We explore ideas and practices once believed to be true but no longer. Each dead idea is explored in all its glorious eccentricity. For example, discover miasma, the theory that plague comes from stinky air; or the medical diagnosis of hysteria, which holds that women's wombs wander around their bodies causing trouble. Join us on a fun romp through the history of ideas that didn’t quite stand the test of time.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 18 hours 15 minutes
Titoism VI: Art, Pop, and Yugonostalgia: An Interview with Dr. Noah Charney and Srdjan Perisic – Balkan History
Dr. Noah Charney of the University of Ljubljana joins us today to talk about artistic freedom under Tito. Former Yugoslav Srdjan Perisic also joins us again to talk about Yugoslav music and today's phenomenon of Yugonostalgia. And I talk Yugoslav hippies and punks. What's not to love? Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Check out Noah Charney at www.noahcharney.smugmug.com. Music by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, references, and more at www...
Titoism V: Freedom and Tyranny – Interviews with Former Yugoslavs – Balkan History
Today we hear from three former Yugoslavs about their stories of what life was like under Tito. Also, the winner of our Who Should Play Tito in a Hollywood Movie contest is announced! Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, and more at www.deadideas.net.
Cuneiform VIII Finale: Ghost in the Tablet – Gilgamesh/Ghost in the Shell Mashup – Sumerian History
This is our grand finale! Take out your holographic tablets and laser styluses, because we're mashing up the most ancient with the most modern: the Epic of Gilgamesh with the 1995 classic anime Ghost in the Shell! Featuring a haunting soundtrack by Belgian industrial band Militia. Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Maps, pics, references, and more at www.deadideas.net. Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Map by Adam McKithern.
F*** You, History Channel! – One-Year Anniversary Special
http://media.blubrry.com/deadideas/ia600805.us.archive.org/27/items/DeadIdeas56FYouHistoryChannelOneYearAnniversary_201709/Dead%20Ideas%2056%20F%20You%20History%20Channel%20One%20Year%20Anniversary.mp3 Presenting… the history of the History Channel! This is our one-year anniversary special, so we’re doing something special: a *should be* dead idea – the History Channel! Also, a huge thank you to all of you supporters out there. Enjoy! Be sure to support the show at www.patreon...
Cuneiform VII: Temple Prostitutes – Fact or Fiction? – Sumerian History
Was the famous/infamous institution of temple prostitution in ancient Mesopotamia ever really a thing? And if so, what was that like? Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Custom map by Adam McKithern. Maps, pics, references and more at www.deadideas.net.
Titoism IV: Tito – Hero or Anti-hero? – Balkan History
Today we look at Tito's post-war regime in which the ideas of Titoism take shape, namely workers' self-management and political non-alignment. And we ask: was Tito ultimately a hero or an anti-hero? Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, references, and more at www.deadideas.net
Cuneiform VI: Business Nuns – The Naditum of Ancient Mesopotamia – Sumerian History
At last, it's the business nuns? (wait... what?!) That's right - there was a class of nun-like religious devotees who apparently wheeled and dealed like they were trying out for The Apprentice! Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Custom map by Adam McKithern. Maps, pics, references and more at www.deadideas.net.
Titoism III: The Tito-Stalin Split (Feat. Kristaps Andrejsons) – Balkan History
This week you get TWO episodes! This is our first-ever crossover episode going on both Dead Ideas *and* Eastern Border. Kristaps and I talk about the split between Tito and Stalin like it's a heavyweight boxing match! Be sure to support both shows at www.patreon.com! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, references and more at www.deadideas.net. Sound Effects Credits: http://soundbible.com/1559-Boxing-Arena-Sound.html
Titoism II: Tito – Bond or Bond Villain? – Balkan History
Was Tito more of a James Bond or a James Bond villain? A romanticizable hero, demonizable villain, or both? That's the question for today as we explore the early life of the man who would become the dictator of Yugoslavia, and who would later create the peculiar communist ideology called Titoism. Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, and references at www.deadideas.net.
Cuneiform V: 50 Shades of Clay – Erotic Poetry of Ancient Sumer – Sumerian History
This the world's first bow-chicka-wow. Today, we explore the intimate lives of ancient Mesopotamians, in their own words. Warning: we do get a little crazy toward the end. May your sanity survive. Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Custom map by Adam McKithern. Maps, pics, references, and more at www.deadideas.net.