What a strange delight this has been. Having told the story of a number of real revolutions in ultra-longform podcast format for ten seasons, Mike Duncan synthesizes the elements and style into a new, fictional revolution.

It’s tremendously good, and worth your time if you like sci-fi and history.

we only have five billion years to evolve into a species of spacefaring cyborg-trucks so we better get cracking

I’ve always known in my heart that if I had lived in Nazi Germany, I would’ve fought Hitler tooth and nail. But what’s happening here is pretty different and I’ve got bills to pay so…

Girlfriend Keeps Dropping Hints About Wanting 17-Hectare Mausoleum Complex

My cat, an idiot: Those ornaments look exactly like my toys. Why can’t I play with them?

Me, pinnacle of animals: That felt frog wearing a top hat is to celebrate The Lord

Around the start of the eighth century, the king of Northumbria declared that monasteries did not have to pay tax or provide military service.

Inevitably, this soon led to lots of powerful laymen claiming that their estates were monasteries.

Writing 30 years later, the Venerable Bede was furious:

Ed Balls

Please make fewer posts on BlueSky about how great it is to be on BlueSky