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Revolutions

Mike Duncan

New episode 10 weeks ago

Made by
Mike Duncan
Episodes
400 episodes
Last episode
August 17, 2026
Rating
4.9 / 5
Charts
Apple No. 25 · Pocket Casts No. 25 · Audible No. 38
On Audible since
July 26, 2023

No. 19 on Across the charts in History, and on 1 other chart here.

What it is

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 It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments.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

Latest episodes

  1. Live Event in NYC Thursday May 14 April 28, 2026 · 1 min
  2. 11.3- The Martian Way November 4, 2024 · 31 min
  3. 11.2- In With the Old October 28, 2024 · 27 min
  4. 11.0- Welcome to the Martian Revolution October 21, 2024 · 6 min
  5. 11.1- The Colonization of Mars October 21, 2024 · 25 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 5 on Most listened to in History, reached October 22, 2026. Seen on 8 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 38 5 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 23September 6, 2026 — position 26September 8, 2026 — position 26September 10, 2026 — position 24September 11, 2026 — position 16September 12, 2026 — position 16September 13, 2026 — position 21September 17, 2026 — position 20September 21, 2026 — position 21September 22, 2026 — position 21September 23, 2026 — position 22September 24, 2026 — position 22September 25, 2026 — position 21September 26, 2026 — position 30September 27, 2026 — position 30September 28, 2026 — position 23September 29, 2026 — position 23September 30, 2026 — position 24October 1, 2026 — position 26October 2, 2026 — position 25October 3, 2026 — position 23October 4, 2026 — position 23October 5, 2026 — position 17October 6, 2026 — position 23October 7, 2026 — position 23October 8, 2026 — position 31October 9, 2026 — position 34October 10, 2026 — position 36October 11, 2026 — position 36October 12, 2026 — position 32October 13, 2026 — position 29October 14, 2026 — position 27October 15, 2026 — position 32October 16, 2026 — position 33October 17, 2026 — position 34October 18, 2026 — position 22October 19, 2026 — position 21October 20, 2026 — position 21October 21, 2026 — position 21October 22, 2026 — position 5October 23, 2026 — position 29October 24, 2026 — position 38
Most listened to in History — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Most listened to in History 5 42 days October 24, 2026
Highest rated 5 35 days October 23, 2026
Across the charts in History 7 42 days October 24, 2026
Highest rated in History 7 42 days October 24, 2026
Most listened to 20 35 days October 23, 2026
Pocket Casts · History 21 42 days October 24, 2026
Apple Podcasts · History 22 42 days October 24, 2026
Pocket Casts top 100 83 42 days October 24, 2026

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