Phil
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Behind the Bastards
- By: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance ...
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Interesting guests and subjects, terrible host
- By Leah F on 02-22-22
Great for smart people
Reviewed: 01-30-23
Love this conan o'brien-esque over-the-top satirical podcast about historical and pop-culture figures who sucked. absurdly good stuff.
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Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition)
- 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.
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150 years of Westeros history
- By Kingsley on 11-22-18
- Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition)
- 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Very good.
Reviewed: 11-13-22
I was very entertained, but I am a huge fan of all things out of the Game of Thrones universe. I have all the books and seasons of anything GoT related so it's pretty impossible for me to not be entertained. highly recommend. Great performance by the narrator also.
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Europe
- A History
- By: Norman Davies
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 61 hrs and 48 mins
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Norman Davies captures it all - the rise and fall of Rome, the sweeping invasions of Alaric and Atilla, the Norman Conquests, the Papal struggles for power, the Renaissance and the Reformation, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Europe's rise to become the powerhouse of the world, and its eclipse in our own century, following two devastating World Wars.
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My Favorite Historian
- By bernickus on 05-14-19
- Europe
- A History
- By: Norman Davies
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Super good and long!
Reviewed: 10-28-22
An unbelievably entertaining history lesson on Europe told by someone who can convincingly recite just about every European language flawlessly. I have a background in German, so that's the only one I know about for sure, but wow. The author wrote a great book and then they found probably the best narrator they could. Also this book is full of tidbits of knowledge that I hope I will remember for a long time. There were at least 50 times while listening I thought "wow, that is so freaking interesting; I had no idea. I hope I don't forget that".
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The Heavenly Table
- A Novel
- By: Donald Ray Pollock
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1917, in that sliver of borderland that divides Georgia from Alabama. Dispossessed farmer Pearl Jewett ekes out a hardscrabble existence with his three young sons: Cane (the eldest, handsome, intelligent); Cob (short, heavyset, a bit slow); and Chimney (the youngest, thin, ill-tempered). Several hundred miles away in Southern Ohio, a farmer by the name of Ellsworth Fiddler lives with his son, Eddie, and his wife, Eula.
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Transgressive, just not transcendent.
- By Darwin8u on 09-27-16
- The Heavenly Table
- A Novel
- By: Donald Ray Pollock
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Very, very entertaining
Reviewed: 10-16-22
I listened to this because I liked the movie adapted from his other book 'The Devil all the Time' and definitely was not disappointed. it's cliche to say in these reviews at this point, but I didn't want this to end. I also wished he had more books/stories published. Also, the narrator did a great job with the voices. I'll undoubtedly be listening to this book more than the twice I've already listened to it.
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2666
- By: Roberto Bolaño
- Narrated by: John Lee, Armando Durán, G. Valmont Thomas, and others
- Length: 39 hrs and 15 mins
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Composed in the last years of Roberto Bolaño's life, 2666 was greeted across Europe and Latin America as his highest achievement, surpassing even his previous work in its strangeness, beauty, and scope. Its throng of unforgettable characters includes academics and convicts, an American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student and her widowed, mentally unstable father. Their lives intersect in the urban sprawl of Santa Teresa - a fictional Juárez - on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The Best Book I Read or Listened to in 2009
- By William on 01-05-10
- 2666
- By: Roberto Bolaño
- Narrated by: John Lee, Armando Durán, G. Valmont Thomas, Scott Brick, Grover Gardner
This might be the best book I've ever listened to!
Reviewed: 10-04-22
I can't say enough good things about this book. I've already ordered a physical copy because I know I'm going to need do read this book more than once. it's very funny, entertaining, and engrossing. What a page turner! The writing is amazing, the different performers are all perfectly suited to their respective section, and I wanted this book to be never-ending. Brilliant!
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The Great War
- A Combat History of the First World War
- By: Peter Hart
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
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World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. "Total war" emerged as a grim, mature reality. In The Great War, Peter Hart provides a masterful combat history of this global conflict.
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Horrible Listen
- By Eric Ring on 11-16-21
- The Great War
- A Combat History of the First World War
- By: Peter Hart
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
One of those books i didn't want to end.
Reviewed: 09-19-22
I had a great time listening to this book. It doesn't just focus on the Western Front in WwI; it covers most areas of the war. A very good listen. I'll probably listen to it again at some point.
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Common Sense with Dan Carlin
- By: Dan Carlin
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Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect.
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The way he looks at all sides of an issue.
- By Anonymous User on 12-14-23
Dan is more rational than most.
Reviewed: 09-06-22
Everyone needs a dose of Dan's wisdom. It's too bad he stopped making this podcast.
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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
- By: Team Coco & Earwolf
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After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.
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Hilarious
- By Mike on 12-22-20
Funny and interesting.
Reviewed: 09-06-22
Super good podcast. Brought me out of a funk when I hadn't laughed out loud for about 2 years.
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History on Fire
- By: Daniele Bolelli
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Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.
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I guess it's guys with "Dan" in their name?
- By Conner on 07-10-24
Awesome!!
Reviewed: 09-06-22
Very, very good podcast. it's just a shame it changed to basically releasing subscriber-only content.
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The Martyrmade Podcast
- By: Reggie Cannon
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Mythology & Religion in the Human Story
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The first 15 or so are amazing.
- By Phil on 09-06-22
- The Martyrmade Podcast
- By: Reggie Cannon
The first 15 or so are amazing.
Reviewed: 09-06-22
The first 15 or so episodes on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, cannibalism, and Jim Jones are top-shelf podcasts, but the more recent episodes leave something to be desired.
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