EP9 Glimpses of Olympias 

I'm in an airport right now and I have a 6 hour layover. The notification button sends me a Dan Carlin update. God is real folks.

New Carlin pod dudes, time to drop everything we we're doing

Words can’t express how much i appreciate dan.

Only Dan Carlin could pull off, "I'm saving most of this stuff in my back pocket" at the beginning of a 3.5 hour podcast.

You know it's going to be a good day when Dan Carlin posts. He is Santa for adults. I have surgery tomorrow and this is a much needed moral boost.

Love it! Even the "Addendum" episodes are growing in length.

“Some people miss those shows; some people don’t miss those shows” I will literally listen to anything you put out.

Today is a good day.

IMO this has been Dan's most candid, sit-down style conversation like podcast we've had yet, and i love it

Dan, in case you might be reading this, you really should make a patreon account. There are lots of us that would be more than willing to support you. We really don't want you to ever go away :D

Dan is a national treasure. I’ll support anything he produces. NOBODY brings history to life as well as Dan. Please keep the content coming!!!

How is Dan able to imprint more vivid images in my mind than any TV show or movie ever has.

Never clicked something in my feed so fast. And 3+ hours of enthralling history. Awesome.

I guess I'm not re listening to death throes of the republic today. Yay! Thank you Dan for the hundreds of hours of quality history entertainment.

Mr. Carlin, YOU'VE ruined me for fiction.

Awesome! I have a 10 hour car journey today, I must commend you for your impeccable timing, thank you

I find your narration style to be my favorite of all the podcasts/posts. The intonations and style really add to grasping the information. Thank you so much for your efforts!

Good voice, good cadence, clear speech, good volume + Interesting history = all around excellent storytelling. Couldn't ask for better!

Was just listening to King of Kings part 3 and on the Alexander part. What a coincidence.

the idea of Dan thoughtfully downloading numerous actors' headshots and superimposing beards on them to see if they had the Philip look is just delightful to me

3 minutes ago this drops... I was just about to sleep man

Appreciate Carlin's storytelling ability. Carlin really gets into it to a dork level degree with annunciations and tones which he effortlessly falls into. shine on you beautifully excited fella

I literally plan my entire days off around new HH drops. I just finished King of Kings 3 and started this, the synergy was incredible. Wow.

Dan, you are wonderful. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have had some very trying times in recent months and although there are some charming podcasts out there - it is only yours which can pull me up and out of a slump. Your wit, fierce intelligence and most importantly, approachability, make me feel like I’m sat with an interesting and learned FRIEND and as soppy as this message is - I want you to know just how valued you and your hard work are.

We been waiting dan. Thank you very much SR....

Yes!!! I've got a 3 hour drive tomorrow morning and I'm ready! Thank you Dan!!!

I would love to see a HH episode, even just an Addendum, on Marcus Aurelius!

Words really cant describe how excited I am everytime good ole dan drops a new history lesson for us

I'm a potter and welder. Doesn't seem to matter the task, Dan is always right there in my ear, making me re-think the world. I am so grateful THANK YOU Dan (& team)!!!

I’ve been stuck around 1:24:00 - 1:35:00 for nearly a week. Love this podcasts because it’s so interesting and it has put me to sleep so consistently. Who needs sleep medicine when you have Dans soothing voice?.. 10/10

Listening to ur podcast help me get through hard days of welding. Thanks Mr. Dan, keep it up.

Damn, it's been months since I've seen new Hardcore History uploaded to YT. Can't wait to get into this one.

You’re the best Dan.. Wish you narrated audiobooks.

Everyone please give Dan a like to show him how much we appreciate this

Love listening while working all alone in my shop. Thanks for sharing.

YES! My favorite podcast. I always get super inspired by Dan.

[Making phone-call] Evening boss, clear my AM. Goodnight.

Your voice is music to my ears. I love everything you put out. Keep it up Dan!

Can’t wait to listen to this tomorrow while driving. Knowing there’s a Hardcore History show out, but waiting for 2 days to hear it is damn near torture.

YESSSSS!!! Happiness when this just popped up. Grab the milk and cereal bowl, txt the boss you might have corona virus and won't be in tomorrow and just enjoy. Aloha

Ultimately, the problem is the walls that the studios have up, and the way it takes to get over them. If a person has a good idea and they send it in as a script, it's sent back unread with the label "No unsolicited materials." This means it has to be submitted by an agent. So you send it to an agent and they send it back unread with the label "No unsolicited materials." This means it has to be submitted to them by a manager. So you send it to a manager and they send it back unread with the label "No unsolicited materials." So how do you get it solicited. Well, that's where "it's who you know" comes in. It all becomes about relationships and socializing your way to "the right people." You have to get yourself seen by them, then liked by them, and you have to remain in their good graces. This means kissing their asses and never calling them out on anything. This is how sexual harassment and those sorts of things happened, because plenty of people see it, but the ones who call it out are blacklisted and can never get their projects seen again. Those who do play ball; who help cover up misdeeds and hang around only "the right people" finally get their projects seen, and those are what are chosen for movies. So the bottom line is, the skills it takes to get your films made are not the abilities to tell a good and original story; they are about socializing with the "right" people. And by the time you get through all of that, you're too exhausted to come up with an original story, so you just retell an old one at a time when these social walls were not quite as tightly built.

How have I not heard of Dan Carlin until today? This is a fantastic podcast sir, I will definitely be tuning into more

Thanks Dan!

Thank you Dan!!!! Your work is much appreciated.

This is something I thought I'd never be interested in but here I am. And a Dan Carlin movie is something I never thought I needed, but I look forward to it.

This is a personal thank you for your work. So thank you

Only history channel I can listen to without the slides and graphics. Love it.

Love the new book Dan. Almost finished with it. The Bronze Age Collapse is fascinating.

AWWWWW YEAH! Been waiting so long for some new Dan Carlin material - thanks for uploading Dan!

I cant even express how happy I get when I have new Dan Carlin episodes to listen to!

This channel is sooo under appreciated! I get that the episode length scares many of the TikTok generation away. But my god, the work that must go into each of these videos! I love it all, thanks so much Dan. These videos are a real treasure trove.

Love your work and how you explain everything and you shouldn’t worry about the length. I could listen to this forever.

Calls his new show 'addendum'; the latest episode turns out to be over three hours long...never change, Dan.

Dan, you HAVE to stop loading these up in the middle of the night. I have to work tomorrow

Listening to this from the E.R with a severely snapped thumb... Still the best day ever!

Omg what is this .. I get more excited for drops here than any other channel cause it’s so long in between uploads to his RU-vid page and the quality is amazing..if this is real 3 1/2 hours Carlin is the man!! Thanks

I'm so grateful that lex had you on his podcast. I am obsessed with Alexander and that entire saga. Can not wait to listen to all the rest of your podcasts and the upcoming Alexander episodes you're working on. This was my first time listening to your work and I'm totally won over by your style and passion. Got yourself a new subscriber and fan.

I've listened to a bunch of your podcast while working the kitchen - so i miss a lot. But your episodes on ww1, it's preludes and also your episode on torture and death penalties have really shifted my perspective and it's very humbling.

Awesome to have you back! Saving this for a long flight coming up :) :) :)

Thank you for the work you do Dan!

Thank you Mr. Carlin for your work. I am thankful to have found your channel. Have a great year.

Just found this stuff. Absolutely brilliant. Listening every night. Keeps me awake

Excellent work thank you Dan!

Might one of those of Phillip's daughter/grand-daughter Greek Warrior Princesses running around have been named Xena, perchance? THEN ... everything makes sense ...

How would I fill my empty hours with out hardcore history! Your doing Gods work Dan!

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I'm a new Dan Carlin fan and I've listened to so many of his podcasts on Stitcher and I'm running out of episodes so I started searching looking for more material and look what I find! Also, his site has so much on there that I wasn't even aware of. I listen almost every night in bed while I drift off to sleep and I need more! I love what you're doing Dan and you've taught me so much! THANK YOU!!!

You have another fan from Paraguay here, I enjoy the Three hours and 30 minutes. Practicing Origami here and learning a lot about history. Thank you for your existence.

Dan I want to tell you that I love everything you have done, I listened to you for months.

What?! I didn't know this other podcast existed! I've been missing out on so much Hardcore History for 2 years!

Cant wait for the epic Alexander podcast you have been planning. This was an awesome start to that.

Some great university, please honor this man with a Doctorate and a tenured position. Everything he presents is a masters course in each subject he chooses to tackle. Better yet we, the history geeks of the world, need a Documentary Series with Dan.

Love this Dan Carlin

I got a glass of Gin & Tonic and a frshly rolled-up blunt..... ( new paper aswell- don't ask me why that matters) I am sooooo ready for this right now !!!! Thanks in advance dan for all the work you put in these !

Looks like my night just got 3 and a half hours longer 😆 keep up the good work Dan and co.

Uploaded: 22 seconds ago. Perfect.

Yes!!!!!!!! Finally a new podcast to add to the decade! Right up there with Wrath of the Khans and Prophets of Doom!

What a talent you have to bring history alive ....

Your stuff is great! Thanks for the hard work time and dedication you put in here.

Enjoying this on a rainy cold Saturday.

The first highlight of my 2020.

Thank you mr carlin

Amazing! This made my night!

Oh Jesus every time one of these pops up I know I’ve got a months worth of thinking to do. Painfotainment sparked a mountain of thoughts and discussion points

I love your in-depth look at history. A look at the history and take over of the nation of Hawaii is more than compelling. I would love to hear your take on the hardcore history of Hawaii.

Oh, how I want your stance on the Byzantines. It feels like you're avoiding Eastern-Rome

I was just listening to the soundtrack to the Ridley Scott movie when I got the alert that this was posted. So happy right now!

best notification i've had in a while, actualy said "ohh myy godd"

Wait so Dan has multiple part Alexander the Great story line just sitting in his back pocket!?!!?

You are the greatest, Dan

I've been waiting for a movie about Aspasia. Pericles, ancient Greece, women in politics, her lifestyle, how she got where she was. Blimey !

These make data entry just fly by DC is the best history podcast fasho fasho

I just gave this a thumbs up before I even listened to it. I mean come on, it's Dan. I'm certainly not going to hate it. I understand that this means that it will be at least seven months before we get a 6-hour episode. I'm okay with that and I am very excited about this. Thank you. Mr. Carlin.

A Dan Carlin video a must watch as always

its HARD CORE HISTORY

do one about the rise of Islam and the first 4 caliphs, a remarkable part of history that will definitely surprise people.

You can always measure the merit of a historian by how much they mention the Illyrians when they are present. Great job!

I'm new to podcasts at the core... dan carlin woooh!

Why isn't there a Napoleon series? I have been wondering that for almost 19 years now ????

Hope you've been doing okay Dan.. your the best