History Impossible

De: Alexander von Sternberg
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  • History Impossible covers some of the less-known, strange, and supposedly impossible events, people, and ideologies throughout history that are all nonetheless true. The settings and time periods range from the Second World War to ancient Japan to medieval Europe, and many more. The show engages with difficult ideas and impossible decisions that were made by human beings like you or me, always to significant effect. It goes out of its way to grant agency to all of its subjects and does its best to present the most nuanced approach one can, all while acknowledging any personal biases that may exist. You will not find a more honest attempt at presenting difficult and controversial historical topics.

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  • Trump 2.0: Making America Progressive Again

    Trump 2.0: Making America Progressive Again
    Apr 18 2025
    The question of who President Donald Trump resembled in history is one that has become almost a cliche, mostly thanks to its ideological Rorschach quality, especially during his first term and in the years leading up to his second. This has become far less of a debate, thanks largely to the man himself actually citing his influences.

    This was what I decided to tackle in an essay I wrote for my friend David Josef Volodsko in his publication, The Radicalist. A couple of weeks later, I am happy to bring to all of you the audio adaptation of that essay, with a couple of important expansions you won’t receive anywhere else.

    This is the first installment of a small cluster of episodes I plan to put out for all of you that deal with the theme of imperialism, which will also hopefully include an interview or two about the subject as well.Thank you again for reading, listening, and for having incredible patience as I work on the next installment of “The Muslim Nazis” series.

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    History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider donating today to help keep me free and this show alive:

    David Adamcik
    David Alsbach
    Rajan Athul
    Robert Babeon
    Michael Beach
    Benjamin
    Greg Bosai
    Johannes Breitsameter
    Carol ABC
    Charles C
    Curtis Christiansen
    Clayton Connell
    Cliffydeuce
    CR
    B.Cyr
    daddygorgon
    Danny
    Lynda Davis
    Paul DeCoster
    Regina Dick-Endrizzi
    Neil Dickens
    Nathan Diehl
    Bob Downing
    Dramicas
    Martin E.
    Gavin Edwards
    Howie Feltersnatch
    Pierre Ghazarian
    Jayson Griesmeyer
    Nathan Grote
    Benjamin Hamilton
    Peter Hauck
    Henry
    Eric Hodges
    Carey Hurst
    Mike Jarulic
    Joe6245
    Lionel Joseph
    Thomas Justesen
    Mike Kalnins
    Bryn Kaufman
    Leah Kodner
    Benjamin Lee
    Constance Loucks
    Maddy
    Mounty of Madness
    Jose Martinez
    Mike Mayleben
    Judy McCoid
    Kyle Mohney
    Kostas Moros
    Ryan Mortenson
    Cameron Needham
    Strxmxn
    Skip Pacheco
    Mel Padden
    David Page
    Molly Pan
    Sr. Powell
    Brian Pritzl
    AnaR737
    PJ Rader
    Gleb Radutsky
    Aleksandr Rakitin
    Reptilycus
    Matthew M. Rice
    Phillip Rice
    Terry Rosen
    Chris Rowe
    Dan S
    Jon Andre Saether
    Jake Scalia
    Emily Schmidt
    Julian Schmidt
    Andrew Seeber
    Joshua Simpson
    Cameron Smith
    Jerry Spangler
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    Thomas Squeo
    Athal Krishna Sundarrajan
    Jared Cole Temple
    Ward Van Roy
    Pierre Vorupuni
    Robert VS
    Jonny Wilkie
    Michael Wroblewski
    F. You
    Greg Zink

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    58 m
  • Diplomacy on the Eastern Border (w/ Kristaps Andrejsons, Jack Johannson, & Zack Twamley)

    Diplomacy on the Eastern Border (w/ Kristaps Andrejsons, Jack Johannson, & Zack Twamley)
    Mar 25 2025
    I was recently invited to join in a panel discussion with three podcasting greats and people I consider friends—that is, The Eastern Border’s Kristaps Andrejsons, the Secret Police podcast’s Jack Johannson, and When Diplomacy Fails podcast’s Zack Twamley. It originally went up on the Eastern Border feed, split into two parts, but Kristaps was kind enough to let all of us get our grubby paws on the masters to put on our own feeds, something that I felt would allow me to give all of you fine people another nice bonus while you wait for the next installments of History Impossible.The conversation went on for nearly three hours and was incredibly enlightening and fun, and yours truly was able to actually sound relatively informed for most of the run time. Some plans are in the works for some more dedicated one-on-one conversations with these guys, but in the meantime, we all weighed in on the post-Oval Office diplomatic reality TV/Twitter IRL brouhaha that involved Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump and, especially to my ire as many of you will hear, Vice President J.D. Vance.

    The conversation also widened as our ranks narrowed (Zack and Jack both had previous engagements they needed to attend to), and Kristaps being who he is, was able to get me to spiral out some “worst case scenarios” for the changing global order as we know it. So please enjoy this panel discussion where a quartet of podcasters attempt to crack the nut of geopolitical strategy in 2025.
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    History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider donating today to help keep me free and this show alive:

    David Adamcik
    David Alsbach
    Rajan Athul
    Robert Babeon
    Michael Beach
    Benjamin
    Greg Bosai
    Johannes Breitsameter
    Carol ABC
    Charles C
    Curtis Christiansen
    Clayton Connell
    Cliffydeuce
    CR
    B.Cyr
    daddygorgon
    Danny
    Lynda Davis
    Paul DeCoster
    Regina Dick-Endrizzi
    Neil Dickens
    Nathan Diehl
    Bob Downing
    Dramicas
    Martin E.
    Gavin Edwards
    Howie Feltersnatch
    Pierre Ghazarian
    Jayson Griesmeyer
    Nathan Grote
    Benjamin Hamilton
    Peter Hauck
    Henry
    Eric Hodges
    Carey Hurst
    Mike Jarulic
    Joe6245
    Russell Johnson
    Lionel Joseph
    Thomas Justesen
    Mike Kalnins
    Bryn Kaufman
    Leah Kodner
    Benjamin Lee
    Constance Loucks
    Maddy
    Mounty of Madness
    Jose Martinez
    Mike Mayleben
    Judy McCoid
    Kyle Mohney
    Kostas Moros
    Ryan Mortenson
    Cameron Needham
    Skip Pacheco
    Mel Padden
    David Page
    Molly Pan
    Jeff Parrent
    Sr. Powell
    Brian Pritzl
    AnaR737
    PJ Rader
    Gleb Radutsky
    Aleksandr Rakitin
    Reptilycus
    Matthew M. Rice
    Phillip Rice
    Terry Rosen
    Chris Rowe
    Dan S
    Jon Andre Saether
    Jake Scalia
    Emily Schmidt
    Julian Schmidt
    Andrew Seeber
    Joshua Simpson
    Cameron Smith
    Jerry Spangler
    timetosuccedd1995
    Thomas Squeo
    Athal Krishna Sundarrajan
    Jared Cole Temple
    Ward Van Roy
    Pierre Vorupuni
    Robert VS
    Jonny Wilkie
    Michael Wroblewski
    F. You
    Greg Zink

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    2 h y 53 m
  • The Slave Who Would Be a Spy (w/ Isaac Willour)

    The Slave Who Would Be a Spy (w/ Isaac Willour)
    Mar 14 2025
    Slavery is often known as the United States’ original sin, and for good reason. Much of our perceptions of it are informed both by the Civil War’s cause and outcome, and the contradictions—and even moral hypocrisy—that it created with our Founding Fathers’ professed beliefs. Contradiction is the theme not just of the United States’ values and history, but it also a major theme of this episode of the podcast.In this newest installment of History Impossible, we’re looking at the extraordinary life of James Armistead Lafayette, the slave who would become the Colonies’ most vital spy during the Revolutionary War. I had never heard of this man before, but after reading fellow Keinrath Publishing writer Isaac Willour’s stirring and powerful portrait of the man—which everyone should check out here—I felt that it would be fitting for me and Isaac to chat about it. This conversation was the result of that, in which we discuss the circumstances of Armistead Lafayette’s life defined by action as well as the seemingly baffling contradiction that he shared with the Founding Fathers themselves: his owning of slaves after his own manumission.Isaac’s writing has appeared not just in Keinrath, but also publications including National Review, The Daily Wire, and the American Institute for Economic Research. He has also appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Amid all of that, though, he has managed to carve out time to be fascinated in history and that led us to chatting about this story. It is a fascinating tale, and I hope you all enjoy.…History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider donating today to help keep me free and this show alive:David AdamcikDavid AlsbachRajan AthulRobert BabeonMichael BeachBenjaminGreg BosaiJohannes BreitsameterCarol ABCCharles CCurtis ChristiansenClayton ConnellCliffydeuceCRB.CyrdaddygorgonDannyLynda DavisPaul DeCosterRegina Dick-EndrizziNeil DickensNathan DiehlBob DowningDramicasMartin E.Gavin EdwardsHowie FeltersnatchPierre GhazarianJayson GriesmeyerNathan GroteBenjamin HamiltonPeter HauckHenryEric HodgesCarey HurstMike JarulicJoe6245Russell JohnsonLionel JosephThomas JustesenMike KalninsBryn KaufmanLeah KodnerBenjamin LeeConstance LoucksMaddyMounty of MadnessJose MartinezMike MaylebenJudy McCoidKyle MohneyKostas MorosRyan MortensonCameron NeedhamSkip PachecoMel PaddenDavid PageMolly PanJeff ParrentSr. PowellBrian PritzlAnaR737PJ RaderGleb RadutskyAleksandr RakitinReptilycusMatthew M. RicePhillip RiceTerry RosenChris RoweDan SJon Andre SaetherJake ScaliaEmily SchmidtJulian SchmidtAndrew SeeberJoshua SimpsonCameron SmithJerry Spanglertimetosuccedd1995Thomas SqueoAthal Krishna SundarrajanJared Cole TempleWard Van RoyPierre VorupuniRobert VSJonny WilkieMichael WroblewskiF. YouGreg ZinkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support.
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