Episode 50 marks a turning point—Carlin moves to his current “Blitz” format (single, extremely long episodes, often straddling multiple historical periods). These episodes are widely available on all podcast apps.
As mentioned on Apple Podcasts , Carlin isn't a historian, but a masterful storyteller who brings unprecedented drama to historical events. Essential Listening within the Opus 1-62 Collection Dan Carlin - Hardcore History ep. 1-62 -OPUS co...
Narrative as Thunder: Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History and the Evolution of Popular Historical Engagement (Episodes 1–62) Episode 50 marks a turning point—Carlin moves to
| Series Title | Episodes | Era Covered | Total Runtime | |--------------|----------|-------------|----------------| | Blueprint for Armageddon | 50–55 | WWI | ~12 hours | | Death Throes of the Republic | 30–39 | Fall of Roman Republic | ~13 hours | | Wrath of the Khans | 43–47 | Mongol Empire | ~8.5 hours | | Ghosts of the Ostfront | 16–19 | Eastern Front (WWII) | ~6 hours | | Prophets of Doom | 40 | Münster Rebellion (1534–35) | ~4.5 hours (single) | | The American Peril | 27 | Spanish-American War & 1890s imperialism | ~3 hours | | Suffer the Children | 1 (earliest) | Child labor & Victorian morality | ~1 hour (rare) | extremely long episodes