REVIEW: Hardcore History – King of Kings III

Dan Carlin wraps up his Persian epic with a five hour marathon episode.

I’ve made the comparison before between a new Hardcore History episode, and your favourite band releasing a new album. Funnily enough, Carlin makes this same reference at the beginning of this episode, noting that this five hour conclusion to the King of Kings series, was akin to a band releasing a ‘double album.’

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REVIEW: Hardcore History – King of Kings II

The king of podcasting Dan Carlin returns with the second installment of his Persian Empire epic, the King of Kings.

Today, like a 90’s teenager eagerly ripping the plastic cover off his favourite band’s new CD that he just bought, I got to digitally unwrap brand new stuff from Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History series. I may have said this before but it merits repeating; it was worth the wait.

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Profile: Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History

“History is a set of lies agreed upon”

– Napoleon Bonaparte

Being that this is my first post here, and that I wanted to write about Podcasts more than anything else, Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History seemed the most obvious place to start. To put a summary line in my introduction, Hardcore History is the best free entertainment on the internet.

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