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14: Plague & Revolt
Feb 5, 2026
55m 21s
13: The Reigns of Three Edwards
Dec 23, 2025
47m 52s
12: Things We Didn’t Tell You in Season One
Dec 6, 2025
55m 04s
History of Modern Politics is Back! An Update from Matt and Chris
Nov 24, 2025
19m 38s
The Five U.S. Presidential Elections That Foreshadow 2024 with Dan Miller
Sep 20, 2023
1h 18m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5/26 | 14: Plague & Revolt✨ | Mali EmpireBlack Death+4 | Matt Wittlief | — | West AfricaMali Empire+6 | Mali EmpireBlack Death+5 | — | 55m 21s | |
| 12/23/25 | 13: The Reigns of Three Edwards✨ | Edwardian periodlegal reforms+5 | — | Order of Assassins | WalesScotland | Edward IEdward II+8 | — | 47m 52s | |
| 12/6/25 | 12: Things We Didn’t Tell You in Season One✨ | Holy Roman Empiremedieval politics+4 | — | Treaty of York | Holy Roman EmpireWales+4 | Holy Roman EmpireGreat Interregnum+5 | — | 55m 04s | |
| 11/24/25 | History of Modern Politics is Back! An Update from Matt and Chris✨ | political thoughthistory+4 | — | History of Modern PoliticsWe Are Libertarians | — | politicshistory+5 | — | 19m 38s | |
| 9/20/23 | The Five U.S. Presidential Elections That Foreshadow 2024 with Dan Miller✨ | U.S. Presidential Elections2024 Election+3 | Dan Miller | We Are Libertarianshistoricalsolutions.com+1 | 2024 | Presidential elections2024+3 | — | 1h 18m 13s | |
| 10/10/22 | The Complete History of Columbus Day - Why We Celebrate It and Should We Continue?✨ | Columbus DayChristopher Columbus+3 | — | Chris Spangle ShowColumbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504+6 | Santa DomingoDominican Republic+2 | Columbus DayChristopher Columbus+3 | — | 1h 35m 10s | |
| 6/1/22 | 11: The Birth of Parliament✨ | ParliamentKing's authority+5 | — | We Are LibertariansMagna Carta | — | ParliamentMagna Carta+5 | — | 54m 50s | |
| 5/15/22 | 10: The Angevins and the Magna Carta✨ | Magna Cartaliberty+3 | Matt Wittlief | Magna Carta | — | Magna Cartaliberty+3 | — | 1h 05m 24s | |
| 5/1/22 | 9: Italy, Jerusalem, and The Crusades✨ | CrusadesRoman Pope+3 | Matt Wittlief | Roman Pope | — | CrusadesRoman Pope+5 | — | 51m 14s | |
| 4/15/22 | 8: William the Conqueror, Norman Rule of England and The Anarchy✨ | William the ConquerorNorman Rule of England+5 | — | House of Plantagenet | — | William the ConquerorHenry I+5 | — | 48m 21s | |
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| 4/1/22 | 7: Succession Crisis | The year is 1066. The King of England, known in history as Edward the Confessor, has died with no heir and no defined succession plan. History knows this year as the transition from the Anglo-Saxons to the Normans, but, as many of you may know, there were several competing claims to the throne. Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief set the stage for the Battle of Hastings and one of the most pivotal years in British history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 36s | ||||||
| 3/15/22 | 6: Vikings and the King of the English | What are some common misconceptions about the Vikings? In this episode, Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief detail how interconnected the men of the north were in the politics of "civilized" European politics in the age of the Anglo-Saxons. They also detail the importance of King Alfred in establishing our modern politics. For podcasts released months in advance and commercial-free, video, show notes, and reading lists, join. HMP Plus! - https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 05s | ||||||
| 3/1/22 | 5: Across the Channel to France | Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief look across the channel to the development of France, soon the be England's greatest challenger. Many names like Clovis, Charles Martel, and Charlemagne made a big impact on the political development of Europe, but are little talked about. They also dive into the development of the Catholic Church. For podcasts released months in advance and commercial-free, video, show notes, and reading lists, join. HMP Plus! - https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 22s | ||||||
| 2/15/22 | 4: The Arrival of the Anglo-Saxons | Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief share the story of the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons in the vacuum of power left by the collapsing Roman Empire as well as the establishment of the Christian church in the British Isles. For podcasts released months in advance and commercial-free, video, show notes, and reading lists, join. HMP Plus! - https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 37s | ||||||
| 2/1/22 | 3: The Fall of the Western Empire and Britain Alone | Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief share the story of Cincinnatus, the Crisis of the Third Century, and the splintering of the Roman Empire under Diocletian. For podcasts released months in advance and commercial-free, video, show notes, and reading lists, join. HMP Plus! - https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 00s | ||||||
| 1/15/22 | 2: Invasion & Empire | Julius Caesar may be the second most famous man in history after Jesus. Why is that? How did he change the Roman government and the course of history? Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief discuss the shape of Rome and Britain in the Imperial era. For podcasts released months in advance and commercial-free, video, show notes, and reading lists, join. HMP Plus! - https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 41s | ||||||
| 1/1/22 | 1: Albion Becomes Britannia | A Northumbrian monk in the 700s creates the British identity and shows us an example of how we ought to think of history. Chris and Matt explain the default state of human organization: the clan and then explain the impact made in our world by the Roman Empire. For podcasts released months in advance and commercial-free, video, show notes, and reading lists, join. HMP Plus! - https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 39m 03s | ||||||
| 8/22/21 | Are There Parallels Between the Fall of Saigon and the Fall of Kabul? | Bruce Carlson of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics joins Harry Price, Rhinehold, and me on the Chris Spangle Show to discuss the comparison's between Gerald Ford's evacuation efforts in Saigon after Vietnam and Biden's exit in Afghanistan. My History Can Beat Up Your Politics - https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com/ Saigon Comparisons: The Events of April 29th and 30th, 1975 and Today. - https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/saigon-comparisons-the-events-of-april-29th-and-30th-1975-and-today/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 31m 46s | ||||||
| 4/17/21 | 000: Introducing the History of Modern Politics | Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief discuss their new show "The History of Modern Politics." Visit HistoryofModernPolitics.com or JoinWALPlus.com to begin getting episodes in May. Free podcast subscribers will have to wait until 2022! How to listen to the show: https://www.historyofmodernpolitics.com/p/how-to-listen-to-the-show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 25m 52s | ||||||
| 4/11/21 | Bonus: Defined - The Origins of Anarchism | Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief discuss the origins of anarchy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 10s | ||||||
| 4/11/21 | Bonus: Defined - Precursors to Libertarian Thought | We initially tried to start this in June of 2018. Here was the first shot at it: Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief do a test run of a new series where we define the terms of modern politics. Today, we examine the pre-20th century intellectual history of libertarianism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 06m 32s | ||||||
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