Episode 14: Varble's Law
When comparing great powers to the past, Rome will always be a comparison
Episode 13: Denial, a Review
Grant and James review the 2016 film, Denial, about Dr. Deborah Lipstadt's legal battle with Holocaust Denier, David Irving.
Episode 12: The Centrists Cannot Hold
Originally Published March 21, 2017
Grant and James talk about the recent elections in Europe, and how Centrist and Leftwing Parties are having difficulties retaining power
Episode 11: Are the British European?
Grant and James discuss the historical significance of Brexit, and whether the British are really part of Europe
Episode 10: The Clash of Civilizations. Or, What the 1990s Thought of Now
Are Civilizations destined to clash, and are all post-Cold War conflicts destined to be between them?
Episode 9: That's Interesting. Or, a History of American Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy Theories are as American as Apple Pie
Episode 8: That Thing Historians Do. Or, Books You Should Read
Grant and James give some reading recommendations
Episode 5: All Roads Lead to Where? Or, How Many Romes are there?
Grant and James talk about the concept of "Rome," how many have there been, and what qualifies a nation to be called "the new Rome.”
Episode 4: The U.S.E., or Federalism in Europe
Grant and James talk about the efforts to politically unify Europe, and whether it can actually work.
Episode 3: The Brown Death, or Renaming History
Historians can be a little boring when naming things, so Grant and James try to spice things up.
Episode 2: East and West, or Too Many Exceptions
Grant and James talk about what differentiates “East” from “West” and the nearly unlimited number of exceptions to those rules.
Episode 1: Historicaliness
Grant and James talk about what got them into history.