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Revolutions

Mike Duncan•www.revolutionspodcast.com
History
Education
Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns which all revolutions seem to follow - and created a fictional history of the Martian Revolution of 2247. The series is written from the point of view of a historian working hundreds of years after the Martian Revolution and will be presented in the style and format of previous seasons of Revolutions. It will look, sound, and feel like a Mike Duncan history podcast…but will instead be a fictional narrative of a gripping science-fiction epic. Revolutions is a podcast that covers the great political revolutions that have defined the modern world. Each season is a long-form narrative covering a different defining revolutionary epoch across three hundred years of history. It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments. After more than 350 episodes over ten seasons of narrative nonfiction, the 12th season is a fictional account of the Martian Revolution of 2247. *BREAKING NEWS* In the fall of 2025, the Revolutions podcast will return to its roots by diving into the great revolutions of the 20th century. The new run of episodes begins with the story of Irish Independence, a dramatic upheaval in the wake of WWI that saw Ireland free itself from centuries of English rule. Full of inspiring personalities, tragic events, and thrilling triumphs, Irish Independence is one of the most gripping events in revolutionary history. Future seasons will plunge ahead through the turbulent 20th century, and include the Spanish Civil War, the Cuban Revolution, and the Algerian War of Independence.
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Episodes

3.17- A Temporary Summit

After the Feast of the Federation, Revolutionary France was outwardly calm, but internally divided.

Nov 17, 2014•31 min•Season 3Ep. 19

3.16- The Society of 1789

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Nov 10, 2014•29 min•Season 3Ep. 18

3.15- The Rise of the Jacobins

After the move to Paris, radical delegates from the National Assembly formed a new political club to help push their agenda.

Nov 03, 2014•30 min•Season 3Ep. 17

3.14- The Women's March on Versailles

In October 1789 some angry houswives changed the course of the French Revolution. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions

Oct 27, 2014•29 min•Season 3Ep. 16

3.13- The Rights of Man

After the Night of August 4th, the National Assembly divided into new political factions.

Oct 19, 2014•30 min•Season 3Ep. 14

3.12- The Great Fear

After a wave of chaos spread across France, the National Assembly abolished feudalism on the night of Aug. 4, 1789.

Oct 13, 2014•29 min•Season 3Ep. 13

3.10- The Tennis Court Oath

On Day 2 of the Estates General, the Third Estate went on strike. Sponsor link: Lynda.com/revolutions

Sep 22, 2014•29 min•Season 3Ep. 10

3.9- What is the Third Estate?

The debate over the coming Estates General awakened the political consciousness of the Third Estate. Also the weather was rotten.

Sep 15, 2014•31 min•Season 3Ep. 9

3.8- The Day of the Tiles

The king's attempt to break the Parments in the summer of 1788 was was met by widespread resistence.

Sep 08, 2014•26 min•Season 3Ep. 8

3.5- The Assembly of Notables

King Louis called the Assembly of Notables in early 1787 to approve a major fincancial reform package. But intead of rubber stamping the initiatives, the Notables scrutinized every detail.

Aug 17, 2014•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5

3.4- Necker and the Necklace

Just as the financial situation was about to explode the monarchy was hit by a public relations nightmare.

Aug 10, 2014•27 min•Season 3Ep. 4

3.3- Resistance to Reform

As power passed from Louis XV to Louis XVI, royal ministers attempted to implement reforms, but were thewarted at every turn.

Aug 03, 2014•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3

3.2-The Broken Regime

The Ancien Regime was a mess in desperate need of reform.

Jul 20, 2014•28 min•Season 3Ep. 2

3.1- The Three Estates

The population of pre-Revolutionary France was divided into Three Estates: the Church, the Nobility and Everyone Else.

Jul 14, 2014•27 min•Season 3Ep. 1

2.15- The Rising Sun

The ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights marks the end of the Revolutionary Era.

May 25, 2014•36 min•Season 2Ep. 16

2.14- The Critical Period

Between the end of the War of Independence and the Constitutional Convention the new United States was plagued by problems. The Articles of Confederation were not up to solving them.

May 18, 2014•30 min•Season 2Ep. 15

2.13- The Articles of Confederation

As the newly independent United States trasitioned from war to peace, it was tripped up by the ineffective Articles of Confederation.

May 12, 2014•27 min•Season 2Ep. 14

2.12- Yorktown

Lord Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown in October 1781. His surrender ended the American War of Independence.

May 04, 2014•27 min•Season 2Ep. 13

2.11- Tarleton's Quarter

Despite the thrashing he gave Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, Lord Cornwallis found the Carolinas slipping out of his grasp.

Apr 27, 2014•29 min•Season 2Ep. 12

2.9- Valley Forge

After Saratoga the French joined the war, the British changed strategies and Washington's army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge.

Apr 13, 2014•29 min•Season 2Ep. 10

2.8- Saratoga

Gentleman Johnny's Party Train ran into some trouble in 1777.

Mar 30, 2014•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9

2.7- Crossing the Delaware

With the revolution on the line, George Washginton led his army to victory at Trenton. Unfortunately he would be unable to stop the British from taking Philadelphia in 1777.

Mar 24, 2014•28 min•Season 2Ep. 8