The History Respawned Podcast

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Episode 58: Total War: Three Kingdoms Jun 28, 2019

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John welcomes Maggie Greene, assistant professor of Modern Chinese History & East Asian Cultural History at Montana State, to talk about Total War: Three Kingdoms. Creative Assembly’s latest Total War effort makes some interesting departures from previous traditions in the series, largely informed by a willingness to adopt some of the more romantic, “epic” aspects of this period in Chinese history. This isn’t actually a dramatic departure from how this period has typically been depicted in Chinese and East Asian literature and popular culture. If anything, this nominally Western adaptation follows in the footsteps of a long tradition of Chinese storytelling.

Episode 57: Hearts of Iron IV May 23, 2019

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Bob and John discuss Hearts of Iron IV, in particular the game's DLC Waking the Tiger and Man the Guns. John praises Waking the Tiger's depiction of Asia in WWII, while Bob takes issue with Man the Guns' counterfactual scenario based around the Confederacy in America. They both talk a lot about history in grand strategy games before moving on to John's playthroughs of The Division 2 and AC Odyssey. *Apologies for the sound quality in this episode. We had to use a backup recording option! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 56: Heaven's Vault Apr 26, 2019

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Bob talks with Andrew Reinhard about Heaven's Vault, the latest game from Inkle Studios. Topics include archaeology, the depiction of archaeologists in games, parsing ancient languages, tavern archaeology, artifact colonialism, and archaeogaming. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 55: Return of the Obra Dinn Mar 31, 2019

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Bob talks with Meaghan Walker about Lucas Pope's Return of the Obra Dinn. Topics include seafaring in the Napoleonic Era, nostalgia for the Age of Sail, the Memento Mortem and historical deduction, the history of the East India Company, and mythical sea creatures. *The final question at 24:32 includes spoilers for the game. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 54: Far Cry 2 Mar 01, 2019

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Bob talks with Dr. Charlie Thomas about Far Cry 2. Topics include postcolonial African warfare, Cold War ideologies in postcolonial struggles, mercenaries in modern history, the importance of the environment in African combat, the role of displaced populations in Africa, and the United Nations in Africa. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 53: Chris Bateman on Silk Feb 25, 2019

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Bob talks with game designer Chris Bateman about his new historical video game, Silk, set on the Silk Road in 200 CE You can learn more about Silk and its Kickstarter by going to https://blog.ihobo.com/silk.html Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 52: History Games Class and Red Dead 2 Feb 19, 2019

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Bob and John discuss John's latest history and games course, and talk about John's playthrough of Red Dead Redemption 2. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 51: Fallout 76 Jan 04, 2019

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John talks about Bethesda's latest entry into the venerable Fallout series, Fallout 76. The attempts to create a different experience to previous games have caused for a mixed reaction from long time players, but a lack of NPCs and a renewed focus on the use of postwar power tools raises some interesting points for historians. You can watch the video episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Kyn3_PJj4

Episode 50: Red Dead Redemption 2 Dec 14, 2018

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Bob talks with Esther Wright about Red Dead Redemption 2. Topics include Rockstar Games and history; Red Dead 2's depiction of women, race, and Native Americans; and the ways in which Rockstar games are promoted and discussed in games media. *Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the entire main story in Red Dead Redemption 2. Check out Esther's recent article on Bullet Points about Red Dead Redemption 2's depiction of women: http://www.bulletpointsmonthly.com/2018/11/12/women-out-of-date/ Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

Episode 49: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Oct 23, 2018

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Bob talks with Dr. Kate Cook about Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Topics include the Peloponnesian War, life in Athens and Sparta, women in ancient Greece, the importance of the arts and artists in Athenian society, the politics of Greek plays, and the nature of myth and religion in ancient Greece. *Special thanks to Dr. Hannah Culik-Baird for helping to set up this episode. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyrespawned Music is Symphony 40 in G minor by texasradiofish (c) 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)license.dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasr…iofish/49560 Ft: W. A. Mozart, Big Bonobo Combo

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