Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

Dan Carlin

Interviews, musings and extra material from the makers of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. If it did not fit in the HH feed it's probably here

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20 episodes
Updated Nov 28, 2025

Episodes20

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Nov 28, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
EP34 Atomic Accountability
Dan visits with Professor Alex Wellerstein, whose new book about Truman and the dropping of the atomic bombs will challenge everything you think you know about the subject.
Jul 5, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min
EP33 Sledgehammer and Big Shot
Henry Sledge, son of Eugene Sledge, writer of the classic war memoir "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa" has released a book that includes tons of material left out of his dad's memoir along with details about growing up as the son of "Sledgehammer"
Mar 29, 2025 · 2 hr 30 min
EP32 The Show with Mike Rowe
Dan has an extended and completely unplanned conversation with TV and podcast host Mike Rowe about jobs, history, media, politics and the current zeitgeist.
Jan 13, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
EP31 Kushite Conversations
Dan talks with writer, broadcaster and journalist Zeinab Badawi about the ancient African kingdom of Kush and her book on African history.
Aug 1, 2024 · 1 hr 37 min
EP30 So, you say you want a revolution?
This show could also have been called "Violent Reflections" as Dan repurposes old work he did on the revolutionary era of the late 1960s. This is NOT a deep HH-style look at the period, but is instead a brief gaze at a potential "Past is Prologue" moment.
Apr 5, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
EP29 The Handmaidens of the Apocalypse
Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen joins Dan to discuss the contents of her new book which, using insider and expert information, dramatically outlines how a nuclear war might unfold.
Feb 16, 2024 · 3 hr 18 min
EP28 Superhumanly Inhuman
This show starts off with an extended discussion of the genocide of Jews in the Holocaust and the associated dangers of extreme governmental power followed by an interview with Holocaust expert and historian Dan Stone.
Aug 16, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
EP27 More Steppe Stories
Huns, Mongols, Turks, Scythians and other nomadic steppe tribes are longtime interests of Dan's. In this show he interviews historian Kenneth W. Harl who specializes in the study of those fascinating peoples. 1. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization by Kenneth W. Harl 2. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia by Peter C. Perdue
May 31, 2023 · 1 hr 42 min
EP26 Dig This!
Daniele Bolelli the fabulous host of "History on Fire" and I fanboy out over archaeology. We had some inexplicable audio problems at times with the recording, so hopefully that doesn't detract from the greatness of the guest.
Apr 1, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
EP25 The Long View
Dan tries focusing a much wider historical lens on perennial human issues like war, land ownership, immigration, ethnicity, environmental worries and the double-edged sword that is human inventiveness. 1. Agricola and Germania by Tacitus 2. A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich by Christopher B. Krebs
Feb 14, 2023 · 2 hr 52 min
EP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick
Rick Rubin joins Dan to discuss human creativity. This unusual show evolves as it goes though and by the end covers a wide array of subjects and topics. By the end it isn't even clear who is asking questions and who is answering them. 1. "Broken Record" with Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/broken-record 2. "Tetragrammaton" podcast with Rick Rubin https://tunein.com/radio/Tetragrammaton-with-Rick-Rubin-p3496748/ 3. "From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire" by Pierre Briant 4. "The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life" by Twyla Tharp 5. "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron 6. "Daily Creative Habit Creative Journal" by Mike Brennan
Nov 16, 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
EP23 Boxing with Ghosts
Ready for an argument? Like Dan's quote voice? Waiting to hear Dan discuss boxing? Then you've hit the trifecta. Boxing expert Mike Silver and Dan discuss whether today's modern fighters could compete with those of yesteryear. 1. The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science by Mike Silver 2. The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing by Mike Silver 3. Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History by Mike Silver 4. Mike Silver boxing website
Aug 20, 2022 · 21 min
EP22 The Fabulous Bill Barrett
Bill Barrett has been the voice of Dan Carlin's podcasts since they began in 2005. In this retrospective Dan looks back at samples of Bill's catalog of work.
Jul 28, 2022 · 1 hr 39 min
EP21 Hollandansandbrook
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook stop by to continue the conversation with Dan that began on their own podcast The Rest is History. 1. "Rubicon" by Tom Holland 2. "Dominion" by Tom Holland 3. "Persian Fire" by Tom Holland
Apr 16, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea
Professor Barry Strauss and Dan talk about Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and a host of historical luminaries in a tale worthy of Shakespeare as the Roman Republic goes down with the ships at Actium. Show Notes: 1. "The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium" by Barry Strauss 2. "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu 3. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History "Death Throes of the Republic"
Feb 6, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
EP19 Asymmetrical Perspectives
Author, actor and senior fellow at the Modern War Institute Max Brooks joins Dan to discuss asymmetrical warfare and related societal issues. 1. "On War" by Gen. Carl von Clausewitz 2. "The Art of War" by Sun Tsu 3. "War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century" by Alvin and Heidi Toffler
Jan 29, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
EP18 Iranian Interconnections
Iranian-born historian John Ghazvinian's new book is about the history of the U.S.-Iranian relationship. He and Dan discuss coups, oil, religion, history, arms deals, Shahs, U.S. presidents and wars. 1. "America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present" by John Ghazvinian.
Dec 13, 2021 · 1 hr 41 min
EP17 Engineering Victory with Elon
Elon Musk and Bill Riley from SpaceX join Dan to discuss the underappreciated role of science and engineering in war. As you might imagine, military aircraft feature prominently in the conversation. 1. The Wages of destruction by Adam Tooze2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3.The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 hr 32 min
EP16 Powers Thrones and Dan Jones
Historian Dan Jones' specialty is the Middle Ages. Dan Carlin adores the Middle Ages. Normans anyone? 1. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 2. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones 3. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones 4. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones 5. Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones
Oct 26, 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
EP15 The Supernova Coda
Author Ian W. Toll who has written extensively on the Pacific Theater in the Second World War joins Dan to put the finishing touches on the Supernova in the East subject matter. 1. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 by Ian W. Toll 2. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 by Ian W. Toll 3. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

EP34 Atomic Accountability

EP33 Sledgehammer and Big Shot

EP32 The Show with Mike Rowe

EP31 Kushite Conversations

EP30 So, you say you want a revolution?

EP29 The Handmaidens of the Apocalypse

EP28 Superhumanly Inhuman

EP27 More Steppe Stories

EP26 Dig This!

EP25 The Long View

EP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick

EP23 Boxing with Ghosts

EP22 The Fabulous Bill Barrett

EP21 Hollandansandbrook

EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea

EP19 Asymmetrical Perspectives

EP18 Iranian Interconnections

EP17 Engineering Victory with Elon

EP16 Powers Thrones and Dan Jones

EP15 The Supernova Coda