Dan Carlin: - Hardcore History Ep. 1-62 -opus Co...
It looks like you are referencing a specific file or folder title: "Dan Carlin - Hardcore History ep. 1-62 -OPUS co..." This likely points to a collection of the first 62 episodes of Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast, possibly encoded in the OPUS audio format (a modern, high-efficiency codec often used to save space while retaining quality). Below is a comprehensive User Guide for that specific collection, covering what it is, how to play it, how to organize it, and what to expect from those episodes.
User Guide: Dan Carlin – Hardcore History (Episodes 1–62, OPUS Format) 1. What You Have
Content: The first 62 episodes of Hardcore History , including legendary multi-part series like Ghosts of the Ostfront (Ep. 16–19), Punic Nightmares (Ep. 20–23), and Death Throes of the Republic (Ep. 24–30). Format: .opus – a lossy audio codec based on the Opus interactive speech and audio codec. Source note: Episodes 1–49 are no longer available on Dan Carlin’s official feed (they were removed years ago for quality/archival reasons). This collection is a fan archive . Potential file size: All 62 episodes in OPUS likely take up 2–5 GB total (vs. 10–20 GB in MP3).
2. Playing OPUS Files OPUS is not natively supported by every media player. Use these: ✅ Best options (free): Dan Carlin - Hardcore History ep. 1-62 -OPUS co...
VLC Media Player (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS) MPV (lightweight, all OS) Foobar2000 (Windows, with plugin) Plex / Jellyfin (if streaming – they transcode on the fly) Android: VLC, Samsung Music, Poweramp iOS: VLC, Evermusic
❌ Does NOT support OPUS natively:
iTunes / Apple Music (macOS/Windows) Windows Media Player (without codec pack) Most built-in TV or car USB players It looks like you are referencing a specific
Conversion (if needed): Use FFmpeg or Audacity to convert .opus to .mp3 or .m4a . Example (FFmpeg): ffmpeg -i input.opus -b:a 128k output.mp3
3. Episode List (1–62) – Key Landmarks | Episode Range | Series Title | Must-Listen | |---------------|--------------|--------------| | 1–15 | Standalone & early experiments (e.g., "Alexander vs. Hitler") | Yes – raw Carlin | | 16–19 | Ghosts of the Ostfront (WWII Eastern Front) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 20–23 | Punic Nights (Rome vs. Carthage) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 24–30 | Death Throes of the Republic (Fall of Roman Republic) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 31–34 | The American Peril (Spanish-American War & Imperialism) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 35–38 | Thor’s Angels (Fall of Rome to Charlemagne) | ⭐⭐⭐ | | 39–42 | Khans (Mongol Empire) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 43–49 | Prophets of Doom (Münster Rebellion) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | 50–62 | Logical Insanity, The Destroyer of Worlds, etc. | Essential later style |
Note: Episodes after 49 (like Blueprint for Armageddon – WWI) start at Ep. 50–55, but your collection ends at 62, so you have the first part of that transition. User Guide: Dan Carlin – Hardcore History (Episodes
4. Folder Structure Recommendation To keep sanity with 62 files: Dan Carlin - Hardcore History (Ep 1-62) OPUS/ ├── 01-15 Early Years/ │ ├── 01 - Steppe Stories.opus │ ├── 02 - Alexander vs. Hitler.opus │ └── ... ├── 16-19 Ghosts of the Ostfront/ ├── 20-23 Punic Nightmares/ ├── 24-30 Death Throes of the Republic/ ├── 31-34 The American Peril/ ├── 35-38 Thor‘s Angels/ ├── 39-42 Wrath of the Khans/ ├── 43-49 Prophets of Doom/ └── 50-62 Modern Classics/
Add a metadata/ folder with:
