Nov 28, 2025
Dan visits with Professor Alex Wellerstein, whose new book about Truman and the dropping of the atomic bombs will challenge everything you think you know about the subject.
Feb 6, 2022
Author, actor and senior fellow at the Modern War Institute Max Brooks joins Dan to discuss asymmetrical warfare and related societal issues.
1. "On War" by Gen. Carl von
Clausewitz
2. “The Art of War” by Sun Tsu
3. "War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century” by
Alvin and Heidi Toffler
Jan 29, 2022
Iranian-born historian John Ghazvinian's new book is about the history of the U.S.-Iranian relationship. He and Dan discuss coups, oil, religion, history, arms deals, Shahs, U.S. presidents and wars.
1. “America and Iran: A History,
1720 to the Present” by John Ghazvinian.
Dec 13, 2021
Elon Musk and Bill Riley from SpaceX join Dan to discuss the underappreciated role of science and engineering in war. As you might imagine, military aircraft feature prominently in the conversation.
1. The Wages of destruction by
Adam Tooze
2.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
3.The Wages of Destruction: The Making and
Breaking...
Nov 5, 2021
Historian Dan Jones’ specialty is the Middle Ages. Dan Carlin adores the Middle Ages. Normans anyone?
1. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan
Jones
2. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy
Warriors by Dan Jones
3. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and
the...