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This one came up in conversation recently and quickly became one of those podcasts that’s easy to fall down a rabbit hole with.
The Rest Is History, produced by Goalhanger and hosted by historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, takes major historical events and figures and unpacks them through lively, well-researched conversations.
Episodes range widely across time and geography, from ancient empires and political revolutions to cultural turning points and unexpected historical characters. What makes the podcast stand out is the balance it strikes between serious historical insight and genuinely entertaining storytelling. Holland and Sandbrook clearly know their material inside out, but they never let the discussion become overly academic.
Listening to it is a reminder of how often the present makes more sense when you understand the long chain of events that came before it. Many of the dynamics we see today, shifting alliances, economic competition, political narratives, are echoes of patterns that have played out many times before.
For anyone working in advisory roles, that broader perspective is always valuable. Understanding context, spotting recurring patterns and recognising how stories shape perception are all part of interpreting the world around us.
