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Episodes · 12 months
3,127
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Sep 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 145 of 3,584, 168 of 3,862, 183 of 4,115, 184 of 4,226, 212 of 4,731, 223 of 4,438, 296 of 4,230, 272 of 4,319, 308 of 4,515, 342 of 4,419, 417 of 4,624, 377 of 4,594.
All time
8,837
+26 via 19 narrower
On record
2,081
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
1d ago
Nov 13, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 88, 77, 90, 124, 94, 88, 78, 85, 80, 99, 80, 85, 68.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp647 people
82%
18%
- History as contested narratives530 people · 82%
- Historical lessons shape future117 people · 18%
History as contested narratives
Historical narratives are frequently subject to fabrication, suppression, or selective interpretation to serve political or ideological…
530 people · 519 episodes
The traditional narrative that the Cuban Missile Crisis was a masterclass of calculated diplomacy by JFK is a fabrication, as the crisis was actually a blind scramble in a dark room.
“Now there's a mythologized myth about the Cuban missile crisis. A wise young president JFK handsome chap armed with a history book on the outbreak of World War I staring down the Soviet leader Nikita Kruef in a masterclass of calculated diplomacy. But in recent years, groundbreaking new research has”
Dan Snow's History Hit · Sep 2026 · 53 episodes · 8.2M views on this topic
The characterization of the British Empire as exclusively evil is a historical oversimplification.
“having read um British Imperial history for for now on two decades, I knew that the the equation uh Empire equals evil is is simplistic.”
Hoover Institution · Mar 2026 · 10 episodes · 1.4M views on this topic
The Peasants' Revolt was a coordinated challenge to power rather than a chaotic riot of unorganized people.
“Now, this is not a baying mob of pitchfork wielding riers. It is a coordinated organized strike at the heart of power.”
Dan Snow's History Hit · Sep 2026 · 11 episodes · 1.6M views on this topicHistorical lessons shape future
Historical events and patterns provide critical lessons that are necessary for understanding and navigating current societal challenges.
117 people · 115 episodes
Studying American history reveals that rights are fragile and that threats to democracy, once thought impossible in the US, must be actively confronted.
“I have come to a new understanding of democrac American democracy and how easily we can lose it.”
Dr. Joanne Freeman · Nov 2026 · 146 episodes · 7.6M views on this topic
Human nature and behavior remain consistent over time despite the unique circumstances of different eras.
“No event has ever happened twice, but human behavior never changes, and that human behavior superimposes itself.”
Simon Sinek · Apr 2026 · 9 episodes · 2.1M views on this topic
Studying the 500-year history of empires reveals recurring patterns that help anticipate and navigate present-day challenges.
“In order to understand them just as you said in the beginning i need to understand the patterns and even more than the patterns the cause and effect relationships behind the patterns”
Tony Robbins · Jul 2022 · 8 episodes · 4.8M views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topic
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Mar 2011