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Revolutions

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 It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments.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.

Episodes

10.54- War or Revolution

War will cause another revolution? No! War will prevent another revolution. Sponsor: keeps.com/revolutions

May 24, 202131 minSeason 10Ep. 57

10.53- The Balkans

Confused by how events Balkans could spark a world war? Good news, you're not alone. All the Great Powers of Europe are right there with you. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

May 17, 202130 minSeason 10Ep. 56

10.51- Our Friend

A rapist protected by powerful friends? Who has ever heard of such a thing? Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

Apr 12, 202117 minSeason 10Ep. 53

10.50- The Holy Man

Why be an illiterate Siberian peasant when you can be a sought after curiosity in St. Petersburg. sponsor: awaytravel.com/revolutions

Apr 05, 202115 minSeason 10Ep. 52

10.49- The Tsarevich

Wherein the gods hate me, but they hated Alexei Romanov even more... Sponsor: HelloFresh/Revolutions12

Mar 29, 202115 minSeason 10Ep. 51

10.47- The Duma of Lords and Lackeys

After re-writing election laws to ensure a Duma he could work with, Prime Minister Stolypin finally had a Duma he could work with. Sponsor: harrys.com/revolution .

Mar 15, 202134 minSeason 10Ep. 49

10.46- The Permanent Revolution

Why have two revolutions when you can have one big long revolution? sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

Mar 08, 202132 minSeason 10Ep. 48

10.45- The Disunity Congresses

Unity Congress more like DISunity Congress, amirite? sponsor: audible.com/revolutions.

Feb 28, 202135 minSeason 10Ep. 47

10.43- The Coup of 1907

Wherein we ask the ask the eternal question: Was it really a coup? Sponsor: HelloFresh

Jan 24, 202135 minSeason 10Ep. 45

10.42- The Stolypin Reforms

To celebrate his new reform program, Prime Minster Stolypin handed out commemorative neckties. Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

Jan 18, 202135 minSeason 10Ep. 44

10.41- The Duma of National Anger

They didn't get dubbed "The Duma of National Anger" because they were quiescent and complacent. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

Jan 11, 202135 minSeason 10Ep. 43

What Happened

Wherein I explain what the heck happened to me.

Dec 25, 20207 minSeason 10Ep. 41

10.39- The End of Part I

Maybe if Nicholas hadn't been so set on rejecting the verdict of 1905, there wouldn't be a Part II to look forward to.

Apr 05, 202037 minSeason 10Ep. 40

10.37- The General Strike

That time everyone stayed home from work. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions .

Mar 22, 202033 minSeason 10Ep. 38

10.36- The Bulygin Constitution

When you think you're out in the front of the pack, but really you're being lapped. Sponsor: Harrys.com/revolutions

Mar 15, 202031 minSeason 10Ep. 37

10.35- Sinking Ships

When you pray for a miracle and all God sends is a metaphor. Voyage of the Damned Video Battle of Tsushima Video

Mar 09, 202032 minSeason 10Ep. 36

10.34- The Wave of Protest

Bloody Sunday triggered the largest popular protests the Russian Empire had ever seen. sponsor: away.com/revolutions20

Mar 02, 202032 minSeason 10Ep. 35

10.33- Bloody Sunday

When people are crying out for help, maybe don't murder them in the streets. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

Feb 24, 202044 minSeason 10Ep. 34

10.32- The Union of Liberation

The Russian Revolution of 1905 actually began in 1904. Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

Feb 17, 202031 minSeason 10Ep. 33

10.31- A Big Mistake

What happens when you think victory will be easy, defeat will be catastrophic...and then you start to lose?

Feb 10, 202030 minSeason 10Ep. 32

10.30- The SRs

When you can't decide whether to cultivate the revolutionary potential of the peasants or assassinate government officials, the SRs say: why not both?

Feb 03, 202031 minSeason 10Ep. 31

10.28- The Spark

To build a fire one first needs a spark.

Jan 20, 202029 minSeason 10Ep. 29