The Mahabharata Podcast
Episode 30 - Agastya
The Pandavas set off on their tour of the holy sites of Ancient India with Lomasha as their guid. Along the way they get to hear a story about the super-hermit Agastya. Next episode, Rshyashrnga.
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Dan Carlin's Hardcore HistoryDeath Throes of the Republic
Here is a trilogy of Dan Carlin's in-depth history show, digging into the Roman Republic and how its politics worked and eventually, made it fail.
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History of Iran (Columbia)
The controversial Richard Bulliet and his course about Iranian history from 2008. This is worth listening but there is also a downside, Bulliet has a bit of a tendency to drone on and on on whichever subject is at hand and lose you in the process, unless you are keeping close attention. Also, he is not very persistently informing you about the chronology. Rather, he is taking on certain themes or subjects and delving into them each lecture. Interesting, but you will have to take care of the gaps yourself.
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Norman Centuries
Episode 10 - The Byzantine Wars
Here is someone who knows how to tell history in twenty minutes and make a nice thread of consecutive podcasts around a subject. Previously it was Byzantium and now he is on a series about the Normans. Lars Brownworth is a veteran podcaster who knows his trade. Too bad he publishes only once every few months or so.
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Exploring Environmental History
The draining of the East Anglia Fens: social unrest, design flaws and unintended environmental consequences
Yet another very interesting interview Jan Oosthoek had about environmental history
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Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
Podcast 5.10: Jesus and his Mentor, John the Baptizer
This is a great podcast about early Christianity by Philip Harland. Currently Harland is digging into the theme about the historical Jesus and in this particular issue discusses the figure of John the Baptist.
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