Altered Paths
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Altered Paths by Richard Evans comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Altered Paths by Richard Evans appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“the historian, the great historian, the former Regis professor at Cambridge, Richard Evans, he analysed my own pieces in his book, Altered Paths, which is about counterfactuals.”
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The host discusses the complexities of writing history and the role of counterfactuals, referencing Richard Evans' book 'Altered Paths' to highlight the nuances of what-if scenarios. Evans' analysis helped the host realize that their own writing leaned more towards parallel histories rather than pure counterfactuals.
Altered Paths by Richard Evans most often appears in conversations about counterfactual history analysis.
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The host discusses the complexities of writing history and the role of counterfactuals, referencing Richard Evans' book 'Altered Paths' to highlight the nuances of what-if scenarios. Evans' analysis helped the host realize that their own writing leaned more towards parallel histories rather than pure counterfactuals.
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Which episode mentioned Altered Paths?
32. What if? on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Altered Paths by Richard Evans. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 4:45.
Which podcast mentioned Altered Paths?
The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Altered Paths by Richard Evans.
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The host discusses the complexities of writing history and the role of counterfactuals, referencing Richard Evans' book 'Altered Paths' to highlight the nuances of what-if scenarios. Evans' analysis helped the host realize that their own writing leaned more towards parallel histories rather than pure counterfactuals. It most often appears in conversations about counterfactual history analysis.
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“The historian, the great historian, the former Regis professor at Cambridge, Richard Evans, he analysed my own pieces in his book, Altered Paths, which is about counterfactuals.”