Hardcore History Failures is a history and leadership podcast about the most devastating decisions ever made—and the people who made them.

Each episode dives into the darkest corners of history to examine catastrophic leadership failures, disastrous judgment calls, and power-driven mistakes that changed the world for the worse. These are not footnotes or minor errors. These are moments when one decision triggered wars, collapsed empires, destroyed organizations, or condemned millions.

From military disasters and political breakdowns to religious authority, corporate implosions, and cultural collapse, the show explores leadership mistakes from history, decision-making under extreme pressure, hubris, miscalculation, and how power amplifies every error.

This podcast isn’t about inspiration or success stories. It’s about what went wrong, why it went wrong, and how intelligent, experienced leaders repeatedly made choices that led to irreversible consequences.

If you’re fascinated by hard history, leadership failure, historical disasters, power dynamics, decision-making, and the brutal reality of how the world is actually shaped—this show is for you.

Hardcore History Failures Because the most important stories in history are the ones about how everything broke.

The Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg's Mary's Heights

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