This episode is possibly the best for winter storm nights.

In the lowlands of Northern Iraq, a series of enormous cities lies crumbling in ruins...

In this episode, find out about one of the most remarkable ancient civilizations: the society known today as the neo-Assyrian Empire. Discover how the Assyrians built their empire out of the ashes of the Bronze Age, and built an empire of iron that lasted for centuries. Explore the extraordinary flourishing of art and technology that they fostered. And finally, discover what happened to cause their final, devastating collapse.

13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the media have found their new racial martyr and victim of white supremacy. He’s a football player who got drafted into the NFL a few rounds later than expected. They don't make racial martyrs like they used to. Also, Trump has a judge arrested for interfering with immigration enforcement. An allegedly Republican governor vetoes a bill to keep sexually explicit material out of schools. And two gay influencers went out and purchased children through surrogacy. Now they spend their time parading the kids around and using them for content.

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Ep. 1584 - Another Dumb “Racism” Scandal Takes Over The NFL

While the media fulminate over the supposed failure of DOGE, Elon Musk’s signature project just keeps cutting; the Trump tax bill approaches fruition; and we examine the fallout from Canada electing a Leftist, again.

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Ep. 2189 - The Secret SUCCESS of DOGE

From trench-busting stormtroopers to galaxy-spanning clone legions, we explore the evolution of elite soldiers and how sci-fi reimagines the future of warfare.

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Stormtroopers: Elite Warriors and the Evolution of Future Combat 
Episode 501; May 29, 2025
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Stormtroopers: Elite Warriors and the Evolution of Future Combat (Narration Only)

A new industrial revolution is coming—not on Earth, but above it. This episode delves into how orbital shipyards will produce everything from shuttles to megastructures, changing how we explore and inhabit space.

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Orbital Shipyards: Building Fleets in Space
Episode 722; June 5, 2025; Nebula Exclusive
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0:15 Why Build in Orbit?
1:29 The Gravity Well Problem
3:22 Material Sourcing – The Importance of ISRU
5:44 Early Orbital Shipyards – Existing & Near-Future Projects
6:37 Lessons from Space Stations & Prototypes
8:22 Port George & Linus Scrapyard – Revisiting Fictional Shipyards
13:08 Infrastructure & Logistics of Orbital Shipyards
23:39 Constructing Different Types of Ships
31:58 Challenges of Large-Scale Shipbuilding
34:10 Maintenance, Repairs, and Refits – Sustaining a Spacefaring Fleet
39:25 Salvage and Recycling
40:37 The Future of Orbital Shipyards – Expanding Beyond Earth
43:03 The Rise of Megastructure Shipyards
44:29 Privatization and the Spacefaring Economy
46:12 Shipyards as Strategic Military and Political Assets
47:54 The Role of AI, Automation, and Post-Human Workforces

Orbital Shipyards - Building Fleets in Space

The Fermi Paradox asks why, in a vast and ancient universe, we see no signs of alien life. In this episode, we explore five explanations that make sense—and seven popular ones that, despite sounding good, fall flat under closer scrutiny.

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5 Fermi Paradox Explanations I Love… and 7 That Fall Flat

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Ep. 1238 - The Epstein Blunder

A vast ruined bath house, a fire-damaged poem and a world teetering on the brink of collapse. 

In this episode, we look at the history of the collapse of Roman Britain. Find out how a great civilization grew up almost overnight on the island of Britannia, how it endured the test of centuries against barbarian invasions and foolish rulers, and what happened after its final dramatic collapse.

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Fall of Civilizations

1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled

One of the most unlikely tales of a society’s fall in is the incredible saga of the Vikings of Greenland. 

Find out the history of how these European settlers built a society on the farthest edge of their world, and survived for centuries among some of the harshest conditions ever faced by man. Discover how this civilization was able to overcome the odds for so long, and examine the evidence about what happened to cause its final and mysterious collapse. Including Viking poetry, Inuit folktales and thousands upon thousands of walrus.

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Sebastian Garbacz
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4. The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun

Deep in the Cambodian Jungle, a ruined city crumbles among the roots of banyan trees. 

In this episode, we look at the history of the Khmer Empire of medieval Cambodia, and the ancient mega-city of Angkor. I want to explore how this great civilization rose to a size and wealth virtually unprecedented in the world, how it overcame the challenges of its climate and landscape, and all the factors that led to its final, dramatic collapse.

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Lou Millington
Sebastian Garbacz

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5. The Khmer Empire - Fall of the God Kings

On one of the world’s most isolated islands, hundreds of vast stone statues lie mouldering in the grass. 

In this episode, we take a look at one of archaeology’s most enduring puzzles: the mystery of Easter Island. Find out how this unique community grew up in complete isolation, severed from the rest of the world by a vast expanse of ocean. Discover the incredible story of how it survived for so many centuries, and examine the evidence about what happened to finally bring this society, and its statues, crashing down.

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Annie Kelly
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6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked

A history podcast looking at the collapse of a different civilization each episode. What did they have in common? Why did they fall? And what did it feel like to watch it happen?

4. The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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