Episode #378
Dan Carlin
Books mentioned
Eaters of the Dead
Mentioned by Dan Carlin · at 00:58:41
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The Bible
Mentioned by Dan Carlin · at 01:07:06
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Aftermath
Mentioned by Dan Carlin · at 01:27:22
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Dan Carlin, an amateur historian and former radio host who produces the Hardcore History podcast, joins Joe Rogan to examine warfare, historical turning points, and the lasting effects of conquest. They discuss Mongol warfare and Genghis Khan, religious and technological change, civil liberties, online tribalism, media criticism, catastrophic risk, and major assassination cases, including JFK and the circumstances surrounding journalist Michael Hastings’s death.
What they talked about
- Anthony Weiner scandal and media coverage
- Military recruitment through video games
- Drone warfare and robot armies
- Historical patterns of civilization rise and fall
- Mongol Empire's brutality and Genghis Khan's legacy
- Martin Luther and the Reformation as paradigm shift
- Internet's potential to unify humanity
- JFK assassination and conspiracy theories
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