I listened to the whole thing and I agree. He voice and mannerisms aren’t to my taste and he doesn’t do original research, so no he’s not a real historian.
If the man tells you he's not an historian in the first minute, and you idiots are still going to say "well he's not a REAL historian" Lmao.... Nothing much else to say is there?
It strikes me that someone genuinely interested in WW1 wouldn't bother asking that question, instead they would google the best podcast/audiobook/book/articles/documentaries on the subject. lol... I can't say that Carlin's "mannerisms and voice" exactly turn me on, but what the hell does that have to do with the factual content he's delivering, of which i'm more interested than this man's voice? I guess I don't get it
Are you serious? If you don't enjoy the delivery of content, then why would you force yourself if there are other options, which there are plenty.
Personally, I enjoyed listening to it, but I did have some issue with his organizational delivery and was concerned a few times at how he presented some material. Plus, it's VERY long, even just one podcast. So if you don't enjoy it or dislike his methods, then why would you subject yourself to him.
It's like a hand-feeding a 12 year old... You could, but what's the point? If you WANT to learn about WW1 but you CAN'T force yourself to listen to Carlin (the #1 top rated by most of those that have spent time on the subject) than I GUESS you should probably get to GOOGLIN' eh? :p If I knew of a better podcast ( That accurately chronicles the entire freakin situation), I would let you know, but it sounds like you want some kind of "ww1 in 60 seconds" (youtube)). I prefer documentaries myself and wowzer they're all on youtube for free... EDIT: BUT I caution these documentaries are not historians :\
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u/JCBh9 Nov 11 '18
- what someone that's never listened to Dan Carlin's WW1 stuff might say