Behind the Bastards

fun + informative history podcast on awful people and events with a comedic bent

  • wjrii@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Do you mean Kevin Stroud’s linguistic history one? If so, I do listen to it and like it a lot. I didn’t include it because his degrees are in poli-sci and law, but he at least follows my main shibboleth for a thoughtful podcast by not shying away from “it depends” as an answer.

    What I don’t like as much are the “well I need to make sure I tell a good story” types who read one secondary source, misinterpret one primary source, and then spend the rest of their time making sure they are awesome and dramatic. I don’t have time or motivation to keep up with the literature on Egyptology, but I’d prefer to get my survey of the subject from someone who does.