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Conversational history with a focus on narrative
For our tenth anniversary, I’ll be taking the guest seat as four guest listener hosts tell us about various topics! We have: Quinn – a missi...
HI101 has a big milestone coming up! If you want to talk about any of the items from this announcement, please email me at contact@hi101.ca.
In this episode we explore the aftermath of the execution of Charles I and the challenges of ruling the English Commonwealth as various fact...
In this episode we set the stage for the English Revolution, beginning with a religious and political review of the future United Kingdoms,...
In this episode we discuss a selective history of the technology of money, from its earliest applications as a facilitator of grain storage...
In this episode we discuss the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899 in the context of the political and economic crises of the time. Chris Martin...
In this episode we discuss the Royal Navy of the 19th century as it transitioned from the age of sail to a relatively modern naval force. Co...
In this episode we discuss the Hawaiian islands from their settlement and unification until their annexation by the United States. Seraph Do...
In this episode we discuss the technology and culture of recording sound. Paul McGeown returns as guest. Thanks to Mike and Donna Bleskie, I...
In this episode we address a few different myths about history and why they’ve become so common. Ethan Bleskie returns as guest. Thanks to M...
In this episode we discuss the resistance of the Kingdom of Mysore to the expansion of the East India Company in the 18th century. Dan McGin...
In this episode we discuss the Sengoku (warring states) period of Japan, beginning with its origins in decentralized power and tacitly appro...
October’s episode will be a week late, so in the meantime, here’s the watchalong for the movie 300 that Seraph and I talked about a few mont...
In this episode we discuss the collapse of the video game industry through four different lenses – individual business decisions, the techno...
In this episode we discuss the history of early aviation, beginning with the earliest attempts at human flight and continuing through to the...
In this episode we explore the background of the Achaemenid Empire and how it came into conflict with the Greek world, as well as the impact...
In this episode we examine the Metis conflicts with newly confederated Canada through the lens of Canada-Indigenous relations and the treaty...
In this episode we discuss writing, with the dual focuses of writing as a technology and writing as the basis of the discipline of history....
In this episode we discuss the various professional baseball leagues created by and for Black players during the Jim Crow era. Paul McGeown...
In this episode we discuss the Third Servile War. Kevin Miller returns as guest. Thanks to Mike and Donna Bleskie, Ian Davis, Perry, Levent...
In this episode we answer listener questions about fascism as a wrap-up to the extended series. Phil Downey and Ethan Bleskie join as guests...
We’re doing a Q&A on fascism!
In this episode we discuss the effect the Great Depression had on advancing fascism in Italy and Germany. We also discuss the rapid changes...
In this episode we discuss some of the intellectual precursors to fascism, as well as the first decade of the Italian fascist movement and s...
In this episode we examine the three major political movements of the 19th century and the ways in which each would open space in the post-F...
In this episode we discuss the Russian Revolution, beginning with the political context of the 19th century in Russia and moving through var...
In this episode, we revisit the unification of Germany with added commentary to update some content in preparation for our discussion on fas...
In this episode we discuss the Italian unification movement in the context of 19th century political theory and the wake of the French Revol...
In this episode we discuss the historical sources of a number of antisemitic stereotypes and the ways in which they have resulted in prejudi...
In this episode we address two ideological fields that were exacerbated by the discovery of evolution: scientific racism, which is an attemp...
In this episode we explore ideas about evolution beginning with ancient thinkers and moving up to and beyond Darwin, as well as social and r...
In this episode we talk about various famous animals from history, including pets of famous people, exotic pranks, and animal heroes. Becca...
Instead of doing a standard episode, Dan McGinnis and Colin Oliver have joined me to answer some listener questions. Thanks to Mike and Donn...
We’re doing a Q&A episode for March so my guests and I can self-isolate! Please send me an email at contact@hi101.ca with any questions you...
In this episode we focus mainly on the Second Red Scare of the early Cold War, discussing the influence of Hollywood, the tactics used by go...
In this episode we discuss the cultural phenomenon of disco music from various perspectives. Ethan Bleskie returns as guest. Thanks to Mike...
In this episode we cover the 20th century, including the Big Brother period and the Banana Wars, the Good Neighbor Policy, and the Cold War....
In this episode we’ll be discussing the history of US intervention in Latin America, beginning with an overview of the colonial history of L...
In this episode we discuss the modern Olympics, from the various revival movements (both failed and successful) to the politically fraught G...
In this episode we discuss the Dreyfus Affair, an espionage scandal in late 19th century France that saw Alfred Dreyfus wrongly accused of c...
In this episode we discuss the life of Alan Turing and his impact on both the discipline of computer science and the Allied code-breaking ef...
A quick check-in on switching our schedule to once per month rather than twice.
In this episode we look at the development of the Communist party and the Civil War from the Communist perspective before following Mao thro...
In this episode we discuss the period between 1927 and 1949, in which the Kuomintang’s preoccupation with unifying China led to mishandling...
In this episode we discuss the near-constant conflicts of the First Age of Arda, focusing on the fall of Doriath and its effects on the bala...
In this episode we discuss China’s humiliating 19th century experience with European colonialism, the downfall of the Qing dynasty, and the...
In this episode we discuss the Red River Rebellion and Northwest Rebellion, as led by Louis Riel, along with the creation of the numbered tr...
In this episode we discuss the relationship between the fur trade in North America and the indigenous nations who engaged in them, as well a...
In this episode we discuss the effects of national self-determination on the Ottoman Empire as it matured and declined in the face of confli...
In this episode we discuss the founding of the Ottoman dynasty, its conquest of the Byzantine Empire, and its establishment as a major power...