Revolutions
372 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 12.7K ratingsA weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???
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Episodes
Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis
December 25, 2022 21:43 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBIf you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, Click Here To Donate. See you on the other side my friends.
Appendix 12- Coming Full Circle One Last Time
December 19, 2022 04:07 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBThe revolution has revolved.
Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss
December 12, 2022 02:10 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBNot necessarily the same as the old boss...
Appendix 10- The Revolution Devours Its Children
December 05, 2022 02:19 - 31 minutes - 58.5 MBSomebody is getting eaten. Just depends who.
Appendix 9- The Second Wave
November 22, 2022 23:50 - 28 minutes - 52.7 MBSurfs up, it's a radical wave.
Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic
November 12, 2022 01:54 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MBNothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution.
Appendix 7- The Entropy of Victory
October 26, 2022 00:46 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBThe enemy of my enemy was my friend. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Appendix 6- Victory And Defeat
October 19, 2022 23:20 - 27 minutes - 38 MBEvery victory implies a defeat. Every defeat implies a victory. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Appendix 5- The Triggers
October 12, 2022 03:49 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MB[insert obligatory joke about being triggered] Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Appendix 4- Shocks To The System
October 03, 2022 19:19 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBHappy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium
September 19, 2022 21:51 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBProbably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable. For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Appendix 2- The Ancien Regime
September 13, 2022 23:09 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBFor tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Appendix 1- Coming Full Circle
September 05, 2022 23:44 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBThe word revolution means coming full circle, so it seems like the best way to begin the end. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Madison -- Mystery to Me Sept. 7 Chicago -- Seminary Co-Op Sept. 8 Portland -- Powell's Books Sept. 9 Seattle -- Elliott Bay Book Company Sept. 12 Boulder -- Boulder Book Store Sept. 13 Denver -- Tattered Cover (Aspen Grove) Sept. 14 Dallas -- Interrobang Books Sept. 15 Austin -- Bookpeople Sept. 16 Houston -- Brazos Books Sept. 19 New Orle...
Hero of Two Worlds Bonus Excerpt
September 02, 2022 20:46 - 53 minutes - 74 MBPlease enjoy this chapter about Lafayette's tour of America on the eve of my own tour of America. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Madison -- Mystery to Me Sept. 7 Chicago -- Seminary Co-Op Sept. 8 Portland -- Powell's Books Sept. 9 Seattle -- Elliott Bay Book Company Sept. 12 Boulder -- Boulder Book Store Sept. 13 Denver -- Tattered Cover (Aspen Grove) Sept. 14 Dallas -- Interrobang Books Sept. 15 Austin -- Bookpeople Sept. 16 Houston -- Brazos Books Sept. 19 New ...
Hero of Two Worlds Pilot Script
July 28, 2022 00:21 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBPlease enjoy this one-man table read of the pilot script I've been writing for a proposed TV series based on Hero of Two Worlds. ---- For all the details on the paperback tour in September click here: bit.ly/mikeduncantour For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 New...
October Events! Tickets on Sale!
July 21, 2022 22:53 - 3 minutes - 4.53 MBOct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall --- Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Speaking Tour! Live and in person!
July 04, 2022 04:28 - 3 minutes - 4.84 MBFor all the details on the paperback tour click here: bit.ly/mikeduncantour More info on the October speaking performances as soon as we have firm dates/times/tickets.
10.101- The United Oppositon
June 18, 2022 22:02 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBTo be in power, or not to be in power, that is the question...
10.100- History Never Ends
June 10, 2022 03:36 - 42 minutes - 58 MBAfter one hundred episodes, you might agree!
10.98- The Union of Soviet Socialst Republics
May 24, 2022 21:39 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBForward in the USSR
10.97- The Trial of the SRs
May 17, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBThere's no business like show business.
10.96- Starving To Death
May 11, 2022 21:02 - 32 minutes - 45 MBYou know we're covering an upbeat period of history when the title of the episode is "Starving To Death"
10.95- Russian Empire Soviet Empire
April 25, 2022 23:19 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBTbh, it's bit like one of those "circle five differences in these two pictures that otherwise seem identical" games.
10.94- The New Policies
April 18, 2022 20:34 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBWhen the old policies aren't working...try new policies!
10.93- The Kronstadt Rebellion
April 11, 2022 23:08 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBPoetically, or ominously, coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Paris Commune...
10.92- Long Live the Bolsheviks Death to the Communists
April 04, 2022 22:03 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB[Insert Spider-Man meme here]
10.90- The Polish Soviet War
March 15, 2022 16:45 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBWhy stop fighting when you can keep fighting?
10.89- The Collapse of the Whites
March 07, 2022 20:06 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBSpoiler Alert in the title.
10.87- Anarchy in Ukraine
February 21, 2022 22:53 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBNestor Makhno thy time has come. Sponsors DrinkTrade.com/revolutions Ritual.com/revolutions
10.86- The Communist Soviets
February 14, 2022 23:14 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBAll power to the Soviets!* *The Communist Party --------------------- APRIL 30, 2022: Live Performance at Coletivo in Milwaukee.
10.85- The German Revolution
February 08, 2022 00:55 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBThere *was* a revolution in Germany. But it wasn't like the revolution in Russia. Sponsors: Harrys.com/revolutions BetterHelp.com/revolutions
10.84- The End of the World
January 31, 2022 23:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBThe end of WWI was a pretty big deal all things considered. Sponsors: Audible.com/revolutions DrinkTrade.com/revolutions GreenChef.com/revolutions130
10.83- Terror Is Necessary
January 24, 2022 23:46 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBBut is it though? sponsor: ritual.com/REVOLUTIONS
10.82- The House of Special Purpose
January 17, 2022 20:58 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBTime to tie up some loose ends.
10.81- The Revolt of the Left SRs
January 10, 2022 20:43 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBHey it was worth a shot. Well, actually, probably not. Register for digital book talk with me and Jonathan Katz on his new book: Gangsters of Capitalism Jan 18 w/ Politics and Prose.
10.80- The Revolt of the Czechoslovak Legion
December 20, 2021 19:31 - 35 minutes - 49 MBTime to play the wild card.
10.79- Reds and Whites
December 13, 2021 22:00 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBTime to head into the final lap...
10.78- Neither War Nor Peace
December 06, 2021 18:06 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBWhat's better than war and peace? Neither war nor peace!
10.76- Liberty or Victory
November 23, 2021 22:24 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBCan anyone guess which one Lenin and the Bolsheviks will choose?
10.75- The People's Commissars
November 15, 2021 17:22 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBThe Bolsheviks caught the car. Now they had to figure out what to do with it.
10.74- The Great October Socialist Revolution
November 09, 2021 00:12 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBWe made it.
10.73- Zeno's Revolution
November 02, 2021 16:51 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBWherein we keep moving toward the October Revolution by progressing halfway to halfway to halfway to halfway... Link: Event w/ Dr. Faith Hillis for her book Utopia's Discontents.
Episode 10.73 Episoded Delayed Until Next Week
October 24, 2021 18:10 - 54 seconds - 1.23 MB[Insert Frowny Face Emojis Here] But I will still be in Pasadena Oct 27! Link to All The Details.
10.72- The Decision
October 18, 2021 18:54 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBComrade Lenin says don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Link to details on the talk/signing in Pasadena!