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 It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments.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

4.14- The Constitution of 1801

In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not amused.

Mar 14, 201639 minSeason 4Ep. 14

4.13- The War of Knives

From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue.

Mar 07, 201638 minSeason 4Ep. 13

4.12- Toussaint's Clause

Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.

Feb 29, 201636 minSeason 4Ep. 12

4.11- To Attempt the Impossible

In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.

Feb 22, 201632 minSeason 4Ep. 11

4.10- The Third Commission

By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.

Feb 15, 201638 minSeason 4Ep. 10

4.09- What The Future Will Bring

From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.

Feb 08, 201638 minSeason 4Ep. 9

4.08- The Tricolor Commission

In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.

Feb 01, 201637 minSeason 4Ep. 8

4.06- The Second Commission

The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.

Jan 18, 201637 minSeason 4Ep. 6

4.05- The Citizens of April 4

With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792.

Jan 11, 201637 minSeason 4Ep. 5

4.04- Three Revolts

First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.

Jan 04, 201636 minSeason 4Ep. 4

4.03- Free and Equal

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.

Dec 21, 201537 minSeason 4Ep. 3

4.02- The Web of Tension

Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions

Dec 14, 201537 minSeason 4Ep. 2

4.01- Saint-Domingue

The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.

Dec 07, 201536 minSeason 4Ep. 1

3.54- The Empire

Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan

Sep 27, 201529 minSeason 3Ep. 63

3.53- The Consulate

After coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and healed many of its open wounds. So he declared himself Emperor in 1804.

Sep 27, 201527 minSeason 3Ep. 62

3.52- There is Your Man

And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikeduncan

Sep 21, 201535 minSeason 3Ep. 61

3.51- The Coup of Prairial

When the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate that had been running the Directory since 1797 was overthrown. Hey look I'm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeduncan

Sep 14, 201535 minSeason 3Ep. 60

3.50- The Second Coalition

While Bonaparte was off trying to conquer Egypt, the rest of Europe mobilized against France.

Sep 07, 201532 minSeason 3Ep. 59

3.49- The Egyptian Expedition

In July 1798 Bonaparte and his healthy, hopeful army arrived in Egypt. In August 1799 Bonaparte ditched his now demoralized, plague-ridden army and sailed for home.

Aug 31, 201540 minSeason 3Ep. 58

3.48- The Coup of Floreal

The Directory manipulated the elections of Year VI to block left-wing candidates. Meanwhile Talleyrand provoked the Americans into war and Bonaparte sailed for Egypt.

Aug 24, 201534 minSeason 3Ep. 57

3.47- The Directorial Terror

After Fructidor the Directory cracked down on the conservatives. They also created more sister republicans to systematically loot. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions

Aug 17, 201537 minSeason 3Ep. 56

3.46- The Coup of Fructidor

After taking a drubbing in the elections Year V, the Directory decided to just annul the results.

Aug 09, 201538 minSeason 3Ep. 55

3.45- The Fall of Mantua

Bonaparte almost gets beat! But then he doesn't. Also don't invade Ireland in December. sponsor link: http://lynda.com/revolutions.

Aug 03, 201533 minSeason 3Ep. 54

3.44- The War Feeds Itself

Control the central position. Move on the rear. Live off the land. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions

Jul 20, 201537 minSeason 3Ep. 53

3.42- The Whiff of Grapeshot

When the Thermidorean Convention introduced the Constitution of Year III, the political Right went a little nuts.

Jul 05, 201532 minSeason 3Ep. 51

3.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793

That's the slogan that rallied the last remnents of the sans culottes to action...right before they got crushed by the Thermidorean Convention.

Jun 28, 201534 minSeason 3Ep. 50