A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 8 hours 7 minutes
episode 277: Episode 279: The Inquisition Structure and Organization
In our final episode on the Spanish Inquisition, I cover its structure and organization. Specifically, I explain how the Spanish Crown, notably King Ferdinand, controlled the Inquisition for his purposes. Then I discuss the Acts of Faith or Autos de...
In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950
It is our last bonus author interview of the year - and it's a good one! I sit down with historian Nick Bunker and break down his amazing book: In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950. Halfway through the twentieth century, the United...
episode 278: Episode 278: The Inquisition and the Reformation
Had it not been for the Reformation, the Inquisition probably would have died out in the early Sixteenth Century. But, of course, there was a Reformation and so suddenly there was plenty of heresy to keep the Inquisition humming well into the...
The Eunuch
Today I am joined by author Charles Fischer to discuss his book: The Eunuch. Why would a eunuch want to write a secret history of life in the court of ancient Babylon's most famous king? To get back at his brother: that's why. Abducted as young boys...
episode 277: Episode 277: God's Fire
Both Ferdinand and Charles V refuse to reform the obvious abuses inherent to the Inquisition. And so the fires of the Acts of Faith burn. And burn. And burn... https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast...
The Book at War
In this bonus author interview, I sit down with Andrew Pettegree and discuss his latest work: The Book at War. I talked with Professor Pettegree previously about his other recent work about the history of the library and, together, the two make...
episode 275: Episode 276: The Coming of the Inquisition
Today we cover the 1492 expulsion of the Jews and how that event created the need for the Inquisition by dumping rocket fuel on the already smoldering converso problem. https://www.westerncivpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast...
episode 275: Episode 275: The Jews of Spain
In this episode, we switch gears and begin to unpack the Inquisition. The beginning of the Inquisition revolves around the Jews and the Spanish monarchs. By 1492 Isabella and Ferdinand have become convinced that the Jews of Spain must be expelled to...
Warriors, Rebels, and Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X
In today's bonus author interview, I sit down with Moshik Temkin to discuss his most recent book on leadership: Warriors, Rebels, and Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X. We live in a period of leadership in crisis. At home,...
The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust's Most Audacious Rescue Operation
Today I sit down with historian Roger Moorhouse and discuss his most recent work: The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust's Most Audacious Rescue Operation. Between 1940 and 1943, a group of Polish diplomats in Switzerland engaged in a...