Ep. 0014: The Collapse of the Soviet Empire
Join Prof. C.J. as he discusses: The proximate causes of the fall of the Soviet Empire, i.e., the long term/inherent problems of communism as an economic system, which are the incentive problem &...
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The episode following this one (ie, Ep. 0016, due out Monday the 28th) will begin a multi-part series on the First World War. So I figured it would be a good idea to give an overview of what Europe...
View ArticleEp. 0016: The First World War, part 1
Since World War I officially began 100 years ago today (that is, July 28th 1914), I decided it would be an opportune time to kick off a multi-part series on this conflict. (As of right now, I’m not...
View ArticleEp. 0017: The First World War, Part 2
We continue our coverage of the unnecessary, freedom- and life-obliterating carnage-fest that was First World War. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: The truth about the Lusitania Propaganda, especially...
View ArticleEp. 0018: The First World War, Part 3: Enter Team America
In this episode, I’m primarily going to cover the effects of entering the war on the United States. Long story short, it was not a good time for civil liberties or the Bill of Rights… Join Prof CJ as...
View ArticleEp. 0019: The First World War, Part 4 (A Very-Not-Happy Ending)
With this episode, we wrap up our overview of WWI and the incalculable damage it did to the world. I’ll likely cover other topics related to this war in the future, but this four-part series is my...
View ArticleEp. 0020: Esoteric vs. Exoteric
Having made it through World War I in the past four episodes, today we take a break from historical narrative-type podcasts to do something a little different. From time to time, I want to talk about...
View ArticleEp. 0021: A History of the US Dollar Part 1: Through the Revolution
Why cover this topic? First off, because the history of money is a lot more interesting than you might think, and it’s absolutely crucial to understanding the world, past, present, and future. This...
View ArticleEp. 0022: Learn the Past, Understand the Present, and Prepare for the Future
It’s been a tough week for me. Haven’t been able to put together a historical narrative podcast, primarily due to work obligations. On the plus side, I finally came up with a tagline for the show, so...
View ArticleEp. 0023: How the United States Acquired Florida (the First Seminole War)
This is the little-known story of how Florida became a part of Team America. (Spoiler: It wasn’t totally voluntary…) Join Prof CJ as he discusses: The background to the war: what was going on in...
View ArticleEp. 0024: The Second Seminole War
Last time, we covered the First Seminole War; this time, we get to the nastier sequel. The Second Seminole war was the US government’s longest and most expensive Indian War. It also had many parallels...
View ArticleEp. 0025: DHP Heroes: Lysander Spooner
For the second installment of Dangerous History Podcast Heroes, Prof CJ takes a look at the life and ideas of nineteenth century American individualist anarchist Lysander Spooner (1808-1887.) Spooner...
View ArticleEp. 0026: A History of the US Dollar Part 2
We continue with our non-consecutive mini-series on the history of the US dollar, which has changed repeatedly over the centuries. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: How, in the aftermath of the...
View ArticleEp. 0027: The Collapse of Bronze Age Civilizations, Part 1
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire and its aftermath (discussed by me in Episodes 0004 and 0005) might be the most notorious civilization collapse, but it was by no means the first or even the worst...
View ArticleEp. 0028: The Collapse of Bronze Age Civilizations, Part 2
Join Prof CJ as he discusses: Some possible explanations for the collapse, including: disease; seismic activity; climate change resulting in food shortages; mass migration (often violent), including...
View ArticleEp. 0029: The Greek Dark Age and Recovery
Greece arguably got hit the hardest and stayed down the longest of any of the major civilizations clobbered by the Bronze Age collapse that was discussed in Episode 27 and Episode 28. It also had one...
View ArticleEp. 0030: Lessons from the Bronze Age Collapse
Theses are just some thoughts on lessons for us Modern Day folks to be gleaned from the Bronze Age Collapse (c. 1200 – 1000 BC.) (Knock on wood, we think Prof CJ might have finally found a method for...
View ArticleEp. 0031: Uncle Sam vs. Democracy Part 1: Operation Ajax
In this episode and the next, we’re going to look at two instances in the early Cold War of American-sponsored and -instigated overthrows of democratically elected governments, and their replacement by...
View ArticleEp. 0032: Uncle Sam vs Democracy, Part 2: Operation PB Success
Encouraged by their success against Iran’s democratic government (covered in last episode), the Dulles Brothers’ next move was against the small central American country of Guatemala, where a...
View ArticleEp. 0033: A History of the US Dollar Part 3: From Reconstruction Through the...
Here it is, another installment in our non-consecutive mini-series on the tumultuous history of the United States Dollar. Join Prof CJ as he discusses: How hard money was eventually restored after the...
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