Since podcasters tend not to be professional historians how have you guys found their veracity etc.?

Basically, when/what was the earliest standard tuning and how would an instrument maker or musician know they were "in tune"? Did different instrument makers have their own standards? When did they all start aligning?

Was the average citizen truly convinced that witches and devils lived amongst them, or was the promotion of these notions by a vocal minority of true believers used as a pretext to settle scores and accusing adversaries of witchcraft out of convenienece - by jumping on the bandwagon and feeding opponents to the mob?

I know there were resorts of sorts for workers in some socialist/communist states and many people in the cities were afforded dachas, but were there proper vacations given where people would go to the sea or another town for recreation and time off from work? Specifically for the 'average' citizen/worker, not the party elite. If so, what would a average holiday be for the average Russian from a medium-sized city or town? How much time would they get and what percentage of people would get it?

Did individual soldiers have to pay for transport and equipment, or was that the responsibility of their overlord?

Did the Ottomans adopt the precision-drilled line infantry formations employed by the European powers? I know that the Ottomans were famous for their Bashi-Bazouk irregulars (thanks, Captain Haddock!), but how did their regular infantry operate? Did they have special heavy infantry units, similar to western Grenadiers? How was the army organized - regiments, battalions, and the like? Or more ad-hoc?

Would a priest be more likely to recommend psychological evaluation?

In the film and book, Father Karras needs to request permission from the Bishop to perform the exorcism. Is that accurate?

I am shamelessly asking this question after seeing it posted on another unrelated forum -- what was it like to obtain brass cased ammo 150 years ago, or say, between 1867 and 1899? What was involved in acquiring a supply for the new cartridge firearms of the time? Did they cost a lot? Was there some opportunity to do reloading at your local General Store or Trading Post (as I have been led to believe, playing Fallout)?

So in our modern world natural resources such as petroleum and rare earths are essential to both civilian and military industry. Wars are fought over them and armies were defeated because of them.

Was this true also for the ancient world? For example did Rome ever conquer a region only for its mineral deposits?

They seem like they are fairly similar areas, so why did Kosovo press for independence when Vojvodina didn't?

When something needs to be named.. When and why do people start from one or the other, is it just whoever is taking credit gets to say whatever?

More precisely between year 0 and the rise of Islam.

I don't want to disclose exactly who so everyone doesn't gang up on him. His quote was specifically

TFW a subrace has done more for the development of society & science than all other master races combined.

This was in the comments section of post that was a screenshot of a tumblr thread where a user calls white people a "subrace".

When someone said Asians have done more for science and whatnot, he responded with

Not really. Most of the world follows norms and uses justice systems created in Europe, and are ruled using European ideologies like communism in China. Most technical advancements in the last 2 centuries are "white".

So, what do you guys think, is he being racist or truthful? I was hoping you guys could provide some insight on this subject.

I do know that people of European descent are considered privileged today because of their historical success in colonization and conquering of smaller countries, mainly due to the geographical advantage, being settled up north and all. It's easier to colonize east and west than north and south, or so I've heard.

Thanks!

When tying to research the diplomatic situation of the early German Empire (1871-1884), I consistently see mention of words along the lines of " Bismarck's intricate system of alliances which helped to maintain peace in Europe ". Can this be explained?