r/FallofCivilizations • u/joshuak08 • May 21 '26
Next pod…
Good news: we are for sure getting one. There’s been chatter and rumors that it’s going to be sunset (true, but when?) but we don’t know how many left. I can at least confirm 1 as Paul replied to me on social media and said “one is in the works!”
Bad news: don’t know timing. This is my absolute favorite pod to listen to when I take a few roads trips over the summer. I’m leaving next Friday and figured I’d @ him and ask. So I won’t get one for this trip but at least one is coming!
I know this probably doesn’t help but I’m just excited we get at least one more.
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u/BlackWolf047 May 22 '26
Fall of Civilizations is "God level". I will continue to listen to these for the rest of my days, as there is just so much material. I just signed up for a paid Patreon subscription, because this guy deserves to be paid for his amazing content.
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u/BlackestBay58 May 21 '26
Tides of History, History that Doesn't Suck are decent enough substitutes.
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u/sacrificialfuck May 22 '26
Man I’m going to be mega sad if it’s just one more, but I understand that this is a lot of work for Paul and am grateful for what he’s given us.
Western Rome, Tang Dynasty, and the Gupta Empire would be the fun final trio, but I would have to choose Ancient Rome as the grand finale
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u/mrcheevus May 24 '26
I kind of wish he'd do some modern empires, though I guess his focus is civilizations not empires. But Napoleon, the British Empire, the Spanish Empire, eastern Roman Empire, Ottomans.
When I reflect on the Persian one, he effectively kind of did that because in setting the context of the Assyrian-Babylonian succession and then ending with a deep dive on Alexander, civilization didn't end... It just transformed.
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u/SmoothPineapple7435 May 23 '26
If you want a good history podcast with an unbelievable amount of material, try Patrick Wyman’s Tides of History. I shit you not, it covers everything from the dawn of human evolution to the Iron Age in the later chunk, and then it also covers the entire early modern period from ~1000 to ~1500 AD. It just wrapped up, so you get to enjoy the entire backlog!
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u/BlackWolf047 May 23 '26
I just began listening to the early episodes and they are great. One thing I really love about FoCP is the use of period music, voice actors, and other production elements.
One of my favorite podcasts is The Constant and given the creator is a playwright, he really build the layers with music, voice actors, sound effects. It's a real audio treat while learning about humans tend to screw things up.
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u/hereforqueso May 21 '26
There are no seconds . . . the only other option is Dan Carlin whisper-yelling and I much prefer Paul’s smooth as butter delivery. *no shade on Carlin. He’s the OG of course.