Revolutions

Mike Duncan

Revolutions, Revolution, Education, History

4.8 • 14.1K Ratings

Overview

Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns which all revolutions seem to follow - and created a fictional history of the Martian Revolution of 2247. The series is written from the point of view of a historian working hundreds of years after the Martian Revolution and will be presented in the style and format of previous seasons of Revolutions. It will look, sound, and feel like a Mike Duncan history podcast…but will instead be a fictional narrative of a gripping science-fiction epic. Revolutions is a podcast that covers the great political revolutions that have defined the modern world. Each season is a long-form narrative covering a different defining revolutionary epoch across three hundred years of history. It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments. After more than 350 episodes over ten seasons of narrative nonfiction, the 12th season is a fictional account of the Martian Revolution of 2247. *BREAKING NEWS* In the fall of 2025, the Revolutions podcast will return to its roots by diving into the great revolutions of the 20th century. The new run of episodes begins with the story of Irish Independence, a dramatic upheaval in the wake of WWI that saw Ireland free itself from centuries of English rule. Full of inspiring personalities, tragic events, and thrilling triumphs, Irish Independence is one of the most gripping events in revolutionary history. Future seasons will plunge ahead through the turbulent 20th century, and include the Spanish Civil War, the Cuban Revolution, and the Algerian War of Independence.

398 Episodes

11.24-The Trial of the Earthworms

No True Martian Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

11.23-The Trial of the Earthlings

Earth or Death Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan NYC Live Reading Eventbrite Link

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

11.22-Leopold's Leviathan

It's not as ominous as it sounds. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

11.21-The Republic of Mars

Mars was about to become a thing of the people. If they can even be considered people. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

11.20-The Battle of Phobos

Enter Booth Gonzalez Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

11.19-The Independence Days

Or is it the Independence Weeks? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

11.19-The Indepedence Days

Or is it the Independence Weeks? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

11.18-The Gemini Vids

It's a faaaaaaaaaake Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2025

11.17-Opposites Repel

Operations: Parallel. Objectives: Perpendicular Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Sponsor: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code REVOLUTIONS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/revolutions

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2025

11.16-Mars Autonomous

Mars was finally for the Martians. Basically. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025

11.15-The Agreement of 2248

Isn't it great when everyone is in agreement? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2025

11.14-The Mutual Blockade

When both kids take their balls and go home. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025

11.13-The Next Three Days

It was a week where decades happen. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025

11.12-The Mutiny of the Spaceshippers

After the Three Days of Red, the Martians made some new friends. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025

11.11-The Three Days of Red

Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Sponser: betterhelp.com/revolutions

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2025

11.10-Red Justice Red Freedom

Who is dependent on whom? Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025

11.9- Too Little Too Late

When you have to make a change, it's important to wait too long... Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

11.8- Bloody Sunrise

If people rise up, they must be put down... Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

11.7- The Annulment of Contracts

Why make things better when you can make things worse? Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

11.6- The Day of Batteries

Sometimes you just gotta throw something Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024

11.5- The New Protocols

After becoming CEO of Omnicorps, Timothy Werner rolled out the New Protocols. It did not go well.

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2024

Episode 11.5 Postponed

Sorry! Wound up in the hospital this week!

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2024

11.4- The Election of 2244

Mars wanted a voice. Then they learned no one was listening.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

11.3- The Martian Way

It's springtime for the Martian people Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch Store: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

The Duncan & Coe History Show...

It's finally here! In the teaser for the Duncan & Coe History Show, Mike Duncan and Alexis Coe unveil their long-awaited podcast--and reveal the simultaneous implosions in their personal lives that nearly derailed it. Look for new episodes of their unscripted buddy show on Wednesdays.

Transcribed - Published: 1 November 2024

11.2- In With the Old

What do you want to do? Live forever?

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2024

11.1- The Colonization of Mars

Sometimes you have to look to heaven for salvation.

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

11.0- Welcome to the Martian Revolution

A revolution on Mars??? A revolution on Mars!

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

Stage Three Launch

I'm back!

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis

If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, Click Here To Donate. See you on the other side my friends.

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2022

Appendix 12- Coming Full Circle One Last Time

The revolution has revolved.

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2022

Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss

Not necessarily the same as the old boss...

Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2022

Appendix 10- The Revolution Devours Its Children

Somebody is getting eaten. Just depends who.

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2022

Appendix 9- The Second Wave

Surfs up, it's a radical wave.

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 2022

Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic

Nothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2022

Appendix 7- The Entropy of Victory

The enemy of my enemy was my friend. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2022

Appendix 6- Victory And Defeat

Every victory implies a defeat. Every defeat implies a victory. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2022

Appendix 5- The Triggers

[insert obligatory joke about being triggered] Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2022

Appendix 4- Shocks To The System

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2022

Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium

Probably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable. For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2022

Appendix 2- The Ancien Regime

For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 2022

Appendix 1- Coming Full Circle

The word revolution means coming full circle, so it seems like the best way to begin the end. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Madison -- Mystery to Me Sept. 7 Chicago -- Seminary Co-Op Sept. 8 Portland -- Powell's Books Sept. 9 Seattle -- Elliott Bay Book Company Sept. 12 Boulder -- Boulder Book Store Sept. 13 Denver -- Tattered Cover (Aspen Grove) Sept. 14 Dallas -- Interrobang Books Sept. 15 Austin -- Bookpeople Sept. 16 Houston -- Brazos Books Sept. 19 New Orleans -- Garden District Book Shop Sept. 20 Atlanta -- Carter Center w/ A Capella Books Sept. 21 Chapel Hill -- Flyleaf Books Sept. 22 Raleigh -- Quail Ridge Books Sept. 24 Winston-Salem -- Bookmarks Book Festival

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2022

Hero of Two Worlds Bonus Excerpt

Please enjoy this chapter about Lafayette's tour of America on the eve of my own tour of America. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Madison -- Mystery to Me Sept. 7 Chicago -- Seminary Co-Op Sept. 8 Portland -- Powell's Books Sept. 9 Seattle -- Elliott Bay Book Company Sept. 12 Boulder -- Boulder Book Store Sept. 13 Denver -- Tattered Cover (Aspen Grove) Sept. 14 Dallas -- Interrobang Books Sept. 15 Austin -- Bookpeople Sept. 16 Houston -- Brazos Books Sept. 19 New Orleans -- Garden District Book Shop Sept. 20 Atlanta -- Carter Center w/ A Capella Books Sept. 21 Chapel Hill -- Flyleaf Books Sept. 22 Raleigh -- Quail Ridge Books Sept. 24 Winston-Salem -- Bookmarks Book Festival

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2022

Hero of Two Worlds Pilot Script

Please enjoy this one-man table read of the pilot script I've been writing for a proposed TV series based on Hero of Two Worlds. ---- For all the details on the paperback tour in September click here: bit.ly/mikeduncantour For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2022

October Events! Tickets on Sale!

Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall --- Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2022

Speaking Tour! Live and in person!

For all the details on the paperback tour click here: bit.ly/mikeduncantour More info on the October speaking performances as soon as we have firm dates/times/tickets.

Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2022

10.103- The Final Chapter

See you on the other side.

Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2022

10.102- Dizzy WIth Success

So dizzy. So much success.

Transcribed - Published: 27 June 2022

10.101- The United Oppositon

To be in power, or not to be in power, that is the question...

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2022

10.100- History Never Ends

After one hundred episodes, you might agree!

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2022

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