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History on Fire

Daniele Bolelli

Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.

[RERUN] EPISODE 69: Capturing Mussolini

I am not done with stories of resistance from Italy during WW II. Today, I’ll tell the story of a... more

17 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 57 minutes

[RERUN] EPISODE 68: My Grandma and Her Bombs: A Story of WWII

This is a tale of Italian Resistance during WW II. Unlike nearly all History on Fire episodes, this is not... more

20 May 2024 · 1 hour, 48 minutes

[RERUN] EPISODE 66: Sex in Ancient Rome

This is a cultural history episode about sexuality in Ancient Rome. I thought the topic would be fun and juicy,... more

22 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 10 minutes

EPISODE 105: Rationalizing Evil in El Salvador

This episode covers some of the things that happened in El Salvador in the 1980s, in particular the story of... more

25 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 25 minutes

EPISODE 104: The Saint and the Death Squads

This is a story about what happened in El Salvador in the 1970s and 1980s, and the role that democratic... more

13 Feb 2024 · 2 hours, 12 minutes

[RERUN] EPISODE 65: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 3): A River of Death

15 Jan 2024 · 2 hours, 22 minutes

[RERUN] EPISODE 64: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 2): Jesus’ Chinese Younger Brother

04 Dec 2023 · 2 hours, 15 minutes

[RERUN] EPISODE 63: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 1): Drug Dealers and Visionaries

20 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 26 minutes

EPISODE 103: The Lone Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi (Part 2)

In this second and final chapter of this series, I’ll explore some of the key events in the latter parts... more

06 Nov 2023 · 2 hours, 12 minutes

EPISODE 102: The Lone Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi (Part 1)

In this first of two episodes, I’ll dive in to make sense of the contradictory evidence available: from his childhood... more

09 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 45 minutes

[RERUN] EPISODE 69: Capturing Mussolini

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