"I think Nolan can pull it off!" Professor of Classics at NYU Peter Meineck thinks Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey might actually be great: youtu.be/2jYsXkhzj7o

Christopher Nolan's retelling of The ODYSSEY is causing a lot of drama before it even dropped - Prof. of Classics Peter Meineck doesn't think it's warranted 👇🏻 youtu.be/K1PXKQ3nHkA #TheOdyssey #Odyssey

Medieval Historian and friend of the show, Professor Nicholas Morton (from @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social) is back on the POD to discuss his fantastic new book, Crusader Storm! This time we talk about the feverish history of The Crusades from the Muslim perspective👇🏻 youtu.be/Gp3vMWmAnYs #history

Do yourself a favour and check out my full chat with Carlos Barragan, the author of one of the most anticipated non-fiction books of the year, "The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos 👇🏻" youtu.be/NfmI7btwAdA #scammers

A lot of folks claim that we are going through our very own "Weimar Republic" moment in the West... But does that hold any water? I asked historian Katja Hoyer exactly that 👇🏻 youtu.be/aJ8MXGx8FFs #weimar #ww2 #history

The fact that we have a TRILLIONAIRE isn't just obscene - it's a signal of societal COLLAPSE. If you don't believe me, please check out my interview with Luke Kemp, a researcher from Cambridge who studied the DOWNFALL of 324 empires 👇🏻 youtu.be/2-OwL8soXiI #trillionaire #inequality #collapse

Christopher Nolan's retelling of The ODYSSEY is causing a lot of drama, even though most people don't really know what Homer's epic is actually about. To find out myself, I invited Peter Meineck, Professor of Classics at @nyu.edu to the POD👇🏻 youtu.be/K1PXKQ3nHkA #odyssey #mythology #nolan

"I think Nolan can pull it off!" Although an unpopular opinion (at least online), Greek Mythology scholar Prof. Peter Meineck thinks The Odyssey might be good 👇🏻 youtu.be/2jYsXkhzj7o #TheOdyssey

Christopher Nolan's retelling of The ODYSSEY is causing a lot of drama - but what is this foundational work of Western literature REALLY about? To find out, I talk to Peter Meineck, Professor of Classics at @nyu.edu 👇🏻 youtu.be/K1PXKQ3nHkA #odyssey #greekmythology

Today, Norway's Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland conferred the Holberg Prize upon Professor Lyndal Roper and the Nils Klim Prize upon Associate Professor Majse Lind. We congratulate the Laureates! (Photo: Eivind Senneset) holbergprize.org/news/holberg...

Historian @emmasouthon.bsky.social wrote a brilliant book about SLAVERY in the Roman Empire - it turns out it wasn't all that fun. Check out our convo HERE: youtu.be/zYWqLzfVSqM #romanempire #ancientrome #romanhistory

Historian Emma Southon outlines what happened to SLAVES who tried to escape the Roman Empire... it wasn't good: youtu.be/UMgYnyLZtWY #darkhistory #romanempire #ancientrome

The people who actually built Ancient Rome were the ones we tend to hear the least about - and that's the SLAVES... With her fantastic book SERVUS, historian @emmasouthon.bsky.social flips the narrative. Check out our lovely chat HERE 👇🏻 youtu.be/zYWqLzfVSqM

It was so cool to host Prof. Lyndal Roper, this year's @holbergprize.bsky.social winner on the pod 🎙️, to have a chat about her AMAZING book, Summer of FIRE and BLOOD: The German Peasants' War... Full convo HERE 👇🏻 youtu.be/uoz-72qwCio #medieval #feudal #revolution

It's Tuesday, which means you MUST be itching for some dramatic HISTORY content - so do yourself a favour and check out my convo with Katja Hoyer about her GRIPPING latest book, "Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe." Tuesday saved 👇🏻 youtu.be/aJ8MXGx8FFs #historypodcast

"He was convinced of his own GREATNESS" | Katja Hoyer explains how HITLER managed to flip the vote 👇🏻 youtu.be/-r2bj5Tx1bc #hitler #dictator #ww2

In what turned out to be one of my FAVOURITE chats this year, historian Katja Hoyer stopped by to talk about her GRIPPING new book, "Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe." You can check out the full convo HERE 👇🏻 youtu.be/aJ8MXGx8FFs #weimar #wwii #ww2 #berlin #historypodcast

World War I is still one of the deadliest conflicts in world history. Whenever the war is mentioned, most people think of the deadly trenches on the Western front - however, the war actually started in the Balkans... prof. Pieter Judson explains WHY 👇🏻 youtu.be/cgy7BDYKH-E #ww1 #wwi #serbia

Why did this 600-year European EMPIRE suddenly fall apart? FULL CONVO with Prof. Pieter Judson HERE 👇🏻 youtu.be/fIdLJALc8Ls #habsburg #historypodcast #empire

Were the Ancient Greeks WHITE? Renowned historian, professor Anthony Spawforth answers... FULL CONVO 👇🏻 youtu.be/FNUlLFtVbcU #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #race

ANCIENT GREEKS are often appropriated to fit various modern agendas - but what did they REALLY THINK, esp. about race, sexuality, slavery and religion? I turn to Tony Spawforth, author of the famous book What the Greeks Did for Us 👇🏻 youtu.be/FNUlLFtVbcU #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #rome

The WILD history of LSD: Nazi truth serum, the MKUltra plot and feeding acid to your mom... Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed and Tripped, comes back to the Smart Cookies pod for another fantastic convo 👇🏻 youtu.be/dbRhWEJuQt8 #weirdhistory #darkhistory #psychedelics

I had an in-depth conversation with The Smart Cookies Podcast @smartcookies.bsky.social about my new book, Bitcoin Bros. Great talk, bolstered by the fact that the interviewer used to work in Crypto, and was able to bring his own experiences into the discussion. youtu.be/_3yzxG5w570

We all know CRYPTO has no real use - so what's really driving the BITCOIN BROS? To find out, I turn to Prof. @dancassino.bsky.social, author of Bitcoin Bros: Masculinity, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Men 👇🏻 youtu.be/_3yzxG5w570 #crypto #bitcoin #masculinity

Some children claim they remember their PAST LIVES - what's happening? Dr. Philip Cozzolino from Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, talks about the REMARKABLE 2500 documented testimonies 👇🏻 youtu.be/pRJVfJ9fx6k

Is the cataclysmic Late Bronze Age collapse still a MYSTERY? Collapse researcher Luke Kemp weighs in👇🏻 youtu.be/Bkjq5OdT79U #bronzeage #collapse #darkhistory

Researcher Luke Kemp found ONE thing that precedes the COLLAPSE of all empires... Unfortunately in 2026 it's WORSE than ever 👇🏻 youtu.be/2-OwL8soXiI #collapse #inequality #costofliving #crisis

Luke Kemp, the author of the acclaimed book Goliath's Curse, explains why the FALL of ROME was a good thing for most people 👇🏻 youtu.be/sga4g7EDEms #rome #romanempire #collapse

The real REASON empires fall - and how close WE are to the brink 🌎 💥... Luke Kemp, author of the extremely acclaimed book Goliath's Curse, joins me for a necessary, if TERRIFYING conversation 👇🏻 youtu.be/2-OwL8soXiI #collapse #crisis

Renaissance POPES weren't exactly known for their piety - instead of tending to spiritual concerns they devoted themselves to the acquisition of as much POWER as possible... But even amongst these, one name stands out, and that's Pope Alexander VI 👇🏻 youtu.be/URXyisZSIlM #history #darkhistory

Renaissance historian Prof. Kenneth Bartlett breaks down the intensely bizarre 3 years when apocalyptic Dominican friar SAVONAROLA lorded over the city of Florence 👇🏻 youtu.be/RO0WHPuQAr0 #darkhistory #historypodcast #renaissance

I always wondered whether the RENAISSANCE was a truly groundbreaking historical event - or has it become just a self-referential cliché? Talking to Prof. Kenneth Bartlett (from @utoronto.ca), I finally had a chance to ask 👇🏻 youtu.be/qWuijBW59ok

What do Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump have in common? As cultural critic @wdavidmarx.bsky.social argues in his book Blank Space, they are all representatives of a single MONOCULTURE that has taken over the planet... Full convo HERE 👇🏻 youtu.be/d_fwbtnUr5Y

Holy shit, you know the system has become ABSURD when billionaires start calling for a tax hike on themselves: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Japan’s leap from isolation to “miracle nation” is messier than nostalgia allows. Opening with Japan’s encounter with Western power in 1853, our podcast of the week surveys the long history of the nation’s modernization. With @drchrisharding.bsky.social on @smartcookies.bsky.social buff.ly/py4RL6g

Is INEQUALITY really getting worse? Economist and author of the Great Global Transformation @brankomilan.bsky.social says YES - but the answer is a bit more complicated 👇🏻 youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE #economics #economy #inequality

The old ECONOMIC ORDER is dead - but what is replacing it? Renowned economist and author of the book The Great Global Transformation, @brankomilan.bsky.social has a few ideas. You can listen to our convo HERE 👇🏻 Youtube: youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Sch...

As someone who's moved to JAPAN 🎌 not too long ago, I always wanted to explore the country's fascinating MODERN history... Thanks to @drchrisharding.bsky.social I finally got the chance! Check out our FULL CONVO here 👇🏻 YT: youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

In the 1920's JAPAN was at the pinnacle of its modernising efforts. Only a decade later, it slid into its own brand of FASCISM, one with devastating consequences... How did that happen? Historian Chris Harding breaks down the dark chain of events 👇🏻 youtu.be/oiTRGmBBhoU #japan #japanesehistory

JAPAN, completely closed off most of the world, was enjoying 200 years of peace - until one day in 1853, a couple of intimidating steam ships appeared in Tokyo bay... Prof. Chris Harding breaks down one of the most FASCINATING moment in all history 👇🏻 youtu.be/yzruidzZSOM #japan #history #samurai

Really enjoyed this conversation!

From Samurai to Shinkansen - how did JAPAN become a global superpower in just a short few decades? And why is it stagnating today? Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌 youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU #japan #history

The #pseudoarchaeological appropriation of past and #Indigenous cultural achievements to attribute these to ancient "supercivilizations" or even #aliens is reviving 19th century narratives deeply rooted in #colonialsim. Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4

Gobekli Tepe, the OLDEST monumental structure in the world, has long been the subject of intense speculation... But what was the site REALLY used for? @jensnotroff.com, an archaeologist who actually worked there presents the possibilities 👇🏻 youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4

Oh. Had actually no idea that Stitch-floating-through-the-living-room was visible in the reflection right behind me. 🫣😂

Just had a chat about the alluring mysteries of GOBEKLI TEPE, the oldest monumental site in the world with @jensnotroff.com - an archeologist who actually worked there! Check it out HERE 👇🏻 youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4

With falling IQ and literacy scores across the board, the BRAIN ROT society seems to have arrived. But what's the cause? @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social breaks it down 👇🏻 youtu.be/4xDjlE0Umjk

As an Eastern European "frosty," I'm rarely rattled. However, after reading @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social article, "The dawn of the post-literate society and the end of civilisation," I definitely was... Check out our CONVO here 👇🏻 youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw

I really enjoyed this conversation about the decline of reading and the threat addictive digital devices pose to our civilisation