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#hardtimes #hardpeople #history

Hard times create strong men.

Strong men create good times.

Good times create weak men.

Weak men create hard times.

Did Cyrus the Great have it correct when he said, "Soft lands breed soft men?"

Jeff, Jake, and Eric discuss.

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#Music #RockandRoll #Concerts

Jake, Eric, and Jeff take a stroll down memory lane, discussing their favorite concerts, best and worst bands, and whose version of the King James Bible they would prefer to read.

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#conspiracy #wheeloftime #theories

After a dive into their thoughts on Amazon's Wheel of Time TV series, Jake and Eric consider a boat load of conspiracy theories, including that of Ancient Rome never existing, and being an invention of the Catholic Church.

Just a taste:

#JFK

#Titanic

#FlatEarth

#HollowEarth

#Illuminati

#Bigfoot

And more...

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#DnD #History #AmericanRevolution

Jake and Eric bring Kyle into the mix to run a D&D-style role-playing campaign set during the American Revolution. Join us for Session Zero, in which we build out our characters and prepare to become embroiled in throwing off the colonies' British chains!

We're using Flagbearer Games' "Nations and Cannons" rule setting. See it here: https://www.nationsandcannons.com

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#Totalitarianism #History #Dictators

In this episode, Jake and Eric welcome Jackson van Uden, author of The Crystallisation of Totalitarianism (https://historywithjackson.co.uk) to discuss his book, his study of totalitarianism, and the myriad manifestations of such governments in the 20th Century.

See Jackson van Uden here:

https://historywithjackson.co.uk

https://twitter.com/historywjackson

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#VeteransDay #USA #WWI #TheGreatWar

In this episode, Jake and Eric welcome on Kyle, and they discuss the origins of Veterans Day, the Armistice, World War I, and the tangled web of European Royal families.

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#History #Hitler #Nero #Chavez #Podcast #PatTillman #Khan #Empires #Presidents

Jake, Eric, and Jeff show up unprepared for a deep dive in history, but we're absolutely prepared to discuss Pat Tillman's terrible statue, and Jake takes Eric and Jeff on a Quest through Historical Questioning...

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#Byzantine #Riot #Sports #Nika

In this episode, Jake and Eric spin a tale of the years shortly after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, when Justinian I has to deal with a riot-turned-rebellion in Constantinople as two "demes", the Blues and Greens, attempt to dethrone the emperor.

We follow this up by reviewing Justinian's reforms as well as some of the most important reformers of the Classical World (Cleisthenes, Solon, the Gracchi, and Marius), and even discuss why and how the United States fails to make big leaps in reforms.

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#Greeks #AI #Robots

Jake and Eric discuss a recent article regarding the Ancient Greeks and whether or not they potentially foresaw and predicted robots and artificial intelligence, both in their history as well as their mythology. We discuss Pandora, Talos, Hephaestus, Homer, automata, and a variety of descriptions that might fit a modern idea of a robot or artificial intelligence.

We wrap up by discussing intelligence in general, as well as whether purpose plays a role.

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#Hadrian #AncientRome #History #Parthia #Afghanistan #Infrastructure

Jake and Eric have a lengthy discussion surrounding a recent article that states that Hadrian's controversial withdrawal from the war with the Parthian Empire helped to strengthen Rome, even as the public, the Senate, and his generals advised against it. Essentially, this led to increased investment in domestic projects, and less wasteful spending of treasure on unwinnable wars.

The parallels to modern times are quite clear.

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