Western Civ

Having finished with Martin Luther, we now shift our gaze to the Swiss Confederation, Zurich, and Ulrich Zwingli. Zwingli is another of our early reformers. His efforts in Zurich took place around the same time as Luther though the men, while both opposed to Rome, did not see eye to eye on much else. Yet, like Luther, Zwingli began his career within the Roman Catholic Church. Today we begin his story. Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron for ad-free versions of the show and bonus content: patreon.com/westerncivpodcastSubscribe to our Premium Feed to get all the glory of Western Civ all over again, but more detailed and with better audio quality: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Today we finish with Martin Luther, the man credited with beginning the Reformation. Luther's final years are filled with increasingly angry battles with everyone from the Anabaptists to the Pope in Rome and, lastly, with Europe's Jewish population.Visit our website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron to support the show and get ad-free episodes: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast

While Martin Luther thought his reformation was about theology and humankind's relationship to God, many people felt it was about a great deal more. The peasants of Germany, for example, heard Luther's words and thought this meant the time was right for REAL change on earth, not in heaven, but here in Germany and right now. Luther sides with the princes during the rebellion and, in the midst of all the chaos, Martin Luther gets married.Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Version of the Show: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastFree Trial of Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westerncivpodcast

Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, right? Nope. Mexican Independence is nearly four decades before the battle from which we get Cinco de Mayo. The true story is soooo much more delicious than just an independence day. The real Cinco de Mayo is about Napoleon III's bizarre attempt to put an Austrian Archduke on the throne of a new Mexican Empire.  If you like this episode you will love the book, buy it here: https://amzn.to/3mIK6uCCheck out Ad-Free versions of the show for one dollar per month at: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastFree Trial of Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westerncivWebsite: www.westerncivpodcast.com

In this bonus interview, I sit down with Jon Marshall and talk about his latest book: CLASH: Presidents and the Press in Times of Crisis. The book itself covers numerous United States Presidents all the way from John Adams to Donald Trump. Obviously the question of how the press treats each President and vice versa has been a hot topic of late, making Marshall's book extraordinarily topical and relevant.  Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Patreon Version: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWestern Civ 2.0 Free Trial: www.glow.fm/westernciv

I enjoy the narrative format we usually use but I wanted to do something different this time when covering a topic that is more thematic than chronological: the United States President and the Press. United States Presidents have famously, some infamously, fought with members of the press over the centuries. Today I ramble on a bit about three of those Presidents: John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and Woodrow Wilson, and talk about what this all means. Ad-Free Show: patreon.com/westerncivpodcastFree Trial Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westerncivWebsite: www.westerncivpodcast.com

Andreas Karlstadt and Martin Luther began the Reformation as fast friends. Karlstadt and Luther faced off against Eck together in the Leipzig Debates. But over time the two slowly fell out over a variety of issues including the Eucharist. Karlstadt's relationship with Luther became emblematic of how Luther's personality would impact the Reformation in his later years.  Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Versions of the Show: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWestern Civ 2.0 Free Trial: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Martin Luther's early Reformation built to one moment: the Diet of Worms. Held in the spring of 1521, the Diet of Worms offered Luther his first chance to lay out his faith before the Princes of Germany and the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. Before doing so, however, Luther wrote three crucial works that will define the early evangelical movement in Germany, the most important of which was On the Freedom of a Christian, which, theologically, is denser than his 95 Theses.  Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial: www.glow.fm/westerncivSupport the Show at: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWebsite: www.westerncivpodcast.com

In this bonus episode, I sit down with author and historian Joan DeJean and discuss her new book: Mutinous Women. When we tell the story of the settlement of North America, so often we focus entirely on the Thirteen Original Colonies which will become the United States of America. But when I found out that the French hatched a scheme in the early Eighteenth Century to populate the Gulf Coast with French convicts, and women at that, I simply had to learn more. In her book, DeJean covers the insane miscarriage of justice that leads nearly two hundred women from Paris to the Gulf Coast where, above all odds, many of them not only thrive but found dynasties that continue to this day.  Interested in a Free Trial of Western Civ 2.0? Click: www.glow.fm/westerncivWant Ad-Free Versions of the Show? Check out: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWebsite: www.westerncivpodcast.com

The world changed forever on October 31, 1517. On that day a hitherto unknown monk named Martin Luther posted Ninety-Five Theses meant for debate. And oh would they be debated. The Ninety-Five Theses begin a period of western history known as the Reformation. But, as we shall see, a schism in the western church was not certain at this point, nor did anyone take Luther's criticisms too seriously.  Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Version: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastFree Trial of Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westernciv