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Season 12 premieres October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247.
Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns which all revolutions seem to follow - and created a fictional history of the Martian Revolution of 2247. The series is written from the point of view of a historian working hundreds of years after the Martian Revolution and will be presented in the style and format of previous seasons of Revolutions. It will look, sound, and feel like a Mike Duncan history podcast…but will instead be a fictional narrative of a gripping science-fiction epic.
Revolutions is a podcast that covers the great political revolutions that have defined the modern world. Each season is a long-form narrative covering a different defining revolutionary epoch across three hundred years of history. It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments. After more than 350 episodes over ten seasons of narrative nonfiction, the 12th season is a fictional account of the Martian Revolution of 2247.
10.78- Neither War Nor Peace
What's better than war and peace? Neither war nor peace!
34:1506/12/2021
10.77- Brest Litovsk
Dance dance revolution.
31:5729/11/2021
10.76- Liberty or Victory
Can anyone guess which one Lenin and the Bolsheviks will choose?
30:3023/11/2021
10.75- The People's Commissars
The Bolsheviks caught the car. Now they had to figure out what to do with it.
33:3215/11/2021
10.74- The Great October Socialist Revolution
We made it.
41:3709/11/2021
10.73- Zeno's Revolution
Wherein we keep moving toward the October Revolution by progressing halfway to halfway to halfway to halfway... Link: Event w/ Dr. Faith Hillis for her book Utopia's Discontents.
32:1202/11/2021
10.72- The Decision
Comrade Lenin says don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Link to details on the talk/signing in Pasadena!
28:5418/10/2021
10.71- The Democratic Conference
Links to tour details... Minneapolis Oct 11: Magers and Quinn Naperville Oct 12: Anderson's Bookshop Madison/Verona Oct 13: Kismet Books Milwaukee Oct 14: Boswells Book Company Pasadena Oct 27: Vromans Bookstore
29:2310/10/2021
NEXT WEEK! AN UPPER MIDWEST SIGNING TOUR! COME!
Links to details... Main page (scroll down): Minneapolis: Magers and Quinn Chicago: Anderson's Bookshop Madison: Kismet Books Milwaukee: Boswells Book Company
01:3406/10/2021
10.70- The Kornilov Affair
Not a political plot. A sitcom plot.
32:2404/10/2021
10.69- The July Days
When you come at the king, best not miss.
31:0027/09/2021
10.68- The June Offensive
Don't put all your eggs in one basket, folks.
30:4006/09/2021
10.67- The April Crisis
April 1917 reminds us sometimes foreign affairs DO matter in domestic politics. --- The H2W related podcast appearances I mentioned: Based on a True Story with Dan LeFebvre. Great chat about Lafayette in film and TV. KPFA's Letters and Politics with Mitch Jeserich. This one is a video! Tides of History with Patrick Wyman. More of me and Patrick being me and Patrick. So good, informative, and fun. My History Can Beat Up Your Politics One of the O.G. podcasts. Since 2006!
29:4001/09/2021
10.66 Finland Station
Wherein the Bolsheviks call for an Uber. The New Yorker Article by Adam Gopnick The New Republic Article by David Klion (Hi David!) CBS This Morning Segment Look ma I'm on the tee-vee.
29:0423/08/2021
10.65- The Dawn of a New Day
The February Revolution succeeded! Everything is great now! Get tix for Hero of Two Worlds Events! Aug 20 Politics and Prose with Jamelle Bouie Aug 23 Midtown Scholar with Ben Rhodes Aug 24 The Strand with Alexis Coe Aug 31 Harvard Bookstore with Patrick Wyman.
30:1216/08/2021
10.64- The Origin of Dual Power
The Duma is about to get a new roommate: The Petrograd Soviet Sign up fast for Hero of Two Worlds Events! Aug 20 Politics and Prose with Jamelle Bouie Aug 23 Midtown Scholar with Ben Rhodes Aug 24 The Strand with Alexis Coe Aug 31 Harvard Bookstore with Patrick Wyman.
29:0409/08/2021
10.63- Abdication
Good riddance to Dear Nicky. Sign up fast for Hero of Two Worlds Events! Aug 20 Politics and Prose with Jamelle Bouie Aug 23 Midtown Scholar with Ben Rhodes Aug 24 The Strand with Alexis Coe Aug 31 Harvard Bookstore with Patrick Wyman.
31:4902/08/2021
10.62- International Women's Day
The February Revolution began on International Women's Day Meanwhile...Lafayette Events! Aug 20 Politics and Prose with Jamelle Bouie Aug 23 Midtown Scholar with Ben Rhodes Aug 24 The Strand with Alexis Coe Aug 31 Harvard Bookstore with Patrick Wyman.
29:5526/07/2021
10.61- The Precipice
Really should have called this episode The Verge. Come hang out with Patrick Wyman and Me on July 22 to celbrate the launch of his book The Verge! Pre-Order Hero of Two Worlds!
27:3519/07/2021
10.60- The Abyss That Lies Ahead
Why get off the road to ruin when you can just stay on it? Pre-order Hero of Two Worlds!
27:1312/07/2021
10.59- Stupidity or Treason?
You make the call. Pre-order Hero of Two Worlds! Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions
32:3304/07/2021
10.58- Inflation and Scarcity
Inflation and scarcity are not exactly solid foundations to base the stability of a regime. Link: The Hero of Two Worlds bookshop map Tell us where you pre-ordered the book!
33:1328/06/2021
10.57 Great War Great Offensive
Ok, maybe it wasn't a great war, but it *was* a great offensive. Link: Bookstore Map (scroll down) Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions
23:5914/06/2021
SNEAK PREVIEW: Hero of Two Worlds Chapter Four
Lafayette comes to America! Enjoy! A link to pre-order the book! A link to the map to tell us where you pre-ordered the book! Scroll down it's at the bottom. Thanks!
43:2311/06/2021
10.56- Great War Great Retreat
When it started, everyone thought it was gonna be a regular war. But it turned out to be a *great* war. Sponsor: Harrys.com/revolutions
29:3806/06/2021
10.55- Whatever Happened To The International?
Wherein we finally talk about the Second International just so we can watch it die. Sponsor: Pre-Order Hero of Two Worlds!
30:3931/05/2021
10.54- War or Revolution
War will cause another revolution? No! War will prevent another revolution. Sponsor: keeps.com/revolutions
31:0724/05/2021
10.53- The Balkans
Confused by how events Balkans could spark a world war? Good news, you're not alone. All the Great Powers of Europe are right there with you. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions
29:3617/05/2021
10.52- What You Already Know About The Origins of WWI
You already know a lot actually! sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions
28:5310/05/2021
Supplemental: The Streets of Paris
Au revoir Paris.
24:5519/04/2021
10.51- Our Friend
A rapist protected by powerful friends? Who has ever heard of such a thing? Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions
16:4512/04/2021
10.50- The Holy Man
Why be an illiterate Siberian peasant when you can be a sought after curiosity in St. Petersburg. sponsor: awaytravel.com/revolutions
14:4705/04/2021
10.49- The Tsarevich
Wherein the gods hate me, but they hated Alexei Romanov even more... Sponsor: HelloFresh/Revolutions12
15:0729/03/2021
10.48- The Death of Reform
Stolypin's reforms died. Then Stolypin died.
28:4222/03/2021
10.47- The Duma of Lords and Lackeys
After re-writing election laws to ensure a Duma he could work with, Prime Minister Stolypin finally had a Duma he could work with. Sponsor: harrys.com/revolution.
34:0315/03/2021
10.46- The Permanent Revolution
Why have two revolutions when you can have one big long revolution? sponsor: audible.com/revolutions
32:0508/03/2021
10.45- The Disunity Congresses
Unity Congress more like DISunity Congress, amirite? sponsor: audible.com/revolutions.
34:4528/02/2021
10.44- Bolshevik Bank Heist
Who expropriates the expropriators? sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions
37:1821/02/2021
10.43- The Coup of 1907
Wherein we ask the ask the eternal question: Was it really a coup? Sponsor: HelloFresh
34:4424/01/2021
10.42- The Stolypin Reforms
To celebrate his new reform program, Prime Minster Stolypin handed out commemorative neckties. Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions
34:5318/01/2021
10.41- The Duma of National Anger
They didn't get dubbed "The Duma of National Anger" because they were quiescent and complacent. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions
34:3911/01/2021
10.40- Relaunch and Recap
Last time on the Revolutions Podcast...
33:2203/01/2021
What Happened
Wherein I explain what the heck happened to me.
07:2425/12/2020
10.39- The End of Part I
Maybe if Nicholas hadn't been so set on rejecting the verdict of 1905, there wouldn't be a Part II to look forward to.
36:4005/04/2020
10.38- The Days of Freedom
The Days of Freedom could be numbered in days.
37:1829/03/2020
10.37- The General Strike
That time everyone stayed home from work. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions.
32:4822/03/2020
10.36- The Bulygin Constitution
When you think you're out in the front of the pack, but really you're being lapped. Sponsor: Harrys.com/revolutions
31:1015/03/2020
10.35- Sinking Ships
When you pray for a miracle and all God sends is a metaphor. Voyage of the Damned Video Battle of Tsushima Video
31:3209/03/2020
10.34- The Wave of Protest
Bloody Sunday triggered the largest popular protests the Russian Empire had ever seen. sponsor: away.com/revolutions20
32:1602/03/2020
10.33- Bloody Sunday
When people are crying out for help, maybe don't murder them in the streets. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions
44:0924/02/2020