RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9 -- Rendered At Tue, 26 May 2026 12:52:36 +0000 https://redcircle.com/shows/toms-history-hits en-US All rights reserved. Tom R Just a bloke talking about what interests him in History. Hope you enjoy and please provide any feedback or points of discussion. 223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9 Just a bloke talking about what interests him in History. Hope you enjoy and please provide any feedback or points of discussion.

]]> episodic no Tom R tfricketts@icloud.com no full Episode #9 - History and Morality Tom R A look into how history is studied today and how morality and history can be perceived as compatible. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback!

]]> <p>A look into how history is studied today and how morality and history can be perceived as compatible. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback!</p> d95f967c-b6f7-4c2e-b14c-873b1356ec6f https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/8be2fd19-ff4e-4555-88f1-d3dbf5b0e78b Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:40:51 +0000 1487 no full Episode #8 - Democracy in Bolivia and the US Tom R This episode is looking at the fragility of democracy particularly in Bolivia and the United States in light of recent elections and allegations of electoral fraud. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback!

]]> <p>This episode is looking at the fragility of democracy particularly in Bolivia and the United States in light of recent elections and allegations of electoral fraud. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback!</p> 45672832-aab4-4dc1-bd41-26edbd5e7c7c https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/bfab6297-49d4-4a33-ad29-2b8ad935fc54 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:14:01 +0000 974 no full Episode #7 - Normal People? - An insight into the ordinary people behind the Holocaust Tom R This episode is an insight into the psychology of the perpetrators of the Holocaust and takes a look into the normality of the perpetrators as well as their motivations. This episode does attempt to confront the perspective of the victims. This is due to constraints of time not a lack of interest or any attempt to write them out of history or question the relevance of their experience. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback!

]]> <p>This episode is an insight into the psychology of the perpetrators of the Holocaust and takes a look into the normality of the perpetrators as well as their motivations. This episode does attempt to confront the perspective of the victims. This is due to constraints of time not a lack of interest or any attempt to write them out of history or question the relevance of their experience. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback!</p> 369d3f51-1664-45ba-9491-2d628fd9cbe8 https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/597ef8a4-ca8d-421a-829c-799d5ae09f6a Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:37:34 +0000 1786 no full Episode #6 - Political Opportunism or Genuine Concern? - The Roman Republic and 19th Century Britain Tom R A look into the motivations for changing the political franchise from the Social war in ancient Rome to Disraeli in the 19th Century and finishing with a look at the contemporary U.S Election. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback.

]]> <p>A look into the motivations for changing the political franchise from the Social war in ancient Rome to Disraeli in the 19th Century and finishing with a look at the contemporary U.S Election. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback.</p> 73ec050b-a603-4b4d-a7f1-7863d0d2ab2e https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/3e5d6d59-f9b4-4fec-8496-d07641808089 Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:25:16 +0000 1290 no full Episode #5 - Star Wars & Ancient Rome Tom R What do Star Wars and Ancient Rome have in common? How was Julius Caesar similar to Chancellor Palpatine? Please leave any feedback. Thank you for listening!

]]> <p>What do Star Wars and Ancient Rome have in common? How was Julius Caesar similar to Chancellor Palpatine? Please leave any feedback. Thank you for listening!</p> a0275bc9-ab72-4db4-940f-a8eb06773e68 https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/00c60c9a-31d2-4c25-9403-ba1e4626d2a6 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:25:48 +0000 882 no full Episode #4 - How non-violent was Martin Luther King's Civil Rights Movement really? Tom R A look into the innate tension of King's non-violent protests and their reliance on violence to achieve success. Please leave any feedback. Thank you for Listening!

]]> <p>A look into the innate tension of King&#39;s non-violent protests and their reliance on violence to achieve success. Please leave any feedback. Thank you for Listening!</p> aee43451-1547-48f7-b8f2-7fdcded0cbc1 https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/6d38b936-3505-4b3d-b0b4-07a44dfe8ed3 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:09:00 +0000 1202 no full Episode #3 - My Lai Massacre Tom R This episode is a darker one, examining the My Lai Massacre. Hopefully the podcast provides an alternate perspective on the narrative of events. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback.

]]> <p>This episode is a darker one, examining the My Lai Massacre. Hopefully the podcast provides an alternate perspective on the narrative of events. Thank you for listening and please leave any feedback.</p> b1b9cb15-50ed-45ca-98e5-ee1c32c0c325 https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/1a4eb5b3-2b1d-4db5-b663-a9b9703bd278 Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:49:00 +0000 1343 no full Episode #2 - Thucydides' Trap today Tom R The second half of my mini-series on Thucydides' Trap. Assessing the trap in the context of America and China's relations today. Please leave any feedback. Thank You for listening!

]]> <p>The second half of my mini-series on Thucydides&#39; Trap. Assessing the trap in the context of America and China&#39;s relations today. Please leave any feedback. Thank You for listening!</p> cd1c5478-74c9-4ec0-a27a-a2eb8366b7c7 https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/63f2f2b0-120f-404f-972e-e8f585acb3be Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:09:23 +0000 1740 no full Episode #1 - The Thucydides Trap in Ancient context Tom R My first podcast episode and an insight into the Thucydides' Trap in it's original context. Please leave any feedback. Thank you for listening!

]]> <p>My first podcast episode and an insight into the Thucydides&#39; Trap in it&#39;s original context. Please leave any feedback. Thank you for listening!</p> aba6a5c7-2461-43ce-8629-93006624764a https://redcircle.com/shows/223d1cd5-7563-46fc-a53a-1b54b8a1b3f9/episodes/9435a9ee-1914-4da7-9c41-f8a354438f99 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:03:06 +0000 1425 no