Podcast

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns which all revolutions seem to follow - and created a fictional history of the Martian Revolution of 2247. The series is written from the point of view of a historian working hundreds of years after the Martian Revolution and will be presented in the style and format of previous seasons of Revolutions. It will look, sound, and feel like a Mike Duncan history podcast…but will instead be a fictional narrative of a gripping science-fiction epic. Revolutions is a podcast that covers the great political revolutions that have defined the modern world. Each season is a long-form narrative covering a different defining revolutionary epoch across three hundred years of history. It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments. After more than 350 episodes over ten seasons of narrative nonfiction, the 12th season is a fictional account of the Martian Revolution of 2247. *BREAKING NEWS* In the fall of 2025, the Revolutions podcast will return to its roots by diving into the great revolutions of the 20th century. The new run of episodes begins with the story of Irish Independence, a dramatic upheaval in the wake of WWI that saw Ireland free itself from centuries of English rule. Full of inspiring personalities, tragic events, and thrilling triumphs, Irish Independence is one of the most gripping events in revolutionary history. Future seasons will plunge ahead through the turbulent 20th century, and include the Spanish Civil War, the Cuban Revolution, and the Algerian War of Independence.

72 Hacker News mentions · 9 episodes

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• I'm listening to the excellent "Revolutions" podcast at the moment.

  HN thread · arethuza · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions, The British History Podcast, and The History of Rome are shows the commenter highly recommends to anyone.

  HN thread · Fuzzwah · 0 points ↗

• On the subject of revolutions, strongly recommends the Revolutions podcast by the same host as The History of Rome.

  HN thread · arethuza · 0 points ↗

• Focuses with laser precision on the causes, events, and outcomes of various revolutions. Can't find much to complain about.

  HN thread · VLM · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions covers how the National Assembly became more partisan and radical after moving to Paris, when delegates began living with political allies.

  HN thread · nxrabl · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's History of Rome, especially its ending at the fall of the West, which led to the History of Byzantium podcast.

  HN thread · isk517 · 0 points ↗

• Listen to Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast series; the uneducated-class-rules theme is very common.

  HN thread · walshemj · 0 points ↗

• I found the revolutions podcast great; the American revolution starts here

  HN thread · muro · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions, The Age of Napoleon, and Hardcore History are also great listens for history fans.

  HN thread · acjohnson55 · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions is absolutely fascinating, and when he reaches the French Revolution he goes into so many sub stories and details.

  HN thread · rocketpastsix · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions is fantastic. It was truly enlightening to learn how the New World revolutions and French Revolution were interconnected.

  HN thread · acjohnson55 · 0 points ↗

• A fantastic source on the French Revolution is the Revolutions podcast, which covers it over 53 episodes.

  HN thread · rsj_hn · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions and The History of Byzantium are quite well scripted, no babble at all.

  HN thread · icebraining · 0 points ↗

• Duncan does an incredible job of tying together the precursors, politics, social situation, and military campaigns into a coherent serial narrative.

  HN thread · uabstraction · 0 points ↗

• The Revolutions podcast is great, with a history of philosophy that has no gaps if you're into philosophy.

  HN thread · namarie · 0 points ↗

• His second podcast series, "Revolutions", is excellent as well.

  HN thread · positr0n · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions is an in-depth history podcast about, well, revolutions.

  HN thread · BjoernKW · 0 points ↗

• I heartily recommend the Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan; he goes into detail on the French Revolution and Napoléon.

  HN thread · vondur · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions by Mike Duncan has really deepened my understanding of how our nations and political philosophies came to be.

  HN thread · achalshah · 0 points ↗

• For an actual recommendation I have "Revolutions" by Mike Duncan.

  HN thread · monadic2 · 0 points ↗

• Highly recommends Mike Duncan's Revolutions for a thorough and entertaining history of Cromwell and the English revolution, plus the American and French revolutions.

  HN thread · Jedi72 · 0 points ↗

• The excellent "revolutions" podcast covered it in 33 episodes.

  HN thread · empath75 · 0 points ↗

• Together these really disabused of the propaganda taught in American schools.

  HN thread · DubiousPusher · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions and Fall of Civilizations have been working for me; a 15-30 minute sleep timer works wonderfully.

  HN thread · rjtavares · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast, season 3, is about 30-40 hours and is a good starting point for first-timers.

  HN thread · martythemaniak · 0 points ↗

• Coupled with Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast it helps put much of the current climate into perspective.

  HN thread · aaron-santos · 0 points ↗

• Give the Revolutions podcast a listen. The French Revolution was elites vs. elites, not peasants vs. monarchy.

  HN thread · foobarian · 0 points ↗

• I'm a fan of the Revolutions podcast.

  HN thread · ericd · 0 points ↗

• The podcast Revolutions by Mike Dunkan is a great way to learn about revolutions.

  HN thread · DenisM · 0 points ↗

• Recently working through Revolutions; AntennaPod lets you sort a podcast's episodes chronologically, which helps for history shows.

  HN thread · crocodiletears · 0 points ↗

• If you're interested in a podcast about the French revolution, Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast is absolutely fantastic.

  HN thread · chrononaut · 0 points ↗

• Loves Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast and finds his French and Haitian revolutions series particularly fun and interesting.

  HN thread · seattleiteite · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions is great, and his previous podcast, The History of Rome, is also great.

  HN thread · nadagast · 0 points ↗

• "Revolutions" seems to be it: the commenter's next show after finishing The History of Rome and Philosophize This.

  HN thread · trabant00 · 0 points ↗

• Listened to the Revolutions podcast during the pandemic; it sparked a read on the history of liberalism.

  HN thread · 100k · 0 points ↗

• If you read this, you might enjoy Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast.

  HN thread · angry_octet · 0 points ↗

• I've been listening to the revolutions podcast (very good) and was really struck by the idea that having "skin in the game" was almost universally considered superior to universal suffrage.

  HN thread · mchusma · 0 points ↗

• Go listen to the Revolutions podcast on the topic of the American Revolution, or a book on the topic.

  HN thread · greesil · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions covers the Haitian revolution in detail, is entertaining and educational, and covers the French revolution too.

  HN thread · tomohawk · 0 points ↗

• The Revolutions podcast has a decent summary of all of it, including Louis XVI's many miscalculations and stupid PR mistakes.

  HN thread · kergonath · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions is a great series; its final episode has aired, but as a history podcast it won't go out of date.

  HN thread · vosper · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan is an awesome storyteller; Revolutions is so good the commenter listened to the whole thing a second time.

  HN thread · intrasight · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan: the 13 appendix episodes are a great summary of the causes, courses, and effects of revolutions throughout history.

  HN thread · ranger207 · 0 points ↗

• Great storytelling, great voice, very interesting (and often heartbreaking) subject matter.

  HN thread · sofixa · 0 points ↗

• A great series on the transition of the West towards liberalism, and very well researched.

  HN thread · rsj_hn · 0 points ↗

• Almost 10 years and 10 revolutions later, the podcast is over. Now is a good time to binge it.

  HN thread · rjtavares · 0 points ↗

• Mike Duncan's Revolutions is a more understandable, genuinely engaging history of the English Civil War than the article.

  HN thread · kelseyfrog · 0 points ↗

• Much better examples of quality history podcasts that are non-rambling: Mike Duncan's Revolutions and History of Rome.

  HN thread · phreeza · 0 points ↗

• Revolutions is my go-to, and it's the kind of in-depth history podcast the commenter wants more of.

  HN thread · RealityVoid · 0 points ↗

• His subsequent podcast, "Revolutions", is also really good.

  HN thread · himlion · 0 points ↗

• Highly recommends the Revolutions podcast series, saying it will likely show that violent revolution is a poor way to get things done.

  HN thread · ericd · 0 points ↗

• A deep dive into major revolutions, from Charles Stuart's Britain to Stalin. Absolutely recommend.

  HN thread · frm88 · 0 points ↗