Helen Thompson – Tom Holland
Helen Thompson is an author, interview host, and economist. Tom Holland is an author, an interview host, and a historian. We found 2 podcast interviews connecting Helen Thompson and Tom Holland.
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Episodes with Helen Thompson & Tom Holland
Oil: Conflict, Chaos and Climate Change
Tom and Dominic are back with Helen Thompson for a second episode on the history of oil, its impact and how it shapes geopolitics. Tune in to hear about the impact of oil production on US Politics, its importance to the history and current situation in Ukraine, and what we can learn about oil from the exploits of J. R.
We talk to historian Tom Holland about the fall of the Roman Republic and the parallels with today. Why does Roman history still exert such a strong pull over our imaginations? Are politicians like Trump and Berlusconi recognisable types from the ancient past? And is contemporary democracy vulnerable to the same forces