192
Episodes
13
Transcribed
218
Ratings
Monthly
Cadence
2016
First episode
310K
YouTube views

About Reflecting History

Reflecting History is an educational history podcast that explores significant historical events and themes without losing track of the ordinary people involved. Covering a wide variety of topics, it explores the connection between history, psychology, and philosophy.

Publisher
Reflecting History
Category
history · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
10 Aug 2016
Latest episode
27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 192 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 183: The Remains of the Day

  2. 6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 182: The Book of Genocides with Dana Walrath

  3. 15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 181: Heart of Darkness Part V - The Unnamed

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Episode 183: The Remains of the Day

Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] How is his identity affected by that? And what kind of coping mechanisms are at play here? Interestingly enough, and we really haven't gotten into fascism as a theme of the book yet, that comes in later chapters, but that is a key tenant of fascism right there. Because in a true fascist society, there's always this yearning for a past. And there's always a nationalistic story of what is a part of the country or part of the ethnic group, and what isn't part of the country, not part of the ethnic group, us versus them. Oftentimes in fascism, the past is glorified, sort of an ancient and great thing, whereas modernity is dirty and corrupted. […]

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  • Dana Walrath
  • Dana Mashoian Walrath
  • Eve J Chung

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YouTube views
310,041
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
82 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
136 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

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66
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
67

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