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The History of Being Human

By: Noel Armstrong
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  • History, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology. The podcast that attempts to resurrect sense and meaning from the dust of a billion factoids.
    Copyright Noel Armstrong
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Episodes
  • HBH 56: The Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler

    HBH 56: The Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler
    Apr 17 2024
    Hitler was a failure who achieved the opposite of nearly all of his stated intentions.

    But was he insane as well?

    His life and legacy might argue he was, but what do the experts say?

    If he was insane, what was the diagnosis? And if he was not insane, how do you account for his actions?

    Was he a meth head, dragon chaser, narcissist, psychopath, schizophrenic, oedipal conflicted anal regressive, or what?

    In this episode we explore the body of literature devoted to explaining the motivations and actions of Adolf Hitler, and ask the question of whether he should be explained at all.
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    38 mins
  • HBH 55: The Gruesome Wretched Death of Herod the Great

    HBH 55: The Gruesome Wretched Death of Herod the Great
    Feb 27 2024
    He's one of the most reviled people in Western history -- a man whose cruelty, jealousy, and violence are proverbial. And yet his legacy is much more nuanced, his person more complicated than most of us know.

    One thing that is not in question is that he died a miserable death; in pain, angry, and resentful. Was it, as Josephus said, divine justice? Was it foul play?

    Spoiler: as bad as it was, it appears to have been neither, and can be easily explained.
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    30 mins
  • Introductory YouTube Video

    Introductory YouTube Video
    Feb 7 2024
    I have released my first TouTube video and this is the audio -- see the episode here:

    https://youtu.be/uVfn5Ar1rmg?si=e3TE_6tCWEuQxf7h

    Schrodinger's Cat Quick and Easy

    Yes, this is based on a longer podcast episode -- but hey, you've got to start somwhere!
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    6 mins
World Philosophy Social Sciences
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