How to start your own golden age
Jun 19, 2025•29 min
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episode description
History has many lessons for how to develop a successful civilisation. The trick is to understand the patterns that lead to optimism and innovation. So, where do we rate in the 21st century? Also, why all history is revisionist and why a healthy sense of revisionism drives a deeper understanding of the past, present and future.
Guests
Johan Norberg — author and historian. Senior Fellow, Cato institute in Washington DC
Associate Professor Sarah Percy — Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland
Dr James Banner — Historian and co-founder of the National Humanities Alliance
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android
Open in Metacast