Game-Changing History

We continue the journey of historical extremism towards today's MAGA movement, but we will not make this an Agatha Christie moment where we reveal the conclusion in a dramatic twist at the end: The MAGA movement is politically exteme from a historical point of view. And unless you do see yourself as such, you probably should stay away from it or vote for it. 

We will explore how extremism has happened in the US before, why extremist leaders are often targeted by assassins, why lying is actually working - in a different way than what you might think, and much much more. Hopefully this will not a "argh, not any more politics" episode, hopefully you will find it informative, fun and a nice listen. 

And in a heated climate I just want to say: I love all listeners to this podcast, and wish all of you the best 

Is America seeing political extremism now? We are doing a historical analyzis of how the MAGA movement fits in - listen, make up your own mind, and share this with friends or family if you think this can be useful for them.

Meet the queen of the Pornocracy, Marozia - this is Game of Thrones meets The Sopranos in a very real, but mostly forgotten, period in history where the Church was in serious trouble. The Popes were all controlled by a ruling family in Rome, with strong women and a strong appetite for power. 

How bad must the Popes in Rome have been for a whole time period in the history of the papacy to be called "The Pornocracy"? Is it all protestant slander, or were the popes in the Middle Ages so twisted that the term was justified? Either way, we see a time period so horrible for the Church, that the institution as we know it might have gone down in flames. In this first episode we will look at the very rise of Christianity and the papacy as an institution, up until it starts going really, really bad. Prepare yourself for murder, sex, scandal and the trial of a corpse. 

Recently our topic of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact has become more and more relevant as history is an arena for information war with the current situation in Ukraine. We will see how the deal between Hitler and Stalin deteriorates, at the same time as we will look at how everything happening at this time in history plays an important role on what we currently see is unfolding. This episode you can listen to without having listened to the previous ones, and if you think this might be useful for more people to listen to, please consider sharing it.

First Hitler, then Stalin. For the people of Poland 1939 is a terrible year. The effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact are becoming evident, as the world war is starting.

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact sealed the fate of millions and kick started World War II. Join in as we are diving into one of the most cynical deals ever made, discovering how the most unlikely of partners; Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, united in unholy matramony. 

Hardly game-changing, but potentially quite funny: The Australian Emu War is one of those strange moments in history where you just go: Is this for real? And indeed it is, it turns out flightless birds can have "the invulnerability of tanks"

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Turns out many people do that a lot. For this special episode we are joined by one of the best ever history podcasters: He is an Italian history professor living in the US, he is an author of several books and even a MMA fighter - say hi to the amazing Daniele Bolelli, and buckle up as we dig deep into what of today's civilization and mindset is really just echoes of ancient Rome. And could it have been different? Join us and find out.