BlomCast
The BlomCast looks at turning points in history, which have always fascinated me. My name is Philipp Blom, I am a historian and broadcaster and author of many books about the Enlightenment, the story of modernity and climate history. The climate catastrophe places us at the greatest historical turning point hin human history. What, if anything, can we learn from moments in the past in which a model of life seemed to change, or had to change, in which whole societies were transformed?
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Podcasting since 2022 • 77 episodes
BlomCast
Latest Episodes
[65] Anton Howes — Why did the industrial Revolution happen, and why in England?
In this episode of the BlomCast I speak to economic historian Anton Howes. The question is as simple as the answer is complex: Why did the Industrial Revolution not happen in ancient Rome or China, but in Britain? And why not earlier? Together ...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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[64] Jörg Baberowski II — Wie Demokratien sterben
Am Volk vorbei heißt Jörg Baberowskis neues Buch, ein wunderbarer Anlass für das zweite Gespräch mit dem deutschen Historiker. Es ist ein Missverständnis, die Demokratie vor sich selbst bewahren zu wollen, argumentiert er. Politische und akadem...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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[63] Kerry Brown — The Great Reversal, China and the West
In this episode of the BlomCast, host Philipp Blom engages with Kerry Brown, a prominent expert on China, to explore the historical and cultural dynamics that have shaped China's relationship with the West. They discuss Brown's personal journey...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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[62] Daniel Marwecki — Die Welt nach dem Westen
Der Politologe Daniel Marwecki lehrt in Hong Kong und schreibt über den Westen. Das gibt ihm eine wertvolle Außenperspekive: Wir denken mehr über die Chinesen nach als die über uns, sagt er. Wir sprechen darüber, wie der Westen zu diesem Punkt ...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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[61] Bonus Episode — Spinoza and the Art of Organising Knowledge
Recently, I was honoured to give the Spinoza Lecture in Den Haag, Netherlands, a wonderful opportunity to pay homage to a truly great thinker, as well as for a few reflections on knowledge and how it has been organised throughout history. In th...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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