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158. Why Did Rome Fall — and Are We Next?
Manage episode 484452259 series 2773423
Historian Tom Holland narrowly escaped a career writing vampire novels to become the co-host of the wildly popular podcast The Rest Is History. At Steve’s request, he compares President Trump and Julius Caesar and explains why the culture wars are arguments about Christian theology.
- SOURCES:
- Tom Holland, historian and host of The Rest is History.
- RESOURCES:
- Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, by Tom Holland (2019).
- Rubicon, by Tom Holland (2005).
- EXTRAS:
- Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence, by Jens Ludwig (2025).
- "A Solution to America’s Gun Problem," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025).
- "Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
186 episodes
Manage episode 484452259 series 2773423
Historian Tom Holland narrowly escaped a career writing vampire novels to become the co-host of the wildly popular podcast The Rest Is History. At Steve’s request, he compares President Trump and Julius Caesar and explains why the culture wars are arguments about Christian theology.
- SOURCES:
- Tom Holland, historian and host of The Rest is History.
- RESOURCES:
- Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, by Tom Holland (2019).
- Rubicon, by Tom Holland (2005).
- EXTRAS:
- Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence, by Jens Ludwig (2025).
- "A Solution to America’s Gun Problem," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025).
- "Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
186 episodes
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