Conservative Historian
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History is too important to be left to the left. The Conservative Historian provides history governed by conservative principles. It is comprehensively researched but also entertainingly presented in a way accessible to history or non history buffs.
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Oct 26, 2023 • 35min
Persia and Iran - Part Two: The Road to Revolution
Send us a textIn 1979 Iran ended 2,500 years of monarchial rule in favor of a theocratic regime. We look at two Shahs to see what occurred.
Oct 19, 2023 • 32min
Persia and Iran - Part One: Splendors of the Past
Send us a textTo understand Iran, the source of so many of the problems of the Middle East, we go through Persian History to learn how the current Iran was created.
Oct 12, 2023 • 24min
The Destruction of the Order of Assassins: Lessons for our Time
Send us a textHamas was not the first group to sow terror in the Middle East. In Medieval Times another group of fanatics ruled by fear. Learn how the Mongols defeated them, and what lesson we learn from that story.
Oct 5, 2023 • 57min
Escape or Educate: the Purpose of Movies
Send us a textMy brother Gus rejoins the podcast to ponder whether movies are there for our education, or for escape from our daily lives. We cover everything from 12 Angry Men to Stand and Deliver in our quest.
Sep 28, 2023 • 31min
Six Reasons Why Rome Matters
Send us a textDo you think of the Roman Empire every day? We are here to weigh into the debate!
Sep 21, 2023 • 25min
Climate Change and Religion
Send us a textIn an era in which less than 30% of Americans attend an organized religion, something will fill the spiritual void. We explore how climate change is more religion than science.
Sep 14, 2023 • 33min
Immigrations and Migrations - A Tale of Attila the Hun
Send us a textWe take a brief look at the life of Attila and the short lived Hunnic Empire.
Sep 7, 2023 • 30min
Aged Rulers
Send us a textFor this one we stay in Europe and look at the careers of Charles V Habsburg, Edward III of England and Louis XIV of France. We then compare to our modern politics. The distinction of one of these rulers is the word retirement.
Aug 31, 2023 • 29min
The Folly of Isolationism in History
Send us a textIsolationism is back but not better. We look to the fate of the Chinese Ming Empire, the European Age of Exploration and our own politics.
Aug 26, 2023 • 31min
Lying in Plain Sight
Send us a textThere are big lies, small lies, and lying in plain sight. We look at history where decision were based on lies, except all the participants knew it was fiction.
