[eropple]

Carlin is what I recommend to people who don't like history, before I get them into The Great Courses (which are amazing, if pricey when you're not on Audible). I have a catalogue of minor beefs with the way he presents some stuff, but he's always up-front that he's not a historian (and I appreciate that acknowledgement) and they haven't stopped me from happily paying for everything he's done for Hardcore History.

It's a good listen, and it's worth your time if you haven't tried his stuff.

[sosuke]

Thanks I've never heard of The Great Courses.

edit: Woah where do I even start on that?

[eropple]

Most of them are really good. Here's a partial list of the ones I've enjoyed:

- Machiavelli in Context (probably the best course of theirs I've listened to)

- Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity

- Conquest of the Americas

- Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages (same lecturer--one of the best)

- Foundations of Western Civilization I and II

- History of Ancient Rome

- Birth of the Modern Mind

- Story of Human Language

- History of Science from Antiquity to 1700

[the_economist]

Thanks for the list. Do any others come to mind?

[ryankshaw]

Prophets of Doom

It was fantastic! it talked about the anabaptist takeover of munster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster_Rebellion.

[gadders]

All the ones by Rufus Fears.

[gshubert17]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Courses gives information on what was originally called The Teaching Company. Their web site is: http://www.thegreatcourses.com

[the_economist]

They are all pretty great. My favorite ones are:

Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity -> so good!!

History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev

Rise and Fall of the British Empire

[carlisle_]

I've never heard of Great Courses before, thanks for the recommendation. Do you have any recommendations for other audio entertainment/learning while you're here?