Turning Modern

By Chad D.

From the year 1500 to the fall of Napoleon, each episode of "Turning Modern" highlights a different event, person, or creative work in the early modern West. Join me as I look at the people, forces, a... more

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Turning Modern episodes:

February 21, 2026 The Age of Anxiety: Prelude
As the sixteenth century begins following plague, turmoil, traumatic defeats, and the discovery of new continents, people from all faiths feel that the end of history and salvation are at hand while others look to the past to find hope for the future.
Reference: Cornell H. Fleischer, "A Mediterranean Apocalypse: Prophecies of Empire in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries" Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 61 (2018): 18-90.
Music: Bach, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (based on a hymn by Martin Luther) (Performer unknown)
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6min
February 21, 2026 Turning Modern: Introduction
What is Turning Modern, and why the "early modern West"?
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9min

FAQs about Turning Modern:

How many episodes does Turning Modern have?

The podcast currently has 2 episodes available.