Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices
Een podcast door B. T. Newberg and history nerd friends
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Balance of Power II: Frederick the Great, Cabinet Warrior – European History
Gepubliceerd: 7-5-2017 -
Balance of Power I: Never Again a Great War! – European History
Gepubliceerd: 30-4-2017 -
Serfdom VIII Finale: George Lucas’ Serf Wars (with guest Daniel Daughhetee) – Star Wars Mashup – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 23-4-2017 -
Serfdom VII: Siberians and Old Believers – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 16-4-2017 -
Serfdom VI: Cossacks of the Wild Steppe (feat. Nikolai Gogol) – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 9-4-2017 -
Serfdom V: Soviet Workfarm vs. Serf Commune: An Interview with Kristaps Andrejsons – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 2-4-2017 -
Serfdom IV: Stories of Serf and Master – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 26-3-2017 -
Serfdom III: The Draft and Marriage Negotiations – RPG – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 19-3-2017 -
Serfdom II: Serf World: Life on a Serf Commune – RPG – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 12-3-2017 -
Serfdom I: You Got Serfed! – The Rise of Serfdom in Russia – Russian History
Gepubliceerd: 5-3-2017 -
Buddy Genghis Khan: Christian King of the East Prester John? – Mongol History
Gepubliceerd: 26-2-2017 -
Geis VII Finale: Quentin Tarantino’s The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel/Pulp Fiction Mashup – Irish History
Gepubliceerd: 19-2-2017 -
A Valentine to Poe, and Other Traditions of Olde – Valentines Day Special PDT3K – American History
Gepubliceerd: 12-2-2017 -
Geis VI: The Viking Terror: An Interview with Fin Dwyer – Irish History
Gepubliceerd: 5-2-2017 -
Geis V: Women and Magic in Medieval Ireland: An interview with Dr. Gillian Kenny – Irish History
Gepubliceerd: 29-1-2017 -
Geis IV: Nede the Satire-poet, and the Death of Connla
Gepubliceerd: 22-1-2017 -
Geis III: The Love Story of Diarmuid and Grainne – Irish History
Gepubliceerd: 15-1-2017 -
Geis II: Social Structure of Medieval Ireland – Irish History
Gepubliceerd: 8-1-2017 -
Geis I: A Medieval Irish Jinx of Doom – Irish History
Gepubliceerd: 1-1-2017 -
New Year, New Perks For You!
Gepubliceerd: 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.