#136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History

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<p>Dan Carlin is a historian, political thinker, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get free vitamin D<br /> &#8211; <b>SimpliSafe</b>: <a href="https://simplisafe.com/lex">https://simplisafe.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get a free security camera<br /> &#8211; <b>Magic Spoon</b>: <a href="https://magicspoon.com/lex">https://magicspoon.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get free shipping<br /> &#8211; <b>Cash App</b>: <a href="https://cash.app/">https://cash.app/</a> and use code LexPodcast to get $10</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Dan&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/hardcorehistory">https://twitter.com/hardcorehistory</a><br /> Dan&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://www.dancarlin.com/">https://www.dancarlin.com/</a><br /> Hardcore History podcast: <a href="https://apple.co/2HX7hAA">https://apple.co/2HX7hAA</a><br /> Common Sense podcast: <a href="https://apple.co/3mM6WPZ">https://apple.co/3mM6WPZ</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage">https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:53) &#8211; Nature of evil<br /> (14:50) &#8211; Is violence and force fundamental to human civilization?<br /> (19:58) &#8211; Will we always have war?<br /> (29:38) &#8211; The Russian front in World War II<br /> (37:32) &#8211; Ideologies of the US, the Soviet Union, and China<br /> (50:15) &#8211; Putin<br /> (1:02:50) &#8211; Journalism is broken<br /> (1:10:16) &#8211; Genghis Khan<br /> (1:24:36) &#8211; Greatest leader in history<br /> (1:32:21) &#8211; Could Hitler have been stopped?<br /> (1:49:21) &#8211; Hitler&#8217;s Antisemitism<br /> (1:55:12) &#8211; Destructive power of evil<br /> (2:04:26) &#8211; Will human civilization destroy itself?<br /> (2:16:31) &#8211; Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX<br /> (2:24:53) &#8211; Steering around the iceberg &#8211; wow do we avoid collapse of society?<br /> (2:47:00) &#8211; Advice on podcasting<br /> (2:50:12) &#8211; Joe Rogan, Spotify, and the future of podcasting<br /> (3:05:19) &#8211; Future episodes of Hardcore History podcast<br /> (3:20:21) &#8211; Is Ben real?<br /> (3:21:05) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>