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Thank God. All is right in the world 🌎

I was getting worried! I love Dans stuff for long drives

Not a give. These days.

First time?

​@@Reblwitoutacause Damn, I hope he didn't take the blood clot shot

When I was a kid we had like 100 networks to choose from. Now everyone just watches what Joe Rogan watches.

​@@Blue_eye_deviland its better

@@Blue_eye_devildefinitely a bot

Not just an American treasure. To many around the world

​@@douglaskillock3537we all love him

@@douglaskillock3537 definitely agree. I just meant it in the sense that he’s from the US

@@drewcutaia4982 Of course. Dan is one of yours, although you could say an original who happens to hail from your homeland. One thing is for sure, Dan's colours don't run!! Whatever, we salute him and all who love him wherever they may be from

So are those ice baths. They are trending hard. Thanks Joe Rogan

The Eurasian steppe is so damn fascinating its great to see it get more attention considering how important it's been to world history

It's a vast open space people aren't really aware of. East or West

Get over yourself Nigel. True brexit geeeeezaa "Wook at da wife sooozan idnt shee boo-i-full"

What?

In case you don't know he has many other podcasts avaliable for purchase on his website. He removes shows from his RU-vid channel after a certain amount time unfortunately

To add. The Xiongnu may have had the largest steppe empire prior to the Mongols. The western territory captured by the Han as a result of this war laid the foundations for the Silk Road. One of the Han star generals mentioned, Huo Qubing, was a rare case of nepotism working out. His career was owed to the fact that his aunt became a favorite consort of the emperor, but fortunately he turned out to be something of a military genius. Huo was only a teenager when he accomplished much of his deeds and died at only 23. He was a risk taking commander who sought to outmaneuver the famously maneuverable steppe people, and used as one of his tactics what could be called Iron Age Blitzkrieg. One of his more impressive deeds, at only age 18 he led 800 cavalry into enemy territory in a search and destroy mission, killing 2000 enemy troops and capturing high value prisoners. The Han also fought the brief War of the Heavenly Horses with a Greco-Bactrian kingdom in order to gain access to superior Central Asian horses specifically to aid in their ongoing conflict with the Xiongnu. This was the result of the aforementioned envoy, Zhang Qian, who was sent to secure an alliance with the Yuezhi, another steppe people that the Xiongnu defeated during their expansion. Zhang Qian was not able to secure that alliance as the Yuezhi had no intention on fighting the Xiongnu again, but did come back with word on these "heavenly horses." Please Dan, please?

Hey look everybody it's cool adam