Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
History · Ongoing · ~254 min
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalwarslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty history podcast: slow-paced and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations f…
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- Publisher
- Dan Carlin
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 254 minutes
- Latest episode
- 31 July 2026
- Categories
- History
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- How we score
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