Is Genghis Khan Harder Than Jocko Willink? - Dan Jones - #380

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dan Jones, historian, TV presenter, and an author. Dan took a break from walking around Great British castles to write a book about the thousand years of the Middle Ages, Knights and Templars and monks and Mongols and barbarians and stuff. And I thought this was going to be a in-depth historical treatise thing about the Middle Ages and medieval times and peasants and that. Turns out that Dan is actually really funny and we got distracted talking almost exclusively not about history. So today, expect to learn why Genghis Khan was harder than Jocko Willink, Dan's best ever finish in Peloton, why I won't be allowed to go as a wizard to his imaginary fancy dress party, just how bad the pandemic in the Middle Ages was, why Rome got wrecked by climate change and much more. There isn't really any higher praise that I could give Dan than allowing him to take up one of the coveted less than 100 following spots on my Twitter. So that's the highest accolade I can bestow on him. So you get to hear today our burgeoning bromance develop and we're now gonna be on each other's whoop teams and maybe cook each other dinner at some point, I don't know. His wife might not agree with that, whatever. Anyway, in other news, this episode is brought to you by MyProtein. If you are needing a new protein powder, the first place to go is MyProtein's Clear Way. It looks and tastes like juice. If you have been having digestive discomfort or feeling a bit bloated and upset after you have your usual shake, this is the place to go. They even do a vegan version. So if you are living that vegan life, you can go and enjoy it as well. They've got awesome flavors like orange and mango and pineapple and apple and raspberry and cranberry. It's so light that you can have it during a workout and it's got as much protein as a normal protein shake. Also, they're gooey cookies, 30 seconds in the microwave, bit of Greek yogurt on top of it. And you've got more protein than a chicken breast in like this beautiful gooey chocolatey dessert thing, which you don't feel guilty about. You can see all the products that I use and recommend, including my favorite treats and accessories, by going to bit.ly slash modern wisdom and the code modern wisdom, if you go through that link, code modern wisdom at checkout, gets you the maximum discount that you can get. So if there's super secret sales on or a particular combination of products, it will always get you the biggest saving that you can. Bit.ly slash modern wisdom and modern wisdom at checkout for 37% or greater of everything site-wide. Clearway and gooey cookies will change your life. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by Manscaped. They have just released the brand new Lawnmower 4.0. Their fourth generation trimmer featuring a cutting edge ceramic blade to reduce grooming accidents thanks to advanced skin safe technology. You cannot, as a guy, use an old face shaver for your gentleman's area trim, your bi-monthly, that would be twice per month. That would be insane. That would mean that you were incredibly hairy. Whatever, every couple of months when you need to do your gentleman's area trim, you can't use an old face shaver. You need a purpose-built tool for the job. And Manscaped have made the best trimmer I've ever found. There's an LED light which illuminates grooming areas for a closer and more precise trim. A 90-minute battery so you can take a longer shave. Waterproof technology, which allows you to groom in the shower. And it's even got a 7,000 rpm motor with quiet stroke technology. So if you want to do it while everyone's asleep and you can wake up in the morning and be all silky smooth, you can do that as well. You can also trim through additional guard lengths from sizes one to four. I think that's maybe millimetres, if it was centimetres, four centimetres would be insane. Anyway, you can get 20% off everything, including the Lawnmower 4.0, plus free shipping worldwide with the code modern Wisdom. Just go to manscaped.com, the code modern Wisdom at checkout for 20% off, plus free shipping. It's a great gift for the man in your life, even if that man in your life is you, or if the man in your life is too hairy, just give them a little hint. manscaped.com and modern Wisdom at checkout for 20% off and free shipping. But now it's time for my new best friend, Dan Jones.