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 It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments.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

5.21- The Third Sister

In 1822, Antonio Jose Sucre and Simon Bolivar liberated Quito and made Gran Colombia whole. Sponsor Link: Harrys Razors

Dec 04, 201629 minSeason 5Ep. 24

5.20- The Sea Wolf

Lord Thomas Cochrane turned out to be the key to Peru.

Nov 21, 201638 minSeason 5Ep. 22

5.19- The Army of the Andes

José de San Martín gets zonked on opium and marches through the Andes.

Nov 14, 201635 minSeason 5Ep. 21

5.18- Liberation

On June 24, 1821 the Battle of Carabobo secured permanent independence for Venezuela. http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com/

Nov 07, 201641 minSeason 5Ep. 20

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Oct 31, 201610 minSeason 5Ep. 19

5.16- Over The Mountains

In July 1819 Bolívar led a legendary march into the mountains to liberate New Granada once and for all.

Oct 02, 201638 minSeason 5Ep. 16

5.15- The Centaur of the Plains

In January 1818 Simón Bolívar met José Antonio Páez. The War of Venezuelan Independence would never be the same.

Sep 19, 201643 minSeason 5Ep. 15

5.14- El Jefe Supremo

With an assist from the Republic of Haiti, Simon Bolivar launched a new expedition to Venezuela in 1816.

Sep 12, 201635 minSeason 5Ep. 14

5.12- The Desired One

The restoration of King Ferdinand VII spelled big trouble for Spanish American Independence.

Aug 29, 201636 minSeason 5Ep. 12

5.11- The Legions of Hell

In 1814 Simón Bolívar met the Legions of Hell. It wasn't pretty.

Aug 22, 201640 minSeason 5Ep. 11

5.10- War To The Death

Simón Bolívar left Venezuela in 1812. He came back in 1813.

Aug 15, 201643 minSeason 5Ep. 10

5.07- The First Cry For Liberty

Further unrest plagued Spanish America in 1809 as the situation deteriorated back in Spain.

Jul 18, 201633 minSeason 5Ep. 7

5.05- The Leander Expedition

1n 1806, two invasions of South America tested the waters of independence. Also, Bolívar swears to liberate his country or die trying.

Jul 03, 201641 minSeason 5Ep. 5

5.03- The Precursors

After the Seven Years War the Spanish American Empire was hit with an array of revolts. Also six degrees of Francisco de Miranda.

Jun 20, 201644 minSeason 5Ep. 3

5.02- New Granada

After the Bourbons came to power they reformed the Spanish Empire and along the way created the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

Jun 12, 201641 minSeason 5Ep. 2

5.01- The Conquest

After Columbus "discovered" America the Spanish built up an empire upon which the sun never set.

Jun 06, 201644 minSeason 5Ep. 1

4.18- Death to the French

After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French.

Apr 11, 201637 minSeason 4Ep. 19

4.17- Independence

The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804.

Apr 03, 201638 minSeason 4Ep. 17

4.16- Dying Like Flies

In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery.

Mar 28, 201636 minSeason 4Ep. 16

4.15- The Leclerc Expedition

With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.

Mar 21, 201639 minSeason 4Ep. 15