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...
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Miner's Drive-In, baby.
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Miner's Drive-In, baby.
The correct thing to do in this scenario, when faced with a misogynistic, moronic boor, is to tell him that he's being a boor. If people had done that to Donald Trump 40 years ago instead of trying to ingratiate themselves to the rich guy, we wouldn't be here now.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The correct thing to do in this scenario, when faced with a misogynistic, moronic boor, is to tell him that he's being a boor. If people had done that to Donald Trump 40 years ago instead of trying to ingratiate themselves to the rich guy, we wouldn't be here now.
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Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Somebody give this Very Good Dog the uppies he's requesting ASAP
This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Somebody give this Very Good Dog the uppies he's requesting ASAP
Watching Fellowship of the Ring with my nine-year-old son for the first time, just saw the fight in Moria, and his comment was, “Frodo really needs to stop getting stabbed.”
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Watching Fellowship of the Ring with my nine-year-old son for the first time, just saw the fight in Moria, and his comment was, “Frodo really needs to stop getting stabbed.”
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If you lived 100 years ago, who would you have been? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? My new history show, Past Lives, is all about the experiences of regular folks. Watch the trailer now and subscribe to the feed - we launch December 3 with three episodes! www.instagram.com/reel/DRAY51b...
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wyman_patrickIf you had lived 100 years ago, who would you be? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? Most of us are the common clay of humanity, and Past Lives is all about the experiences of people just like you and me over the grand sweep of our existence. Past Lives launches on December 3 with three full episodes, so be sure to subscribe now! Follow the link here or search “Past Lives” on your podcast platform of choice. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-lives/id1852618120#history #historia #archaeology #historypodcast #historymemes #podcastView all comments
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November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you lived 100 years ago, who would you have been? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? My new history show, Past Lives, is all about the experiences of regular folks. Watch the trailer now and subscribe to the feed - we launch December 3 with three episodes! www.instagram.com/reel/DRAY51b...
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Come join the Past Lives Patreon now! Our first discussion thread is live - what historical figures would you like to see me cover on the show, and what Types of Guy deserve more attention through time and space? www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
Hello, Friends! Our first discussion thread! | Past Lives
Get more from Past Lives on Patreon
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November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Come join the Past Lives Patreon now! Our first discussion thread is live - what historical figures would you like to see me cover on the show, and what Types of Guy deserve more attention through time and space? www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
Walter Johnson wrote one of the very best books on slavery in the antebellum South (Soul by Soul, highly recommend), and it's nice to see his fastball still has this kind of movement
"'I’m not sure what we’ve learned from it all,' Walter Johnson, a professor of History and African and African American Studies, wrote in a statement. 'I think Larry Summers told us who he was a long time ago.'"
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Harvard Faculty Disturbed by Revelations of Summers’ ‘Cozy Friendship’ With Epstein | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professors responded with outrage to a tranche of emails showing a close yearslong correspondence between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, reop...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Walter Johnson wrote one of the very best books on slavery in the antebellum South (Soul by Soul, highly recommend), and it's nice to see his fastball still has this kind of movement
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every time I get to work with @patrickwyman.bsky.social is a good time, guaranteed. the same applies to listening to his podcasts! these episodes are thoughtful, moving, educational, and even revolutionary in their focus on the "common clay" of humanity.
do listen!
do listen!
I have the most incredible team working with me on this: my wonderful producer, Morgan Jaffe; one of the sound designers who worked on Tides, the excellent Gabriel Gould; and the incomparable @rkambury.bsky.social making my words better than they have any business sounding.
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
every time I get to work with @patrickwyman.bsky.social is a good time, guaranteed. the same applies to listening to his podcasts! these episodes are thoughtful, moving, educational, and even revolutionary in their focus on the "common clay" of humanity.
do listen!
do listen!
Come join the Past Lives Patreon now! Our first discussion thread is live - what historical figures would you like to see me cover on the show, and what Types of Guy deserve more attention through time and space? www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
Hello, Friends! Our first discussion thread! | Past Lives
Get more from Past Lives on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Come join the Past Lives Patreon now! Our first discussion thread is live - what historical figures would you like to see me cover on the show, and what Types of Guy deserve more attention through time and space? www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
If this sounds like your kind of podcast, share it, tell your friends about it, get the word out! Past Lives is a 100 percent independent production, and we're going to depend on your support to make this work. I'll be sharing the link to our Patreon soon, and be sure to subscribe!
If you lived 100 years ago, who would you have been? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? My new history show, Past Lives, is all about the experiences of regular folks. Watch the trailer now and subscribe to the feed - we launch December 3 with three episodes! www.instagram.com/reel/DRAY51b...
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wyman_patrickIf you had lived 100 years ago, who would you be? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? Most of us are the common clay of humanity, and Past Lives is all about the experiences of people just like you and me over the grand sweep of our existence. Past Lives launches on December 3 with three full episodes, so be sure to subscribe now! Follow the link here or search “Past Lives” on your podcast platform of choice. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-lives/id1852618120#history #historia #archaeology #historypodcast #historymemes #podcastView all comments
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If this sounds like your kind of podcast, share it, tell your friends about it, get the word out! Past Lives is a 100 percent independent production, and we're going to depend on your support to make this work. I'll be sharing the link to our Patreon soon, and be sure to subscribe!
If you lived 100 years ago, who would you have been? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? My new history show, Past Lives, is all about the experiences of regular folks. Watch the trailer now and subscribe to the feed - we launch December 3 with three episodes! www.instagram.com/reel/DRAY51b...
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wyman_patrickIf you had lived 100 years ago, who would you be? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? Most of us are the common clay of humanity, and Past Lives is all about the experiences of people just like you and me over the grand sweep of our existence. Past Lives launches on December 3 with three full episodes, so be sure to subscribe now! Follow the link here or search “Past Lives” on your podcast platform of choice. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-lives/id1852618120#history #historia #archaeology #historypodcast #historymemes #podcastView all comments
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November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you lived 100 years ago, who would you have been? What about 1,000 years ago, or 10,000? My new history show, Past Lives, is all about the experiences of regular folks. Watch the trailer now and subscribe to the feed - we launch December 3 with three episodes! www.instagram.com/reel/DRAY51b...
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I’ve discovered the first Bluesky poster
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I’ve discovered the first Bluesky poster
This is, in complete sincerity, one of the best developments in American culture since my adolescence. The kinds of things grown-ass men would routinely say to me as a teenager about my female classmates could not fly in practically any context today.
I want people to understand that in my youth, a youth that happened somewhere between the youth of Epstein, Trump, Maxwell, ex-Prince Andrew, et al & that of their victims, the term "jail bait" was framed as a compliment.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is, in complete sincerity, one of the best developments in American culture since my adolescence. The kinds of things grown-ass men would routinely say to me as a teenager about my female classmates could not fly in practically any context today.
They've spent years courting people whose main mode of thinking is conspiratorial, and now they're trying to openly cover up an actual, honest-to-god conspiracy by appealing to...conspiratorial thinkers. I don't hate the symmetry
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
They've spent years courting people whose main mode of thinking is conspiratorial, and now they're trying to openly cover up an actual, honest-to-god conspiracy by appealing to...conspiratorial thinkers. I don't hate the symmetry
Trying to find the right imagery to describe the caving Dem senators and I’m stuck somewhere between “landed fish flopping on a boat deck” and “guys tidying up the ballroom as the Titanic sinks”
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Trying to find the right imagery to describe the caving Dem senators and I’m stuck somewhere between “landed fish flopping on a boat deck” and “guys tidying up the ballroom as the Titanic sinks”
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
I'm pretty sure the whole point of this frustration was that a substantial chunk of your colleagues don't want anything to do with the bigger fight, and fail to see the manifest dangers from repeatedly giving these people what they want with no meaningful strings attached. Jesus Christ.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm pretty sure the whole point of this frustration was that a substantial chunk of your colleagues don't want anything to do with the bigger fight, and fail to see the manifest dangers from repeatedly giving these people what they want with no meaningful strings attached. Jesus Christ.
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The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.
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On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.
1) Gaunt's Ghosts
2) Eisenhorn
3) Horus Heresy: be selective, but my favorites are "Legion," the White Scars novels, "Betrayer," and "The First Heretic"
4) The new Orks novels
5) Most of the Chaos Space Marines novels - the Black Legion series is particularly good, IMO
2) Eisenhorn
3) Horus Heresy: be selective, but my favorites are "Legion," the White Scars novels, "Betrayer," and "The First Heretic"
4) The new Orks novels
5) Most of the Chaos Space Marines novels - the Black Legion series is particularly good, IMO
Yes, but also we are going to need some book recommendations.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
1) Gaunt's Ghosts
2) Eisenhorn
3) Horus Heresy: be selective, but my favorites are "Legion," the White Scars novels, "Betrayer," and "The First Heretic"
4) The new Orks novels
5) Most of the Chaos Space Marines novels - the Black Legion series is particularly good, IMO
2) Eisenhorn
3) Horus Heresy: be selective, but my favorites are "Legion," the White Scars novels, "Betrayer," and "The First Heretic"
4) The new Orks novels
5) Most of the Chaos Space Marines novels - the Black Legion series is particularly good, IMO
I’ve been reading a lot of Warhammer 40k fiction and one of the big appeals is that nobody’s pretending everything is ok. It’s bad! The choices are all bad! That, uh, resonates a bit at the moment.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’ve been reading a lot of Warhammer 40k fiction and one of the big appeals is that nobody’s pretending everything is ok. It’s bad! The choices are all bad! That, uh, resonates a bit at the moment.
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is it good when the dems in the house of representatives start calling for the senate to be abolished
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
is it good when the dems in the house of representatives start calling for the senate to be abolished
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Paging @patrickwyman.bsky.social, but I honestly would contend that if you want mass media that accurately depicts pre-modern historical attitudes toward human slavery, it's SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND and STAR WARS
It's one of the better depictions of the historical mindset around Classical to Early Modern slavery you're likely to see
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Paging @patrickwyman.bsky.social, but I honestly would contend that if you want mass media that accurately depicts pre-modern historical attitudes toward human slavery, it's SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND and STAR WARS
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Okay so imagine there was a podcast. And every week we would —
You can't live your life based on hate - that way lies madness and bitterness - but allowing yourself to slip into hater mode from time to time is a lovely little treat, like a drunk cigarette or a decadent slice of cake
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Okay so imagine there was a podcast. And every week we would —