History on Fire
Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.
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EPISODE 105: Rationalizing Evil in El Salvador
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Mar 25 2024 2h 12m
Chapter 1 11 mins
History of El Salvador 70s-80sChapter 2 5 mins
US Foreign Policy in El SalvadorChapter 3 13 mins
Impacts of Cold War PoliciesChapter 4 8 mins
El Salvador Civil War and AtrocitiesChapter 5 13 mins
El Mozote MassacreChapter 6 15 mins
El Mozote Massacre and American ComplicityChapter 7 11 mins
El Salvador Civil War and AtrocitiesChapter 8 4 mins
The Impact of Foreign Policy
EPISODE 104: The Saint and the Death Squads
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Feb 13 2024 2h 12m
Chapter 1 14 mins
The Dark History of El SalvadorChapter 2 14 mins
Genocide and Repression in El SalvadorChapter 3 6 mins
Carter's Complicated Relationship With Human RightsChapter 4 6 mins
Oscar Romero and Liberation TheologyChapter 5 16 mins
Oscar Romero's Transformation and ActivismChapter 6 10 mins
Communism, Anti-Communism, and RepressionChapter 7 18 mins
Oscar RomeroChapter 8 6 mins
Reagan, Carter, and El SalvadorChapter 9 58 sec
Original Plan Goes Sideways
[RERUN] EPISODE 65: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 3): A River of Death
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Jan 15 2024 2h 22m
Chapter 1 18 mins
The Typing RebellionChapter 2 14 mins
Second Opium War and British ImperialismChapter 3 18 mins
Hong Rengun's Vision for ChinaChapter 4 5 mins
Chaos in British Policy in ShanghaiChapter 5 10 mins
Religious Disputes and Brutality in NanjingChapter 6 12 mins
Hair Thinning, Qing Dynasty, Battle in ShanghaiChapter 7 14 mins
Ward's Mercenary Force in ChinaChapter 8 16 mins
The Ever-Victorious Army and Charles GordonChapter 9 17 mins
War and Desolation in ChinaChapter 10 8 mins
Nanjing Fall and Taiping RebellionChapter 11 4 mins
Legacy of the Taiping Rebellion
[RERUN] EPISODE 64: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 2): Jesus’ Chinese Younger Brother
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Dec 4 2023 2h 15m
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Typing RebellionChapter 2 15 mins
Hong's Vision and Conversion to ChristianityChapter 3 14 mins
Hong's Conversion and Unusual PracticesChapter 4 17 mins
Typing Heavenly Army RisesChapter 5 14 mins
Rise and Expansion of Taiping RebellionChapter 6 9 mins
The Typing Rebellion in 1852-1853Chapter 7 17 mins
The Typing Rebellion's Impact on ChinaChapter 8 9 mins
Controversial Biblical Stories and Typing TheologyChapter 9 13 mins
Power Struggles, Deception, and Divine ProclamationsChapter 10 8 mins
Violent Power Struggles in 1856 NanjingChapter 11 3 mins
The Taiping Bloodbath and Its Aftermath
[RERUN] EPISODE 63: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 1): Drug Dealers and Visionaries
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Nov 20 2023 1h 26m
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Deadliest ConflictChapter 2 15 mins
The Taiping Rebellion and Chinese HistoryChapter 3 12 mins
Opium Trade and the First WarChapter 4 17 mins
Tensions and Conflict in ChinaChapter 5 17 mins
The Opium War and Its ConsequencesChapter 6 5 mins
Visions, Heavenly Fathers, and DemonsChapter 7 3 mins
Visions Shape Chinese History
EPISODE 103: The Lone Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi (Part 2)
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Nov 6 2023 2h 12m
Chapter 1 15 mins
Musashi and the Siege of OsakaChapter 2 13 mins
The Osaka CampaignChapter 3 17 mins
Musashi's Changing Approach to SwordsmanshipChapter 4 17 mins
The Shimabara RebellionChapter 5 6 mins
Musashi's Invitation to Teach Sword StyleChapter 6 9 mins
Art and Zen PracticeChapter 7 15 mins
Musashi's Life and Martial Arts JourneyChapter 8 17 mins
Musashi's Strategies and Philosophies in SwordfightingChapter 9 13 mins
Musashi and Marcus AureliusChapter 10 4 mins
Finding Inspiration in Heroic Journeys
EPISODE 101: The History Behind Killers of the Flower Moon
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Sep 11 2023 1h 26m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Apology and Request for Listener SupportChapter 2 13 mins
The Killers of the Flower MoonChapter 3 8 mins
Mysterious Murders on the ReservationChapter 4 12 mins
Corruption and Murders in OklahomaChapter 5 6 mins
Possible Involvement of Brian and HaleChapter 6 7 mins
Uncovering a Sinister PlotChapter 7 13 mins
Murder Conspiracy Revelations and ConfessionsChapter 8 12 mins
Osage Murders and FBI's InvolvementChapter 9 2 mins
Political Corruption and Serial Murders
[RERUN] EPISODE 62: Plagues, Mystery and Dancing
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Aug 14 2023 1h 49m
Chapter 1 18 mins
Mystery and History in StrasbourgChapter 2 13 mins
The Strange Dancing Plague of StrasbourgChapter 3 10 mins
The History of Dancing PlaguesChapter 4 11 mins
The History of Dancing PlaguesChapter 5 14 mins
The Dancing Plague's Strange RemediesChapter 6 14 mins
Dancing Plague and Its Historical ContextChapter 7 15 mins
The Mystery of the Dancing PlagueChapter 8 6 mins
Mass Hysteria and Dancing PlaguesChapter 9 2 mins
The Mysterious Dancing Plague
[RERUN] EPISODE 61: Raiders in the Night
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Jul 3 2023 2h 16m
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Ethical Implications of Heroic KillingChapter 2 13 mins
American Rule and the Bataan MarchChapter 3 8 mins
Batan Death MarchChapter 4 9 mins
Japanese Attitudes Towards POWs and War CrimesChapter 5 18 mins
The Brutality of the Japanese MarchChapter 6 8 mins
American POWs in Kibana TuanChapter 7 6 mins
Rescue Mission and Resistance EffortsChapter 8 15 mins
Rescuing POWs Behind Enemy LinesChapter 9 10 mins
Risk and Pressure in Mission PlanningChapter 10 7 mins
Raid Planning and Role of POWsChapter 11 17 mins
Rescue Mission and POW LiberationChapter 12 5 mins
The Journey to Safety and TriumphChapter 13 3 mins
The Impact of Warfare on Lives
EPISODE 100: Benvenuto Cellini (Part 2)
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Jun 19 2023 1h 57m
Chapter 1 13 mins
History on FireChapter 2 15 mins
Revenge and Violence in Renaissance ItalyChapter 3 13 mins
Renaissance ItalyChapter 4 4 mins
The Misadventures of CelliniChapter 5 12 mins
The Life and Adventures of CelliniChapter 6 7 mins
The Duplicity of Court LifeChapter 7 15 mins
Cellini's Escape and ImprisonmentChapter 8 7 mins
Cellini's Struggles at French CourtChapter 9 10 mins
Shalini's Violent and Immoral ActsChapter 10 11 mins
The Life and Art of CelliniChapter 11 2 mins
The Life of Ben Venuto Chalini
EPISODE 99: Thug Life: Benvenuto Cellini (Part 1)
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Jun 5 2023 1h 55m
Chapter 1 9 mins
A Biography of Ben Venuto CelliniChapter 2 16 mins
Cellini's Renaissance LifeChapter 3 14 mins
Shalini's Life and Artistic AdventuresChapter 4 7 mins
Violent Conflict Among Italian GoldsmithsChapter 5 12 mins
Renaissance Drama and ArtistryChapter 6 3 mins
Wealth, Medicine, and ProductivityChapter 7 7 mins
Italian Honor Culture and ViolenceChapter 8 7 mins
Pirates and Pranks in Renaissance ItalyChapter 9 13 mins
Vengeful Promises and War in ItalyChapter 10 12 mins
The Siege of RomeChapter 11 6 mins
Shalini's Role in the SiegeChapter 12 1 min
Wild Tales of Cellini's Adventures
[RERUN] EPISODE 60: Fear and Loathing in Mongolia (Part 2)
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May 22 2023 1h 49m
Chapter 1 6 mins
History on FireChapter 2 7 mins
The Bloody Baron's Reign of TerrorChapter 3 17 mins
The Bloody Reign of Under's ArmyChapter 4 10 mins
The Mysterious Life of OngarnChapter 5 10 mins
Mongolian Campaign and Baron UngarChapter 6 11 mins
Erga Sacked by Onguard's ArmyChapter 7 18 mins
The Restoration of Monarchy in MongoliaChapter 8 19 mins
White Army Leader Unger's InsanityChapter 9 3 mins
The Legacy of Baron UngernChapter 10 1 min
Failed Ideology of War and Monarchy
[RERUN] EPISODE 59: Fear and Loathing in Mongolia (Part 1)
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May 8 2023 1h 54m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Fear and Loading in MongoliaChapter 2 15 mins
The Bloody White BaronChapter 3 11 mins
Young Ongard's Conformity and RebellionChapter 4 10 mins
The Evolution of Ongarn's IdeologyChapter 5 7 mins
Kazakhs and Eastern PhilosophyChapter 6 13 mins
Ongara's Fascination With Philosophy and MilitaryChapter 7 16 mins
The Adventurous Life of Onger SternbergChapter 8 12 mins
Russian Revolution and Civil WarChapter 9 13 mins
Multicultural Anti-Bolshevik Force RiseChapter 10 2 mins
Czech Legion and Bloody Conflict
EPISODE 98: Machine Gun Blues
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Apr 24 2023 1h 43m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Exploring the Paradox of OutlawsChapter 2 5 mins
The Rise of Virgulino FerreiraChapter 3 14 mins
The Transformation of Viragolini to LampiaoChapter 4 14 mins
Banditry in the BacklandsChapter 5 7 mins
Catching People by Surprise With MusicChapter 6 16 mins
Lampiao's Brutal ChivalryChapter 7 17 mins
The Bandit Life of LampiaoChapter 8 4 mins
The Allure of the Outlaw ArchetypeChapter 9 4 mins
The Allure of the Outlaw Archetype
[RERUN] EPISODE 58 Sitting Bull: Wounded Knee (Part 5)
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Mar 31 2023 2h 57m
Chapter 1 7 mins
History and Epic LifeChapter 2 9 mins
Adapting to Changing CircumstancesChapter 3 11 mins
Hybridizing Christianity and Native ReligionsChapter 4 11 mins
The Ghost Dance and Government NeglectChapter 5 12 mins
Lakota Travel and Military ImpactChapter 6 14 mins
Big Foot's Surrender at Wounded KneeChapter 7 16 mins
Lakota Hesitance to Give Up WeaponsChapter 8 4 mins
The Legacy of Native American WarriorsChapter 9 9 mins
Dull Knife Junior StoryChapter 10 10 mins
Lakota Massacre HorrificChapter 11 11 mins
The Aftermath of Wounded Knee MassacreChapter 12 13 mins
The Massacre of Wounded KneeChapter 13 8 mins
Wounded Knee MassacreChapter 14 12 mins
Native American MassacreChapter 15 14 mins
The Consequences of Corrupt PoliticsChapter 16 4 mins
Honoring the Past CeremonyChapter 17 2 mins
The Lakota Way of Surviving Tragedy
[RERUN] EPISODE 57 Sitting Bull: Compulsory Civilization with a Side of Murder (Part 2)
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Mar 14 2023 1h 27m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Exploring the Ghost Dance MovementChapter 2 8 mins
Political Corruption and Media ManipulationChapter 3 9 mins
Truth Behind Ghost DanceChapter 4 16 mins
McLaughlin and the Ghost DanceChapter 5 10 mins
McLaughlin and Sitting Bull's DanceChapter 6 13 mins
The Arrest of Sitting BullChapter 7 17 mins
Divide and Conquer TacticsChapter 8 2 mins
The Legacy of Sitting Bull
[RERUN] EPISODE 56 Sitting Bull: Compulsory Civilization with a Side of Murder (Part 3)
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Feb 28 2023 2h 53m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Exploring History With Dan Niele BooleleChapter 2 12 mins
Celebration of ConquestChapter 3 6 mins
Outlawing Native ReligionChapter 4 11 mins
Native American SuppressionChapter 5 5 mins
Boarding Schools' EffectsChapter 6 15 mins
Political Patronage and CorruptionChapter 7 15 mins
Combining Traditional and Modern WaysChapter 8 15 mins
The Legends of the Old WestChapter 9 6 mins
The Controversial Legacy of Sitting BullChapter 10 9 mins
Impact of Greed on Tribal CommunitiesChapter 11 14 mins
Dynamics of the Dawes ActChapter 12 7 mins
Individualism vs CommunityChapter 13 17 mins
Lakota's Resistance to U.SChapter 14 16 mins
Lakota Ghost Dance, 1880sChapter 15 11 mins
Mixing Christianity With Native BeliefsChapter 16 60 sec
Sitting Bull Series Expansion
[RERUN] EPISODE 55 Sitting Bull (Part 2)
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Feb 16 2023 1h 49m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Exploring the Life of Sitting BullChapter 2 17 mins
Inter-Tribal Conflict LakotaChapter 3 13 mins
Transcontinental Railroad ImpactChapter 4 13 mins
Sitting Bull's Defiant SmileChapter 5 15 mins
The Decline of the Plains IndiansChapter 6 7 mins
Sitting Bull and Crazy HorseChapter 7 14 mins
Sitting Bull's ChallengeChapter 8 17 mins
Sitting Bull's Refusal to NegotiateChapter 9 3 mins
Sitting Bull's Last Stand
[RERUN] EPISODE 54 Sitting Bull (Part 1)
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Jan 30 2023 2h 23m
Chapter 1 10 mins
History of the LakotaChapter 2 16 mins
The Lifestyles of Nomadic Horse RidersChapter 3 12 mins
The Virtues of the Lakota PeopleChapter 4 15 mins
Sitting Bull's LegacyChapter 5 7 mins
The Generosity of Sitting BullChapter 6 14 mins
Sitting Bull's KindnessChapter 7 15 mins
Sitting Bull's Reputation Among RivalsChapter 8 14 mins
Sitting Bull's Resistance to American ExpansionChapter 9 10 mins
Sitting Bull's RefusalChapter 10 3 mins
Temporizing as Highest Statesmanship
EPISODE 97: The Psychology of Power in History: A Conversation with Aziz Al-Doory
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Jan 16 2023 1h 1m
Chapter 1 14 mins
The Quest for Power Throughout HistoryChapter 2 9 mins
The Dark Side of HistoryChapter 3 6 mins
How Competition Causes Fracture Within SocietiesChapter 4 9 mins
The Pursuit of PowerChapter 5 15 mins
The Game of ThronesChapter 6 5 mins
Bloody Family RivalriesChapter 7 1 min
The Education of Human Nature
[RERUN] EPISODE 51 A Life for a Whistle: Emmett Till and the Birth of the Civil Rights Movement
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Dec 20 2022 1h 50m
EPISODE 96: The Wildest Man You Have Never Heard Of: Thomas Morton
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Dec 6 2022 2h 29m
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Puritan Suppression of Thomas MortonChapter 2 12 mins
The Importance of Individuality in HistoryChapter 3 13 mins
The Pilgrims' Diseased WorldChapter 4 12 mins
English Treatment of Native Americans Before PlymouthChapter 5 14 mins
The PuritansChapter 6 19 mins
Fear of Nature and NativesChapter 7 15 mins
The Puritans and the MaypoleChapter 8 18 mins
The Puritans vs. MerrymountChapter 9 11 mins
The Downfall of the PuritansChapter 10 14 mins
The New English Canon by MortonChapter 11 1 min
America
[RERUN] EPISODE 50 Philosophers and Thugs: Jigoro Kano (Part 2)
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Nov 23 2022 2h 25m
Chapter 1 15 mins
Patreon Is the LifebloodChapter 2 12 mins
History of Martial Arts RanksChapter 3 16 mins
Heavenly Lords of the KodokanChapter 4 6 mins
Traditional vs. Modern JujitsuChapter 5 10 mins
The Judo Jitsu WarChapter 6 9 mins
History of JudoChapter 7 14 mins
The Life of Jigoro KanoChapter 8 7 mins
President Roosevelt's Role in Judo HistoryChapter 9 10 mins
The Rise of Judo in AmericaChapter 10 15 mins
Jujitsu's Influence on Pro WrestlingChapter 11 11 mins
Jigoro Kano's Influence on Martial ArtsChapter 12 10 mins
Jigoro Kano and JudoChapter 13 1 min
The Life of Carlos Canno
Feed Drop For "This Job Is History"
Where the oddest jobs from the past meet a comedian ...
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Nov 18 2022 5m
Chapter 1 4 mins
This Job Is HistoryChapter 2 55 sec
The Different Tastes of Sins