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Tides of History
Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is.New episodes come out Thursdays for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. Listen ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
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4.7 stars from 7,677 ratings
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“Sounds good for a while. Until he inevitably starts banging on about how everyone except white men were oppressed. Yawn.”
ZaphodZZ9 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/23/24
“Very informative podcasts and gives you a good overview of a particular people’s and time and place, so that you at least have a baseline knowledge. And most of the episodes are only 30mins long. I like that Patrick always begins his episode with a dramatic retelling of an unnamed ancient person...”Read full review »
Ddghjjjgggfrxchh via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/18/24
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“I say yes. Patrick is a great host who really has a difficult job. He’s gotta make us relate to human being and civilizations thousands of years old, many before writing existed. Yet somehow he does it in such an enjoyable way.
He really makes you see the similarities between all humans over the...”Read full review »
Nate88888888888 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/27/24
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