EPISODE 118: Woe to the Vanquished — History on Fire “Everything resounded with the confused noise of terrifying threats and shrieks of despairing anguish blended with the wailing of women and children.” - Livy Later this year, I will launch a podcast...

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New History on Fire episode is out!

Episode 118: Woe to the Vanquished!

In 1920 the population of the United States was 106 millions. 5 million of those were KKK members. Not sympathizers. Not people who agreed with their ideas. Actual members.

Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Official Audio) YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO

When a Leonard Cohen song best represents how you feel about the state of the world, it's safe to say you are in the wrong timeline www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxd2...

Working on a bonus episode: it involves the murder of the father of Japanese pro-wrestling, the tale of a dueling dwarf, and a peculiar form of bare-knuckle dueling popular in the 18th and 19th centuries which included biting, eye gouging and… ouch… testicle ripping.

Quick update on the history of Rome podcast project. My (possibly insane) plan is to create a whole year worth of content (48 episodes) before ever releasing the first one. I finished the notes for 30 episodes. 18 more to go! My best bet is for a September release.

Living by a Code I recently created a bonus episode for paying subscribers but, given how important this topic is to me, I will offer here an edited, written version of what I discussed in that episode.

New essay on Substack on Living by a Code: danielebolelli.substack.com/p/living-by-...

Lately, several people mentioned how nice it was that I supported my daughter with her passions (singing and writing). Is the bar of parenting so low that somehow being supportive of your own kids is noteworthy?

EPISODE 117: The Amistad Rebellion — History on Fire This story has everything. Raids to enslave people. A bloody rebellion at sea. Piracy. A diplomatic crisis pitting Spain, the United States and England at odds with each other. High stakes courtroom d...

New History on Fire episode available everywhere. This story has everything: from piracy to bloody rebellions to former US presidents arguing in front of the Supreme Court for the freedom of a group of Africans.

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The last time someone invited me to a wedding, I apologized that I couldn't make the date, but promised I'd make their next wedding. They were not amused.

Lifting weights and eating chocolate cake, because... you know... yin and yang

Three Announcements I’m thrilled about three things coming up and I’d love to share the news with you.

Three announcements about a new podcast I'll start (in addition to HOF), a musical debut, and an upcoming tour of Japan: substack.com/home/post/p-...

EPISODE 111: When Monsters Choose War — History on Fire “It is our belief that Saddam wishes to return Islam to blasphemy and polytheism...if America becomes victorious...and grants victory to Saddam, Islam will receive such a blow that it will not be able...

Understanding the history of countries you are bombing may not be a bad idea
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[RERUN] EPISODE 84: History and Video Games — History on Fire Obviously, people play video games for entertainment—no argument there. But it is also true that few things can allow us to immerse ourselves in a multi-faceted reconstruction of the past as much as v...

I am joined by @ARaderVon to discuss how video games are changing the way we can understand history.

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Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

Same reason why, other than in places where conditions were perfect for it, there were few large scale slave rebellions. Low odds of success, high probability of ending horribly

The Melian Dialogue and the Nature of Power If you want to understand politics, history, and world events, you could do a lot worse than becoming familiar with Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue.

If you want to understand politics, history, and world events, you could do a lot worse than becoming familiar with Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue.
New Substack essay open.substack.com/pub/danieleb...

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." William Shakespeare

"The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters." Antonio Gramsci

EPISODE 116: The Daring Ones - The Arditi in WWI — History on Fire “Se non ci conoscete, guardateci i coglioni, siamo gli Arditi del Capitan Mattioni.” Arditi song The Italian Army during WWI was not exactly a well-oiled military machine. In terms of supplies, logi...

New episode of History on Fire out today. One of the craziest WWI stories ever.
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My man @danielebolelli.bsky.social said it best:

Over and over again, power-hungry emperors in ancient Rome were murdered by their own praetorian guard.

"Don't quote laws to men with swords" Pompey the Great.
The irony, of course, is how a sword ended his career

“Every time the 2nd Army’s Arditi went into action it was not with a sense of resignation and duty, nor with the forced smile of self-control, but with outbursts of barbaric joy…” Mario Carli

Episode coming out in January about the insanity of the Italo-Austrian front in WW I

Mini-Episode 42: Crow Creek The bones tell a story.

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New episode for supporters on Patreon and Substack.
The bones tell a story. They tell that something awful happened in the 1300s in South Dakota. They tell of the things people do when conditions get dire enough. Link in comments

“We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world—bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

[RERUN] EPISODE 83: From Slavery to Boxing: The Story of Bill Richmond — History on Fire “Every talent must unfold itself in fighting.” Friedrich Nietzsche “Boxing inhabits a sacred space predating civilization; or, to use D.H. Lawrence’s phrase, before God was love.” Joyce Carol Oates...

Here’s a link to the latest episode published on the History on Fire feed. The tale of 19th century boxer Bill Richmond is truly weirder than fiction. historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...

2026 Plans Yours truly with Isabella Han-Bolelli in a photo by Alex Elena.

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Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. On Saturday morning, an employee at the Ashland, Vi...

These are the news I need in my life: "Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor".
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