Hanging with History
The first season focuses on the origins of the Industrial Revolution or the Great Enrichment, we go deep into history to gain enough background knowledge to actually understand the various theories of the origins of the Great Enrichment. Eventually we learn that we also need to know how the miracle was consolidated, as the many other close approaches to the Industrial Revolution failed.A kwirky style, but intellectually ambitious with the goal of understanding history well enough to understand the miracle that happened that one time. It's gonna be a long series.
Podcasting since 2020 • 203 episodes
Hanging with History
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Belgium is born; Talleyrand in History concluded
In a great triumph for France, and Talleyrand personally, Belgium is born. This is one of history's true ironies because of how the existence of Belgium weakens France in the 20th century.The episode ends with Talleyrand's last tre...
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Season 1
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Episode 203
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1:00:37
Talleyrand in History Part 7; 1815-1830
“Talleyrand was in a black mood. All that he had achieved over the past eighteen months had been destroyed: the bloodless and amiable return of the Bourbons in 1814 was being travestied by the vindictive and mean minded 2nd Restoration.&n...
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Season 1
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Episode 202
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43:32
1815 The Hundred Days; Talleyrand in History Part 6
There is a commonplace, dismissive, reductive argument you will hear all the time. That napoleon stood no chance. Even if he had triumphed on the field at Waterloo, as in some ways he really could have. The forces arrayed agai...
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Season 1
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Episode 201
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47:59
1814 1815 Germany, ugh ; Talleyrand in History part 5
Last episode we looked at France, Scandinavia and Italy. Italy was particularly fascinating, but we were bare able to scratch the surface. Now we look at Germany, contrasting Talleyrand's careful thought about France an...
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Season 1
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Episode 200
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47:38
1814, Is THIS What Peace Looks Like?
Last episode we described how in Paris there was a party like atmosphere, the dreamy, giddy glow of it, how it sucked in the later arrivals. The immense joy they all wallowed in. Part of the peace settlement allowed France to keep ...
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Season 1
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Episode 199
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37:05