A word of warning, each of the revolutions start with setup episode(s) that are rather dry and not particularly interesting but necessary to set the scene.
English (1st series) and American (2nd) are skippable. He was trying to make the revolutions fit a shorter format and it didn’t really work.
I didn’t know much about the French revolution (3rd) so that was pretty interesting.
The Independence of South America (5th), with Simon Bolivar, is good and has some set up for the Mexican revolution.
The european revolutions of the 1840s (7th) was really interesting and I’d never heard of them before. I feel like they are helpful in seeing how moderates react in a revolutionary setting.
The French Commune (8th) was interesting, especially in regard to how they dealt with the inevitable.
I think the Mexican Revolution (9th) was my favorite. Some great “characters” with Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. My recollection is the setting is an elderly government that refused to give up power… That may or may not have relevance today.
The Russian Revolution (10th) was interesting in how a relatively small group (10k people) was able to take power in an apathetic population of 100M. Also, that the other politicians and groups thought the Communists were a joke and weren’t really threatened when they took power.
Also, if you liked the Andor (Star Wars) show, the writer for that was apparently heavily influenced by the Revolutions podcast.
A word of warning, each of the revolutions start with setup episode(s) that are rather dry and not particularly interesting but necessary to set the scene.
English (1st series) and American (2nd) are skippable. He was trying to make the revolutions fit a shorter format and it didn’t really work.
I didn’t know much about the French revolution (3rd) so that was pretty interesting.
The Independence of South America (5th), with Simon Bolivar, is good and has some set up for the Mexican revolution.
The european revolutions of the 1840s (7th) was really interesting and I’d never heard of them before. I feel like they are helpful in seeing how moderates react in a revolutionary setting.
The French Commune (8th) was interesting, especially in regard to how they dealt with the inevitable.
I think the Mexican Revolution (9th) was my favorite. Some great “characters” with Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. My recollection is the setting is an elderly government that refused to give up power… That may or may not have relevance today.
The Russian Revolution (10th) was interesting in how a relatively small group (10k people) was able to take power in an apathetic population of 100M. Also, that the other politicians and groups thought the Communists were a joke and weren’t really threatened when they took power.
Also, if you liked the Andor (Star Wars) show, the writer for that was apparently heavily influenced by the Revolutions podcast.
That’s a really thorough helpful breakdown! I’d have picked English and American so thanks for the heads up
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