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History Unplugged Podcast

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History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

History, Society & Culture

4.24K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

You and your ancestor from 1,000 years ago have almost nothing in common. Your clothes are different. Your worship rituals are different. Your thoughts about the opposite sex are definitely different. Almost the only similarity is that both of you are...

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0:00.0

Hi, you splurvy Robinson here. Now all you deserve, Dvo teas will know there's nothing better than tucking into a tub full of Ben and Jerry's.

0:06.5

But what I didn't know until recently is that they've only gone and taken it to the next level and created an ice cream sundae experience in a tub.

0:13.8

They've got some of the chunky, as swirly as flavours, but the new sundaes range has an awesome whipped ice cream topping that's covered in gooey sauce and chocolatey chunks.

0:22.1

Mmm, I'm really loving the new Dolcey Delish and Chocolate Cheesecake.

0:25.5

Mmm, mmm, oh man, you've got to try this.

0:28.4

Available now.

0:29.5

The history of the Popes of Rome and Christianity reaches into nearly every aspect of history.

0:35.9

In the history of the Papacy podcast, we step over the rope.

0:39.4

We dive into discover more about the people events and background that define the influence of the Popes of Rome and church not only on the west, but the world.

0:49.9

To start listening now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search for history of the Papacy on your favorite podcast platform.

1:06.4

History is in just a bunch of names and dates and facts.

1:09.6

It's the collection of all the stories throughout human history that explain how and why we got here.

1:15.2

Welcome to the History on Plug Podcast, where we look at the forgotten, neglected, strange, and even counterfactual stories that made our world what it is.

1:24.4

I'm your host, Scott Rank.

1:26.4

The History of the Papacy podcast

1:32.8

The History of the Papacy on Plug Podcast

1:39.1

Over the years, one of the challenges I've realized that comes with talking about history is that there's an enormous disconnect between us and the people we're discussing.

1:46.9

Sure, I can do an episode about the military campaigns of Alexander the Great.

1:50.7

But really, how much do I have in common as a 21st century person in air condition office sitting in a comfortable chair, the soldier hiking across Eurasia in the Iron Age?

1:59.9

Or really, what do I know about what it's like to be a medieval peasant?

2:03.4

That's why I respect people who've done their best to try to reenact or live through the circumstances of the past.

2:08.9

My frequent podcast collaborator James Early has done many civil war reenactments, so he knows a bit about what it's like to get into the uniform of a union soldier.

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