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 It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments.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

10.27- Coming Together Drifting Apart

As factional disputes arose, radical Russians attempt to forge larger alliances. sponsor: casper.com/revolutions

Dec 23, 201932 minSeason 10Ep. 27

10.26- The Far East

In the 1890s Russia expanded its influence in the far east, which put them on a collision course with Japan. Sponsor: Harrys.com/revolutions

Dec 16, 201929 minSeason 10Ep. 26

10.23- On Agitation

Why propagandize when you can agitate? Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

Nov 25, 201928 minSeason 10Ep. 23

10.22- Vladimir and Nadya

The great Marxist meet cute. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

Nov 18, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 22

10.19- Nicky and Alix

When Nicky met Alix... Link to the Pax Britannica Interview Link to the Eastern Border Interview Sponsor: audible.com/revolutuions

Oct 21, 201929 minSeason 10Ep. 19

10.18- The Witte System

If your nascent bourgeoisie isn't big enough or rich enough to industrialize your Empire, just call Sergei Witte. He'll know what to do.

Oct 14, 201924 minSeason 10Ep. 18

10.17- The Emancipation of Labor Group

Everyone know Marxism isn't applicable to Russia. What my theory presupposes is...what if it did? sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

Oct 07, 201933 minSeason 10Ep. 17

10.15- The Tsar Must Die

Kids today have no respect. Sponsor: casper.com/revolutions

Sep 23, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 15

10.14- The Tsar Liberator

After the disaster of the Crimean War, it was time for an era of Great Reform. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

Sep 16, 201925 minSeason 10Ep. 14

10.13- Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality

Really missed a chance to call this episode "The Three Pillars of Russian Absolutism. Come hang out with us at soundeducation.fm

Sep 09, 201929 minSeason 10Ep. 13

10.12- The Decembrists

In December 1825, the Decembrists became the Decembrists. Sponsor: casper.com

Aug 26, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 12

10.11- War and Peace

This week, it's nothing less than The Divine Savior vs. The Antichrist

Aug 19, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 11

10.10- The Russian Empire

Peter the Great and Catherine the Great made the Russian Empire great.

Aug 05, 201931 minSeason 10Ep. 10

10.9- The Third Rome

Two Romes have fallen. The third stands. And there will be no fourth. No one shall replace your Christian Tsardom!

Jul 28, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 9

10.8- The Red And The Black

In 1872, the First International fractured into rival camps led by Marx and Bakunin.

Jul 07, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 8

10.5- The Adventures of Mikhail Bakunin

Mikhail Bakunin circumnavigated the globe and came back convinced that coercive authority was the pits. Direct Link: 10.5- The Adventures of Mikhail Bakunin Sponsor: casper.com/revolutions

Jun 17, 201928 minSeason 10Ep. 5

10.4- Historical Materialism

The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles? Come see us: Intelligent Speech Conference

Jun 10, 201932 minSeason 10Ep. 4

10.3- The Three Pillars of Marxism.

According to Lenin, Karl Marx was, "the genius who continued and consummated the three main ideological currents of the 19th century, as represented by the three most advanced countries of mankind: classical German philosophy, classical English political economy, and French socialism combined with French revolutionary doctrines in general.” Come see us in NY: Intelligent Speech Conference.

Jun 03, 201929 minSeason 10Ep. 3

10.2- The Adventures of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels dreamed of revolution. But what happens when the revolution comes and then goes? Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions Recommendation: The Once and Future King

May 27, 201930 minSeason 10Ep. 2