The Good Ol’ Days Were Way Worse - Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

Fin Taylor is an English comedian, writer and podcaster. Horatio Gould is also an English comedian, writer, and podcaster. History is basically one long reminder that no matter how bad your day is, someone in the past was probably getting catapulted off a castle wall. Feel better? Good. Humanity may be a litany of disasters, but the past is packed with lessons, even some dark humor, if you look closely enough. Expect to learn what makes the Japanese unique and why so many Japanese people practiced Seppuku, why post-war Europe was the funniest time in modern history, whether life was better in the past or just way, way worse than we imagined, why there is a rise of pro-Hitler media across social media, if too much irony is a bad thing, why racism is so ingrained in modern science, if fertility and embryo science has gone too far and much more… - 0:00 What Makes Japanese Culture So Distinct? 9:44 Was Post-War Britain the Funniest Time in History? 18:15 The Unlikely Heroes of Post-War Britain 22:30 Life Has Been Much Worse 27:12 How Would Historical Leaders Cope in Today’s World? 32:10 The Shocking Rise of Pro-Hilter Media 42:01 Were the Aztecs as Brutal as We Think? 46:33 Will Bryan Johnson Actually Live to 120? 53:58 Is Too Much Irony a Bad Thing? 01:07:38 Why Was Racism So Ingrained in Science? 01:21:08 When Does Embryo Selection Go Too Far? 01:31:12 What’s Next for Fin and Horatio? - Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Nov 13, 20251h 32mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 13, 2025
Duration: 1h 32m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Fin Taylor is an English comedian, writer and podcaster. Horatio Gould is also an English comedian, writer, and podcaster. History is basically one long reminder that no matter how bad your day is, someone in the past was probably getting catapulted off a castle wall. Feel better? Good. Humanity may be a litany of disasters, but the past is packed with lessons, even some dark humor, if you look closely enough. Expect to learn what makes the Japanese unique and why so many Japanese people practiced Seppuku, why post-war Europe was the funniest time in modern history, whether life was better in the past or just way, way worse than we imagined, why there is a rise of pro-Hitler media across social media, if too much irony is a bad thing, why racism is so ingrained in modern science, if fertility and embryo science has gone too far and much more… - 0:00 What Makes Japanese Culture So Distinct? 9:44 Was Post-War Britain the Funniest Time in History? 18:15 The Unlikely Heroes of Post-War Britain 22:30 Life Has Been Much Worse 27:12 How Would Historical Leaders Cope in Today’s World? 32:10 The Shocking Rise of Pro-Hilter Media 42:01 Were the Aztecs as Brutal as We Think? 46:33 Will Bryan Johnson Actually Live to 120? 53:58 Is Too Much Irony a Bad Thing? 01:07:38 Why Was Racism So Ingrained in Science? 01:21:08 When Does Embryo Selection Go Too Far? 01:31:12 What’s Next for Fin and Horatio? - Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
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Fin Taylor
guest
Horatio Gould
guest
Guest (Fin Taylor or Horatio Gould)
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Fin Taylor, The Good Ol’ Days Were Way Worse - Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould explores comedians Deconstruct History, Eugenics, Hitler Memes And Modern Madness Chris Williamson hosts comedians Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould to riff on history, politics, and internet culture through the lens of their show *Fin vs. History*.

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