Chris Edgerly Chats with Dr Ian Mortimer
1700:00 - Introduction
0:37 - The importance of perspective in history
08:43 - The Time Traveller's Guide books
17:50 - The usefulness of other subjects in understanding history
25:45 - The threat of misinformation and disinformation throughout history
38:34- Law and order and democracy in history and today
50:01 - Postmodernism as a tool for understanding history
57:11- Concerns for the future
1:05:07 - Empires and governments
1:22:14 - The flexibility of the British class system through history
1:34:51 - Social media and issues with Yuval Noah Harari's "Sapiens"
1:51:13 - Why Running Matters
2:15:27 - Voice acting and doing your own audiobook reads
2:19:57 - Why I chose Anglo Saxon England for my first novel
2:34:09 - "Millennium" and technology's impact on history and the future