History Under the Influence

One of my favorite episodes of Hard Core History covers the topic of drugs and alcohol abuse throughout hisory.

You can find this episode here.

The Atomic Bombs

How do we morally tackle the question "was it ok to drop the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II?" That's as tough a question as any, but Dan Carlin does a great job of addressing it in the last episode of Hard Core History.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/31/12.

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Hard Core History just came out with part 5 of a 6 part series about the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It's intense, to say the least. Download any of the first 5 parts on itunes.

Indians

I've always yearned to learn more about the differences between North American Indian tribes, and here are two great podcasts about two remarkable tribes: the Comanche and the Apache.

The first podcast, about the Comanche Nation, is from Fresh Air. It is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen now by clicking here.

The second podcast, about the Apaches, is from Dan Carlin's Hard Core History. Either listen now, or download this episode on itunes. The show is #19, and its itunes release date was 3/14/08.