Episode 69- Daniele Bolelli: host of 'History on Fire' shares his story with us

Summary: Today we are joined by Daniele Bolelli. Daniele is an Italian writer, university professor, martial artist, and podcaster based in Southern California. He is the author of several books on philosophy, and martial arts, including On the Warrior's Path. Known for his writing since the 1990s in Italy and the early 2000s in the United States, Bolelli rose to greater public prominence in the 2010s, beginning with his appearances on popular podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience. He went on to create his own podcasts, and has hosted The Drunken Taoist since 2012 and History on Fire since 2015. Bolelli holds M.As in American Indian Studies and history from UCLA and California State University, Long Beach, and did postdoctoral research in history at Cardiff University. As a professor, he has taught a wide variety of courses in the arts, humanities, and social sciences on topics including Native American history and culture, Taoist philosophy, and Ancient Rome. Currently, he teaches at California State University at Long Beach and Santa Monica College. You can find more about Daniele on Official Website, Twitter and Instagram. Show Notes: Daniele Bolelli | Official Website History on Fire Podcast | Official Website The Drunken Taoist Podcast | Official Website Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900) | Internet Encyclopedia of Phiolosophy Civilized to Death, The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan | Simon & Schuster Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan | Goodreads ‘The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | The New York Times A Long Walk to Freedom: 1918-1962: Early Years, 1918-1962 v. 1 by Nelson Mandela | Goodreads Hardcore History Podcast | Dan Carlin Official Website Preaching conservation: Theodore Roosevelt and the rhetoric of civil religion by Leroy Dorsey | Texas A&M University Libraries What Has Posterity Ever Done for Us? | Quote Investigator