History Machine Podcast

History Machine Podcast

By Niall & CathalHistory
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History Machine Podcast episodes

  • Episode 17: Late Rome
    For the most ambitious episode of the History Machine Podcast to date, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the decline of the Roman Empire. After the end of the Julio Claudian dynasty, the vacuum of power is quickly filled by several candidates. Over the centuries, the Empire changes and with it various problems arise. As the crisis of the third century comes to it's climax, one extraordinary leader does what they can to pull it all back together. With new Caesars, Augustus, the rise of the Sassanids and the decline of the Roman Empire and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. Tune in to the first part of the end of an era.
    2 hr 24 min
  • Episode 16: The Qin Empire
    For the fourth episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the First Emperor of China and the new Qin Empire. After a stunning unification of central China, the new Qin empire seems unstoppable, tune in to experience history, culture, war and more with help from the neural network AI: History.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 15: The First Emperor Of China
    For the third episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the First Emperor of China. After a destabilizing Warring States Period in China, and a number of upsets for the Qin, a unification seems almost certain to form. Experience history, culture, war and more with help from the neural network AI: History.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 14: Warring States China
    For the second episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the Warring States Period of China. Seven Kingdoms are in a state of near constant war, but there can be only one. Experience history, culture and more with help from the neural network AI: History.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 13: Early China
    For the first episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the early days of China. From humble beginnings, Seven Kingdoms are formed and battle it out during the warring state period. Mythology, history, culture and more with help from the neural network AI: History.
    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 12: Augustus
    For this second part episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the first emperor of Rome: Octavian "Augustus" Caesar. After the defeat of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, the ambitious Augustus will solidify his position and establish a dynasty. With Caesar, Agrippa, Tiberius, the catastrophe in the Teutoburg forest and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.
    Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to part two on the man who became the first Emperor of Rome.
    1 hr 47 min
  • Episode 11: Octavian
    For the start of season 2 of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the first emperor of Rome: Octavian "Augustus" Caesar. After the death of Julius Caesar, his ambitious nephew is unexpectedly catapulted into power. Caesar, Agrippa, Mark Anthony, Cleopatra, Brutus, Pompey and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.
    Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to part one on how one man became the first Emperor of Rome.
    1 hr 47 min
  • Episode 10: Season Finale
    For the season one finale of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss some commonly asked questions, where we are going with the podcast next and also an AI fuelled tournament with some of the most famous commanders in antiquity including: Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.
    Tune in to find out who is the season one champion, who is the wild card and much more, with a little help from the neural network AI: the History Machine.
    52 min
  • Episode 9: Sulla
    For the ninth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss a relatively unknown pair of Romans who lay the blueprints of conquest for Julius Caesar: Marius and Sulla. Rome is just after expanding rapidly in the Mediterranean, and with an apparent golden age for the aristocracy, political ambitions and social upheaval threaten to tear apart the Roman status-quo, the Republic. Gaius Marius, Lucius Sulla Felix, civil war and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.
    Tune in to see the man who took control of Rome before Caesar and arguably, in a much better and more efficient way.
    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 8: Early Rome
    For the eighth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the rise and continued rise of the ancient worlds biggest success story: the Roman Republic. Rome kicks off from humble beginnings, but quickly becomes the dominant force in the Italian peninsula and then find themselves clashing with a descendant of the Alexander the Great: Pyrrhus of Epirus. Mythology, history, culture clashes and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.
    Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to hear about the beginning of the most dominant force in European antiquity.
    57 min

About History Machine Podcast

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Niall and Cathal here, two Irish guys with an interest in history and crunching numbers. The idea for this podcast came from us having a lot of notions and a few historic ideas.