Western Civ
Adam Walsh
A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.
Episodes
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Aug 2, 2025 • 24min
Episode 462: Brave New World
Charles begins to rule without his key advisor. It doesn't go well...Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
Aug 1, 2025 • 31min
Episode 461: The Fall of the Earl
The first casualty of the English Civil War could be said to be the Earl of Strafford. Western Civ 2.0
Jul 28, 2025 • 27min
Episode 460: The Bishops War
The dam finally breaks in Scotland where discontent over Charles' religious policies ends his period of personal rule.Support the Show!
Jul 25, 2025 • 29min
Episode 459: Personal Rule
Charles continues his period of personal rule. He successfully demands ship money from England, but unsuccessfully tries to rein in the Scottish church.Western Civ 2.0
Jul 23, 2025 • 25min
Episode 458: Charles Alone
After the death of Buckingham, Charles I would begin a period of personal rule that would last just over a decade. Western Civ 2.0
Jul 18, 2025 • 35min
Episode 457: The Death of the Duke
After two more military debacles, the Duke of Buckingham is ingloriously assassinated, leaving Charles alone.Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
Jul 11, 2025 • 31min
Episode 456: Charles I
Charles I ascends the English throne and almost immediately things turn south. Support the show!
Jul 4, 2025 • 21min
Episode 455: Salem
In what is perhaps one of the most infamous episodes in all of American history, in the winter of 1692 the tiny village of Salem, Massachusettes descends into paranoia and chaos. The cause? Witches...Support the show by joining our Patreon!
Jun 27, 2025 • 17min
Episode 454: Bacon's Rebellion
Virginia finds itself torn apart by the first rebellion in North America by colonists against their own government. Spoiler alert, it won't be the last. Nathaniel Bacon finds himself leading disgruntled farmers, indentured servants, and Africans (both enslaved and free) against the wealthy planters of the coast. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
Jun 23, 2025 • 21min
Native American History and Culture 4
We finish our coverage of the First Nations of North America (for now) with the Great Lakes and upstate New York. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial
