Episode
E253 - Human Prehistory and How Societies Rise and Fall w/ Patrick Wyman
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- American Prestige
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- Jun 16, 2026
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- 4313
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Subscribe now for all episodes and no ads. Historian Patrick Wyman returns to the show to talk about the deep history of human societies and how they can inform the current moment. The group discusses new ways of studying prehistory, the origins of agriculture, climate adaptation, the Clovis people, the long Neolithic, early farming societies, states and security, the Bronze Age collapse, and more. Listen to Patrick’s Past Lives podcast. And grab a copy of his new book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World. Don’t forget the AP livestream, this Wednesday at 8pm ET on our YouTube channel. Join our Discord! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices