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Revolutions

by Mike Duncan

Latest episode
Live Event in NYC Thursday May 14

About this podcast

Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247.

Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns which all revolutions seem to follow - and created a fictional history of the Martian Revolution of 2247. The series is written from the point of view of a historian working hundreds of years after the Martian Revolution and will be presented in the style and format of previous seasons of Revolutions. It will look, sound, and feel like a Mike Duncan history podcast…but will instead be a fictional narrative of a gripping science-fiction epic.

Revolutions is a podcast that covers the great political revolutions that have defined the modern world. Each season is a long-form narrative covering a different defining revolutionary epoch across three hundred years of history. It explores in great detail the people, ideas, and events that challenged and toppled outdated regimes and replaced them with new governments. After more than 350 episodes over ten seasons of narrative nonfiction, the 12th season is a fictional account of the Martian Revolution of 2247.

*BREAKING NEWS*
In the fall of 2025, the Revolutions podcast will return to its roots by diving into the great revolutions of the 20th century. The new run of episodes begins with the story of Irish Independence, a dramatic upheaval in the wake of WWI that saw Ireland free itself from centuries of English rule. Full of inspiring personalities, tragic events, and thrilling triumphs, Irish Independence is one of the most gripping events in revolutionary history. Future seasons will plunge ahead through the turbulent 20th century, and include the Spanish Civil War, the Cuban Revolution, and the Algerian War of Independence.

Episodes

The newest 50 of 401 episodes

  • Live Event in NYC Thursday May 14 · 1 min · Season 13 Episode 1Come! Tickets: https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/event-may-14-decline-and-fall-know-your-enemy-and-revolutions/ American Friction Podcast…
  • Frauncis Tavern July 5, Patreon Q&A July 14 · 1 min · Season 12 Episode 35Frauncis Tavern tickets CLICK HERE Patreon: Patreon.com/revolution Merch: Cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.29-Liberty, Equality, Humanity · 59 min · Season 12 Episode 33The End. Patreon: patreon.com/mikeduncan Get All Your Martian Revolution Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.28-Bloody Sunset · 56 min · Season 12 Episode 32You all knew this was coming Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions
  • 11.27-The Revolutionary Underground · 31 min · Season 12 Episode 31Come and get us. Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions
  • 11.26-The Invasion of Mars · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 30In January 2252 Omnicorp returned to Mars. And they were not messing around. Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions
  • 11.25-The Disaster · 29 min · Season 12 Episode 29It was quite a disaster
  • 11.24-The Trial of the Earthworms · 28 min · Season 12 Episode 28No True Martian Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.23-The Trial of the Earthlings · 34 min · Season 12 Episode 27Earth or Death Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan NYC Live Reading Eventbrite Link
  • 11.22-Leopold's Leviathan · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 26It's not as ominous as it sounds. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.21-The Republic of Mars · 28 min · Season 12 Episode 25Mars was about to become a thing of the people. If they can even be considered people. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.20-The Battle of Phobos · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 24Enter Booth Gonzalez Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.19-The Independence Days · 32 min · Season 12 Episode 23Or is it the Independence Weeks? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.18-The Gemini Vids · 28 min · Season 12 Episode 22It's a faaaaaaaaaake Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.17-Opposites Repel · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 21Operations: Parallel. Objectives: Perpendicular Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Sponsor: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code…
  • 11.16-Mars Autonomous · 29 min · Season 12 Episode 20Mars was finally for the Martians. Basically. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.15-The Agreement of 2248 · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 19Isn't it great when everyone is in agreement? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.14-The Mutual Blockade · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 18When both kids take their balls and go home. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.13-The Next Three Days · 32 min · Season 12 Episode 17It was a week where decades happen. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.12-The Mutiny of the Spaceshippers · 28 min · Season 12 Episode 16After the Three Days of Red, the Martians made some new friends. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.11-The Three Days of Red · 42 min · Season 12 Episode 15Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Sponser: betterhelp.com/revolutions
  • 11.10-Red Justice Red Freedom · 27 min · Season 12 Episode 14Who is dependent on whom? Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.9- Too Little Too Late · 27 min · Season 12 Episode 13When you have to make a change, it's important to wait too long... Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.8- Bloody Sunrise · 27 min · Season 12 Episode 12If people rise up, they must be put down... Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.7- The Annulment of Contracts · 28 min · Season 12 Episode 11Why make things better when you can make things worse? Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.6- The Day of Batteries · 30 min · Season 12 Episode 9Sometimes you just gotta throw something Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.5- The New Protocols · 26 min · Season 12 Episode 8After becoming CEO of Omnicorps, Timothy Werner rolled out the New Protocols. It did not go well.
  • 11.4- The Election of 2244 · 27 min · Season 12 Episode 7Mars wanted a voice. Then they learned no one was listening.
  • 11.3- The Martian Way · 31 min · Season 12 Episode 6It's springtime for the Martian people Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch Store: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan
  • 11.2- In With the Old · 27 min · Season 12 Episode 4What do you want to do? Live forever?
  • 11.1- The Colonization of Mars · 25 min · Season 12 Episode 3Sometimes you have to look to heaven for salvation.
  • 11.0- Welcome to the Martian Revolution · 6 min · Season 12 Episode 2A revolution on Mars??? A revolution on Mars!
  • Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis · 37 min · Season 11 Episode 15If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, Click Here To Donate. See you on the other side my friends.
  • Appendix 12- Coming Full Circle One Last Time · 35 min · Season 11 Episode 14The revolution has revolved.
  • Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss · 32 min · Season 11 Episode 13Not necessarily the same as the old boss...
  • Appendix 10- The Revolution Devours Its Children · 29 min · Season 11 Episode 12Somebody is getting eaten. Just depends who.
  • Appendix 9- The Second Wave · 28 min · Season 11 Episode 11Surfs up, it's a radical wave.
  • Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic · 22 min · Season 11 Episode 10Nothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution.
  • Appendix 7- The Entropy of Victory · 23 min · Season 11 Episode 9The enemy of my enemy was my friend. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts…
  • Appendix 6- Victory And Defeat · 26 min · Season 11 Episode 8Every victory implies a defeat. Every defeat implies a victory. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @…
  • Appendix 5- The Triggers · 24 min · Season 11 Episode 7[insert obligatory joke about being triggered] Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washington DC @ Lisner Auditorium Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey…
  • Appendix 4- Shocks To The System · 26 min · Season 11 Episode 6Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @…
  • Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium · 26 min · Season 11 Episode 4Probably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable. For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @…
  • Appendix 2- The Ancien Regime · 25 min · Season 11 Episode 3For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26…
  • Appendix 1- Coming Full Circle · 37 min · Season 11 Episode 2The word revolution means coming full circle, so it seems like the best way to begin the end. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Madison -- Mystery to Me Sept. 7 Chicago -- Seminary…
  • Hero of Two Worlds Bonus Excerpt · 54 min · Season 11 Episode 1Please enjoy this chapter about Lafayette's tour of America on the eve of my own tour of America. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Madison -- Mystery to Me Sept. 7 Chicago…
  • Hero of Two Worlds Pilot Script · 52 min · Season 10 Episode 117Please enjoy this one-man table read of the pilot script I've been writing for a proposed TV series based on Hero of Two Worlds. ---- For all the details on the paperback tour in…
  • October Events! Tickets on Sale! · 3 min · Season 10 Episode 115Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Town Hall --- Oct. 25 Chicago @ Vic Theater Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27…
  • Speaking Tour! Live and in person! · 4 min · Season 10 Episode 114For all the details on the paperback tour click here: bit.ly/mikeduncantour More info on the October speaking performances as soon as we have firm dates/times/tickets.
  • 10.103- The Final Chapter · 51 min · Season 10 Episode 113See you on the other side.

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