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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our last episode of the season we wrap up the intellectual history of Islam by examining how the orthodoxies that we discussed in the previous episode were popularized. We talk about the emerging class of legal scholars called the ulema, the madhabs…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode09.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we discuss the formation of Shia orthodoxy. Picking up from our earlier episode on early Shi’ism we explore how the experience of persecution under the Umayyads and Abbasid shaped Shia thought and doctrine. We discuss the Muhammad al Baqir and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode245.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast off being thankful for not being killed by nuclear war. We discuss the surreal moment we live in. We relate the details of the major error and how it must of felt for the residents of Hawaii. We then…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode we trace the emergence of orthodoxy in Islamic thought. Starting with the debates about predestination and the nature of the Qu’ran we mark the development of Islamic theology from the writings of Hasan i Basri and the Qadarites or Qadiriyyah to…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode244.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS2018 is off to a crazy start. We must be getting old because we open the podcast up with complaints about millennials and trends that we don’t seem to understand. We talk about the meme of “goals” and “mood” along with the weird…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisodeIran.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn an exciting special episode we talk about the history behind the current Iran protests. Starting with the formation of Iran from the Safavid era we chart the introduction of Shia Islam to the region, the project of conversion, the the social structure…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode243.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s only been a couple days into the new year and we are already facing the threat of nuclear war and global destruction. We start our podcast off with a discussion of the recent twitter threats of Donald Trump, the fact that he’s…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisodeXmas.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn a holiday Head on History Special, we come to you with a fun episode on the history of Muslims and Christmas. In light of both the fictitious “war on Christmas” and the ongoing debate in Muslim social media about whether Muslims can…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode242.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWrapping of 2017 as only Currently Nerdy can, we talk a bit about the holidays, different cultural traditions and who were the real winners and losers of 2017. We hand out W’s and L’s to the biggest names and headlines of the year….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode07.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode traces the early developments of Shi’ism. In it we discuss the original schism of authority, how the Shiatul Ali form and the compromise that is reached by the community. We talk about how the divisions between the different tribes reflect the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode241.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start the podcast with a some chatting about the different types of vaping and e-cigarettes before diving into the a full review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. **Spoiler Warning** We share our preliminary thoughts about the movie, what worked and what…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode06.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWhat is Sunni Islam? In this episode we trace the origins of one of the largest denominations of Islam. We look to the period after the death of Muhammad and how the disagreement between Muslims on the issue of authority set in motion…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode240.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with coverage of the historic election in Alabama. In a political upset, Doug Jones beats Roy Moore for the senate seat. We discuss how this happened, with a focus on turn out and demographics, noting that black women were…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisodeSp.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSA special podcast to contextualize the breaking news of Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the US embassy. In this episode we discuss the history of Jerusalem from Biblical times until modern. We talk about how the city…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode239.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS2017 is determined to go out with a bang. We start our podcast with a discussion of the so-called tax reform passed by Congress. We breakdown the process, what comes next, and most importantly the impact on regular Americans. We also cover the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode05.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWho is Muhammad? Did he even exist? In this podcast, we try to uncover the historical Muhammad. We start with the major debates and controversies among historians. Then we move to looking at the difference sources and evidence for the existence of Muhammad…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode238.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s a weird one. We start this podcast envisioning a future Diz that’s decided to become a health nut. We wonder how his Orange Country life would turn him into a topknot-wearing, yoga-doing, crystal-loving, werido. This leads us to talk about the theme…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe holy book of Islam is the Qur’an but its history remains shrouded in mystery. What are the historical origins of the book and how did it develop. In this podcast we present the major theories about the origins of the Qur’an, from…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode237.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our roundup of the craziness of week we go over the political scandals shaking up Washington. We talk about the latest sexual harassment scandals from Al Franken to the mounting evidence against Roy Moore. We discuss all the different testimony against Moore…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we trace the history of the hijab and religious garb. We start by examining the Qur’an on the subject, historicizing the verses and providing context. We then look at the broader tradition of veiling and headscarves in the near east…
