February 4, 2016

Notes: Episode 41, Roman Britannia (Part 1)

Notes

As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 9:47 – Phil’s question – why did so many wars end with one decisive battle – is something I’m going to talk about for a bit at this point in terms of social and conventional terms. There’s one thing I forgot to mention, though: armies weren’t […]

February 3, 2016

41. Roman Britannia (Part 1)

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In this episode, we discuss the roots of both the Celtic and Roman civilizations very briefly before diving into their early intersections, beginning with the invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar and ending this part with the Boudican Rebellion and immediate aftermath. Phil Downey returns as guest.

Notes: Episode 40, Early Modern Criminology (Part 2)

Notes

As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 12:34 – Curiously enough, the Miranda warning was not put into place until 1966 in the United States. The familiar set of explanations about a suspect’s rights, usually beginning with the right to remain silent, came out of a Supreme Court case in which Ernesto Arturo […]

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January 15, 2016

40. Early Modern Criminology (Part 2)

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In this episode, we discuss the development of modern forensics and its application to detective work, beginning with the work of Alphonse Bertillon, moving through the golden age of fingerprint analysis and criminal profiling, touching on the Jack the Ripper and H H Holmes murders, and ending with the implementation of DNA profiling in the 1980s.

Notes: Episode 39, Early Modern Criminology (Part 1)

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As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 2:52 – Nope, created by Dr. Franz Mesmer in the 18th century. It was basically the Force from Star Wars in its initial conception as an invisible force exerted by all living things, and Louis XVI was a huge fan. I know, this sounds made up, […]

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January 4, 2016

39. Early Modern Criminology (Part 1)

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In this episode we look at the Victorian view of criminology as informed by Darwin, the scientific revolution, and recent anthropological finds. We discuss the focus on scientific racism, the belief in the inability of humans to escape their biological destiny, and the extremely dangerous and harmful conclusions this led to. Dan McGinnis joins as guest.

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December 16, 2015

Notes: Episode 38, Vlad The Impaler (Part 2)

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As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 6:57 – This rule of three to one in warfare isn’t some newfangled idea, either. Anthropologists and primatologists have witnessed chimpanzees using a similar rule-of-thumb when attacking other groups of chimpanzees, suggesting that we have likely understood this rule for millions of years. It checks out […]

38. Vlad The Impaler (Part 2)

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In this episode we follow Vlad the Impaler from his war against the Ottoman Empire to his imprisonment by the Hungarian King, re-institution as ruler of Wallachia, and mysterious death. We also spend some time discussing moral justifications of the deeds of historical figures. Colin Oliver returns as guest.

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December 2, 2015

Notes: Episode 37, Vlad The Impaler (Part 1)

Notes

As with every show, I’ll list any corrections or clarifications here. If there’s anything I’ve overlooked, please contact me by email or in the comments and I’ll edit the notes to reflect the new information. 4:32 – A map of Wallachia can be found here. The three regions shown in the map would combine to become Romania, to give some context of the region. 10:32 – I know, I’m being a bit evasive on the point of the fall of Constantinople […]

37. Vlad The Impaler (Part 1)

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In this episode we discuss the early years of Vlad III of Wallachia, also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, both personally and in the context of the contemporary collapse of the Byzantine Empire and expansion of the Ottoman Turks. Colin Oliver returns as guest.

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