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After the Break: Making of the Modern World

Luke and Danny

English United States History

· Publishes every 2 weeks

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In catalog

Apple Rating

5.0 / 5

4 Apple ratings

Cadence

Every 2 Weeks

~every 12 days

Avg Length

36m

Per episode

Latest

Mar 16, 2026

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About the Show

This is a show about the fall of the Great Powers and the end of the colonial system. By charting some of the formative, yet little-known, revolutionary movements of the late 19th and early 20th century we hope to make these important stories accessible in the modern day. So without further ado, please join for our first season on the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the upheavals and political dynamics that made its successor states. Moving forward, we will be publishing episodes biweekly. Our first season should ~25 episodes, followed by a series on Persia.

Production & Distribution

Active Since

Jan 16, 2026

Consistency

50%

Format

Episodic

Hosting

anchor.fm

Recent Episodes

1.6 Rock Bottom

Mar 16, 2026 44m

The Ottoman state is forced to default on its foreign debt, with effects that will bring the Empire to the brink: economic crises, revolts, coups, and invasions will all fundamentally change the…

1.5 The Great Reordering

Mar 02, 2026 38m

The ascension of Abdülmecid in 1839 marks a dramatic change in the direction for the Ottoman Empire, as he and his ministers begin an ambitious to remake the institutions of the state. However, even…

1.4 The Eastern Question

Feb 16, 2026 38m

Sultan Mahmud II faces the janissaries and attempts to assert centralized rule over his realm, as the Empire is rocked by some of its greatest crises yet: Balkan separatists, Russian invasion, and…

1.3 Empire at the Crossroads

Feb 16, 2026 33m

A showdown between the progressive Sultan Selim III and reactionary elements of his court sets the stage for the next decades of Ottoman tension between top-down modernizers and the competing needs…

1.2 Cracks in the Foundation

Jan 16, 2026 36m

The sprawling Empire of Suleiman the Magnificent faces the challenges and realities of a rapidly modernizing world, internal revolts, and the growing strength of the European Great Powers.

1.1 Rise of the Turks

Jan 16, 2026 36m

We begin our journey to the creation of modern Turkey in the distant past, as a steppe people move from Central Asia to establish what will become the Ottoman Empire-- the most dominant power in…