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History With Dad is a chronological world history podcast that shows how the past still explains the present. Grounded in historical evidence and told with clarity, analysis, and a touch of Dad humor, each episode guides listeners through real events step by step. Dad Tangents trace ideas across time, revealing how different eras wrestle with surprisingly similar problems. Built for curious minds ages 10+.
Dad hosts History with Dad, a history show with 159 episodes published.
History loves statues. History loves battles. History loves putting one person in a painting and pretending they dideverything. But sometimes the biggest changes come from things nobody puts on a T-shirt. Roads. Rail. Po
By the late 800s, the Viking Age was changing. Not because the fighting stopped. It didn’t. Paris survived a massive siege. Alfred rebuilt and reorganized. London recovered. Dublin became powerful—and worth fighting over
Sometimes buying time works. And sometimes buying time just means meeting the same problem later. In this Dad Tangent from History with Dad, we take one of the biggest ideas from the Great Heathen Army and explore how of
In this Dad Tangent from History with Dad, we take one of the biggest ideas from the Great Heathen Army and explore how often it repeats across history groups arriving temporarily and becoming permanent. From Viking sett
The Viking Age changes permanently in this episode of History with Dad. Between 865 and 878, we follow the arrival of the Great Heathen Army and the shift from seasonal raiding toward conquest, winter campaigning, and pe
From Irish rulers working with Viking leaders to global superpowers teaming up in World War II, this Dad Tangent explores one of history’s strangest patterns: people who absolutely should not be working together… decidin
From Viking fleets entering the Mediterranean to treasure ships crossing oceans and humans reaching the Moon, this Dad Tangent explores one of history’s strangest patterns: people repeatedly deciding the horizon is not f
The Viking Age is no longer confined to northern Europe. In this episode of History with Dad, we follow the rise of Dublin under Olaf the White, Viking involvement in Irish politics, the growth of slave trading networks,
After talking about Ragnar Lodbrok, one question kept coming up: was he the only historical figure whose story completely escaped containment? Absolutely not. In this Dad Tangent, we meet King Arthur, Robin Hood, and El
Ragnar Lodbrok may be the most famous Viking of them all — dragon-slayer, king, raider, explorer, and legendary hero. But how much of Ragnar’s story actually happened? In this Dad Tangent, we follow the wild saga of Ragn
By the mid-800s, Viking activity was no longer limited to quick coastal attacks. In this episode of History with Dad, we follow Viking fleets as they strike Francia, raid deep into Iberia, reach the Mediterranean world,
Why do powerful states so often struggle to stop smaller mobile attackers? In this Dad Tangent, we explore one of history’s most recurring problems: defending huge borders, coastlines, and trade routes against fast-movin
How do people adapt when terrifying attacks stop feeling rare and start becoming part of everyday life? In this Dad Tangent, we explore how societies across history slowly adjusted to recurring threats — from Roman front
The Viking raids were no longer isolated shocks. In this episode of History with Dad, we follow the spread of Viking attacks across Britain, Ireland, Frisia, and Francia as Europe slowly realizes these raids are becoming
How much of history is shaped by the people who survived to tell the story? In this Dad Tangent, we look at how writers, conquerors, priests, and governments shaped the way later generations understood major events — fro
Why do powerful societies keep getting shocked by new tactics they never saw coming? In this Dad Tangent, we look at moments in history when old defenses suddenly stopped working — from Mongol horse archers to Viking rai
In 793, Viking raiders attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne — and the news shocked Christian Europe. But why did this raid feel so terrifying to the people living at the time? In this episode of History with Dad, we loo
Why do people fight battles they know they can’t win? In this Dad Tangent, we explore famous “last stands” from Thermopylae to the Alamo to the Warsaw Uprising — and beyond — to understand courage, identity, and decision
Why do people keep predicting the end of the world — and believing it will happen soon? In this Dad Tangent, we explore historical “apocalypse” moments from the year 1000 to Y2K, and what they reveal about how humans dea
What did Ragnarok actually mean in the Viking Age? In this episode of History with Dad, we tell the full Norse myth of Ragnarok — from Fimbulwinter to the final battle — and then break down what that story may have meant
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