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Revolutions

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A weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???

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371 Episodes | 2013 - 2024

1.1- The Kingdoms of Charles Stuart

September 15th, 2013

24:18

In 1625 Charles Stuart became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. His relationship with Parliament immediately got off on the wrong foot.

1.2- Personal Rule

September 23rd, 2013

23:50

In the 1630s, King Charles ruled without Parliament. His financial policies and religious innovations annoyed many of his subjects.

1.3- The Bishops' Wars

September 30th, 2013

26:35

The Scots revolted after Charles tried to impose the Book of Common Prayer, forcing the King to recall Parliament.

1.4- The Long Parliament

October 7th, 2013

25:57

The Long Parliament convened in November 1640. Tensions ran high as Parliamentary leaders tried to assert control over the State. 

1.5a- Supplemental- The Armies

October 13th, 2013

12:55

A brief description of the soldiers who fought in the English Civil Wars. 

1.5- Cavaliers and Roundheads

October 13th, 2013

26:32

After negotiations with Parliament broke down, King Charles raised his standard in August, 1642. The opening campaigns of the First Civil War tilted in the Royalists favor. 

1.6- The Solemn League And Covenant

October 21st, 2013

27:21

In late 1643, Parliament sealed a military alliance with the Scots. Their combined force defeated the Royalists at Marston Moor. 

1.7- The New Model Army

October 28th, 2013

28:03

After years of muddling along, Parliament created a more professional army. They finally defeated King Charles at Nasbay in June 1645.  

1.8- Checkmate

November 4th, 2013

25:21

After the Battle of Naseby ended the King's chances for military victory, he became the frustrating center of post-war negotiations. 

1.9- The Man of Blood

November 11th, 2013

29:48

As the New Model Army debated the merits of constitutional democracy, King Charles was scheming to put himself back on the throne. 

 

1.10- Regicide

November 18th, 2013

27:42

After Pride's Purge, Charles I was executed by the Rump Parliament on January 30, 1649. Then Cromwell invaded Ireland. 

1.11- The Crowning Mercy

November 24th, 2013

29:51

Charles II raised an army of Scots to help him claim the throne, but they were defeated by Oliver Cromwell at Dunbar and Worcester.


 

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November 24th, 2013

1:25

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1.12a- Supplemental Freeborn John

December 2nd, 2013

11:35

For someone who was born free John Lilburne sure spent a lot of time in prison

1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers

December 2nd, 2013

12:36

God wanted me to tell you that property is theft. 

 

1.12- In The Name of God Go

December 9th, 2013

28:59

In 1653 Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament and then Barebone's Parliament dissolved itself. The Commonwealth was not getting off to a …

1.13- The Instrument of Government

December 16th, 2013

25:27

The Instrument of Government was the first written constituion in English history. 

1.14- The Humble Petition and Advice

December 22nd, 2013

29:20

The dissolution of the First Protectorate Parliament led to the brief and unpopular Rule of the Major Generals. When the Second Protectorate …

1.14a Supplemental- The War on Christmas

December 25th, 2013

8:42

After the Puritans came to power they tried to abolish Christmas. Seriously. 

1.15- The Good Old Cause

January 6th, 2014

28:24

Oliver Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. His son and heir Richard was iunable to hold the Protectorate together. 

1.16a Supplemental- Sir Edward Hyde, First Earl of Clarendon

January 12th, 2014

11:06

 

After serving in Parliament and the courts of both Charles I and Charles II, Edward Hyde wrote a massively influential history of the English Civil Wars.

1.16- The Restoration

January 12th, 2014

30:47

The English Monarchy was restored in 1660. 

2.1- The Thirteen Colonies

February 10th, 2014

30:20

A brief tour of the Thirteen Colonies. 

2.2- The Stamp Act

February 16th, 2014

29:16

After the French and Indian War, the British Ministry started levying new taxes on the colonies. The colonists were not amused. 

2.3- The Townshend Acts

February 23rd, 2014

27:34

After the failure of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a new series of taxes known as the Townshend Acts. The colonists were not amused. 

2.4- The Boston Tea Party

March 3rd, 2014

27:24

The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts in 1774. The colonists were really super not amused. 

2.5- The Guns of Ticonderoga

March 9th, 2014

29:56

After the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, war between Britain and the colonies broke out. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief and …

2.6- Independence

March 16th, 2014

30:53

The American colonies declared independence in July 1776. Then their armies got chased around New York. 

2.7- Crossing the Delaware

March 24th, 2014

28:33

With the revolution on the line, George Washginton led his army to victory at Trenton. Unfortunately he would be unable to stop the British from …

2.8- Saratoga

March 30th, 2014

31:09

Gentleman Johnny's Party Train ran into some trouble in 1777. 

2.9- Valley Forge

April 13th, 2014

29:27

After Saratoga the French joined the war, the British changed strategies and Washington's army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge. 

2.10- Turning South

April 22nd, 2014

26:59

The Episode That Wouldn't Die.

2.11- Tarleton's Quarter

April 27th, 2014

30:41

Despite the thrashing he gave Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, Lord Cornwallis found the Carolinas slipping out of his grasp. 

2.12- Yorktown

May 4th, 2014

27:11

Lord Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown in October 1781. His surrender ended the American War of Independence. 

2.13- The Articles of Confederation

May 12th, 2014

27:28

As the newly independent United States trasitioned from war to peace, it was tripped up by the ineffective Articles of Confederation. 

2.14- The Critical Period

May 18th, 2014

29:38

Between the end of the War of Independence and the Constitutional Convention the new United States was plagued by problems. The Articles of …

2.15- The Rising Sun

May 25th, 2014

36:52

The ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights marks the end of the Revolutionary Era. 

2.15a- The Bill of Rights

May 25th, 2014

3:44

Hang them on the wall of every classroom. 

3.0 Revolutions Podcast Update

July 14th, 2014

5:23

Tours. Episode Numbering. Money. Parlez-vous français?

3.1- The Three Estates

July 14th, 2014

27:12

The population of pre-Revolutionary France was divided into Three Estates: the Church, the Nobility and Everyone Else. 

3.2-The Broken Regime

July 20th, 2014

28:17

The Ancien Regime was a mess in desperate need of reform. 

3.3- Resistance to Reform

August 3rd, 2014

27:18

As power passed from Louis XV to Louis XVI, royal ministers attempted to implement reforms, but were thewarted at every turn. 

3.4- Necker and the Necklace

August 10th, 2014

26:53

Just as the financial situation was about to explode the monarchy was hit by a public relations nightmare.

3.5- The Assembly of Notables

August 17th, 2014

25:43

King Louis called the Assembly of Notables in early 1787 to approve a major fincancial reform package. But intead of rubber stamping the initiatives, the Notables scrutinized every detail. 

3.6- The Stately Quadrille

August 25th, 2014

28:43

Round and round and round it goes...

3.8- The Day of the Tiles

September 8th, 2014

26:22

The king's attempt to break the Parments in the summer of 1788 was was met by widespread resistence. 

3.9- What is the Third Estate?

September 15th, 2014

32:21

The debate over the coming Estates General awakened the political consciousness of the Third Estate. Also the weather was rotten. 

3.10- The Tennis Court Oath

September 22nd, 2014

30:29

On Day 2 of the Estates General, the Third Estate went on strike. 

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September 29th, 2014

1:50

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3.11- The Fall of the Bastille

October 6th, 2014

31:34

On July 14, 1789 a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille. 

 

3.12- The Great Fear

October 13th, 2014

30:56

After a wave of chaos spread across France, the National Assembly abolished feudalism on the night of Aug. 4, 1789. 

3.13- The Rights of Man

October 19th, 2014

31:42

After the Night of August 4th, the National Assembly divided into new political factions. 

3.14- The Women's March on Versailles

October 27th, 2014

30:51

In October 1789 some angry houswives changed the course of the French Revolution. 

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3.15- The Rise of the Jacobins

November 3rd, 2014

31:21

After the move to Paris, radical delegates from the National Assembly formed a new political club to help push their agenda.

3.16- The Society of 1789

November 10th, 2014

30:53

In the leadup to the great Fête de la Fédération, the Marquis de Lafayette and a group of liberal nobles began to direct the course of the …

3.17- A Temporary Summit

November 17th, 2014

32:56

After the Feast of the Federation, Revolutionary France was outwardly calm, but internally divided. 

3.18- The Flight to Varennes

November 24th, 2014

30:18

In June 1791 the royal family tried to escape from Paris, but they were busted while passing through Verennes. 

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The Flight of Emperor Palpatine

November 25th, 2014

3:55

Would really like to get my hands on the salacious limericks the good Emperor composed while whacked on spice. 

3.19- The Massacre of the Champ de Mars

December 8th, 2014

30:28

After the Flight to Varennes, populist agistators in Paris called for an end to the monarchy, leading to a bloody confrontation in July 1791.

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3.20- The Constitution of 1791

December 15th, 2014

32:54

As the National Assembly drew to a close, the Triumvirate rose to power.

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December 15th, 2014

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3.21- The Legislative Assembly

December 21st, 2014

34:16

The new Legislative Assembly convened in October 1791 and quickly put France on the path to war. 

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3.22- War

January 12th, 2015

31:18

In April 1792 France declared war on Austria.

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3.23- The Insurrection of August 10th

January 19th, 2015

33:01

On Aug 10, 1792 the radical sections of Paris overthrew the monarchy.


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3.24- The September Massacres

January 26th, 2015

36:52

With the Allied armies approaching Paris, the sans-culottes broke into all the prisoners and slaughtered the inmates. 

3.25- The National Convention

February 1st, 2015

20:12

The National Convention voted unanimously to abolish the monarchy on Sept 21, 1792. Then they proceeded to go at each others throats. 

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3.26- The Trial of Louis XVI

February 8th, 2015

37:57

King Louis XVI was put on trial by the National Convention and executed Jan 21, 1793.

3.27- Advance and Retreat

February 16th, 2015

35:54

After the Battle of Valmy the French armies advanced on all fronts. 

3.28- Provincial Revolt

March 1st, 2015

30:21

In the spring of 1793 revolts against Paris started erupting all over France.

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3.29- The Purge of the Girondins

March 8th, 2015

32:22

On May 31-June 2, 1793 Paris once again rose in armed insurrection against the national government.

3.31- The Man of Blood Part Deux

March 23rd, 2015

34:43

In the summer of 1793 the Revolutionaries in Paris were besieged from all sides.

3.32- The Committee of Public Safety

March 29th, 2015

32:10

In the summer of 1793 a re-organized Committee of Public Safety began to consolidate power.

3.33- The Geography of Terror

April 5th, 2015

35:54

In the fall of 1793, the French Republic started to gain traction against its enemies. Setting up the stage for the Reign of Terror.

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3.34- Saturn's Children

April 12th, 2015

31:41

In October 1793 the Reign of Terror got started with the executions of Marie Antoinette and the Girondins.

3.34a- The Republican Calendar

April 20th, 2015

15:26

In Oct 1793 the French Revolution took a stab at reforming time itself.

3.34b- Phillippe Egalite

April 27th, 2015

16:13

Marie Antoinette thought he was behind EVERYTHING

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3.34c- Citizen Genet

May 11th, 2015

18:02

Do not get into a popularity contest with George Washington.

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3.35- The Law of 14 Frimaire

May 18th, 2015

36:59

At the end of 1793, the Committee of Public Safety completed it's consolidation of power.

3.36- The Liquidation Process

May 24th, 2015

35:08

In the spring of 1794. the Revolution devoured a few of her most beloved children.

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3.37- The Republic of Virtue

June 1st, 2015

36:43

If the mainspring of popular government in peacetime is virtue, amid revolution it is at once virtue and terror: virtue, without which terror is …

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June 8th, 2015

3:35

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3.38- Thermidor

June 8th, 2015

32:23

The events of 9 Thermidor II brought Act I of the French Revolution to a gruesome end.

3.39- The Death of the Jacobins

June 14th, 2015

20:01

After the events of 9 Thermidor, the Revolution began to swing back to the right.

3.40- The Frozen Rivers

June 22nd, 2015

35:26

The terrible winter of 1794-95 helped France push back all her enemies. Also...Poland!

3.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793

June 28th, 2015

35:29

That's the slogan that rallied the last remnents of the sans culottes to action...right before they got crushed by the Thermidorean Convention.

3.42- The Whiff of Grapeshot

July 5th, 2015

34:26

When the Thermidorean Convention introduced the Constitution of Year III, the political Right went a little nuts.

3.43- The Conspiracy of Equals

July 13th, 2015

36:32

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3.44- The War Feeds Itself

July 20th, 2015

38:44

Control the central position. Move on the rear. Live off the land.

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3.45- The Fall of Mantua

August 3rd, 2015

35:00

Bonaparte almost gets beat! But then he doesn't. Also don't invade Ireland in December.

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3.46- The Coup of Fructidor

August 9th, 2015

40:09

After taking a drubbing in the elections Year V, the Directory decided to just annul the results.

3.47- The Directorial Terror

August 17th, 2015

39:47

After Fructidor the Directory cracked down on the conservatives. They also created more sister republicans to systematically loot.

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3.48- The Coup of Floreal

August 24th, 2015

35:44

The Directory manipulated the elections of Year VI to block left-wing candidates. Meanwhile Talleyrand provoked the Americans into war and Bonaparte …

3.49- The Egyptian Expedition

August 31st, 2015

41:13

In July 1798 Bonaparte and his healthy, hopeful army arrived in Egypt. In August 1799 Bonaparte ditched his now demoralized, plague-ridden army and …

3.50- The Second Coalition

September 7th, 2015

33:49

While Bonaparte was off trying to conquer Egypt, the rest of Europe mobilized against France.

3.51- The Coup of Prairial

September 14th, 2015

36:23

When the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate that had been running the Directory since 1797 was overthrown.

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3.52- There is Your Man

September 21st, 2015

36:02

And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte.

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3.53- The Consulate

September 27th, 2015

27:56

After coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and healed many of its open wounds. So he declared …

3.54- The Empire

September 27th, 2015

30:47

Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back.

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3.55- The Retrospective

November 26th, 2015

55:32

One last look back at the pile of severed heads.

4.01- Saint-Domingue

December 7th, 2015

37:49

The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.

4.02- The Web of Tension

December 14th, 2015

38:40

Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else.

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4.03- Free and Equal

December 21st, 2015

38:26

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.

4.04- Three Revolts

January 4th, 2016

36:32

First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.

4.05- The Citizens of April 4

January 11th, 2016

38:22

With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792. 

4.06- The Second Commission

January 18th, 2016

38:33

The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.

 

4.07- The Citizens of June 20

January 25th, 2016

36:17

Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.

4.08- The Tricolor Commission

February 1st, 2016

38:21

In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.

4.09- What The Future Will Bring

February 8th, 2016

39:36

From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.

4.10- The Third Commission

February 15th, 2016

39:50

By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.

4.11- To Attempt the Impossible

February 22nd, 2016

33:00

In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.

4.12- Toussaint's Clause

February 29th, 2016

36:18

Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.

4.13- The War of Knives

March 7th, 2016

38:50

From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue. 

4.14- The Constitution of 1801

March 14th, 2016

40:47

In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not …

4.15- The Leclerc Expedition

March 21st, 2016

39:48

With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.

4.16- Dying Like Flies

March 28th, 2016

36:13

In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery. 

4.17- Independence

April 3rd, 2016

39:20

The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804.

4.17a- The Haitian Declaration of Independence

April 3rd, 2016

8:39

Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence.

4.18- Death to the French

April 11th, 2016

38:05

After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French. 

5.01- The Conquest

June 6th, 2016

45:49

After Columbus "discovered" America the Spanish built up an empire upon which the sun never set. 

5.02- New Granada

June 12th, 2016

42:39

After the Bourbons came to power they reformed the Spanish Empire and along the way created the Viceroyalty of New Granada. 

5.03- The Precursors

June 20th, 2016

44:48

After the Seven Years War the Spanish American Empire was hit with an array of revolts. Also six degrees of Francisco de Miranda. 

 

5.05- The Leander Expedition

July 3rd, 2016

42:31

1n 1806, two invasions of South America tested the waters of independence. Also, Bolívar swears to liberate his country or die trying. 

5.06- The Abdications of Bayonne

July 11th, 2016

42:52

In May 1808 Napoleon deposed the Spanish Monarchy.

5.07- The First Cry For Liberty

July 18th, 2016

33:39

Further unrest plagued Spanish America in 1809 as the situation deteriorated back in Spain. 

5.09- God's Divine Wrath

August 7th, 2016

41:22

Things did not go well for the First Venezuelan Republic. 

5.10- War To The Death

August 15th, 2016

44:51

Simón Bolívar left Venezuela in 1812. He came back in 1813. 

5.11- The Legions of Hell

August 22nd, 2016

41:54

In 1814 Simón Bolívar met the Legions of Hell. It wasn't pretty. 

5.12- The Desired One

August 29th, 2016

36:50

The restoration of King Ferdinand VII spelled big trouble for Spanish American Independence. 

5.13- The Letter From Jamaica

September 5th, 2016

46:30

Enter José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins. 

 

5.14- El Jefe Supremo

September 12th, 2016

36:44

With an assist from the Republic of Haiti, Simon Bolivar launched a new expedition to Venezuela in 1816.

 

5.15- The Centaur of the Plains

September 19th, 2016

42:55

In January 1818 Simón Bolívar met José Antonio Páez. The War of Venezuelan Independence would never be the same. 

5.16- Over The Mountains

October 2nd, 2016

39:24

In July 1819 Bolívar led a legendary march into the mountains to liberate New Granada once and for all. 

5.17- The Big Rock On The Side Of The Road

October 9th, 2016

37:38

In 1820 a mutiny in Cádiz changed the course of Spanish American history. 

5.18- Liberation

November 7th, 2016

42:37

On June 24, 1821 the Battle of Carabobo secured permanent independence for Venezuela. 

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5.19- The Army of the Andes

November 14th, 2016

36:50

José de San Martín gets zonked on opium and marches through the Andes. 

5.20- The Sea Wolf

November 21st, 2016

40:01

Lord Thomas Cochrane turned out to be the key to Peru. 

5.21- The Third Sister

December 4th, 2016

30:36

In 1822, Antonio Jose Sucre and Simon Bolivar liberated Quito and made Gran Colombia whole. 

 

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5.22- The Guayaquil Conference

December 12th, 2016

32:56

Simòn Bolívar and Jose de San Martin met for the first and only time in July 1822 

5.23- Ayacucho

January 16th, 2017

36:58

Wherein Gen. Sucre wins a very Bolivarian battle.

5.24- The Republic of Bolivar

January 23rd, 2017

38:41

In 1825 Upper Peru became the independent nation of Bolivia. 

5.25- The Tangled Swords

January 30th, 2017

32:54

At the end of 1826 Simon Bolivar returned to Colombia to deal with the revolt of Jose Antonio Paez. 

5.26- Out the Window

February 5th, 2017

34:37

On Sept 25, 1828 Simón Bolívar went out the window.

5.27- The Labyrinth

February 13th, 2017

44:11

In 1830, both Simon Bolivar and Gran Colombia died. 

 

6.01- The Chain of Time

March 13th, 2017

45:38

After the fall of Napoleon, the Bourbon monarchy was restored. 

6.02- Charles The Simple

March 20th, 2017

35:06

After ascending to the throne in 1824 Charles X wanted to impose his ultra-royalism on France, but his annoying subjects kept resisting.

6.03- Help Yourself And Heaven Will Help You

March 26th, 2017

40:57

In early 1830 King Charles X tried to beat back the liberal opposition. Instead they came back stronger than ever. 

 

6.04- Stop The Presses

April 2nd, 2017

39:17

On Monday July 26, 1830 the Four Ordinances were published. On Tuesday July 27 the July Revolution began. 

6.05- The Barricades

April 10th, 2017

38:59

On Wed July 28, 1830 the people of Paris proved that piles of rubble were the key to urban revolution. 

6.06- The Duc d'Orleans

April 17th, 2017

23:50

Time to get this piece on the board. 

6.07- The Last King of France

April 24th, 2017

48:09

King Charles X should have never signed the Four Ordinances. You know. In hindsight. 

6.8a- The Fait Accompli of 1830

April 30th, 2017

34:27

What the heck did the rest of France think about the July Revolution?

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6.08b- The Belgian Revolution

May 8th, 2017

35:59

In 1830, the Belgians said we don't want to be a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands anymore.

6.08c- Metternich

May 15th, 2017

34:39

After the fall of Napoleon, Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich attempted to orchestrate a new conservative order in Europe. 

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6.08d- The Carbonari

May 22nd, 2017

41:46

In 1820 the Good Cousins staged a revolution in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 

6.08e- The June Rebellion

May 29th, 2017

34:10

In June 1832 a bunch of radical republicans spontaneously broke out in song. 

7.01- The Volcano

July 17th, 2017

40:10

In January 1848 Europe was sleeping on a volcano. 

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7.02- Order and Liberty

July 24th, 2017

41:01

The foundations of the July Monarchy were thin and shallow. 

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The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy

July 27th, 2017

55:41

Audio excerpt from The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan. Forthcoming Oct. 24, 2017. Pre-order a copy today! 

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7.03- The German Confederation

July 31st, 2017

32:20

The long road to Germany has begun. 

7.04- The Austrian Empire

August 7th, 2017

43:02

It may not be Holy or Roman anymore, but it was still an Empire...

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7.05- Risorgimento

August 13th, 2017

37:55

In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took root. 

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7.06- The Kingdom of Hungary

August 23rd, 2017

39:57

1000 years of Hungarian history in 38 minutes. 

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7.08- The Political Question

September 4th, 2017

46:48

Do you want a constitution? Well, too bad. 

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7.09- The Pope and the King

September 18th, 2017

39:52

The Revolutions of 1848 began in Italy

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7.10- The Banquets

September 25th, 2017

39:55

In 1847 and 1848 opposition leaders spent good money to eat bad food while listening to bad speeches. 

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7.11- The Last King of the French

October 2nd, 2017

39:51

In February 1848 the National Guard had finally had enough of the July Monarchy 

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7.12- The Provisional Government

October 9th, 2017

36:21

In 1848 there would be no replacing one Bourbon with another. 

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7.13- The Spectre of The French Revolution

October 16th, 2017

30:57

There is a spectre haunting Europe....

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The Calm Before the Storm Before the Storm

October 23rd, 2017

8:11

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October 30th, 2017

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7.15- Slaves No More

November 15th, 2017

37:09

On your feet, Magyar, the homeland calls! The time is here, now or never! Shall we be slaves or free? This is the question, choose your answer.

7.16- We Crawled On Our Stomachs

November 20th, 2017

37:24

The fall of the July Monarchy set off a chain reaction throughout Germany that climaxed with intense fighting in Berlin.

 

7.17- The Five Days of Milan

November 26th, 2017

42:13

In March 1848, both Milan and Venice revolted against Austrian rule. 

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7.18- Democracy In Action

December 4th, 2017

42:44

The Provisional Government of France wanted a political revolution NOT a social revolution.

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7.19- The June Days

December 18th, 2017

39:40

In June 1848, France discovered class conflict. 

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7.20- Where Do You Draw The Line?

December 25th, 2017

43:53

With German unification on the way, the question became who exactly was going to be unified anyway?

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7.21- Cracking Down and Backing Down

January 8th, 2018

43:27

The Austrian Imperial Ministry had a habit of cracking down, but then backing down.

7.22- The April Laws

January 14th, 2018

33:58

In April 1848, the Hungarians won the right to national self-government. But what about the other nations of the Kingdom of Hungary?

7.23- The First War of Italian Independence

January 22nd, 2018

41:16

On March 23, 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont declared war on Austria. 

7.24- The Turn of The Tide

January 31st, 2018

35:54

In the summer of 1848, the forces of counter-revolution began to get the upper hand in central Europe. 

7.25- The Parliament of Professors

February 5th, 2018

39:50

The Frankfurt Parliament is the symbol of the liberal German Revolution of 1848. That's not a compliment. 

7.26- The Battle For Vienna

February 12th, 2018

39:13

After the Emperor declared war on Hungary, Vienna launched an uprising in October 1848.

7.27- The Flight of the Pope

February 19th, 2018

42:57

In November 1848, the Pope took flight.

 

7.28- Prince President Bonaparte

February 26th, 2018

42:41

In Dec 1848, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president of France. 

7.29- The New Emperor

March 5th, 2018

36:03

In Dec 1848, the Austrian Empire got a new Emperor. 

7.30- The Crown From the Gutter

March 11th, 2018

36:38

Wherein the King of Prussia is offered a dog's collar. 

 

7.31- The Assembly of the Damned

March 19th, 2018

40:24

As the walls close in on the Revolutions of 1848, the final loose ends will be ground up by millstones, but still stamp the future with fertile soil …

7.32- The Bitter End

March 25th, 2018

43:53

The bitter end of the Revolutions of 1848 arrived in the summer of 1849.

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8.2- The Franco-Prussian War

May 13th, 2018

38:24

Napoleon III hoped a war with Prussia would save his Empire. Instead it destroyed his Empire. 

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8.3- The Government of National Defence

May 20th, 2018

40:52

In September 1870, everyone in Paris prepared for a siege. Some of them also prepared for revolution. 

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8.4- The Siege of Paris

May 28th, 2018

41:56

You know you're rich when you can afford to eat rats. 

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8.5- The Cannons

June 4th, 2018

39:42

On March 18, 1871 the government of Adolphe Thiers attempted to seize control of the National Guard's cannons. It didn't go well.  

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8.6- The Commune

June 13th, 2018

39:55

The Paris Commune was formally inaugurated on March 28, 1871. Unfortunately no one could agree on what that meant.  

8.7- Year 79

June 17th, 2018

33:43

🎶Tonight I'm gonna party like it's the year seventy-nine 🎶

8.8- The Bloody Week

June 25th, 2018

42:59

The last week of May 1871 was indeed a very bloody week. 

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9.01- New Spain

August 12th, 2018

36:33

Just by way of refresher, since I know everyone took such good notes during episode 5.1 and 5.2 

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9.02- The Cry of Dolores

August 20th, 2018

46:41

In 1810, Father Hidalgo let forth the Cry of Dolores. 

9.03- Mexico

August 27th, 2018

46:58

In the years after independence, Mexico was a bit unstable. 

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9.04- The Porfiriato

September 3rd, 2018

39:52

Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico for so long they named a whole section of Mexican history after him. 

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9.05- The Creelman Interview

September 10th, 2018

39:58

Just as Mexico was being kicked around by an economic crisis, Porfirio Diaz dropped a political bombshell. 

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9.06- The Presidential Succession of 1910

September 17th, 2018

41:12

After Porfirio Diaz said he welcomed a democratic opposition, many foolishly took him at his word. 

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9.07- Morelos

September 24th, 2018

37:12

Welcome to Morelos. I'd like to introduce you to your host, Emiliano Zapata. 

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9.08- The Plan of San Luis

October 8th, 2018

39:02

Francisco Madero had a plan, but it didn't really work. 

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9.09- The Tiger

October 14th, 2018

39:26

In the spring of 1911, Francisco Madero unleashed the tiger. Let's see if he can control it. 

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October 16th, 2018

37:42

Sulla died believing he had saved the Roman Republic. Boy was he ever wrong. 

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9.10- Chickens Coming Home To Roost

October 22nd, 2018

33:01

How Porfirian politics helped destroy the Porfiriato

9.11- Not Quite President Madero

October 29th, 2018

40:57

In the summer of 1911, Francisco Madero was not quite President. And that was a bit of a problem.

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9.12- No Peace

November 4th, 2018

19:42

After being elected President of Mexico, Francisco Madero enjoyed no peace. 

 

9.13- The Plan of Ayala

November 12th, 2018

39:45

After becoming President, Madero decided to alienate his old friends. 

9.14- The Ten Tragic Days

November 19th, 2018

35:17

Actually it was more like 13, but who's counting. 

9.15- The Constitutionalists

November 26th, 2018

41:31

Let us begin Phase II of the Mexican Revolution...

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9.16- The Legend of Pancho Villa

December 3rd, 2018

40:43

Was Pancho Villa an Avenging Angel, Robin Hood, or King of the Bandits? Yes.

9.17- The Occupation of Veracruz

December 10th, 2018

37:15

In April 1914 the United States invaded Mexico. 

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9.18- The Fall of Huerta

December 17th, 2018

38:32

In the summer of 1914, the armies of Obregón, Villa, and Zapata drove Huerta into exile. 

9.19- The Conventionists

January 14th, 2019

40:37

In October 1914 the Aguascalientes Convention met to decide the future of Mexico. 

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9.20- The Guns of Veracruz

January 21st, 2019

37:52

Wherein Pancho Villa is infected with a fatal case of hubris. 

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9.21- Death To The Gringos

January 27th, 2019

36:38

In November, 1915 Pancho Villa declared death to the gringos. 

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9.22- The Punitive Expedition

February 4th, 2019

37:37

In March 1916, the United States invaded Mexico. Again. 

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9.23- The Constitution of 1917

February 11th, 2019

36:58

In 1917 Mexico got a new constitution. 

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9.24- Swinging From A Tree

February 17th, 2019

35:35

In 1917, Villa said he would fight on until Carranza was swinging from a tree. 

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9.25- Loyalty and Betrayal

February 25th, 2019

36:28

In 1918 and 1919, it was hard to tell whether the Mexican Revolution was heating up or cooling down. 

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9.26- The Last Caudillo

March 4th, 2019

39:33

It's time to bring the Mexican Revolution to a close

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9.27- The Institutional Revolution

March 12th, 2019

1:13:45

The winds have now swept Mexico. To what end?

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10.1- The International Working Men's Association

May 20th, 2019

31:22

In 1864, a group of working men formed an international association called The International Working Men's Association. 

10.2- The Adventures of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

May 27th, 2019

31:45

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels dreamed of revolution. But what happens when the revolution comes and then goes?

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10.3- The Three Pillars of Marxism.

June 3rd, 2019

30:51

According to Lenin, Karl Marx was, "the genius who continued and consummated the three main ideological currents of the 19th century, as represented …

10.4- Historical Materialism

June 10th, 2019

33:20

The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles?

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10.5- The Adventures of Mikhail Bakunin

June 17th, 2019

29:01

Mikhail Bakunin circumnavigated the globe and came back convinced that coercive authority was the pits. 

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10.6- True Liberty, True Equality, and True Fraternity

June 24th, 2019

32:15

All Mikhail Bakunin wanted was a world without bosses. 

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10.7- Paris Commune Revisited

July 1st, 2019

30:55

Wherein we revisit the Paris Commune.

 

10.8- The Red And The Black

July 7th, 2019

31:01

In 1872, the First International fractured into rival camps led by Marx and Bakunin. 

10.9- The Third Rome

July 28th, 2019

31:28

Two Romes have fallen. The third stands. And there will be no fourth. No one shall replace your Christian Tsardom!

10.10- The Russian Empire

August 5th, 2019

33:20

Peter the Great and Catherine the Great made the Russian Empire great.

10.11- War and Peace

August 19th, 2019

31:38

This week, it's nothing less than The Divine Savior vs. The Antichrist

10.12- The Decembrists

August 26th, 2019

31:16

In December 1825, the Decembrists became the Decembrists. 

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10.13- Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality

September 9th, 2019

30:09

Really missed a chance to call this episode "The Three Pillars of Russian Absolutism.  

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10.14- The Tsar Liberator

September 16th, 2019

26:19

After the disaster of the Crimean War, it was time for an era of Great Reform. 

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10.16- The Russian Colony

September 30th, 2019

31:12

Time to start mixing the baking soda and vinegar. 

10.17- The Emancipation of Labor Group

October 7th, 2019

34:31

Everyone know Marxism isn't applicable to Russia. What my theory presupposes is...what if it did?

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10.18- The Witte System

October 14th, 2019

25:30

If your nascent bourgeoisie isn't big enough or rich enough to industrialize your Empire, just call Sergei Witte. He'll know what to do. 

 

10.20- The Liberal Tradition (Such As It Is)

November 4th, 2019

29:19

If it's not radical and it's not reactionary, it must be liberal. 

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10.21- The Socialist Revolutionaries

November 10th, 2019

32:15

Narodism didn't die after 1881. It just went into hibernation. 

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10.23- On Agitation

November 25th, 2019

30:00

Why propagandize when you can agitate?

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10.24- The Union of Struggle for The Emancipation of the Working Class

December 2nd, 2019

28:46

Relationship Status: Lenin, Plekhanov, and Martov are all on the same side. This won't always be the case.

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10.25- Senseless Dreams

December 9th, 2019

33:23

Someone was having senseless dreams alright. 

 

10.26- The Far East

December 16th, 2019

30:19

In the 1890s Russia expanded its influence in the far east, which put them on a collision course with Japan. 

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10.27- Coming Together Drifting Apart

December 23rd, 2019

32:57

As factional disputes arose, radical Russians attempt to forge larger alliances. 

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January 19th, 2020

5:36

Is the end nigh? Not really. But it will be soon!

10.28- The Spark

January 20th, 2020

30:17

To build a fire one first needs a spark.

10.29- Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

January 27th, 2020

30:33

When you have a majority, flaunt it. 

10.30- The SRs

February 3rd, 2020

32:13

When you can't decide whether to cultivate the revolutionary potential of the peasants or assassinate government officials, the SRs say: why not both?

10.31- A Big Mistake

February 10th, 2020

31:13

What happens when you think victory will be easy, defeat will be catastrophic...and then you start to lose?

10.32- The Union of Liberation

February 17th, 2020

32:09

The Russian Revolution of 1905 actually began in 1904. 

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10.33- Bloody Sunday

February 24th, 2020

45:26

When people are crying out for help, maybe don't murder them in the streets. 

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10.34- The Wave of Protest

March 2nd, 2020

34:04

Bloody Sunday triggered the largest popular protests the Russian Empire had ever seen.

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10.35- Sinking Ships

March 9th, 2020

32:46

When you pray for a miracle and all God sends is a metaphor. 

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10.36- The Bulygin Constitution

March 15th, 2020

32:23

When you think you're out in the front of the pack, but really you're being lapped.  

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10.37- The General Strike

March 22nd, 2020

34:20

That time everyone stayed home from work. 

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10.38- The Days of Freedom

March 29th, 2020

40:23

The Days of Freedom could be numbered in days.

10.39- The End of Part I

April 5th, 2020

39:05

Maybe if Nicholas hadn't been so set on rejecting the verdict of 1905, there wouldn't be a Part II to look forward to.

What Happened

December 25th, 2020

7:25

Wherein I explain what the heck happened to me.

10.40- Relaunch and Recap

January 3rd, 2021

34:32

Last time on the Revolutions Podcast...

 

10.41- The Duma of National Anger

January 11th, 2021

36:10

They didn't get dubbed "The Duma of National Anger" because they were quiescent and complacent.

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10.42- The Stolypin Reforms

January 18th, 2021

36:21

To celebrate his new reform program, Prime Minster Stolypin handed out commemorative neckties. 

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10.43- The Coup of 1907

January 24th, 2021

36:11

Wherein we ask the ask the eternal question: Was it really a coup?

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10.45- The Disunity Congresses

February 28th, 2021

36:21

Unity Congress more like DISunity Congress, amirite?

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10.46- The Permanent Revolution

March 8th, 2021

33:49

Why have two revolutions when you can have one big long revolution?

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10.47- The Duma of Lords and Lackeys

March 15th, 2021

35:38

After re-writing election laws to ensure a Duma he could work with, Prime Minister Stolypin finally had a Duma he could work with.

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10.48- The Death of Reform

March 22nd, 2021

29:38

Stolypin's reforms died. Then Stolypin died.

10.49- The Tsarevich

March 29th, 2021

16:32

Wherein the gods hate me, but they hated Alexei Romanov even more...

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10.50- The Holy Man

April 5th, 2021

16:23

Why be an illiterate Siberian peasant when you can be a sought after curiosity in St. Petersburg.

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10.51- Our Friend

April 12th, 2021

18:09

A rapist protected by powerful friends? Who has ever heard of such a thing?

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10.53- The Balkans

May 17th, 2021

31:05

Confused by how events Balkans could spark a world war? Good news, you're not alone. All the Great Powers of Europe are right there with you.

10.54- War or Revolution

May 24th, 2021

32:04

War will cause another revolution? No! War will prevent another revolution.

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10.55- Whatever Happened To The International?

May 31st, 2021

31:47

Wherein we finally talk about the Second International just so we can watch it die.

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10.56- Great War Great Retreat

June 6th, 2021

30:58

When it started, everyone thought it was gonna be a regular war. But it turned out to be a *great* war.

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10.57 Great War Great Offensive

June 14th, 2021

25:45

Ok, maybe it wasn't a great war, but it *was* a great offensive.

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10.58- Inflation and Scarcity

June 28th, 2021

34:45

Inflation and scarcity are not exactly solid foundations to base the stability of a regime.

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10.60- The Abyss That Lies Ahead

July 12th, 2021

28:11

Why get off the road to ruin when you can just stay on it?

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10.61- The Precipice

July 19th, 2021

29:48

Really should have called this episode The Verge.

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10.62- International Women's Day

July 26th, 2021

35:03

The February Revolution began on International Women's Day

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10.64- The Origin of Dual Power

August 9th, 2021

30:02

The Duma is about to get a new roommate: The Petrograd Soviet

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10.65- The Dawn of a New Day

August 16th, 2021

30:17

The February Revolution succeeded! Everything is great now!

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10.66 Finland Station

August 23rd, 2021

30:09

Wherein the Bolsheviks call for an Uber.

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10.67- The April Crisis

September 1st, 2021

30:37

April 1917 reminds us sometimes foreign affairs DO matter in domestic politics.

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10.68- The June Offensive

September 6th, 2021

31:36

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, folks.

 

10.69- The July Days

September 27th, 2021

32:10

When you come at the king, best not miss.

 

10.70- The Kornilov Affair

October 4th, 2021

33:21

Not a political plot. A sitcom plot.

 

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October 6th, 2021

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10.71- The Democratic Conference

October 10th, 2021

30:52

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10.72- The Decision

October 18th, 2021

30:15

Comrade Lenin says don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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10.73- Zeno's Revolution

November 2nd, 2021

33:33

Wherein we keep moving toward the October Revolution by progressing halfway to halfway to halfway to halfway...

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10.75- The People's Commissars

November 15th, 2021

35:05

The Bolsheviks caught the car. Now they had to figure out what to do with it.

10.76- Liberty or Victory

November 23rd, 2021

31:37

Can anyone guess which one Lenin and the Bolsheviks will choose? 

10.78- Neither War Nor Peace

December 6th, 2021

35:08

What's better than war and peace? Neither war nor peace!

10.79- Reds and Whites

December 13th, 2021

34:45

Time to head into the final lap...

10.81- The Revolt of the Left SRs

January 10th, 2022

34:42

Hey it was worth a shot. Well, actually, probably not.

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10.85- The German Revolution

February 8th, 2022

44:37

There *was* a revolution in Germany. But it wasn't like the revolution in Russia.

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10.90- The Polish Soviet War

March 15th, 2022

36:05

Why stop fighting when you can keep fighting?

 

10.93- The Kronstadt Rebellion

April 11th, 2022

46:45

Poetically, or ominously, coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Paris Commune...

10.94- The New Policies

April 18th, 2022

35:49

When the old policies aren't working...try new policies!

10.95- Russian Empire Soviet Empire

April 25th, 2022

33:38

Tbh, it's bit like one of those "circle five differences in these two pictures that otherwise seem identical" games.

10.96- Starving To Death

May 11th, 2022

32:48

You know we're covering an upbeat period of history when the title of the episode is "Starving To Death"

10.97- The Trial of the SRs

May 17th, 2022

38:00

There's no business like show business.

10.99- The Testament

June 1st, 2022

35:13

It's a faaaaaaaaaaaaaaake.

 

10.100- History Never Ends

June 10th, 2022

42:15

After one hundred episodes, you might agree!

10.101- The United Oppositon

June 18th, 2022

45:37

To be in power, or not to be in power, that is the question...

Speaking Tour! Live and in person!

July 4th, 2022

3:32

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Hero of Two Worlds Pilot Script

July 28th, 2022

54:32

Please enjoy this one-man table read of the pilot script I've been writing for a proposed TV series based on Hero of Two Worlds.

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September 2nd, 2022

53:54

Please enjoy this chapter about Lafayette's tour of America on the eve of my own tour of America.

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Appendix 1- Coming Full Circle

September 5th, 2022

40:10

The word revolution means coming full circle, so it seems like the best way to begin the end.

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Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium

September 19th, 2022

28:02

Probably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable.

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Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount …

Appendix 4- Shocks To The System

October 3rd, 2022

29:35

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way...

For tickets to the October dates:

Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater

Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts

Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall

Appendix 6- Victory And Defeat

October 19th, 2022

27:41

Every victory implies a defeat. Every defeat implies a victory.

Upcoming live events!

Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur

Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium

Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic

November 12th, 2022

25:46

Nothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution.

Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss

December 12th, 2022

35:16

Not necessarily the same as the old boss...

Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis

December 25th, 2022

39:04

If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, Click Here To Donate.

See you on the other side my friends.

Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

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