Podcast
Humans Are Evil - History Podcast
Hosted by Jamie Dalgleish · EN
A history show unearthing the most shocking events, actions and characters from our past.
The episode subjects will shock you in the same way learning about the Holocaust shocked us all the first time we learned about it. Most obviously aren’t on the same scale and severity of that evil catastrophe, but will contain the same lack of humanity that has always characterised humanity throughout all of history.
The episode subjects will shock you in the same way learning about the Holocaust shocked us all the first time we learned about it. Most obviously aren’t on the same scale and severity of that evil catastrophe, but will contain the same lack of humanity that has always characterised humanity throughout all of history.
10episodes
Episodes
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The Trail of Tears
Mar 24, 202000:16:44Tap to summarizePresident Andrew Jackson's 'Indian Removal Act' of 1830 set in motion a 1000 mile journey of death and disease for the Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek.In this heartbreaking story, who really should be regarded as the "civilised", and who the "savages"?
Transcribe →Should we morally judge historical figures by today's moral standards?
Jul 26, 201900:15:25Tap to summarizeIt is all too tempting to judge those in the past by today's moral norms. Do Abraham Lincoln's racist statements nullify any of his achievements? Should people who did things we nowadays find morally repugnant be condemned when they knew no better? Are any actions intrinsically morally good or bad?
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Easter Island Apocalypse
Jul 11, 201900:18:51Tap to summarizeThe world's most impressive seafarers and statue builders were reduced from a thriving community of many thousands to just 111 traumatised survivors. These Rapa Nui people were the victims of their harsh environment, disease, enslavement and gun toting Europeans, Americans and Peruvians. All this after they had already turned against their gods, toppling many of the famous Moai head statues.
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The First Crusade
Jun 27, 201900:25:54Tap to summarize"Deus Vult"The First Crusade, called by the Pope in the name of God, contained the horrors of massacres and cannibalism. However, it is one of history's most misunderstood conflicts. Properly understanding this subject within its context can only help Christian-Muslim relations.
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Argentina's Dirty War
Jun 13, 201900:17:33Tap to summarizeThe Argentine Military Junta's brutal campaign of repression, torture and murder that resulted in 30,000 left wing supporters "disappearing" and 500 children taken from their families to be raised by childless members of the military.
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The Taiping Rebellion
May 30, 201900:22:25Tap to summarizeThe crazy 19th century conflict that began with a failed student believing he is Jesus' younger brother and ended with approximately 20 million dead.
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Homophobic persecution in Britain 1533-1835
May 15, 201900:15:59Tap to summarizeThe "Buggery Laws" between the years 1533 and 1835 represent the peak of state sponsored homophobic persecution in Britain. This episode unearths a little known part of our history of discrimination.
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The Battle of Carthage
Apr 30, 201900:23:26Tap to summarizeDescribed by some as the "first genocide". This episode tells the incredible story of one of the world's greatest civilisation's last stand."Carthago delenda est"(Carthage must be destroyed!)
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The Partition of India
Apr 17, 201900:22:37Tap to summarizeThe independence of India was supposed to be a happy occasion, but it soon descended into unimaginable violence and suffering based on attempted religious purification.
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The Belgian Congo
Apr 3, 201900:21:54Tap to summarizeHumans Are Evil - A history podcast featuring the most shocking tales from history.The Belgian Congo: Arguably the worst act of colonialism in history were up to 10 million Congolese people died in 2 decades.
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