092 The Story of Rome & Other Fairytales...

Decades used to have a particular and unique look and feel. As it happened, the 1980s will always be remembered fondly for this reason. The colors were brighter, and a positive cultural attitude was in full swing, reflected in the music, movies, and all things American. Little di ... Show More

Did Creation, and the laws of Nature, forget how to create new healthy lives? Did a natural process that existed since the beginning of time change or fail in some way? Have the laws and truths of Nature been proven false? And, for those who accept a Creator, has the ability for ... Show More

Children are easily misled. They are also easily scared in the dark. And yet we now complete an era where everything we know has been wrong. And—much of it was foisted upon us through the implementation of manufactured fear. The era for growing up is truly upon us. In this coming ... Show More

Did Justinian make or break the Roman Empire? Find out in this episode!For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, Justinian's Empire, on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. For German listeners, find the German translation of the ... Show More

In this episode, we look at society and religion in the age of Justinian. And we discover something that's been hidden in the sands of Egypt for 1,500 years.For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com Find my latest book, Justinian's Empir ... Show More

What can ancient Rome teach us about American democracy?The Roman Republic fell for a lot of reasons: The state became too big and chaotic; the influence of money and private interests corrupted public institutions; and social and economic inequalities became so large that citize ... Show More

We've reached a turning point in late Roman history. In 602, a Roman army officer called Phocas overthrew the emperor Maurice and began a tyrannical and bloodthirsty reign that would imperil the empire.For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.co ... Show More

The Roman caesars were the rulers of the Roman Empire, beginning in 27 BC with Julius Caesar’s heir Augustus, from whom subsequent caesars took their name, and lasting until around the fall of the Western Empire in 476 AD. The caesars transitioned the Roman Republic to autocratic ... Show More

For our 100th episode, Nick and Wendy talk about their favourite city in the world: Rome, Italy. They discuss Rome's historical layers and the difficulty of having a functioning modern city on top of a ruined ancient city. 

What do you get when a former Catholic schoolgirl and a business-school-educated atheist chat religion? A deep dive into the Vatican—how it works as a business, country, and moral guidepost.Topics covered:A quick overview of Christianity and the history of how Protestantism split ... Show More

The Roman Republic existed for almost 500 years. The Romane Empire then existed for almost another 500 years. The two institutions had a great deal in common, but they radically differed in how Rome was administered. The Republic was set up explicitly to prevent the rule of a sin ... Show More

The Roman historian Suetonius’ The Lives of the Caesars, written during the early imperial period of the Roman Empire, is a seminal biography covering the biographies of the early emperors of Rome, during two spectacular centuries of Roman history. Delving deep into the personal ... Show More