Mike Duncan
@mikeduncan.bsky.social
History podcaster/author. Revolutions + The History of Rome
The struggle is real
It is my mission in life to demonstrate that it is technically possible to be a white guy interested in Rome and still be normal
there was a dumb tiktok going around that was like (a year or two ago that has evolved and also was referencing twitter posts) "WHY ARE SOOOOO MANY MEN OBSESSED WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE" and I was like "idk probably because they're nazis" and also personellly im a 3kingdoms guy @gaius.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The struggle is real
Of all the posts I've seen go up this one most captures how i feel rights now
October 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Of all the posts I've seen go up this one most captures how i feel rights now
All brought to you by the same group that in a previous episode staged a riot inside the national capital to disrupt and prevent the legal transfer of power to their political rivals after losing an election
I know it’s easy to get inured to this stuff but imagine a podcast ep where @mikeduncan.bsky.social is telling you about this happening in some other country at the same time that a crisis in parliament has shut down the national budget.
Presidents have federalized a state's own Guard to use over its objection, most famously desegregation. And sometimes regular military has been used. But taking one state's soldiers and putting them in another state? This is a completely unprecedented breakdown of what the Union fundamentally is.
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
All brought to you by the same group that in a previous episode staged a riot inside the national capital to disrupt and prevent the legal transfer of power to their political rivals after losing an election
Hello friends! @alexiscoe.bsky.social and I are doing a live feed on her substack tonight. Come hang! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Live with Alexis Coe
Starting Oct 7 at 8:00 PM EDT
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October 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hello friends! @alexiscoe.bsky.social and I are doing a live feed on her substack tonight. Come hang! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Ya’ll late. @mikeduncan.bsky.social already let this slip. #TheChildrenOfSaturn
Prospect of life on Saturn’s moons rises after discovery of organic substances
October 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Substack is messing with us, but we will triumph!
Let's eff em up next Tuesday--same time, same day, same disappointing place!
open.substack.com/pub/alexisco...
Let's eff em up next Tuesday--same time, same day, same disappointing place!
open.substack.com/pub/alexisco...
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Substack is messing with us, but we will triumph!
Let's eff em up next Tuesday--same time, same day, same disappointing place!
open.substack.com/pub/alexisco...
Let's eff em up next Tuesday--same time, same day, same disappointing place!
open.substack.com/pub/alexisco...
Live hit in about 45 min. Come hang. Live!
Tonight! Join me & @mikeduncan.bsky.social at 8pm. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/tonight-sm...
September 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Live hit in about 45 min. Come hang. Live!
Listen to us gush about the Mariners. It's so fun
The 2025 Mariners are making history all over the place. As such, the man @mikeduncan.bsky.social returned to the show to talk about what it means to him, the AL MVP race, and how he's approaching this playoff run. open.substack.com/pub/thelight...
The Blight Bat Ep. 8: Shimmering Through Time with Mike Duncan
The Mariners Won the American League West, and all that that entails
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September 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Listen to us gush about the Mariners. It's so fun
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Join me + @mikeduncan.bsky.social on Tuesday, 8pm EST for what a respectable institution might blandly call a "wide-ranging conversation."
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And if you like that, you'll love this alexiscoe.substack.com
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And if you like that, you'll love this alexiscoe.substack.com
LIVE SOON: Alexis Coe + Mike Duncan
Starting Sep 30 at 8:00 PM EDT
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September 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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This was back in Aug 9
these are The Cal Raleigh Years
Many thanks to Cal Raleigh for making @mikeduncan.bsky.social and I's effusive praise on the podcast yesterday quite topical. Mike rules and this episode was extremely fun!
open.spotify.com/episode/1BVt...
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thelightbat.substack.com/p/the-blight...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This was back in Aug 9
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"The high-water mark of America’s influence over the world has come and gone. All empires are transitory, right? If you rise, you’re inevitably going to stagnate and fall," says American political history author and podcaster @mikeduncan.bsky.social.
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
September 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"The high-water mark of America’s influence over the world has come and gone. All empires are transitory, right? If you rise, you’re inevitably going to stagnate and fall," says American political history author and podcaster @mikeduncan.bsky.social.
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by Mike Duncan
Was the fall of Rome this stupid? I spoke to Revolutions and History of Rome host @mikeduncan.bsky.social about the decline of empires, and the unraveling of America.
Full interview at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Full interview at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Are We Witnessing the Fall of the American Empire?
'Revolutions' and 'History of Rome' host Mike Duncan discusses the decline of the American empire, comparing it to Rome and other revolutions.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Was the fall of Rome this stupid? I spoke to Revolutions and History of Rome host @mikeduncan.bsky.social about the decline of empires, and the unraveling of America.
Full interview at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Full interview at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Fantastic chat between @mattsitman.bsky.social and @mikeduncan.bsky.social about the decline of Rome and the right's perverted efforts to map it on to today's big debates. Matt unearths some oldies but goodies. Highly illuminating all the way: know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com/episodes/how...
How Republics End (w/ Mike Duncan) [Unlocked] | Know Your Enemy
Mike Duncan (host of the "Revolutions" podcast) joins to discuss the conservative obsession with the fall of Rome — and the real lessons of Roman history.
know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fantastic chat between @mattsitman.bsky.social and @mikeduncan.bsky.social about the decline of Rome and the right's perverted efforts to map it on to today's big debates. Matt unearths some oldies but goodies. Highly illuminating all the way: know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com/episodes/how...
Truly this is one of the greatest jokes I have ever given myself and it's amazing it's still coming up 10+ years late. A gift from me to me
Haha, pulled up _Rome versus Rome_ on the YouTube and the comments contained a not insignificant number of people blaming you for directing them there. Really appreciate your podcasts: thanks!
August 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Truly this is one of the greatest jokes I have ever given myself and it's amazing it's still coming up 10+ years late. A gift from me to me
these are The Cal Raleigh Years
Many thanks to Cal Raleigh for making @mikeduncan.bsky.social and I's effusive praise on the podcast yesterday quite topical. Mike rules and this episode was extremely fun!
open.spotify.com/episode/1BVt...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
thelightbat.substack.com/p/the-blight...
open.spotify.com/episode/1BVt...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
thelightbat.substack.com/p/the-blight...
The Blight Bat Ep. 7: You Gotta Like These Guys (w/ Mike Duncan)
The Blight Bat · Episode
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August 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
these are The Cal Raleigh Years
Heads up people
When my turn in the A.V. Club Staff Pick rotation came up this time, I really couldn't think of anything I'd stump harder for than @mikeduncan.bsky.social's Martian Revolution season of Revolutions - partly because I was skeptical, and would have appreciated someone else giving me the heads-up.
Get your ears ready for recommendations laced with romance and historical fiction. www.avclub.com/staff-picks-...
July 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Heads up people
Marketing Dept gets to add "creator of one of Time's Hundred Greatest Podcasts of All Time" to my bio now and forever so that's pretty nifty time.com/collections/...
The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time
From pop culture and history to sports and more, these are the best podcasts ever made.
time.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Marketing Dept gets to add "creator of one of Time's Hundred Greatest Podcasts of All Time" to my bio now and forever so that's pretty nifty time.com/collections/...
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this is … honestly not the worst way to teach history
May 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
this is … honestly not the worst way to teach history
This is obviously abhorrent, as everything about all of this is abhorrent, but this did pop out to me because for the record it's *also* abhorrent to treat regular prisoners this way
July 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is obviously abhorrent, as everything about all of this is abhorrent, but this did pop out to me because for the record it's *also* abhorrent to treat regular prisoners this way
Reposted by Mike Duncan
Revolutions podcast host @mikeduncan.bsky.social gets into how stupidity leads to revolutions.
July 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Revolutions podcast host @mikeduncan.bsky.social gets into how stupidity leads to revolutions.
Reposted by Mike Duncan
As a millennial dad, I have never felt more seen by a podcast episode than this conversation hosted by @weeklyshowpod Jon Stewart with Tony Gilroy (creator of Andor) and @mikeduncan.bsky.social, the great history podcaster whose work I’ve devoured for over a decade
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History Meets Galaxy with Tony Gilroy and Mike Duncan
Podcast Episode · The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · 07/10/2025 · 1h 36m
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July 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As a millennial dad, I have never felt more seen by a podcast episode than this conversation hosted by @weeklyshowpod Jon Stewart with Tony Gilroy (creator of Andor) and @mikeduncan.bsky.social, the great history podcaster whose work I’ve devoured for over a decade
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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New protocols. cc: @mikeduncan.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
New protocols. cc: @mikeduncan.bsky.social
It's true
In this week’s new The Weekly Show episode, Jon is joined by Tony Gilroy & @mikeduncan.bsky.social. Topics discussed:
>> Andor
>> Revolutionary Ingredients
>>Those Slippery Epstein Files
>> Project 2029 (oh God)
NEW YouTube video out now.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SUUw...
>> Andor
>> Revolutionary Ingredients
>>Those Slippery Epstein Files
>> Project 2029 (oh God)
NEW YouTube video out now.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SUUw...
Andor, Trump and Our Revolutionary Times | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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July 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's true
Reposted by Mike Duncan
Jon, @mikeduncan.bsky.social and Tony Gilroy discuss how easy it has been to convince Americans to accept our government’s worst impulses.
July 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Jon, @mikeduncan.bsky.social and Tony Gilroy discuss how easy it has been to convince Americans to accept our government’s worst impulses.
Reposted by Mike Duncan
Jon welcomes Andor creator Tony Gilroy and Revolutions podcast host @mikeduncan.bsky.social to discuss how today’s moment reflects themes from the show and revolutions throughout history. An all-new episode of The Weekly Show is out now.
July 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Jon welcomes Andor creator Tony Gilroy and Revolutions podcast host @mikeduncan.bsky.social to discuss how today’s moment reflects themes from the show and revolutions throughout history. An all-new episode of The Weekly Show is out now.