Loading…
Hosted by Herman Forwood · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 29 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
To understand the present, look at the past.The Living Past is a history and current events podcast that connects today’s politics, business, culture, and global events with the historical patterns that came before them.Each episode explores modern issues through historical parallels — not to predict the future, but to give context, perspective, and a clearer way to understand the world we’re living in.Because most things we think are new… aren’t.Current events through the lens of history.More at: hermanforwood.com
Herman Forwood hosts The Living Past: Current events explained through history., a society show with 29 episodes published.
Every Christmas, loving parents deliberately deceive their children. They eat the cookies. Move the presents. Invent the evidence. And everyone calls it magic. That may tell us something important about human nature. We
We live in a culture obsessed with improving the final 2% while millions of people still haven't secured the first 80%. From peptides, sleep trackers, greens powders, luxury water, recovery devices, and celebrity wellnes
We’ve somehow reached a point where people worry about sleep scores, peptides, special water, and recovery gadgets while barely sleeping, barely exercising, or carrying credit-card debt. This episode asks how that happen
How did a faith centered on loving your neighbor become so closely associated with political power and cultural conflict? Jesus spoke constantly about caring for the poor, loving your enemies, welcoming the stranger, for
"Love your enemies." "Blessed are the poor." "Judge not." "Sell what you have and give to the poor." Those are some of Jesus' most famous teachings. So how did a faith built on compassion, humility, and caring for the le
The working class feels forgotten. The middle class feels squeezed. Young people feel locked out of the future. Older Americans feel like the country they grew up in is disappearing. Immigrants are angry. Native-born Ame
Why does it seem like everyone in America is angry? The poor are angry. The middle class is angry. The wealthy are angry. Young people, retirees, immigrants, conservatives, liberals... everyone seems convinced that someo
Why do good people stay silent when they see bad behavior? Why do families excuse the child who keeps crossing the line? Why do companies protect toxic employees? Why do churches cover up abuse? Why do political parties
How does a society go from saying, "That's unacceptable," to "That's just how things are?" It doesn't happen overnight. It happens one excuse at a time. One compromise. One moment where speaking up feels too uncomfortabl
In this episode, we explore the provocative argument that modern news has become immersed in the "machinery of conflict," prioritizing market reactions and geopolitical strategy over the actual lives of ordinary people.
From high school rumors to political parties, California, Cuba, and Vietnam, this episode explores how narratives take on a life of their own. Once a story becomes accepted as reality, facts often stop changing minds—and
From high school rumors to political parties, California, Cuba, and Vietnam, this episode explores how narratives take on a life of their own. Once a story becomes accepted as reality, facts often stop changing minds—and
Let's explore how we can still value cultural icons who vote differently than we do? This podcast explores the "flattening" of human identity, where icons like Hulk Hogan and Taylor Swift are reduced to simple political
Can we still value cultural icons who vote differently than we do? This podcast explores the "flattening" of human identity, where icons like Hulk Hogan and Taylor Swift are reduced to simple political labels. By examini
We're back from our short summer break and ready to dive into yet another topic that runs deep in our society. As the World Cup brings millions of people to the United States, many are discovering a paradox: the country
The United States has become the world's functional infrastructure, making it "too big to fail". From the dominance of the U.S. dollar to the global impact of Federal Reserve decisions, the international system is built
Preview of the upcoming episode: The United States has become the world's functional infrastructure, making it "too big to fail". From the dominance of the U.S. dollar to the global impact of Federal Reserve decisions, t
In this episode, we delve into Herman Forwood’s compelling argument that while America claims to value integrity, its actual "social theology" dictates that the only truly unforgivable sin is financial failure. Forwood e
In this podcast preview, we delve into Herman Forwood’s compelling argument that while America claims to value integrity, its actual "social theology" dictates that the only truly unforgivable sin is financial failure. F
Anyone can swing a hammer, but it takes true strength to build something durable. This podcast explores the thin line between raw force and true leadership, challenging the misconception that aggression equals resolve. B
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
The Living Past: Current events explained through history. has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their society audience.
The Living Past: Current events explained through history. is hosted by Herman Forwood. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 29 episodes.
The Living Past: Current events explained through history. has published 29 episodes.
The Living Past: Current events explained through history. regularly covers society, culture. It sits in the society category, with a culture focus.
The Living Past: Current events explained through history. is accessible for guests with genuine society expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
The Living Past: Current events explained through history. hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of The Living Past: Current events explained through history. average 22 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates The Living Past: Current events explained through history.'s guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 2 days ago.