Alexander Standard Podcast
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Judging the successors of Alexander the Great from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII. Who will meet the Alexander Standard? #RexyPod
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We are extremely pleased to announce INTELLIGENT SPEECH ONLINE 2026! Join us on February 28th, 2026, for History's greatest Companions and Rivals!
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑
Happy Thanksgiving! May none of your celebrations include drunkinly stabbing your friend with a spear or falling over your couch!
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! May none of your celebrations include drunkinly stabbing your friend with a spear or falling over your couch!
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Why did the Venetians chase bulls through the streets? This week we explain, while @hotgpod.bsky.social and A History of Italy Pod tell us about Barbarossa's Italian policy of the 1160s.👑
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Why did the Venetians chase bulls through the streets? This week we explain, while @hotgpod.bsky.social and A History of Italy Pod tell us about Barbarossa's Italian policy of the 1160s.👑
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@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 6
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social episode 6
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
Cambyses
Pro: pretty good for the empire in terms of expansion
Con: incest, sibling murder, cat army, extreme cultural insults, general cruelty
Next up, episode 7
Nearing the beginning of @alexstandardpod.bsky.social
In November of 333, Alexander defeated the army of the Persian king, Darius III, at the
Battle of Issus, in southeast Anatolia, right near the border between modern-day Turkey
and Syria.
Battle of Issus, in southeast Anatolia, right near the border between modern-day Turkey
and Syria.
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In November of 333, Alexander defeated the army of the Persian king, Darius III, at the
Battle of Issus, in southeast Anatolia, right near the border between modern-day Turkey
and Syria.
Battle of Issus, in southeast Anatolia, right near the border between modern-day Turkey
and Syria.
The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑
We are extremely pleased to announce INTELLIGENT SPEECH ONLINE 2026! Join us on February 28th, 2026, for History's greatest Companions and Rivals!
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com
Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑
Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑
Cassander
It’s CASSANDER!!!!! Apparently he did stuff… maybe… We do know he was there, somewhere, and there was some hubbub between him and Olympias. Oh but there’s also cannibalism and the last food delivery…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑
Throw back! Imagine a puppy. Now give it a flame thrower. Now kick the puppy out into the cold night and tell it that anything flammable is the reason it has no family. That is #PtolemyKeraunos. Have a nice day. buff.ly/4ei6DXB 👑
Part One: Ptolemy Keraunos
Imagine a puppy. Now give it a flame thrower. Now kick the puppy out into the cold night and tell it that anything flammable is the reason it has no family. That is Ptolemy Keraunos. Have a nice day.…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Throw back! Imagine a puppy. Now give it a flame thrower. Now kick the puppy out into the cold night and tell it that anything flammable is the reason it has no family. That is #PtolemyKeraunos. Have a nice day. buff.ly/4ei6DXB 👑
Happy Birthday to Dustin our creator extraordinaire !
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy Birthday to Dustin our creator extraordinaire !
Throw back! Old age, rebellions, and cut tongues! Antipater’s story is full of shocking moments. Tune in now! #AlexanderStandardPod #Antipater www.podbean.com/eas/pb-b748k... 👑
Antipater
Well, it took long enough! Today's episode is about the joy of old age, rebellions, sound effects, and (most importantly) love. Antipater's episode isn't as shocking as Perdiccas' antics, but maybe…
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November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Throw back! Old age, rebellions, and cut tongues! Antipater’s story is full of shocking moments. Tune in now! #AlexanderStandardPod #Antipater www.podbean.com/eas/pb-b748k... 👑
Happy (maybe?) accession day to #PtlomeySoter! Learn more about him here, www.podbean.com/eas/pb-etb2w...
Part Three: Ptolemy Soter
What do Elmo, Madame Webb, and Ptolemy have in common? Nothing, but somehow, they all made it into this episode… which you should totally check out. Sources Patreon Blue Sky Facebook Instagram…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy (maybe?) accession day to #PtlomeySoter! Learn more about him here, www.podbean.com/eas/pb-etb2w...
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Happy Halloween!
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We finish up the life of our first Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, Andrei Bogoliubski! Come see the hijinks that involve his life, form a scandalous bishop to a murderous wife! 👑 open.spotify.com/episode/4k13...
26.2 Andrei Bogoliubski (The Pious) - Part 2
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October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We finish up the life of our first Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, Andrei Bogoliubski! Come see the hijinks that involve his life, form a scandalous bishop to a murderous wife! 👑 open.spotify.com/episode/4k13...
Someone tell Dustin to shut up about Philip V... but only after listening to this awesome final episode about losing a war, being a good/bad friend, and your kids literally annoying you to death. Oh, and somehow elephants show up again. 👑
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Finale: Philip V (Part Four)
Someone tell Dustin to shut up about Philip V... but only after listening to this awesome episode about losing a war, being a good/bad friend, and your kids literally annoying you to death. Oh, and…
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October 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Someone tell Dustin to shut up about Philip V... but only after listening to this awesome final episode about losing a war, being a good/bad friend, and your kids literally annoying you to death. Oh, and somehow elephants show up again. 👑
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Philip gets mean... real mean. But is it actually his fault or society's? Also, what's with all this noise coming from Athens, and WHAT IS ROME DOING HERE?!!! 👑
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Part Three: Philip V
Philip gets mean... real mean. But is it actually his fault or society's? Also, what's with all this noise coming from Athens, and WHAT IS ROME DOING HERE?!!! More from the Alexander Standard Sources…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Philip gets mean... real mean. But is it actually his fault or society's? Also, what's with all this noise coming from Athens, and WHAT IS ROME DOING HERE?!!! 👑
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My first year, I dressed as Martin Van Buren (couldn't resist the whiskers). Even restricting myself to non-living presidents, I have plenty to choose from, including this year's costume choice who is a president whose home state is not his birth state. #Halloween #POTUS #history
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My first year, I dressed as Martin Van Buren (couldn't resist the whiskers). Even restricting myself to non-living presidents, I have plenty to choose from, including this year's costume choice who is a president whose home state is not his birth state. #Halloween #POTUS #history
The final part of Philip V has been recorded....and she is 4
hours long. So, Dustin and I are dividing and conquering (?) the editing and we will see what hapens. 👑
hours long. So, Dustin and I are dividing and conquering (?) the editing and we will see what hapens. 👑
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The final part of Philip V has been recorded....and she is 4
hours long. So, Dustin and I are dividing and conquering (?) the editing and we will see what hapens. 👑
hours long. So, Dustin and I are dividing and conquering (?) the editing and we will see what hapens. 👑
Hello everyone, we appreciate the continued support and patience and just wanted to give you all a brief update. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9iuun...
Update: Philip V Coming Soon
Hello everyone, we appreciate the continued support and patience and just wanted to give you all a brief update. More from the Alexander Standard Sources Patreon Blue Sky Facebook Instagram Twitter…
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October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hello everyone, we appreciate the continued support and patience and just wanted to give you all a brief update. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9iuun...
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After rising to the rank of Major in the US Army and being discharged due to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Anthony Woods in 2023 became the 1st openly gay man to head a state department in MD when appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs. #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony...
Anthony Woods - Wikipedia
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October 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
After rising to the rank of Major in the US Army and being discharged due to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Anthony Woods in 2023 became the 1st openly gay man to head a state department in MD when appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs. #LGBTHistoryMonth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony...
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Ep 34 "Friends Reunited". Domenico Michiel's tomb calls him "The terror of the Greeks". The Historia Ducum Venetorum calls him "a warlike man ... who slaughtered many enemies". But he also invented municipal street lighting. A man of many talents, then.👑
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October 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Ep 34 "Friends Reunited". Domenico Michiel's tomb calls him "The terror of the Greeks". The Historia Ducum Venetorum calls him "a warlike man ... who slaughtered many enemies". But he also invented municipal street lighting. A man of many talents, then.👑
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In our second special episode, we take a look at one of the big names of physics. Learn more about the work of William Thomson, aka Lord Kelvin, and what he contributed to modern physics.👑🎢 ⚛️🧬🧪🗃️🥽
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October 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In our second special episode, we take a look at one of the big names of physics. Learn more about the work of William Thomson, aka Lord Kelvin, and what he contributed to modern physics.👑🎢 ⚛️🧬🧪🗃️🥽
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totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/18-jack-ra... Jack Rackham is out! At the end of Vane's episode he was overtaken by his quartermaster. But who was that man? Why was he wearing these clothes, and why are the turtle hunters so buff? Find out!
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/18-jack-ra... Jack Rackham is out! At the end of Vane's episode he was overtaken by his quartermaster. But who was that man? Why was he wearing these clothes, and why are the turtle hunters so buff? Find out!
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Domenico Michiel features three times in the artwork of the Venetian Hall of Fame in the Palazzo Ducale. What did he do that was worth painting? Find out in this week's episode, "Raiders of the Lost Crusade", available wherever you get your podcasts. 👑
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October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Domenico Michiel features three times in the artwork of the Venetian Hall of Fame in the Palazzo Ducale. What did he do that was worth painting? Find out in this week's episode, "Raiders of the Lost Crusade", available wherever you get your podcasts. 👑
histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/033-raider...
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Throw back to our deep dive into the life of Perdiccas, the ambitious general who nearly had it all—until it all fell apart. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-59xeg...
#AlexanderStandardPod #Perdiccas #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow
#AlexanderStandardPod #Perdiccas #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow
Perdiccas
It took a while, but here we are: our first successor, Perdiccas! This episode has it all, even though Perdy didn’t last very long. We’ve got elephants, crocodiles, rebellion, marriage proposals (and…
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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Throw back to our deep dive into the life of Perdiccas, the ambitious general who nearly had it all—until it all fell apart. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-59xeg...
#AlexanderStandardPod #Perdiccas #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow
#AlexanderStandardPod #Perdiccas #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow
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This week we conclude a two-parter on our favourite Byzantine historian, Anna Comnena. Did she plot to murder her brother and take over the Roman Empire? Or is that utter nonsense? We have a view. 👑
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September 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This week we conclude a two-parter on our favourite Byzantine historian, Anna Comnena. Did she plot to murder her brother and take over the Roman Empire? Or is that utter nonsense? We have a view. 👑
youtu.be/QFqfUsru_KM
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youtu.be/QFqfUsru_KM
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Throw back to #Selecus our Golden Boy! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wyxqn...
Part One: Seleukos Nikator
Finally, finally, finally! Seleukos Nikator, the one we've all been waiting for!!! Featuring our special guest star, Roberto from Tsar Power! Turns out Seleukos wasn't as innocent as we (just Dustin)…
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September 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Throw back to #Selecus our Golden Boy! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wyxqn...