We Weren't There Podcast
New Podcasts every Wednesday. A show where two different perspectives on history present and discuss topics. We explore the events we weren't around to experience to better understand people, the world, and how things came to be.
Episodes
We continue the Gracchi saga with Gaius, the fiery and impulsive younger brother. I wonder if the senate will respond to his provocations with grace and dignity.
Sources coming soon...
We go far back in time, further than we have in a long time, to discuss the possibly mythical kings of Rome. Maybe this story can explain why they hate kings so much.
So many to choose from, but today the impostors focused on range from some of the first ever cases in ancient Rome to the modern day and then back to the Russian Time of Troubles. Naturally these stories can get quite absurd
Today is a long one, but justifiably so I think. Unpacking the dense topic of Spain's transition from Francoism to democracy through the lens of a central figure: Adolfo Suarez. This is a topic that should be more well known, especially when the reverse transition is a concern among many in this day and age, and now you do!Sources coming Soon...
Answering some questions from family and friends! Not every topic needs to be that deep, having some questions answered is a great way to learn too!
Feel free to leave your questions below for a future iteration.
Sources coming soon...
A discussion on one of the weirdest and most successful disasters in history.Sources coming soon...
A discussion on quotes relating to history. This goes to different places, a way to talk about philosophy and other subjects as it relates to humanity and its time on this earth through the eyes of others, alive or dead.
"No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men."Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, "The Hero as Divinity""Who controls the past controls the fu...
A niche character most people are not aware of, but potentially crucial in the course of world history. WW2 in East Asia may have looked a lot different without him, or maybe not. Regardless, an interesting guy to talk about.
Itoh, Mayumi. The Making of China's War with Japan : Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xueliang. Singapore :Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature, 2016.
This week, we discuss some conspiracy theories related to history. While they seem ridiculous, do they have truths hidden within?
We start off this series with a discussion on Tiberius Gracchus, a person of historical influence, significance, and mystery. Politics and murder, a tale as old as time.Sources:Deveraux, Bret. "Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus." A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry. WordPress. January 17, 2025. https://acoup.blog/2025/01/17/collections-on-the-gracchi-part-i-tiberius-gracchus/Mathisen, Ralph W. Ancien...
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