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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

New episode 12 weeks ago

Made by
Dan Carlin
Episodes
13 episodes
Last episode
July 31, 2026
Charts
Apple — · Pocket Casts No. 14 · Audible —

No. 15 on Across the charts in History, and on 1 other chart here.

What it is

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.

Latest episodes

  1. Mania for Subjugation IV July 31, 2026 · 4 hrs 1 min
  2. Mania for Subjugation III December 22, 2025 · 4 hrs 14 min
  3. Mania for Subjugation II January 3, 2025 · 3 hrs 51 min
  4. Mania for Subjugation June 7, 2024 · 4 hrs 12 min
  5. Twilight of the Aesir II November 19, 2023

On the charts

Charting now — best position 4 on Pocket Casts · History, reached September 5, 2026. Seen on 5 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 16 4 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 4September 6, 2026 — position 4September 8, 2026 — position 4September 10, 2026 — position 4September 11, 2026 — position 4September 12, 2026 — position 4September 13, 2026 — position 4September 17, 2026 — position 10September 21, 2026 — position 9September 22, 2026 — position 9September 23, 2026 — position 9September 24, 2026 — position 10September 25, 2026 — position 11September 26, 2026 — position 12September 27, 2026 — position 12September 28, 2026 — position 14September 29, 2026 — position 15September 30, 2026 — position 13October 1, 2026 — position 12October 2, 2026 — position 12October 3, 2026 — position 13October 4, 2026 — position 12October 5, 2026 — position 14October 6, 2026 — position 11October 7, 2026 — position 10October 8, 2026 — position 10October 9, 2026 — position 13October 10, 2026 — position 13October 11, 2026 — position 14October 12, 2026 — position 13October 13, 2026 — position 16October 14, 2026 — position 16October 15, 2026 — position 14October 16, 2026 — position 11October 17, 2026 — position 6October 18, 2026 — position 11October 19, 2026 — position 12October 20, 2026 — position 12October 21, 2026 — position 13October 22, 2026 — position 12October 23, 2026 — position 14October 24, 2026 — position 14
Pocket Casts · History — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Pocket Casts · History 4 42 days October 24, 2026
Apple Podcasts · History 6 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in History 12 42 days October 24, 2026
Pocket Casts top 100 14 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts 37 42 days October 24, 2026

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