In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett talk about France's metamorphosis from post-Roman fragmentation to unified nation-state, analyzing how Frankish conquests, feudal innovations, and religious conflicts shaped French cultural identity.
They reveal the paradoxical consequences of centralization—cu ... Show More
Jun 28
Explaining the Holy Roman Empire
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett do a deep dive into the thousand-year Holy Roman Empire, exploring how this decentralized German confederation shaped European civilization, from Charlemagne's coronation through medi ... Show More
2h 23m
Jun 12
Explaining the Death of God
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore how Western civilization shifted from a deeply religious, meaning-filled worldview to modern materialism and nihilism over the past 500 years, and discusses why this "death of ... Show More
2h 1m
Oct 2024
Jeffrey Ding, "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition" (Princeton UP, 2024)
When scholars and policymakers consider how technological advances affect the rise and fall of great powers, they draw on theories that center the moment of innovation—the eureka moment that sparks astonishing technological feats. In Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How D ... Show More
35m 6s
Oct 2024
Pourquoi la France a-t-elle voulu conquérir l’Algérie ?
La conquête de l’Algérie par la France en 1830 s’inscrit dans un contexte de politique expansionniste, de raisons économiques, et d’enjeux politiques. À cette époque, la France sort d’une période de bouleversements avec la fin de l'Empire napoléonien et le début de la Restauratio ... Show More
2m 57s
May 8
960. Insights: The future of Revolut with UK CEO Francesca Carlesi
About this episode: In this episode of Fintech Insider Insights, David M. Brear welcomes Francesca Carlesi, the CEO of Revolut UK, for an in-depth conversation about one of the most transformative years in Revolut’s history. With a strong background in fintech and traditional ban ... Show More
51m 25s
Jun 2024
Inside Europe's tech hubs: France's AI push puts it on the rise
France is home to some of the most high-profile artificial intelligence start-ups. The country, which was once seen as anti-tech, has attracted big funding, backed by a public push from the government. Roxanne Varza, the head of the world's biggest startup campus Station F, which ... Show More
31m 49s
Aug 2024
480. The French Revolution: The Rights of Man (Part 6)
“Liberté, égalité, fraternité!”
Alongside violence, the French Revolution is a story of principles and values. It is the ultimate intersection of brutality and Enlightenment idealism, as epitomised by the Fall of the Bastille. So too the creation and implementation of the Declara ... Show More
1 h
May 2024
Liliana Doganova, "Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Forest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Dr. Liliana Doganova’s book Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology (Princeton University Press, 2024) sheds new light on this anxious qu ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2024
Throwback: Persistence and Bravery with Advent International’s Jaimee Michaud
Join us for this throwback episode from Season 3 with Jaimee Michaud, Head of Portfolio Digital at Advent International, a global private equity firm. Making career decisions driven by fear can lead us astray. Instead, we need to be courageous and persistent, seizing new opportun ... Show More
23m 16s