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 It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments.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

3.24- The September Massacres

With the Allied armies approaching Paris, the sans-culottes broke into all the prisoners and slaughtered the inmates.

Jan 26, 201535 minSeason 3Ep. 29

3.23- The Insurrection of August 10th

On Aug 10, 1792 the radical sections of Paris overthrew the monarchy. Store: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions

Jan 19, 201531 minSeason 3Ep. 28

3.22- War

In April 1792 France declared war on Austria. Store: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com

Jan 12, 201531 minSeason 3Ep. 27

3.21- The Legislative Assembly

The new Legislative Assembly convened in October 1791 and quickly put France on the path to war. Fundraiser Store: http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com

Dec 21, 201433 minSeason 3Ep. 25

3.20- The Constitution of 1791

As the National Assembly drew to a close, the Triumvirate rose to power. http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com

Dec 15, 201431 minSeason 3Ep. 23

3.19- The Massacre of the Champ de Mars

After the Flight to Varennes, populist agistators in Paris called for an end to the monarchy, leading to a bloody confrontation in July 1791. Coming Dec 14: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com

Dec 08, 201429 minSeason 3Ep. 22

The Flight of Emperor Palpatine

Would really like to get my hands on the salacious limericks the good Emperor composed while whacked on spice.

Nov 25, 20144 minSeason 3Ep. 21

3.18- The Flight to Varennes

In June 1791 the royal family tried to escape from Paris, but they were busted while passing through Verennes. Sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions

Nov 24, 201429 minSeason 3Ep. 20

3.17- A Temporary Summit

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

Nov 17, 201431 minSeason 3Ep. 19

3.16- The Society of 1789

In the leadup to the great Fête de la Fédération, the Marquis de Lafayette and a group of liberal nobles began to direct the course of the Revolution.

Nov 10, 201429 minSeason 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, 201430 minSeason 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, 201429 minSeason 3Ep. 16

3.13- The Rights of Man

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

Oct 19, 201430 minSeason 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, 201429 minSeason 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, 201429 minSeason 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, 201431 minSeason 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, 201426 minSeason 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, 201426 minSeason 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, 201427 minSeason 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, 201427 minSeason 3Ep. 3

3.2-The Broken Regime

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

Jul 20, 201428 minSeason 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, 201427 minSeason 3Ep. 1
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