Dan takes us on deep dives of fascinating moments in history, weaving a narrative tapestry from many historical sources and making the past more alive and accessible while exploring extreme human situations. If you’re a history nerd and enjoy storytelling, this is the podcast for you. It is by far my favorite podcast and I always look forward to the next one, although due to the quality it can sometimes take a while.
Lol. I’m not entirely sure what about his show makes it, “hardcore.” The intro voice, the fact that he’s often focusing on the more extreme human experience moments in history? I like the way he does deep-dives, goes into tangential connections between things that are not always obvious, quotes primary sources, and still generally sticks to a larger narrative. Doesn’t seem easy to do.