Kevin Manzel
@kevinmanzel.bsky.social
History. Music. Books. Running. Learning. Always learning. VP Content Strategy, The Great Courses.
Amazing archaeological find: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/s...
Elephant Bone in Spain May Be Proof of Hannibal’s Tanks With Trunks
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Amazing archaeological find: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/s...
Running through NoVa’s snowcrete hellscape listening to Great Villains lectures on Marquis de Sade, Fred Crisman (new to me), Peter the Hermit, Charles Manson, and Jim Jones was bizarrely enthralling
February 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Running through NoVa’s snowcrete hellscape listening to Great Villains lectures on Marquis de Sade, Fred Crisman (new to me), Peter the Hermit, Charles Manson, and Jim Jones was bizarrely enthralling
Very excited to read this new story by @coyhall.bsky.social.
February 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Very excited to read this new story by @coyhall.bsky.social.
Loved the ending for Dr. Andrew Wilson’s Art of War Great Course: “May your chi be keen and your shi abundant.”
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Loved the ending for Dr. Andrew Wilson’s Art of War Great Course: “May your chi be keen and your shi abundant.”
Next best thing to archaeological mysteries are archaeological mysteries being solved. archaeology.org/news/2026/02...
News - New Research Confirms Location of Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great - Archaeology Magazine
JEBEL KHAYYABER, IRAQ—Ancient written sources record that when Alexander the Great returned to Mesopotamia from […]
archaeology.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Next best thing to archaeological mysteries are archaeological mysteries being solved. archaeology.org/news/2026/02...
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Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
Why curling rocks come from just two spots on Earth
The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so special?
www.scientificamerican.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
Behind the Scenes of filming Great Tours: The Silk Road with Great Courses favorite Dr. Eamonn Gearon.
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Behind the Scenes of filming Great Tours: The Silk Road with Great Courses favorite Dr. Eamonn Gearon.
So much fun that my Art of War Great Course has made connections to Thermopylae, Gettysburg, George Washington (several times), D-Day, the Schleiffen Plan, football, basketball, and his father’s poor business decisions.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
So much fun that my Art of War Great Course has made connections to Thermopylae, Gettysburg, George Washington (several times), D-Day, the Schleiffen Plan, football, basketball, and his father’s poor business decisions.
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@joelbaden.bsky.social Just wanted to tell you that I am ADORING your Great Courses series!!!! Bravo!!!!
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
@joelbaden.bsky.social Just wanted to tell you that I am ADORING your Great Courses series!!!! Bravo!!!!
Calling all history nerds! Interested in a FREE live online lecture on the rise of the Venetian maritime empire by Great Courses Prof Thomas Noble on 2/26 2 pm EST? Lecture + live Q&A. Register here: streamyard.com/watch/Td7J2f...
February 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Calling all history nerds! Interested in a FREE live online lecture on the rise of the Venetian maritime empire by Great Courses Prof Thomas Noble on 2/26 2 pm EST? Lecture + live Q&A. Register here: streamyard.com/watch/Td7J2f...
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This historian is amazing. I feel like watching her documentary series has given me more insight into America than countless hours of modern news media.
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
This historian is amazing. I feel like watching her documentary series has given me more insight into America than countless hours of modern news media.
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Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you liked the series & found it enlightening.
“Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events that Changed the Nation” is available through The Great Courses Plus or Audible. 🗃️
bit.ly/4omm0oi
“Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events that Changed the Nation” is available through The Great Courses Plus or Audible. 🗃️
bit.ly/4omm0oi
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you liked the series & found it enlightening.
“Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events that Changed the Nation” is available through The Great Courses Plus or Audible. 🗃️
bit.ly/4omm0oi
“Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events that Changed the Nation” is available through The Great Courses Plus or Audible. 🗃️
bit.ly/4omm0oi
The professor for Art of War walking you thru a line-by-line translation of Chp 1 is both insanely ambitious and thrillingly satisfying.
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The professor for Art of War walking you thru a line-by-line translation of Chp 1 is both insanely ambitious and thrillingly satisfying.
I’m at that point in my career where I supervise and “direct” writing more than I actually do it myself. But, my god, when I do get to write - even something brief - for an audience, I really freaking love it. ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I’m at that point in my career where I supervise and “direct” writing more than I actually do it myself. But, my god, when I do get to write - even something brief - for an audience, I really freaking love it. ❤️
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My entire YouTube algorithm is niche social histories. I have been radicalized to pay for The Great Courses Plus, which I do not regret to inform you is 100% worth the money.
January 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM
My entire YouTube algorithm is niche social histories. I have been radicalized to pay for The Great Courses Plus, which I do not regret to inform you is 100% worth the money.
Omg I’m watching the chat absolutely blow up for @carterhaughschool.bsky.social on the Great Courses Journeys Live event and it hasn’t even officially started yet. Love it!!!
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Omg I’m watching the chat absolutely blow up for @carterhaughschool.bsky.social on the Great Courses Journeys Live event and it hasn’t even officially started yet. Love it!!!
New favorite nonfiction writing criticism: “There’s too much throat clearing… .” I can’t wait to use that. (Just don’t use it on me pls.)
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
New favorite nonfiction writing criticism: “There’s too much throat clearing… .” I can’t wait to use that. (Just don’t use it on me pls.)
I do, too. Outstanding course by an outstanding professor, Dr. Eren Taser.
I’ve started to watch this Great Courses Plus lecture series on Central Asian history, and I do recommend it!
The great civilizational crossroads
history.unc.edu/2025/02/11/d...
The great civilizational crossroads
history.unc.edu/2025/02/11/d...
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I do, too. Outstanding course by an outstanding professor, Dr. Eren Taser.
Went for a long run in 15-degree weather to try and forget about the news for a while. Didn’t work. I’m more angry and sad than when I left.
January 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Went for a long run in 15-degree weather to try and forget about the news for a while. Didn’t work. I’m more angry and sad than when I left.
So glad I squeezed in a late run before the temperature plummets. Got to learn that both Mozart and Beethoven were inspired by music of Ottoman janissaries. Beethoven even features it in his Ode to Joy.
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
So glad I squeezed in a late run before the temperature plummets. Got to learn that both Mozart and Beethoven were inspired by music of Ottoman janissaries. Beethoven even features it in his Ode to Joy.
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Travel with me to Panama and Costa Rica! Ill be hosting an amazing trip for The Great Courses in Jan 2027. We will be transiting the Panama Canal, visiting the spectacular San Blas Islands, and exploring Darién National Park, among the many highlights! www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com/panamacanalp05
Panama Canal (Ponant 05) | TGC Journeys
Embark on an unforgettable Central American journey under the guidance of Professor Scott Solomon from Rice University, a biologist, science communicator, and expert in ecology and evolution.
www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Travel with me to Panama and Costa Rica! Ill be hosting an amazing trip for The Great Courses in Jan 2027. We will be transiting the Panama Canal, visiting the spectacular San Blas Islands, and exploring Darién National Park, among the many highlights! www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com/panamacanalp05
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Did Napoleon write this?
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Did Napoleon write this?
I highly recommend joining this live talk. History, myth, literature, and two outstanding and fascinating professors FOR FREE. And you can ask them questions. Register at the link below.
On 1/29 at 2:00PM ET, we’re doing a free talk “Experiencing King Arthur’s Cornwall” for The Great Courses. All are welcome, but come if you want to visit England with us in Sept 21-28 on “Enchanted England: Folklore, Literature, and Landscapes!”
www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com/liveevents
www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com/liveevents
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I highly recommend joining this live talk. History, myth, literature, and two outstanding and fascinating professors FOR FREE. And you can ask them questions. Register at the link below.
A horrifying thought: AI’s best comp for a previous technology that fundamentally changed information creation and access was the printing press, which was wielded for spreading violently polarizing views in the Wars of Religion.
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
A horrifying thought: AI’s best comp for a previous technology that fundamentally changed information creation and access was the printing press, which was wielded for spreading violently polarizing views in the Wars of Religion.
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I discussed this in the lecture on Asian Exclusion (covering Chinese Exclusion & Japanese Incarceration) in Forgotten America for the Great Courses and Audible. bit.ly/4omm0oi #HATM
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I discussed this in the lecture on Asian Exclusion (covering Chinese Exclusion & Japanese Incarceration) in Forgotten America for the Great Courses and Audible. bit.ly/4omm0oi #HATM