Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices

A podcast by B. T. Newberg and history nerd friends

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120 Episodes

  1. The All-Gay Army: Ancient Greece’s Sacred Band of Thebes: An Interview with James Romm

    Published: 7/06/2021
  2. Report From Minneapolis: Making Sense of the Riots Over George Floyd’s Death

    Published: 30/05/2020
  3. Covid Cabana: Top 5 Ways to Have Fun Despite the Coronavirus

    Published: 27/03/2020
  4. Fascism II: The Silver Legion: A Real American Fascist Movement – American History

    Published: 18/11/2019
  5. Fascism I: What Is Fascism, and Is Trump It? – Modern History

    Published: 4/11/2019
  6. Introducing Our New Show: The History of Sex!

    Published: 14/10/2019
  7. Best of the Best: Pulp Fiction/Da Derga’s Hostel Mashup – Irish History

    Published: 25/08/2019
  8. Best of the Best: Ghost in the Tablet – Gilgamesh/Ghost in the Shell Mashup – Sumerian History

    Published: 30/06/2019
  9. Put That City to the Sword: Julius Caesar Slaughters Avaricum, Feat. Neil Eckart – Roman History

    Published: 26/05/2019
  10. Gender in Game of Thrones: Its Legacy

    Published: 19/05/2019
  11. What It’s Like to Make a Podcast: An Interview with Sam Hume of Pax Britannica

    Published: 28/04/2019
  12. Doomsday, 1000 AD: How Millenarianism Ushered in the Crusades, Feat. Neil Eckart – European History

    Published: 31/03/2019
  13. Dan Carlin of Hardcore History: Full Interview for the History of History Podcasting

    Published: 17/02/2019
  14. The History of History Podcasting, Feat. Dan Carlin, Bob Packett, Lars Brownworth, Cam Reilly, Lara Eakins, Robin Pierson, Roifield Brown, Jordan Harbour, Travis Dow, Glen Gibbs, and Liz Covart

    Published: 17/02/2019
  15. Steampunk Rome VI: Rome Industrial – An Interview with Jordan Harbour of Twilight Histories – Roman History

    Published: 3/02/2019
  16. Steampunk Rome V: A Pyrrhic Victory: The Death of Ancient Science – RPG, Pt 3 – Egyptian, Greek, and Roman History

    Published: 20/01/2019
  17. Steampunk Rome IV: The Great Library of Alexandria – RPG, Pt 2 – Egyptian, Greek, and Roman History

    Published: 6/01/2019
  18. Steampunk Rome III: Hellenistic Science, Hell Yeah – RPG, Pt 1 – Greek and Roman History

    Published: 23/12/2018
  19. Steampunk Rome II: The Industrial Revolution That Didn’t Happen (And Why Not) – Roman History

    Published: 9/12/2018
  20. Steampunk Rome I: An Ancient Industrial Revolution (Almost) – Roman History

    Published: 25/11/2018

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We explore ideas and practices once believed to be true but no longer. Each dead idea is explored in all its glorious eccentricity. For example, discover miasma, the theory that plague comes from stinky air; or the medical diagnosis of hysteria, which holds that women's wombs wander around their bodies causing trouble. Join us on a fun romp through the history of ideas that didn’t quite stand the test of time.

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