If you loved
Revolutions
Mike Duncan · Podcast · 2025
What hooked you in Revolutions was the way the cold, crushing weight of historical inevitability collides with the messy, human struggle for systemic change.
Books on the same thread
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury · Book · 1977
If Revolutions taught you that colonization inevitably breeds resistance, this anthology provides the perfect narrative mirror to the Martian struggles you studied in Mike Duncan's latest season.
The Martian
Andy Weir · Book · 2015
Revolutions is a masterclass in the necessity of resourcefulness during crises, a theme echoed in this survival story where scientific ingenuity becomes the only path toward staying alive.
Halo: Evolutions
Tobias S. Buckell, Karen Traviss, Frank O'Connor, Eric Nylund · Book · 2009
Just as Revolutions dissects the complex power dynamics of large-scale conflict, these stories explore the brutal realities of war, duty, and sacrifice on a sprawling, multi-world scale.
Cosmos
Carl Sagan · Book · 1980
You appreciate how Revolutions frames history as a series of interconnected human endeavors, and this book similarly treats the evolution of science as an essential, unfolding human narrative.
Films on the same thread
RRR
S. S. Rajamouli · Film · 2022
Revolutions thrives on the tension between personal brotherhood and the macro-political forces of anti-colonialism, a dynamic that drives the central conflict and emotional stakes of this cinematic journey.
Dune: Part Two
Film · 2024
The political maneuvering and cyclical history found in Revolutions are on full display here, as this film captures the inevitable, often tragic, momentum of revolutionary leadership and religious fanaticism.
A Million Miles Away
Alejandra Márquez Abella · Film · 2023
Revolutions relies on biographical storytelling to ground massive political shifts, a technique mirrored in this film as it explores how individual perseverance shapes the larger history of space exploration.
Project Hail Mary
Phil Lord · Film · 2026
Revolutions highlights how systemic collapse requires extreme problem solving, a concept this story adapts into a high-stakes scenario where scientific competence is the only defense against total extinction.
Series on the same thread
Cosmos
Ann Druyan · Series · 2014
You enjoy the way Revolutions contextualizes historical events as part of a larger human pattern, much like this series uses scientific history to explain our place in the universe.
Mars
Ron Howard · Series · 2016
The grit required to establish a new society on Mars, as seen in Revolutions, is the core of this docudrama, which balances the political realities of colonization with human perseverance.
Andor
Tony Gilroy · Series · 2022
Revolutions is the definitive study of how individual rebellion transforms into systemic upheaval, and this series provides a grounded, intimate look at the moral ambiguity of that very process.
For All Mankind
Ronald D. Moore · Series · 2019
Revolutions examines how geopolitical tensions shape the course of history, a theme mirrored in this alternate history where the space race dictates the survival and evolution of our civilization.
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Common questions
Is Revolutions a work of nonfiction?
While Mike Duncan's previous work focused on historical accounts, the 2025 season of Revolutions is a fictional history. It applies the patterns and arcs learned from twelve seasons of historical revolutions to the invented narrative of the Martian Revolution of 2247.
When did the latest season of Revolutions premiere?
The twelfth season of Revolutions premiered on October 20, 2024. This season marks a transition for the podcast, moving from the analysis of real-world historical events to a fictionalized account of the Martian Revolution of 2247.
What is the primary subject of the 2025 season of Revolutions?
The 2025 season of Revolutions focuses on the Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan uses this fictional setting to explore the recurring characters, ideas, and events that he identified while studying historical revolutions across the previous eleven seasons of the podcast.
How does Mike Duncan approach the storytelling in the 2025 season of Revolutions?
In the 2025 season of Revolutions, Mike Duncan writes from the perspective of the Martian Revolution of 2247. He synthesizes the repeating arcs and patterns observed throughout his extensive study of historical revolutions to craft this fictional historical narrative.