Best King Rollo Podcasts (2024)

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Behind Love Never Dies (AYADD bonus preview) 2:06

2h ago2:06

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Hello, gentle listeners, here's a little taste of what you might be missing on our Patreon at Patreon.com/dylananddalton. Once a month, we release a new episode of our bonus podcast, Are You Afraid of Dylan and Dalton?, where we talk about horror and sci-fi movies, challenge each other with stupid little trivia games, and answer non-Dark Universe-r…

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Episode 177: Everything Is Wrong With The Napoleon Movie. With Rory Butcher 1:46:20

18h ago1:46:20

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THIS WEEK! We discuss what went wrong with the most recent Ridley Scott Movie "Napoleon" movie. How innacurrate is it? What went wrong? And how could it have been made better? The views discussed in this episode are our own. Find Rory Butcher on Twitter/X here: @RMB_History Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on…

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The Thing That Couldn't Die w/Kendra Wells 1:37:33

4d ago1:37:33

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Acclaimed writer and illustrator (and voice of Hunter Marin) Kendra Wells joins your hellish hosts to resurrect an infamously bad Universal monster movie, The Thing That Couldn't Die! It's a movie so weirdly unsatisfying that the only way to enjoy it is via Mystery Science Theater 3000, but Kendra has arrived with a plan to reshape it into somethin…

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Episode 176: The Popes, And The Hohenstaufen. With John France 1:08:47

8d ago1:08:47

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Popes, And The Hoenstaufen. We take a look at how the relationship between Barbarossa, and Alexander III, The Anti Pope, and the third crusade. We also take a look at Frederick II, and Pope Gregory IX. Why did the popes dislike the Hoenstaufen? AND A New Mic! Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend…

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Episode 175: The Enlightenment Part 2. The Age Of Reason. With Ritchie Robertson 1:32:39

15d ago1:32:39

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In Part 2 Of The Enlightenment, we take a look at "The Age Of Reason". From the abolishment of Torture, to the enlightened Monarchs, to the view of Slavery, and Colonialism, And much more. On "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…

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The Phantom of the Opera: Love Never Dies 2:45:07

24d ago2:45:07

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Last season, Dylan surprised Dalton by composing four original songs for his Dark Universe take on The Phantom of the Opera. "Fuck," said Dalton, "Now I have to do a musical episode!" It's finally here, and it does not disappoint. The Phantom of the Opera: Love Never Dies is a new Dark Universe story, a sequel to Dylan's Phantom, a riff on Andrew L…

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Episode 174: The Enlightenment. Part 1. The Pursuit Of Happiness With Ritchie Robertson 56:38

22d ago56:38

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The age known as "The Enlightenment". From the world before The Enlightenment, to the end of witchchraft, and superstition, to the philosopher giants, and the scientific revolution. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-…

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Episode 173: Louis XIV. The Sun King. With Philip Mansel 56:38

29d ago56:38

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The famous French King Louis XIV. From the rise of The Bourbon Dynasty to the upbringing of Louis XIV, to Anne Of Austria and Cardinal Mazzarin. To the building of Verssaille, the war of The Spanish Succession, and the legacy of Louis XIV`s Versaille. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". …

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World w/Rax King & Amber Rollo 1:20:15

1M ago1:20:15

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You've heard us say it before and it's never been more true than it is now: This is the wildest guest pitch we've ever heard. Rax King and Amber Rollo, the hosts of Low Culture Boil, have reimagined the 2011 Edgar Wright film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as an X-rated bloodbath slasher movie starring a certain very large six-time world champion prof…

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Episode 172: The Berlin Wall. With Frederick Taylor 2:08:18

1M ago2:08:18

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Berlin Wall. From the Soviet Invation in 1945 To Soviet Western relations. To the escapees to the west, and the building of The Berlin Wall. And what was it like to live in the East German Regime during The Cold War, and what was the aftermath of the collapse to a transition from Comunism to Capitalism for the Easte…

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Episode 171: The Avignon Papacy. With Joelle Rollo-Koster 1:01:47

1M ago1:01:47

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at the Avignon Papcy. You probably thought that The Pope have always recided in Rome right? Right? Well what if I told you that for almotst half a century the Popes were cited in The city of Avignon in Provence, in modern days France? This week we take a look at the Papal history of why, and how the Popes ended up in Avign…

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Part Two 1:42:20

2M ago1:42:20

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It's the stunning conclusion of our giant-sized action-horror blockbuster, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Will Victor Frankenstein be able to reconcile with his resurrected son? What will become of Esmeralda? And, crucially, WHO WAS IN THE BATHROOM? These questions will be answered, plus a lot that you probably didn't have about Dylan's chaotic writi…

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Episode 170: The St. Domingue Uprising. With Alyssa Sepinwall 1:19:06

2M ago1:19:06

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The St. Domingue uprising. From the history of how Haiti came to be under French Colonial rule to the Rise of the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, and his rise and fall, and the legacy of the St. Domingue revolution. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://support…

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Part One 1:46:24

2M ago1:46:24

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A pitch too big for one episode! Dylan's brought in a whopping 80-page script for his half of the House of Frankenstein duology, The Hunchback of Notre Dame! How will he connect this massive Victor Hugo novel with the mythology of Frankenstein? How accurate are the fan predictions? Will the seeds planted by Dalton in A Native American Werewolf in P…

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Episode 169: The Crimes Of Stalin. With Joshua Rubenstein 52:38

2M ago52:38

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at The USSR Under The Stalin Regime, and we take a look at the crimes comitted under Joseph Stalin. From how he rose to power to the Colectivization of Russia, to the Holodomor, the Great Purge, And how The NKVD brought innocent people into the Gulag system to his death in 1953. And is the Current Putin Regime compareable …

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Episode 168: The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. With Bryan Ward-Perkins 1:15:29

2M ago1:15:29

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THIS WEEK! We are taking a look at The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. We will have a look at what factors brought the Roman Empire to an end. From the christianization of The Empire, and Constantines move to Constantinople, to the external, and internal factors of why and how the Western Roman Empire fell. All this, and more on "Well That Ag…

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The Mad Ghoul w/Ramon Villalobos 1:49:34

2M ago1:49:34

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Comics artist Ramon Villalobos joins our devilish hosts to discuss what might be the worst movie we've ever had to watch for this show, "The Mad Ghoul," a creature feature so forgettable that Universal didn't bother renewing the copyright. Can this rowdy trio salvage a potentially ripe concept into a movie that belongs in our Dark Universe? Can the…

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Episode 167: Wilhelm II. The Last Kaiser. With Roger Chickering 1:20:41

2M ago1:20:41

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at Germanys last Kasier Wilhelm II. From his upbringing, and his relationship with his family to the Ottoman-German alliance and To World War 1 which would lead to his eventual abdication, and how his life would be viewed forever after. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support t…

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Episode 166: The Dissolution of the monasteries. With James Clark 1:44:11

3M ago1:44:11

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This week we take a look at Tudor England. Under the reign of King Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell a significant event happened that would lead to the dissolving of the monasteries. But why did it happen? Was it for the reasons we thought they were disolved? And how does this compare to the disolvement of the Habsburg Monasteries under Joseph II? A…

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A Native American Werewolf in Paris 2:31:22

3M ago2:31:22

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At long last, it's Dalton's first solo pitch of Phase Three and the first half of our loose "House of Frankenstein" duology: A Native American Werewolf in Paris! Dalton's all about fulfilling the promise of the premise, so how will they make this story appropriately wolfy, thoroughly Parisian, and respectful towards Gwen's indiginous heritage witho…

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Episode 165: D-DAY. With Kurt Piehler 1:21:42

3M ago1:21:42

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THIS WEEK! We take a look at the battle that would turn the tide of The Second World War around. The famous D-DAY, and the liberation of Paris. From the planning of Operation Overlord, to the GI`s who participated in this historical event to the liberation in Paris and Charles Degauls famous speech. And what if D-Day had not been the sucsess it bec…

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Episode 164: Charles I. The White King. With Mark Turnbull 1:42:53

3M ago1:42:53

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In this weeks episode we take a look at the Stuart king Charles I. From his upbringing in Scottland to his journey, to London. His trarvel to Spain to meet the infanta Maria Anna, and his marriage to Henrietta Maria, and his friendship with Buckingham. And was Oliver Cromwell the villain history made him out to be? Find out this week on "Well That …

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Teen Wolf w/Joseph Fink 1:24:33

3M ago1:24:33

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It's the Dark Universe's first ongoing TV series pitch! Our hosts are joined by Joseph Fink, the legendary co-creator of Welcome to Night Vale, to workshop a new take on the 1985 sports comedy Teen Wolf! Note that we didn't call it a horror-comedy, and that we're sort of calling it a comedy under protest. (We don't like it very much!) How much insp…

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Episode 163: The French Revolution. With Peter Mcphee 52:28

3M ago52:28

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This week we take a look at The French Revolution. From Talleryand, and Laffayete to the state of France in the late 1780s to the diamond neckless afair, and what the causes of the revolution were and how it came to occur. And was it a social or a poltiical revoloution? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support th…

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Episode 162: Michael Bonner Returns: How Tyrants shape history in their image 1:16:46

4M ago1:16:46

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In this episode we talk about how rulers and chronicles use history to justify their rights to rule. NOT everyone we speak about in this episode are tyrants, but those we talk about in this episode have all used history in one way or another to justify their claim to rule their kingdoms. We take a look at how history is used for propoganda purposes…

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Episode 161: Christmas Special 4: St. Nicholas. With Adam English 51:09

4M ago51:09

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This week in our anual christmas special, we talk about ST. Nicholas. From his upbringing, to the council of Nicea to his death. His popular saint stories, and how he came to be as we know him as Santa Claus, and of course. Do we have a favorite Santa Claus movie? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast…

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The Dark Universe Holiday Special 1:45:24

4M ago1:45:24

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Because we don't know how not to do shit like this: It's The Dark Universe Holiday Special, a full-script, full-cast episode featuring our entire surviving Dark Legion! What do we have in store for this short, semi-canonical installment in the Death's Door Saga? How silly will we get? Will we be parodying a beloved holiday classic? Which of our her…

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Episode 160: Louis The Pious. With Thomas Noble 1:09:55

4M ago1:09:55

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This week we take a look at Charlemagnes sucsessor "Louis The Pious". We take a look at some primary sources such as Notker, The Astronomer, who have written about Louis, and discuss their reliability, as well as the life of Louis, and how he was the beginning of the end of Charlemages empire. And how did he get the nickname "The Pious?" Find out t…

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Episode 159: The Christianization Of Europe. With Peter Heather 1:33:31

5M ago1:33:31

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In this episode we take a look at the Christianization of Europe. From What Christianity looked like before the age of Consantine to the aftermath and result of the move of the Roman World to Constantinople to the rise of Islam, the battle of Tours, the christianization of Britain, the Vikings, the Kiyv Rus and more. This week on "Well That Aged We…

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Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein w/Branson Reese 1:31:43

5M ago1:31:43

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Because you demanded it: The time has come at last to introduce our Dark Universe's take on the beloved classic, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein! Fans have speculated for the past year how AYADU might incorporate this concept into our ongoing narrative. Will we cast new actors as Abbott & Costello's characters? Will we select a modern comedy du…

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Episode 158: Napoleon part 3: The 100 Days. With Alexander Mikaberidze 1:28:22

5M ago1:28:22

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In the 3rd and final part, (for now). We take a look at the 100 days of Napoleon in Power. From what we thought about the recent Napoleon ,movie, to Tsar Alexander Is March on Paris to Napoleons return from Elba to Waterloo and his exile in St. Helena. All this and more on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support…

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Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White 1:00:17

5M ago1:00:17

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From Trafalgar to Austerlitz. This week in te second (of 3 parts), of our mini series on Napoleon we take a look at some of the most famous events under the Napoleonic Wars. We take a look at the disasterous march on Moscow, and how Napoleon worked in the goverment, until the battle of Leipzig. Stay tuned for part 3 where we will take a closer look…

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The Mummy: Heaven's Gate 2:24:52

5M ago2:24:52

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Phase Three is officially in full swing! For the first canon pitch of the season, Dylan takes up the reins of our Mummy franchise, creating a new adventure starring both Nick Morton and Evelyn O'Connell that will change the shape of the Dark Universe forever. What awaits on the other side of Heaven's Gate? How has the world changed since the events…

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Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White 1:19:14

5M ago1:19:14

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This week we take a look at the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his upbringing in Corsica, to his training to become the famous General he would once be known for, until he is crowned as a Emperor. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Zack Whites youtube channel here: https://www.youtub…

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Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett 54:26

5M ago54:26

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From Dante To Gallileio. This week we give you an introduction to Renisance Florence, and some famous Florentines who lived in the city of Florence. What made Florence such a giant in the renaissance? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart» PS: You will hear some music in the background. I apologize for this, but the sou…

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Colossus: The Forbin Project w/Gita Jackson 1:35:03

6M ago1:35:03

1:35:03

Our first guest pitch of Phase Three is a departure from our usual creature feature; It's a bleak 1970s sci-fi thriller, but one that definitely still qualifies as a monster movie. Open your mind to the terror of Colossus: The Forbin Project, a forgotten gem about a surprisingly sassy artificial intelligence, dug up by journalist Gita Jackson. What…

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Episode 154: Operation Barbarossa. With David Staehl 1:40:07

6M ago1:40:07

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This week we take a look at Operation Barbarossa. Which was the Nazi invation of Soviet Union of the Soviet Union, And would eventually lead to Hitlers downfall. In this episode we discuss what Soviet-German relations were like in the interwar years to the eve of the invation to how Barbarossa would change the outcome of the war for the Nazi goverm…

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Episode 153: Jem Duducu Returns: The Creation Of Türkiye 1:18:46

6M ago1:18:46

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In this extra episode with returning guest "Jem Duducu", (author of "The Sultans"). We take a look at how modern Turkey were created as we know it tooday. From the reign of the last autocratic Ottoman Sultan AbdhulAmhit II to the Turkish War Of Independence, and WWI. We gave you an insight to how the modern state of Turkey were born. And how it cha…

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Episode 152: Halloween Special 1: Witches. With Danny Buck. 1:03:34

6M ago1:03:34

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In this first Halloween special on the show we take a look at the medieval witch. But why did the witch hunts occur? Why when Christianity have existed about 400 years already did they only begin witch hunt in the "mid" middleages? Find out all this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Danny Buck on Twitter/…

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Launching Phase Three of our Dark Universe 1:26:33

6M ago1:26:33

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The wait is over! Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? is back and we're going to keep cranking out movie pitches until you're sick of us. On our season premiere, hosts Dalton Deschain & Dylan Roth answer questions from the lovely Dark Universe fanbase and reveal the titles of all [REDACTED] movies in Phase 3! Plus, who will be our first guest of t…

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Episode 151: Genghis Khan. With Morris Rossabi 1:17:22

6M ago1:17:22

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This week we take a look at Genghis Khan. The man who conquered the World. Or did he? We take a look at what caused the mongol conquest to be so sucsesfull, and what made the Mongol Army so good? All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on…

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Episode 150: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Part 2. With Lindsay Powell 2:16:12

7M ago2:16:12

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This week, we continue our 2 part, and final mini series on the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. From Caligula to Nero, we take a look at some of the myths surrounding these famous emperors of the Julian-Claudian line. We find out if Caligula really made a horse his council. What was Rome under Claudius like? And did Nero Burn Rome? Find Lindsay Powell on T…

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BONUS: Two Weeks to the Season Premiere! 3:54

7M ago3:54

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The wait is almost over! The first episode of the new season is in the can, the first guests are booked, and the first script is in progress. Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? is back for Phase 3 on October 22nd. In the meantime, there's a new episode of our bonus podcast up on our Patreon, Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton, and we're making some guest…

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Episode 149: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Part 1. With Lindsay Powell 1:53:11

7M ago1:53:11

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The Julio-Claudian dynasty were the first dynasty to rule Ancient Rome. This week in our two parter on the Julio-Claudians we take a look at the reign from the beginning of the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus. (Caligula). You can learn about The Julio-Claudian Dynasty this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart": Support this …

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Episode 148: The Aztec Religion. With John Schwaller 1:01:55

7M ago1:01:55

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In this weeks episode we take a look at the Aztec Empire, and their religion. From their mythology to the ritual sacrifice, and how did they find victims for sacrifice? And were they really more "Barbaric", than the European World at the time? Find out all this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart You can buy Professo…

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EPISODE 42069: The Gripe Zone 9:39

7M ago9:39

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listen up <3

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Episode 147: Adrian Murdoch Returns. How Much Do You Think About The Roman Empire? 32:50

7M ago32:50

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How Much Do You Think About Ancient Rome? In this extra episode we discuss how the meme came about why people think so much about the Roman Empire. Why do so many people think about it? What makes the Roman Empire so popular in popluar culture? Find out in this extra episode on "Well That Aged Well": Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/wel…

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Episode 146: David Marples Returns: The Euromaidan Revolution. 53:56

7M ago53:56

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This week. We take a look at the Euromaidan "Revolution", that took place in Ukraine, which would lead up to the Russo-Ukrainian War, (which is still going on at the time of this episodes release). What would be the diffrence between The Euromaidan "revolution", and the Orange Revolution in 2004? How did The Maidan change international relations wi…

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Episode 145: The Venerable Bede. With Stephen Hopkins 1:07:08

7M ago1:07:08

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This week we take a look at one of the most important historians of english medieval history: The Venerable Bede. Growing up in a monestary in the 8th Century he would end up writing one of the most important work "The Ecclastical History Of The English People". But what was Bede like? And what makes his work so important? Find out this week on "We…

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BONUS: Introducing Are You Afraid of Dylan & Dalton? 4:34

8M ago4:34

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Dylan & Dalton's Patreon has surpassed its initial $200/mo goal, which means they're kicking off a new show just for paid subscribers! Sign up at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton for $5/mo and get access to this new monthly series as well as our lovely and lively Patreon server! Here's a little taste of what the other podcast has in store. Don't worry! A…

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