Condensed Histories

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Condensed Histories episodes

February 07, 2017 123 - The History of Juggling!
Finally the podcast turns to history that really matters, as Jem questions Greg about the history of juggling, a subject which Greg loves to talk about to defend his career having slightly more historical depth than just throwing stuff around!
From Ancient China, to the battlefield at Hastings and beyond, all sorts of little pieces of history come up in this podcast!
The Condensed History Gems podcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Greg Chapman, juggler and comedy entertainer from Condensed Histories (@condensedhist) and Jem Duducu, history writer of HistoryGems (@historygems).
Each week we have a half hour discussion episode, as well as a shorter ‘Fast 5’ episode featuring one of the two. Subjects range through history, from pirates to Saxons, Vikings to Victorians, and Romans to the Cold War!
Find out more about the podcast at www.condensedhistories.com/gems
29 min
February 03, 2017 122 - Fast 5 with Jem - Let There Be Light!
Jem wants to bring light to an important subject - light. We all take light for granted these days, but what was it like before we had lightbulb?
Let Jem know your thoughts at @historygems.
6 min
January 31, 2017 121 - Lost Treasures
Both Greg and Jem profess a fondness for Indiana Jones - although this has taken them in very different directions! Both enjoy the idea that there are still historical treasures out there waiting to be found, and in this episode they discuss a few of their favourites!
The Condensed History Gems podcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Greg Chapman, juggler and comedy entertainer from Condensed Histories (@condensedhist) and Jem Duducu, history writer of HistoryGems (@historygems).
Each week we have a half hour discussion episode, as well as a shorter ‘Fast 5’ episode featuring one of the two. Subjects range through history, from pirates to Saxons, Vikings to Victorians, and Romans to the Cold War!
Find out more about the podcast at www.condensedhistories.com/gems
29 min
January 27, 2017 120 - Fast 5 with Greg - Alternative Facts
All the discussion of Trump's Alternative Facts have Greg thinking about some of the spin that has been used in the past.
7 min
January 24, 2017 119 - The Reformation
There are going to be lots of anniversaries discussed in 2017, but arguably one of the most important will be that of the beginning of the Reformation.
Let us know what you think of the reformation, and any other anniversaries you think we should cover this year at @condesnedhist and @historygems.
37 min
January 20, 2017 118 - Fast 5 with Jem - Decisions
In this week's Fast 5 Jem wants to talk about decisions, and about one of Greg's favourite Jem quotes - 'We look at history the wrong way round'.
Jem breaks down this quote, and looks at the fact that as much as we don't know about the future and have to base our decisions on the unknown, it is very difficult for us look at historical decisions in the same way
6 min
January 17, 2017 117 - The History of History
Greg and Jem take a good look at the 'History of History' - the way that historical writings have changed through the century. Jem takes the time to hark back to one of the most controversial topics they have ever discussed, while Greg seems to have been broken by the 'What If' question this week!
35 min
January 13, 2017 116 - Fast 5 - 2016: Greg Responds
Greg responds to Jem's episode on 2016, as Jem predicted he would, on why perhaps we shouldn't keep going on about how bad 2016 was.
Let us know what you think about 2016 at @condensedhist and @historygems
6 min
January 10, 2017 115 - What's the big deal about Oliver Cromwell?
Greg has a confession to make. He has never found Oliver Cromwell particularly interesting! So, armed with only two pieces of information given to him by his future mother-in-law, he confronts Jem to try to get an understanding of the importance of this controversial figure in British history!
Please review this episode wherever you are listening to it!
35 min

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Condensed Histories bridges the gap between history and popular culture. In each episode of Condensed Histories our host, Jem Duducu, takes an item of popular culture and looks under the surface to…