The Iron Rod Podcast

By The Iron Rod

Isaac and Joseph discuss Tyranny, Liberty and their representation in Art and Literature.

Where does Liberty come from? How is it lost? What is tyranny? How do they differ from Bronze Age despotism a... more

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March 21, 2022 6: Agony and Agora- How the Greeks Proved they are Better than You
In the second installment of the Roots of Liberty miniseries, Joseph and Isaac explore how the Greeks invented the concept of measurable human excellence. Art: Nike, goddess of victory, crowns the winner of a boxing match. Panathenaic prize amphora with lid (detail), 363–362 B.C., attributed to the Painter of the Wedding Procession. Terracotta, 35 1/4 in. high. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 93.AE.55. THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN DEFENDING LIBERTY EVRRYWHERE. TO THE FREE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE, GLORY IN LIBERTY. TO TYRANTS, ONLY THE GRAVE.
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1h 18min
March 08, 2022 5: After Freedom, Before Liberty- The Bronze Age States
Around the late Fourth and early Third millennium BC a new invention, the Bronze Age State, was created simultaneously in Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and the Aegean Sea. These social, political and economic mammoths forever changed the life of Mankind.
Join us in this first episode of our miniseries "The Roots of Liberty - The Three Civilizations that Unshackled Man" as we observe the birthplace Bronze Age State - Mesopotamia.
(Art: Ishtar, goddess of warfare and love, an Akkadian seal. Date and artist unknown)
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1h 9min
March 06, 2022 The Roots of Liberty- Trailer
Introduction to our newest miniseries- The Roots of Liberty
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1min
February 17, 2022 4: Tyrants of Time and Thunder - Zeus and the Conception of Tyranny
After discussing the modern models for Tyranny, Joseph and Isaac go back to the myths that shaped the Western concepts of Liberty and Tyranny as opposed to each other, how order can be maintained and why the West is the most unsafe place to practice politics in. (Art: Fall of the Titans, Cornellis van Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands, 1580)
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1h 22min
February 10, 2022 3: Second Time, a Farce; Rise and Fall of Napoleon III
He has the accent, he has the name, he has the style and even the dates. There is just one problem- he isn't his uncle. In this episode Joseph and Isaac would discuss the reign of Napoleon III, the first truly modern dictator and the one that all 20th century tyrants imitated, even in their delusion that it is the other Bonaparte that they are emulating. (Image: Paul Delaroche, Est-elle bien morte?, Le Charivari 1851).
CORRECTIONS: Napoleon III couldn’t, according to the Constitution of the 2nd Republic stand for re-election, his coup came after he failed to secure a Constitutional amendment that would allow him to do just that. The transportation of Napoleon I's remains to Paris and the failed coup in Boulogne took place in 1840. The battle where Napoleon, as enshrined by myth, directed his cannon to blow up the icy ponds so as to cause the retreating Russian troops to drown was Austerlitz, not Friedland.
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1h 23min
February 04, 2022 The Man of Destiny- Trailer
What is the mindset that leads someone to try and topple the French Government with nothing but some drunk refugees, a flag and a well-trained vulture?! Find out in the next installment of The Iron Rod!!
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1min
January 27, 2022 Beware the Iron Rod! - Trailer
Isaac and Joseph, dismantle and re-mantle Liberty, Tyranny and their representation in Art and Literature. Mort aux tyrants!
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2min
January 25, 2022 2: Bonnie was a Warrior - The Strange case of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
In which Joseph and Isaac debate a certain sort-of-French, sort-of-short, sort-of-tyrant and the Revolution that bred him. Was he a tyrant? and are guillotines pointless? What are the dangers of Public Safety? (Art: Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Paul Delaroch, 1850).
CORRECTION of a significant chronological misrepresentation. After Napoleon’s invasion of Spain, he was forced to fight the 5th coalition which culminated in his victory over the Austrians at Wagram in 1809. It was mistakenly said that he fought the Ulm and Austerlitz battles, which was in fact earlier, in 1805, during the events of the third coalition.
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1h 17min
January 17, 2022 Pilot: The Iron Rod Appears
In which Isaac and Joseph discuss tyranny, thuggery and everything in between the Brown Bess musket and the 1964 film Zulu.
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1h 12min

FAQs about The Iron Rod Podcast:

How many episodes does The Iron Rod Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.