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In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.

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Twilight of the Aesir II

2023/11/19

Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth and Svein Forkbeard it's debatable whether things will be any less horrific for Scandinavia's neighbors

Twilight of the Aesir

2023/01/15

This show picks up where Dan's Thor's Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they'd die faster.

BLITZ Human Resources

2022/03/07

The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commerce, geo-political competition, liberty, morality, injustice, revolution, tragedy and bloody reckonings. That sounds like a lot, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject.

Supernova in the East VI

2021/06/08

When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm? When atomic weapons are used? Japan's leaders test the limits of national endurance in the war's last year.

Supernova in the East V

2020/11/14

Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish.

Supernova in the East IV

2020/06/03

Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World War. Together they will shift the momentum in the Pacific theater and usher in the era of modern naval and amphibious warfare.

Supernova in the East III

2019/10/25

Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins to develop infusing the whole conflict with a savage vibe.

Supernova in the East II

2019/01/12

Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities in China at the start leading to eerily familiar, almost modern questions over how the world should respond. And then Dec 7, 1941 arrives...

Supernova in the East I

2018/07/14

The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story.

(Blitz) Painfotainment

2018/01/28

Pain is at the root of most drama and entertainment. When does it get too real? This very disturbing and graphic show looks into some case studies and asks some deep questions. WARNING Very intense subject matter.

The Celtic Holocaust

2017/08/09

Julius Caesar is our travel guide as he takes us through his murderous subjugation of the native Celtic tribal peoples of ancient Gaul. It sounds vaguely like other, recent European colonial conquests...until the natives nearly win.

(Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds

2017/01/25

What happens if human beings can't handle the power of their own weaponry? This show examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind's efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation.

Read Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast reviews

4.8 out of 5

61018 reviews

Deagh Dia 2007/06/24

Simply the best history podcast

As an avid student of history and folklore, I have listened to most of the history podcasts on iTunes, but am usually disapointed by the quality and c...

imedicineman 2007/02/28

Why didn't they teach history like this in school?

Why didn't they teach history like this in school? Carlin makes the story relevant and meaningful like I've never heard or read. I'm not a history buf...

mjm313 2024/02/23

My favorite

Dan is my go to history podcast to learn the nitty gritty details. Just make sure you have lots of time to immerse yourself in the topic.

49bloodline 2024/02/18

The best

Simply the best. If you like history you'll love DC..its the elite echelon of listening

ReconAT24 2024/02/16

Terrific

I have been listening for several years and I support the podcast through a monthly payment to Audible. This is the best podcast out there, bar none!

Daddy Tabor 2024/01/24

Superb!!

Accurate, in depth, well spoken Simply the BEST!!

Twiz Taylor 2024/01/20

The Best history podcast out

I been listening to Dan Carlin for some years now and I even listened to the same episodes repeatedly because of his delivery and vast knowledge on to...

Nickname12353 2024/01/21

Where did all the episodes go?!?

I love this podcast! I’ve been listening for years. Last week I went to go listen to one…. and there’s only 15 episodes left. What the heck happened a...

kspeirs90 2024/01/13

Great show

Amazing show with tons of information. I’ve bought every single episode and I love it. I just wish that he cared more about it so he would put out mo...

VR4 Black 2024/01/03

Awesome!

This is one of my favorite podcasts.

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