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. Technocracy III: Welcome to the Technate! – Alternate History – North American History

    Published: 15/04/2018
  2. Technocracy II: Techno-snark and the Techno-future – North American History

    Published: 1/04/2018
  3. Technocracy I: Functional Control Is Imperative – North American History

    Published: 18/03/2018
  4. Mohism VI Finale: Big Trouble in Little Moh-town – RPG – Chinese History

    Published: 4/03/2018
  5. Mohism V: Your Mohist Training – RPG – Chinese History

    Published: 18/02/2018
  6. Space Exploration in 1920: In Honor of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch – PDT3K – Science History

    Published: 14/02/2018
  7. Mohism IV: The Castle of Horrors, Part 2 – Chinese History

    Published: 4/02/2018
  8. Mohism III: Dungeon Master Mo and the Castle of Horrors, Part 1 – Chinese History

    Published: 21/01/2018
  9. Dead Contraceptives, feat. Kelly Nussbaum – Women’s History

    Published: 14/01/2018
  10. Mohism II: Working Class Philosophers – Chinese History

    Published: 7/01/2018
  11. Mohism I: Ancient Chinese Leftists – Chinese History

    Published: 24/12/2017
  12. Christmas Ghost Stories: Glámr the Icelandic Draugr, and 13 Candles – Viking History

    Published: 21/12/2017
  13. Self-mummification III: A Japanese Abelard and Heloise – Japanese History

    Published: 10/12/2017
  14. Self-mummification II: The Perfect Samurai and the Farmer Fuck-up – Japanese History

    Published: 26/11/2017
  15. The Merry Thanksgiving of the Burglar and Plumber, 1895 – PDT3K – American History

    Published: 19/11/2017
  16. Self-mummification I: Buddhist Mummies of Japan – Japanese History

    Published: 12/11/2017
  17. Halloween in Scotland and at Sea in 1886 – PDT3K – Scottish History

    Published: 30/10/2017
  18. Titoism Epilogue: Another Personal Reflection – Balkan History

    Published: 29/10/2017
  19. Titoism VII: The National Question: An Interview with Alex Cruikshanks – Balkan History

    Published: 15/10/2017
  20. Titoism VI: Art, Pop, and Yugonostalgia: An Interview with Dr. Noah Charney and Srdjan Perisic – Balkan History

    Published: 1/10/2017

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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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