History of Modern Politics is Back! An Update from Matt and Chris

About this episode

Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief reunite to discuss the return of the History of Modern Politics podcast and its future direction.

Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief reunite to bring back History of Modern Politics after a long hiatus. In this episode, they explain why the show is returning, how seasons two and three are already underway, and what listeners can expect as they continue tracing political thought from the Roman Republic to the American founding. Chris and Matt share behind-the-scenes updates on research, writing, episode structure, and how their work connects ancient history to today’s political shifts. They also discuss season one, the path ahead through the Middle Ages and the Glorious Revolution, and their plans to cover the first American political systems in future seasons. Subscribe to the History of Modern Politics feed - ⁠https://link.chtbl.com/history-of-modern-politics⁠ Join the Substack - ⁠https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/⁠ Subscribe on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@historyofmodernpolitics5701⁠https://www.youtube.com/@historyofmodernpolitics5701⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris Spangle

Guest: Matt Wittlief

Topics covered

• political history
• political thought
• American founding
• ancient history
• political shifts

Keywords

• politics
• history
• American founding
• Roman Republic
• Middle Ages
• Glorious Revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: We Are Libertarians

Books & works: History of Modern Politics

Places: Roman Republic, American, Middle Ages, Glorious Revolution

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