2min chapter

The Jordan Harbinger Show cover image

560: Dan Carlin | Apocalyptic Moments in Hardcore History

The Jordan Harbinger Show

CHAPTER

The Misuse of History

The problem is that there's an assumption built into it that's wrong. The idea that history teaches us lessons that you can then plug in x for y in another time period is wrong. There almost no historians believe that. And so when they start to use history as an example of what to do or not to do in a current or future situation, that is a misuse of it right there. It all goes back to if we'd only been tougher on hitler during his early moves, we could have avoided the second world war.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode