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“Sebastian is smart, funny, and always transparent. I love that he opens up about his own potential biases and always corrects himself if he inadvertently propagates a historical myth (something that is shockingly easy to do). Great for any fan of history who is both open-minded and a critical thinker.
Now I have some thoughts on a few episode series that I just had to get out:
It’s painful for me to hear Jared Diamond’s thesis treated so savagely, because I really buy some of his assertions, but I remember when I read Guns, Germs, and Steel having similar uncomfortable thoughts about the condescension he sometimes directed at various non-European peoples. I do still think his ideas about plant and animal domestication and the impact that has had on how different regions of the world developed have some legs.
And Graham Hancock… Oh, Graham Hancock. I naively bought Fingerprints of the Gods in good faith, not having heard of Hancock, curious about his thesis, and I couldn’t honestly make it to the halfway point before giving up and brooding about my lost $10 or whatever. The way he cherry-picks his facts, skims past Occam’s razor, jumps to conclusions, and complains about the biases of “mainstream academia” is so intellectually frustrating. He FRUSTRATED me. So hearing him taken down was immensely satisfying.”
universalworst via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/08/23
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“This really is an awesome show. Sebastian gets right to the point and always tells a great story. Even if you just like history a little, you will love this show!”
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United States of America ·
03/19/16
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“Major is my teacher at my current high school and I can honestly say these podcasts are exactly how he teaches his classes: full of life, passion, and comedy on the odd(...?) subject matter (though his classes are a little more PG). These podcasts educate you on historical facts and myths and add...”Read full review »
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11/23/15
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“Does a great job at sifting through the boring bits and provides all the best and most important facts in a modern and entertaining manner.”
Lochlan2015 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/18/16
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