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- Episode 505: Consul for LifeIt does not take long for Napoleon to consolidate power. But reversals in the Caribbean require the First Consul to rethink his North American strategy resulting in the Louisiana Purchase.
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial28 min - Episode 504: The Revolution of 1800We catch up on the fledgling United States. George Washington becomes the first President of the United States (obviously...) and then the Election of 1800 secures the first peaceful transition of power in American history. Well, peaceful unless your name is Alexander Hamilton or Aaron Burr, that is...
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial31 min - Episode 503: The End of the RevolutionNapoleon Bonaparte becomes First Consul in what will be, thankfully, our final coup of the French Revolution.
Western Civ 2.026 min - A Brief History of Financial BubblesThis one is a bit different and I admit that. But I like opportunities to speak with incredibly intelligent people so I took it.
I sit down with Arman Verjee today and discuss a book he is finishing up: A Brief History of Financial Bubbles. The conversation is much more of a back and forth than an interview. But I think our discussion of the Dotcom Bubble and its application to the present AI circumstances is worth the listen.
You can preorder Aman's book HERE.
Western Civ 2.047 min - Episode 502: To EgyptNapoleon and Talleyrand move the French armies to the east to pressure Britain and the Directory starts to run out of steam.
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial35 min - Episode 501: Napoleon's Northern Italian CampaignThe French Revolution begins to end with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial22 min - Episode 500: A Whiff of GrapeshotIt is about time to introduce the man who will change it all: Napoleon Bonaparte.
Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial28 min - Episode 499: The Rise of LouvertureToussaint Louverture changes the situation in Haiti from a rebellion to a full-on revolution.
Support Western Civ19 min - Episode 498: The TerrorMaximilien Robespierre leads France into the maw of violence and blood. His death ends this period of the French Revolution.
Western Civ 2.0 Support44 min - Episode 497: The Terror BeginsFrance sleepwalks into one of the vicious periods of the French Revolution as the countryside erupts in revolt.
Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Support18 min
About Western Civ
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A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have…
been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.
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