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This episode is a segment from the big Patreon Supporters-Only Bonus DHP episode CJ is currently working on, “Wooden Walls on the Water,” which will be a multi-hour deep-dive into virtually everything we know about Greek navies (especially the Athenian navy, about which we know the most) in the 5th century BC, including – but not limited to: the design & construction of triremes, the logistical & financial burdens of building & maintaining a large fleet of them, the experience of the crew, & the tactics & experience of battle, with some historical examples of important Greek naval engagements.
Here it is, FINALLY — the third installment of ‘The Mad Dream of Conquest’ series, about the Athenian expedition to Sicily during the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BC. Enjoy! Join CJ as he discusses: The Syracusan reaction to news of a huge, inbound Athenian expeditionary force, including the wise advice of Hermocrates (that wasn’t sufficiently heeded at first) The arrival of the Athenians in the area, & initial difficulties & disappointments they began to encounter The debate among the 3 Athenian strategoi (Nicias, Lamachus & Alcibiades) over how to proceed, the strategy adopted, & the
Believe it or not, CJ has been doing the Dangerous History Podcast for 12 years now! Despite many trials & tribulations that have caused him to be slowed down or even knocked down, he has always staggered back up to his feet, wiped the blood out of his eyes, and resumed fighting the good fight of spreading brushfires of freedom via historical samizdat; and, with your help, he intends to keep doing it for at least another dozen (or couple dozen) years more! To commemorate this anniversary, in this episode, CJ shares & expounds upon a dozen of his many favorite quotes from the early 20th century
Here it is — the 2nd installment of CJ’s already-epic mini-series, ‘The Mad Dream of Conquest,’ set in the Peloponnesian War in 5th-century BC Greece. Join CJ as he shares an overview of some of the events of the first half of the Peloponnesian War, including: Spartan-led Peloponnesian invasions of Attica (the countryside around Athens), which used the traditional Greek tactic of ‘ravaging’ farms in order to try to provoke the Athenians to confront them in a decisive hoplite battle Athens’ refusal to do so, as they followed Pericles’ strategy of being purely defensive on land while waging nava
CJ decided he needed a break from modern US history as he continues to recover & reset his life, so this is the first episode of a new DHP miniseries set during the Peloponnesian War in 5th century BC Greece. The series will primarily focus on a famous Athenian military expedition to Sicily that occurred right in the middle of that conflict, an expedition that, to CJ, is eerily similar in some ways to the current war with Iran. This first episode, though, is backstory & world-building, setting the stage for the massive, complex & costly Peloponnesian War of 431-404 BC during which the Sicilian
Good news — things have finally stabilized for CJ & his family, & he has finally fully recovered from the illnesses that caused him to be hospitalized in March! He’s now back at the podcasting game full-force, hard at work on upcoming Dangerous History material, & this week he also returned Brave the New World, the weekly current events & media analysis show that he cohosts with Matt Carano. This DHP episode features the audio of CJ’s triumphant return to BTNW after a few months’ absence. Join CJ & Matt as they discuss the low- & even-lower-lights of current events in recent months, & try to c
The hits have just kept on coming! (And not in a good way.) For anyone who cares and/or is curious why CJ has been mostly incommunicado the past 2 months (other than angrily ranting against the insanity of current events on Twitter): In this special DHP episode he gives an update on the most recent trials & tribulations he & his family have been through, including (but not limited to) his wife being hospitalized twice, another major death in the family, & finally, CJ himself being hospitalized for almost a full week while being the sickest & in the worst pain he’s ever had in his entire life.
(*This is a reissue of a Dangerous History Episode first published in Aug. 2015) In this episode, CJ discusses two different paradigms of what war is supposed to be and how it is supposed to be fought. One is the Western (or European) Way, which originated in Greece and from there filtered through the Romans to become the dominant paradigm among Westerners to this day. The other is the Eastern (or Asian) Way, which originated in China and from there filtered to other parts of the Asian world and beyond, and which forms the intellectual basis of much of modern unconventional tactics and strateg
This DHP episode features the audio of the third episode of Brave the New World, a new weekly current events & media analysis show that CJ is cohosting with his friend Matt Carano. Join CJ & Matt as they discuss some of the recent Epstein-related revelations & their implications for the past, present, & future of the US (& the world.) Like this episode? Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon You can also throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia Or throw CJ a
As CJ continues to struggle to navigate his family’s ongoing difficulties, he FINALLY managed to record a new DHP episode. This is a follow-up to the previous DHP episode (#283 “We Are Ruled by Psychopaths”), in which he delves into some topics not covered much, if at all, in that episode, including but not limited to: the difficulty of defining ‘psychopath vs. sociopath,’ reasons that non-psychopathic people might in some situations behave very similarly to a psychopath, the ‘Lucifer effect,’ how institutions tend toward psychopathic behavior, and more. Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $
“We are ruled by psychopaths.” CJ did not coin that phrase, but he repeats it often, and he means it both literally & emphatically. This may sound crazy to many, but that perception is often based on a very mistaken understanding of what the term ‘psychopath’ really means. Join CJ on a deep dive into […] The post Ep. 0283: We Are Ruled By Psychopaths first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
Happy Armistice Day! In this episode, CJ covers the first 13 songs on his list of 25 More Favorite Antiwar Songs. (The remaining dozen will be covered in a supporters-only bonus episode exclusively for those excellent individuals who support CJ’s work on Patreon at the Journeyman Scholar Warrior Level & Higher.) Like this episode? You […] The post Ep. 282: 25 More of CJ’s Favorite Antiwar Songs (Part 1) first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
CJ is back with a beast of a DHP episode that he’s been brewing laboriously for over a month, if not two. On June 8th, 1967, during the Six Day War, the USS Liberty, a virtually unarmed signals intelligence ship operating off the coast of Egypt, was attacked by Israeli planes & torpedo boats. […] The post Ep. 0281: “The Best-Planned Mistake”: The Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
In this episode, CJ shares his thoughts on the meaning, significance, & fallout of the “debate” that took place a few weeks ago on the Joe Rogan Experience between Dave Smith & Douglas Murray, especially in regards to credentialism & the Cult of the “Expert,” as well as the phenomenon of the Neo-Neocons (next-generation Neoconservatives) […] The post Ep. 280: Don’t Be Neo-Neoconned! (Thoughts on the Dave Smith/Douglas Murray Debate) first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
For this DHP episode, CJ was very happy to be joined by veteran independent researcher, journalist, & media producer James Corbett of CorbettReport.com to talk about James’ recently published book Reportage: Essays on the New World Order. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Get CJ’s Dangerous American History […] The post Ep. 279: Reportage on the Psychopaths Who Rule Us (w/James Corbett) first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
In this installment of the Woodrow Wilson series, he gets us into war. Join CJ as he discusses Woodrow Wilson’s presidency from late-1916 through early April of 1917, when he gives one of the most famous and (tragically) influential speeches in American history, asking Congress to pass a war resolution against Germany in order to […] The post DHP Ep. 278: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Pt. 14 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
For this DHP episode, CJ was joined by Alex Von Sternberg of History Impossible, who lives in the LA area & recently put out an episode about natural disasters & their significant-but-oft-overlooked social & political effects. Join CJ & Alex as they discuss natural disasters in general, the California wildfires in particular, California’s oligarchical corruption, […] The post Ep. 0277: Californication Conflagration (w/Alex Von Sternberg) first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
This DHP episode features an interesting conversation CJ had with a listener named Frank (who’s a physicist currently working in academia) in the aftermath of the 4th & final session of CJ’s recently-concluded DHP Live-ceum course “The Decline & Fall of the Soviet Empire,” in which, following some discussion of details about the end of […] The post Ep. 0276: Back in the USSA first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
CJ has had a particularly difficult last 5 years or so, including battling alcoholism & depression, only to have his wife become disabled just as he was starting to come out of those struggles, which gave him & his family a bunch of new stresses, including severe financial ones that he’s still trying to battle […] The post Archetopical Ep. 4: A Book of Job Survival Manual first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
Join CJ as he continues his coverage of the life & career of Woodrow Wilson through 1916, culminating in Wilson’s successful-but-close reelection campaign that November. (Apologies for the not-pristine audio — there’s some clipping I didn’t notice during recording. I did my best to clean it up in post, but it’s still a little distorted […] The post Ep. 0275: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 13 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
Join CJ as he shares some thoughts & analysis about how the 2024 election played out, its significance in the context of American political history, and some historical parallels. Links Sign up to take CJ’s “Decline & Fall of the Soviet Empire” Dangerous History Live-Ceum Course (which will start on Tues, 12/3) Support the Dangerous […] The post Ep. 0274: Election Reflections first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
Unfortunately, CJ did not have time to do both an election episode & a Halloween episode this year, so he opted for the latter. (Next October, assuming the DHP is still around & CJ isn’t a homeless beggar, and assuming World War 3 and/or Civil War 2 aren’t disrupting everything, CJ will do Halloween DHP […] The post Ep. 0273: Civil Religion, Party Systems, & the 2024 Election first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
A few weeks ago, CJ FINALLY won the War of Art when it came to starting a second podcast, something he’s been seriously thinking about & planning for over 5 years. The podcast is called Archetopical, and has its own separate podcast feed from the DHP. You can find it here, or search for it […] The post Archetopical Ep. 1: The Hero’s Journey first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
Join CJ as he discusses the real political origin story of Kamala Harris, which is Establishment-approved Corporatist Progressivism (NOT communism!) Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Sign up for CJ’s upcoming online DHP Live-Ceum class, Decline & Fall of the Soviet Empire Other ways to support the show Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography […] The post Ep. 0272: Young Kamala & the Rainbow Sign first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
In this episode, CJ revisits DHP Episode 34, “The Iron Law of Oligarchy,” from 2014, in preparation for an upcoming mini-series on oligarchy & CJ’s argument that modern democracy is just oligarchy with extra steps. Join CJ as he discusses: A little bit about German sociologist Robert Michels, who first described this law The Iron […] The post DHP Special: Revisiting “The Iron Law of Oligarchy” first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.
