Best Dr Dan German Podcasts (2025)

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Wondery Presents: How to Survive Against the Odds 6:02

2h ago6:02

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Inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brink How to Survive Against the Odds places you at the center of fifteen real life-or-death scenarios. Each story explores the physiological responses of the human body under unbearable condi…

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3. Mose 24 29:15

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3. Mose 23:15-44 29:15

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The Final Defeat of Hannibal Barca 40:32

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More than any other individual, Hannibal defined the Second Punic War. But after his crushing victory at Cannae, Hannibal never again came so close to finishing off Rome. At Zama, in 202 BC, he finally met his match on the battlefield: Scipio Africanus. Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that S…

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3. Mose 23:1-14 29:15

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3. Mose 21-22 29:15

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3. Mose 20 29:15

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3. Mose 19 29:15

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Why Was Carthage Such a Threat to Rome? Interview with Dr. Bret Devereaux, Part 2 59:39

11d ago59:39

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Dr. Bret Devereaux returns to the show to discuss why, exactly, Carthage was such a threat to the Roman Republic. The answer lies in the fact that more than any other state in the ancient world, Carthage most closely resembled Rome. Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World in har…

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3. Mose 17 29:15

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3. Mose 16:5-34 29:15

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3. Mose 15:16-16:4 29:15

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The Rise of Scipio Africanus and the War in Iberia 39:22

18d ago39:22

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Most of Rome's generals were competent but not outstanding, which was more than enough for a power with Rome's structural advantages. Yet the Second Punic War did produce one extraordinary military leader for Rome: Scipio Africanus, a scion of one of the city's most illustrious families. Today, we follow his rise, how it reflected Rome's aristocrat…

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3. Mose 13:4-47 29:15

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3. Mose 13:1-3 29:14

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3. Mose 12 29:15

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3. Mose 11:4-47 29:15

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Why Didn't Cannae Win the War for Hannibal? 39:16

25d ago39:16

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Cannae was a crushing victory for Hannibal, but it didn't win the war for him. Why? The answer lies in the nature of the Roman political system, which prioritized resilience, manpower, and the diffusion of authority. Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World in hardcopy, ebook, or…

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3. Mose 10 29:15

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3. Mose 8:14-9:24 29:15

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3. Mose 6-7 29:15

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3. Mose 5 29:14

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Experiencing the Battle of Cannae 37:11

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The Battle of Cannae was the worst defeat Rome ever suffered, and one of the worst battlefield losses in history. What was it like to be there? We explore the battle from the perspective of a common Roman soldier and try to make sense of the unexplainable. Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years tha…

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3. Mose 4:13-35 29:15

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3. Mose 3 29:15

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3. Mose 2 29:15

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Combining Ancient DNA and History: Interview with Dr. Pontus Skoglund 47:49

1M ago47:49

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Ancient DNA has completely reshaped our understanding of prehistory, but what does it offer for periods when we actually have historical texts? Dr. Pontus Skoglund, one of the world's leading aDNA researchers, joins me to talk about his recent study of Iron Age and Medieval Europe, and how genomics can reveal new things even about periods we think …

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3. Mose 1:1 29:15

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Markus 15:38-16:20 29:15

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Hannibal Invades Italy 38:34

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Hannibal accomplished a great deal during his long and illustrious life, but no feat has captured the imagination more than his crossing of the Alps. In the teeth of an Alpine fall, Hannibal took tens of thousands of men, horses, and even several dozen elephants into the peaks, then descended on Italy and brought destruction to the heart of Roman t…

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Markus 13 29:15

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Markus 11 29:15

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The Carthaginian Conquest of Iberia 42:23

2M ago42:23

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The disastrous ending of the First Punic War could have destroyed Carthage for good, and it nearly did. But one man had a plan for how to bring Carthage back to prosperity and power: Hamilcar Barca, the father of Hannibal, who took an army to Iberia to build a new Carthaginian empire. Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Ren…