Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day

Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day

By Josh VanKooten and Chris LanyonComedySociety & CultureDocumentaryHistory
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Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day episodes

  • #023 – Napoleon (Enemies Get) Blown Apart
    The boys are back with a wild episode about Napoleon and the French Revolution.
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    1 hr 1 min
  • #022 – Fertile My Crescent Daddy – The Birth of Civilization
    The boys are back with a wild episode on the Fertile Crescent and the birth of civilization.
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    53 min
  • #021 – Blood is Thicker than Custard
    The boys are back with a wild episode on General George Custer and his last stand.
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    1 hr 3 min
  • #020 – Booty Hunters and the Golden Age of Piracy
    The boys are finally back from another hiatus and talking about one of the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean.
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    44 min
  • #019 – This Virgin Still Slayed: The Ballad of Athelstan
    The boys are finally back from there hiatus and talking about one of history's great virgins, Athelstan
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    53 min
  • #018 – Raiding & Pillaging Intelligence w/ Famed Podcaster Bob Garvey
    In this episode the boys join famed podcaster and social deviant Robert Garvey on a journey to the bleeding edge of human knowledge. In this episode we go deep into the history of the Vikings and their impact on the development of Northern Europe. We look into the major events, people, and places that spaced the Viking legacy but also why that legacy is mostly overlooked in Western History. The analyze the importance on written text being able to sustain a people and why the need-to-conquer may be a genetic trait. This episode takes you right to Valhalla's doorstep and we hope the gods will bless for that. May the god of podcast listens bless our words.
    Song: Valhalla Calling by Miracle of Sound
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    1 hr 3 min
  • #017 – (Hun)ey Nut Attila
    The boys are finally back after a brief freedom fighting campaign in the Ukraine and they bring you the most high energy episode yet! This episode Josh and Chris go over the life of Attila the Hun, history's most mysterious leader. The breakdown why Attila's reign is one of the most influential in history and why the Hun's had such an explosive yet short-lived empire. They also get existential and talk about why history is filled with chaotic predetermination and why the most important events have to happen at the perfect time to have the influence they do. We hope you join us as the boys travel to the murky waters of the underworld.
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    52 min
  • #016 – Kaiser Wilhelm II: The Kaiser with a Short Self-Life
    In this episode the boys dive into the life of one of the most controversial characters in history, Kaiser Wilhelm II. They go over the life of Friedrich Wilhelm II, who was the last emperor of German. They go into detail about how childhood trauma impacted his self-confidence and how he was a very irratic and incoherent leader both international and domestically. The analysis how he was the cause for Germany's post-WWI problems but also set the Nazi party up for success in WWII. Kaiser Wilhelm was truly just Trump before Twitter.
    Here are the links for the Journalists/Sites that Josh mentioned in the the episode:
    Scott Horton
    Max Blumenthal
    Aaron Mate
    Caitlin Johnstone
    Antiwar.com
    Mintpressnews.com
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    49 min
  • #015 – It Was Nicene You at Council
    Your favorite wikipedia sluts are back with another episode on the Council of Nicaea. Josh and Chris discuss why the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE was such an important moment in the history of Christianity and helped to spread the religion across the world. They also discuss what made Constantine the Great one of the best Roman Emperors in history and star-studded event that the first Council was. The boys get more philosophical than usual in this one and we hope that you will enjoy this trip into the murky waters of human understanding.
     
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    52 min
  • Burning Through History #2 – The Modern Olympic Games
    In this mini-episode, Josh is on his own because Chris is still on his journey to find the United Airlines Help Desk. Josh goes over the Modern Olympic Games, how they started, the influence they took from the Ancient Olympic Games, and the controversial aspects of the Games. This episode is a quick burn through history that gives you a lot of information in a short amount of time.
     
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    27 min

About Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day

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A history podcast that takes a new look at some of the most memorable and least well-known events in history through the lens of comedy and modern day analogies.