khan: Christian King of the East Prester John? – Mongol History
Udgivet: 26.2.2017 -
Geis VII Finale: Quentin Tarantino’s The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel/Pulp Fiction Mashup – Irish History
Udgivet: 19.2.2017 -
A Valentine to Poe, and Other Traditions of Olde – Valentines Day Special PDT3K – American History
Udgivet: 12.2.2017 -
Geis VI: The Viking Terror: An Interview with Fin Dwyer – Irish History
Udgivet: 5.2.2017 -
Geis V: Women and Magic in Medieval Ireland: An interview with Dr. Gillian Kenny – Irish History
Udgivet: 29.1.2017 -
Geis IV: Nede the Satire-poet, and the Death of Connla
Udgivet: 22.1.2017 -
Geis III: The Love Story of Diarmuid and Grainne – Irish History
Udgivet: 15.1.2017 -
Geis II: Social Structure of Medieval Ireland – Irish History
Udgivet: 8.1.2017 -
Geis I: A Medieval Irish Jinx of Doom – Irish History
Udgivet: 1.1.2017 -
New Year, New Perks For You!
Udgivet: 31.12.2016
We explore ideas and practices once believed to be true but no longer. Each dead idea is explored in all its glorious eccentricity. For example, discover miasma, the theory that plague comes from stinky air; or the medical diagnosis of hysteria, which holds that women's wombs wander around their bodies causing trouble. Join us on a fun romp through the history of ideas that didn’t quite stand the test of time.