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Nero's Fiddle

by Brad Brown

Global warming - we know what's happening. We know what we can do about it. What we don’t understand is why we won’t take the measures necessary to stop it. Nero's Fiddle will trace the arrow of history that brought us to this point. I will explain how we got here, why we haven’t begun to tackle the difficult issues of climate change, and what we can do to end our current climate malaise and begin to address climate change in a meaningful way.

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Episodes

  1. Where to Now?

    Where does humanity go from here?

  2. The Third Axis

    In this episode, we take a look at the contribution the Axial generations are poised to make to humanity's ongoing march up the ladder of history.

  3. Becoming Human

    In this episode we sum up our journey to now and ask the question: With all of the historical forces in play right now, what comes next?

  4. Racing Toward the Cliff

    In this episode, we finally take a deep dive into what our future with climate change will look like if we fail to curb our output of greenhouse gasses.

  5. Time for a Change

    This episode, we look at the contributions the millennials and Gen Z could make toward the fight against climate change.

  6. Feeding the Monster

    Although it's not often recognized, our federal budget deficit has major ramifications for global climate change. We examine these ramifications in this episode.

  7. Denial

    This episode we delve into the causes of mass denialism.

  8. The Prodigal Generation

    This episode, Nero's Fiddle takes a look at the Baby Boomer Generation.

  9. The Road to Fascism

    This episode, we look at the similarities between early-Nazi Germany and the Trump years.

  10. How History Works

    During this season, we've used various tools to help us understand our journey to now. In this episode we put these tools together to help us understand how to better understand how history works.

  11. Making Prejudice Popular Again

    In this episode we look at the change in attitudes toward immigrants in recent years.

  12. The Mechanism of Democracy

    In this episode, we look at how democracy works.

  13. Learning to Communicate

    Humans have a very strong drive to connect with one another and have had intricate mail courier systems since ancient times. Throughout the 20th century, we've had to learn to communicate in different ways as new technologies have developed. We take a look at communication and the advent of the...

  14. Breaking the Chain

    Could we be ready to break the final major link in the millennium-old Great Chain of Being? Perhaps. Let's take a look at that in this episode.

  15. The las Casas Malfunction

    The U.S. is the richest country the world has ever known. Yet we have over half a million unhoused people living on our streets and in shelters. In this episode we take a deeper look into homelessness in America.

  16. Searching for a Greater Society

    In this episode we look at where the 20th Century has brought us and look at some possible futures available to us.

  17. Tom's Generation

    In this episode, we look at Tom Brokaw's "Greatest Generation," as they do much to create the world we live in today.

  18. Groping Toward Humanity

    Through the Civil Rights Movement and the Gay Rights Movement we watch as the outer wheel of history takes one more revolution forward.

  19. It's That Simple

    In this episode, we imagine new historical drivers for the 21st century.

  20. Missing the Mark

    There are certain nodes of history which present the possibility for great historical change. What opportunities were missed during the cold war?

  21. When One World War Isn't Enough

    This week we take a look at why World War Two was a major turning point in world history.

  22. How to Become a Fascist Dictator

    In this episode we look at Hitler's rise to power beginning in the 1920s.

  23. Another Swing of the Pendulum

    In this episode, we visit America's Progressive Era.

  24. If You Can't Have Slavery a Bit of Terrorism Will Do

    in this episode, we look at the post-Reconstruction South.

  25. Westward Ho

    This episode, we look at the Old West.

  26. Owning Our Brothers

    This episode, Nero's Fiddle travels to the early American South to look at Slavery.

  27. A New Kind of Revolution

    We're halfway there. We've made it to the Industrial Revolution.

  28. Stumbling Onto Democracy

    This episode, we look at how democracy developed in the United States.

  29. The Second Axis

    This week we look at the Enlightenment. Europe changes the way it views the world as it stands on the verge of the industrial revolution.

  30. It Isn't Pretty

    Europe discovers a wider world.

  31. The Uppity Monk

    Martin Luther Starts the Reformation.

  32. The Dynasty Mill

    This episode, we go to China to examine the rise and fall of dynasties in human history.

  33. Time to Wake Up

    Europe finally wakes up from its long slumber of the Middle Ages as it enters the Renaissance.

  34. The Other Side of History

    We take another break from our chronological walk through history to look at the glue that binds history together.

  35. Over the Edge

    This week we look at how some societies have reacted when faced with potentially devastating environmental challenges.

  36. Precapitalism

    The later Middle Ages prepares the way for the Industrial Revolution.

  37. Step by Step

    This week we take a look at some of the inner workings of how history works.

  38. Love Your Neighbor and Kill Your Enemy

    In this episode, we visit the medieval church.

  39. The Great Riddle

    This week we delve into the medieval concept of the Great Chain of Being.

  40. Bucking the Axis

    This week we stop by the world if Islam.

  41. Welcome to the Darkness

    The Dark Ages transition Europe from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages.

  42. This Changes Everything

    In this episode, we examine the rise of Christianity during the Roman Empire.

  43. The Fullness of Time

    This week we look at the changes that Jesus brought to the Mediterranean world.

  44. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic

    Before the was the Roman Empire, there was the Roman Republic. The Republic lasted just under 500 years before it collapsed and was replaced by the Empire under Augustus Caesar. In this episode we look at the causes of its collapse.

  45. The Hellenistic Mule

    Alexander The Great changes the ancient Mediterranean world in ways that still influence our world today.

  46. The First Axis

    In this episode we look at the Axial Age, that period from the 8th century BC until about the time of Christ. This is the period when all of the world's great religions except Islam got their start.

  47. The Power of History

    The ancient Hebrews have had an outsized influence on our current society and culture. This week's episode looks into how such a small ancient kingdom was able to set the wheels in motion to what we now call our Judeo-Christian tradition, or Judeo-Christian values.

  48. Inventing Culture

    The ancient Egyptians invent a rich cultural life and show the way for the Greeks and other subsequent cultures.

  49. The Beginning of History

    We enter the historical era with the advent of writing in ancient Sumer.

  50. The Agricultural Explosion

    Humanity discovers agriculture and is changed forever.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Global warming - we know what's happening. We know what we can do about it. What we don’t understand is why we won’t take the measures necessary to stop it. Nero's Fiddle will trace the arrow of history that brought us to this point. I will explain how we got here, why we haven’t begun to tackle the difficult issues of climate change, and what we can do to end our current climate malaise and begin to address climate change in a meaningful way.

HOSTED BY

Brad Brown

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Global warming - we know what's happening. We know what we can do about it. What we don’t understand is why we won’t take the measures necessary to stop it. Nero's Fiddle will trace the arrow of history that brought us to this point. I will explain how we got here, why we haven’t begun to tackle...

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