Patrick Wyman
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
Pod: Tides of History, currently covering the Iron Age. Book: "The Verge," on the world around 1500. Coming soon: “Lost Worlds,” on prehistory. pwymanusc at gmail. https://linktr.ee/patrickwyman
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The creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at humanity’s deep past, showing us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by t...
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Today's the big day, friends - my new book, Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age, is available for preorder! Smash that link and purchase from your retailer of choice, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.harpercollins.com/products/los...
Incredible stuff here about identifying the perpetrator of a murder in the Holocaust through a photograph of the crime more than 80 years later. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo
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November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Incredible stuff here about identifying the perpetrator of a murder in the Holocaust through a photograph of the crime more than 80 years later. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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Here's what you can expect from the launch week of Past Lives: three full episodes, a bonus interview with the wonderful @ceaubin.com on Walter Benjamin, and much, much more. www.patreon.com/posts/one-we...
One Week Out | Past Lives
Get more from Past Lives on Patreon
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November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Here's what you can expect from the launch week of Past Lives: three full episodes, a bonus interview with the wonderful @ceaubin.com on Walter Benjamin, and much, much more. www.patreon.com/posts/one-we...
The Nuzzi thing is a good reminder that outside the deep structural issues of energy/subsistence, most of what's happening right now is an old-fashioned crisis of elite legitimacy, which sounds comforting until you realize how some of those have turned out in the past
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Nuzzi thing is a good reminder that outside the deep structural issues of energy/subsistence, most of what's happening right now is an old-fashioned crisis of elite legitimacy, which sounds comforting until you realize how some of those have turned out in the past
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In addition to how cool this is gonna be, it's going to be an invaluable asset for anyone writing historical fiction. The daily lives of common people throughout history!
We're officially one week, seven days, away from the launch of my new history podcast Past Lives! We've got so much great content on the way - three full episodes on December 3, plus a Patreon bonus - so be sure to subscribe now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Past Lives
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · History is built by people like you, and Past Lives is here to bring their stories to life. Every week, we’ll focus on the lived experiences of real people in the pa...
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In addition to how cool this is gonna be, it's going to be an invaluable asset for anyone writing historical fiction. The daily lives of common people throughout history!
Here's what you can expect from the launch week of Past Lives: three full episodes, a bonus interview with the wonderful @ceaubin.com on Walter Benjamin, and much, much more. www.patreon.com/posts/one-we...
One Week Out | Past Lives
Get more from Past Lives on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Here's what you can expect from the launch week of Past Lives: three full episodes, a bonus interview with the wonderful @ceaubin.com on Walter Benjamin, and much, much more. www.patreon.com/posts/one-we...
1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
2) Battery
3) Come Together
4) Bring da Ruckus
5) Wouldn't It Be Nice
2) Battery
3) Come Together
4) Bring da Ruckus
5) Wouldn't It Be Nice
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
2) Battery
3) Come Together
4) Bring da Ruckus
5) Wouldn't It Be Nice
2) Battery
3) Come Together
4) Bring da Ruckus
5) Wouldn't It Be Nice
We're officially one week, seven days, away from the launch of my new history podcast Past Lives! We've got so much great content on the way - three full episodes on December 3, plus a Patreon bonus - so be sure to subscribe now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Past Lives
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · History is built by people like you, and Past Lives is here to bring their stories to life. Every week, we’ll focus on the lived experiences of real people in the pa...
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We're officially one week, seven days, away from the launch of my new history podcast Past Lives! We've got so much great content on the way - three full episodes on December 3, plus a Patreon bonus - so be sure to subscribe now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
This could be us but you playin
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This could be us but you playin
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“Trump is the WH40K Emperor” is perhaps a perfect distillation of the apparent impermeability of the right-wing mind to theme, subtext, or flat-out text in media
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“Trump is the WH40K Emperor” is perhaps a perfect distillation of the apparent impermeability of the right-wing mind to theme, subtext, or flat-out text in media
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For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
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You know what? I'm going to toot my own horn a little bit. Here are the first two pages from "Lost Worlds." If you've read "Sapiens," compare the depth of his understanding of the material he's citing with what I'm doing here.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You know what? I'm going to toot my own horn a little bit. Here are the first two pages from "Lost Worlds." If you've read "Sapiens," compare the depth of his understanding of the material he's citing with what I'm doing here.
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New Tides of History: I talk with Professor Michael Livingston (@michaellivingston.com) about how the Hundred Years War actually lasted for 200 years, why we focus too much on England, and what this long medieval war tells us about our world today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Why the Hundred Years War Actually Lasted Two Hundred Years: Interview with Professor Michael Livingston
Podcast Episode · Tides of History · 11/20/2025 · 40m
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November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New Tides of History: I talk with Professor Michael Livingston (@michaellivingston.com) about how the Hundred Years War actually lasted for 200 years, why we focus too much on England, and what this long medieval war tells us about our world today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
You know what? I'm going to toot my own horn a little bit. Here are the first two pages from "Lost Worlds." If you've read "Sapiens," compare the depth of his understanding of the material he's citing with what I'm doing here.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You know what? I'm going to toot my own horn a little bit. Here are the first two pages from "Lost Worlds." If you've read "Sapiens," compare the depth of his understanding of the material he's citing with what I'm doing here.
Thanks to this cursed site I've spent a lot more time thinking about Harari and "Sapiens" than I wanted to in the last few days, but that has the effect of making me feel better about the book I just wrote by comparison, so...thanks, I guess
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thanks to this cursed site I've spent a lot more time thinking about Harari and "Sapiens" than I wanted to in the last few days, but that has the effect of making me feel better about the book I just wrote by comparison, so...thanks, I guess
New Tides of History: I talk with Professor Michael Livingston (@michaellivingston.com) about how the Hundred Years War actually lasted for 200 years, why we focus too much on England, and what this long medieval war tells us about our world today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Why the Hundred Years War Actually Lasted Two Hundred Years: Interview with Professor Michael Livingston
Podcast Episode · Tides of History · 11/20/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New Tides of History: I talk with Professor Michael Livingston (@michaellivingston.com) about how the Hundred Years War actually lasted for 200 years, why we focus too much on England, and what this long medieval war tells us about our world today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Just a PSA to the men out there who are mad about not getting what they want in this world: Being a man is like playing life on easy or at most normal difficulty, you need to get your shit together, the world is not against you because you're a man
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Just a PSA to the men out there who are mad about not getting what they want in this world: Being a man is like playing life on easy or at most normal difficulty, you need to get your shit together, the world is not against you because you're a man
It is better to be the right hand of the Devil than in his path, Charlie Brown
This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass, Charlie Brown
Nobody trusts anyone anymore, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It is better to be the right hand of the Devil than in his path, Charlie Brown
Turkey is a subpar bird, and every Thanksgiving, well-meaning people spend days and thousands of dollars trying to make their beloved feast centerpiece taste as good as mediocre chicken
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Turkey is a subpar bird, and every Thanksgiving, well-meaning people spend days and thousands of dollars trying to make their beloved feast centerpiece taste as good as mediocre chicken
Just saw Matt Leinart in an ad for Ensure and now I’m pretty sure it’s time to get my prostate checked and maybe a colonoscopy for good measure
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just saw Matt Leinart in an ad for Ensure and now I’m pretty sure it’s time to get my prostate checked and maybe a colonoscopy for good measure
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We've got a cover for Lost Worlds, folks - coming May 5th, 2026. Preorder it here: www.harpercollins.com/products/los...
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We've got a cover for Lost Worlds, folks - coming May 5th, 2026. Preorder it here: www.harpercollins.com/products/los...
Zohran's got the juice, folks
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Zohran's got the juice, folks
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New meme format just dropped:
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New meme format just dropped:
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Got a chance to to be a guest on @patrickwyman.bsky.social’s new podcast yesterday (the show is dropping soon so follow him now). Reminded me how fun it is to be on the opposite side of the table. I gotta do more pods as a guest. Too much fun.
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Got a chance to to be a guest on @patrickwyman.bsky.social’s new podcast yesterday (the show is dropping soon so follow him now). Reminded me how fun it is to be on the opposite side of the table. I gotta do more pods as a guest. Too much fun.