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Hey, it's Ryan. Welcome to another episode of the Daily Soap Podcast. We said this before. We studied the past, understand the present. So I was really happy with my interview with Tom Rick, who talked about through the philosophical underpinnings of the founding fathers.

Today's episode I wanted to go back even further to one of my absolute favorite books. A book I've recommended many, many times. I won't get into it because we talked about it in the interview, but it's totally changed my understanding of what's happening in the world right now. And it did when I first read it in 2017.

I mean, the book is the storm before the storm by the great Mike Duncan. If that name is sounding familiar, it should Mike has an incredibly popular podcast called the history of Rome.

So if you're unfamiliar with some of the terms and concepts we talk about in this podcast in my books, that is a great podcast to start. It's hugely popular. It's done more than 100 million downloads. And he has a new podcast series that he started.

I don't really knew anymore that he started after that called revolutions, which is also fascinating. He is just a super smart dude. We have a great discussion. And I thought there was no better day to run this episode than today.

The day of the inauguration here in the United States, just a few weeks out from one of the most shocking and unexpected events in American history, the attempted insurrection on the United States Capitol, a dark day to say the least, but a day that the, that the Stoics would have been familiar with, the kind of extra political violence that unfortunately marked

the century of Roman conflict, which ultimately culminated in Caesar overthrowing the Republic. All things we talked about in the episode. I can't wait for you to listen to this episode. It's fantastic.

Mike Duncan, please read the storm before the storm and then also check out his podcast, the history of Rome, his episode on Antoninus Pius is very good as his episode of Marcus Realis. If we're looking for a place to start, and then don't forget to check out revolutions. Also very good.

You know, I read your book. When did it, when did the storm before the storm come out? 2017. So I read it right when it came out and I thought, oh, wow, this is relevant to where we are today. And you know, now three years have passed.

And unfortunately, I'm talking to you when it could not be any more relevant. Correct. Is that what you thought or is it surprised even you?

When I, so I had the idea for the book by, you know, by the time the history of Rome was over, it was a period I knew I wanted to come back and revisit. Mostly as a sort of as a projected sort of pressions look into a near distant future, but certainly not like right around the corner.

And so when I when I was pitching it in, let's see, come in on 27. So I was probably pitching the book to publishers like in 2015.

Okay.

2014 and it was it was meant to be yes. In the, I am beginning to detect troubling signs inside the American body,

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