Relevant History

Commodus' Henchmen part 2

This episode will cover the back half of Commodus' reign, when two politicians, Cleander at first and then Marcia later rose to power in the chaotic world that was Commodus' Rome. 

Pandemics part two: recovery and reform (Polio and H5N1)

In this episode, I will explain how people were able to control Polio and H5N1. I will also give an overall conslution based off all of the pandemics I have studied. 

Commodus' henchmen part I: Saoterus and Perennis

This episode covers the begining of Commodus' reigen, when the politics were so rediculus they make every other era look tame by comparison. 

Pandemics I: H1N1 and the Spanish Influenza

This episode will cover the H1N1 and the Spanish Flu: the H1N1 pandemic was an unheeded warning and the Spanish Flu was the 2nd worst pandemic ever, where it seemed for a brief moment like the world was going to end. 

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 2: an Enviornmental crisis.

In this episode, I'll cover the ecological crisis that occurred on Rapa Nui after all of the trees on the island went extinct, as well as the innovative ways the islanders responded to this crisis. 

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) part 1: politics, ethnicity and tragedy

An overview of the politics on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) before Europeans arrived and the genocide that occurred. 

Ancient Iranian communism Part 2

Part 2 of the Iranian communism series is all about the second reign of Kavad and the succession conflicts which would eventually claim Mazdak's life. Lots of betrayal and political compromise. 
 
 
 

Ancient Iranian communism Part 1

In this episode I'll talk about the lead-up to the communist movement in Iran as well as the specific beliefs of the Iranian communists, who called themselves Mazdakites.
 

Medieval Russian Democracy Part 2

This episode will be about the later history of the Novgorod Republic, from the 1230's when the republic was invaded numerous times, to the 1300's, arguably the peak of Novgorod's power, to the 1470's, when Ivan III burned the city down.
 
 

Medieval Russian Democracy Part 1

​In this episode I examine the origin of a medieval Russian democracy known as the Novgorod Republic and what this tells us about how and where democracy can blossom in the world. 
Image Source: A painting of the Novgorod marketplace by Apollinary Vasnetsov,