Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
The best biographical podcasts focus not on a person but on some larger theme into which that person's life ...
Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in about five minutes in the form of short biographies which can also be read on our website.
A Good Podcast About Bad Relationships. Every Sunday, Alicia and Stacie take you on a comedic ride through two stories of marital misconduct and love gone wrong, blending biography, pop culture, history, and politics. "It’s one part Vanity Fair meets Town & Country, one part country music song—and an all-around good time." - The Atlantan. "Enjoying the juicy details of other people’s relationships is having a moment." Sunday Times Style Magazine (UK). "When this shameless show about bad rela ...
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Banned Biographies is an audio documentary series charting the careers of some of the most notorious bands ever to grace the world's stages.
Learn from founders who came before you. Every week I read a biography of a founder and tell you what I learned. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a ...
VolumesOfValue presents insightful audio reviews of nonfiction books. Expand your horizon with our select list of books which impact society.
Talks and interviews about the life of biography as experienced by a biographer over forty years and fourteen biographies, dealing with subjects ranging from Sylvia Plath to William Faulkner, Marilyn Monroe to Susan Sontag, and much more.
Short life stories and biographies of Christians who have impacted the world in a positive way by their Christian values and actions and their personal skills. This segment is called "Christians who made a difference".
Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.
We offer you current book reviews and read the classics in the spirit of a man recording in his bathroom.
The Rock Star Biography Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast for music lovers by music's two biggest fans, Christian and Martha. Join them as they review autobiographies by the greatest and most famous musicians in history, and hear them share their candid insights into the musicians behind them.
An examination of scientific inquiry through a discussion of the history and philosophy of the scientific endeavor.
Conversations with Pete and his guests are open and genuine. Join Pete as he helps us learn from his hand picked guests, who are Masters of Change, with tips on how to become the person we were meant to be.
Subscribe to hear the story of one of the venerable Saints commemorated each day in the Orthodox Church.
An in depth biography of Prophet Muhammad by Sheikh Azhar Nasser, presented by WhyQuran. Watch these lectures with video at http://why-quran.org
The real story of how medicine moves forward, one smart person at a time.
Travel back in time to relive the adventures of Joel and John in the form of an immersive stereo experience. As you hear us develop as individuals, friends, and collaborators, you may find yourself growing right alongside us. This is our most vulnerable project to date, and we hope you take this opportunity to adventure and travel with a couple fellas who may just become your new best friends.
We've all been taught to venerate the dead. Where's the fun in that?! No one can take all their rotten secrets to the grave. Humans are just trash monsters that make mistakes, rub together and make more humans. So, let's grab some beers, bury inhibitions and dig up some dirt on history's most iconic departed.
Verbal Highs is a long-form interview podcast with people who create & innovate in their chosen art form, vocation, back shed, main stage, peer group, or shower cubicle. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand, Lewis Tennant explores the lives & thoughts of the likes of musicians, writers, film makers, actors, and comedians... as well as hosting those that make things happen side of stage, below the line, and under the radar. Please like Dr Tennant's Verbal Highs on Facebook, follow @verbalhig ...
Join Lindsay and Amanda as they take a deep dive into herstory, while also exploring the silver lining of feminism and equality for all. Every Tuesday, we talk about women we admire throughout history and present day. Come for the stories stay for the sisterhood.
Stories of the lives of Christians who have made a difference in the world because of their Christian religion. Is so doing they have become world shapers. These recordings are from a Christian radio program in Melbourne, Australia called "Songs of Hope" on radio station Southern FM 88.3
Jon Evans of WECT/Fox Wilmington has more than 30 years of television news experience. He's asked a lot of questions to newsmakers, and you've seen or heard their answers on his newscasts. Now Jon is asking different questions to those same newsmakers. going in-depth and learning things that only a few people know. Politicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, entertainers - you'll know them better after hearing them go "1 on 1 with Jon Evans."
American biography is a podcast that looks at American history by following the course of human events and examining the lives of important, if less discussed, Americans who have exerted great influence upon the nation's development. It's the American story told through Americans' stories.
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Welcome to Back To Your Story. A podcast about real people and real stories. The journey of life has always fascinated BTYS host Brock Goldberg. Listen as he takes you down the rabbit hole filled with Rockstars, Activists, Cyber Security Specialists, Hairstylists, Pornstars, Entrepreneurs and so much more. Nothing is held back on BTYS. Tune in each week to find out what crazy guest Brock will bring on next.
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A weekly one hour program, Profiles features new guests each week from a variety of backgrounds, delving into the person behind the persona.
Join hosts Rivers Langley, Pat Reilly, and Mr. Goodnight on their intrepid aural expedition through the world of oft-forgotten pop culture on "The Goods from the Woods". Featuring personal tales and recollections on the theme from the hosts and their special weekly guests, "The Goods from the Woods" will leave you enlightened. It will leave you enraptured. You will find yourself changed, daddy! Also, you will laugh.
My Dark Path explores the fringes of history, science, and the paranormal. In every episode, creator and host MF Thomas illuminates a topic taken from the dark corners of our world. Combining his personal, on-location research with insights from experts, researchers and historians, every episode will intrigue, excite, and perhaps, send a shiver down your spine. Visit www.mydarkpath.com for more information.
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It need hardly be said that the woman by whom these letter were written had no thought that they would be read by anyone but the person to whom they were addressed. But a request, conveyed under circumstances which the writer herself would have regarded as all-commanding, urges that they should now be given to the world; and, so far as is possible with a due regard to the claims of privacy, what is here printed presents the letters as they were first written in their complete form and sequen ...
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With an enduring fascination with all things weird, long time friends Jen and Robin delve into history's most peculiar people and extraordinary events.
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Jesse Owens: The Brilliant Sprinter Who Humiliated Hitler
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In honor of Black History Month, our team dove into the life of Jesse Owens. He might just be the greatest athlete of the 20th century... but that didn't stop the US from benching him at the peak of his career.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biography/message
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Philip Mansel, "King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV" (U of Chicago Press, 2019).
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Philip Mansel, a trustee of the Society for Court Studies and President of the Research Center of the Chateau de Versailles, has written a one-volume biography of the life and times of Louis XIV, King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV (The University of Chicago Press, 2019). One of the longest reigning monarchs in Europe’s history, from 1643 to 1…
In the fourth episode of season 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an English King who won the Wars of the Roses and founded the Tudor dynasty - King Henry VII. Please consider supporting the show by visiting the YouTube channel at www.5minutebiographies.com/youtube or by perhaps buying me a coffee at www.5m…
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Episode 48: A discussion with Sydney Stern about her book, The Brothers Mankiewicz
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What it takes to write a biography of the Mankiewicz brothers and other issues biographers encounter.
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Willie Nelson: It's a Long Story: My Life | Season 2: Ep. 6
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Few musicians can say they grow more beloved with each decade, but Willie Nelson can. His bandana is eternal; his braids are mystic. Even if you don't know his music, you know that Willie smokes his weed, never stops touring, and is an American icon. Get on board Willie's never-ending smoke-filled tour bus with Martha and Christian as they discuss …
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Interview With Paul Brightman of Sham 69, Swampstomper and (Almost) Chelsea
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This is the second Banned Biographies Interview episode with Paul Brightman of Sham 69, Swampstomer and (almost) Chelsea. During the episode, Paul talks about his introductions to music and playing in bands, juvenile delinquency, politics – both in bands as well as in the wider world – the pros and cons of touring and his hopes for the future both …
They were taken captive when Amorion in Phrygia fell to the Muslims in 838, during the reign of Emperor Theophilus. Many of them were officers, and because of their status and reputation, their captors, rather than kill them, attempted to convert them to Islam. The forty-two were kept in a miserable dungeon in Syria, where they were alternately pro…
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Episode 15: Book Review of "Battlefield America: The War on the American People"
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This episode reviews -Battlefield America: The War on the American PeopleBy John W. Whitehead Published by SelectBooks 2015Print length: 412 pagesA transcript of this episode is at volumesofvalue.blogspot.com.
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Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
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What I learned from reading Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans by A. J. Baime. Upgrade to the Misfit feed and automatically unlock every full length episode. Upgrade now to get access to 170+ full-length episodes available nowhere else. Learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, John …
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Patrick Brien: CEO of CFC is investing in staff, stuff, space and systems
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Patrick Brien doesn’t look at complicated issues the way most people do. The Army veteran and CEO of Cape Fear Collective has a view from about ten thousand feet, where he sees potential partnerships and innovative opportunities to address issues like poverty, affordable housing and healthcare. By using data to light the way, and capital to fuel th…
The holy Martyr Conon lived in the days of the holy Apostles; he was born in the village of Bydane of Isauria in Asia Minor, to parents named Nestor and Nada. He was instructed in the Faith and baptised into Christ by the Archangel Michael himself, who, it is said, accompanied him for the rest of his life. His parents joined him in marriage to a pa…
On 28 August 1833, the British parliament banned slavery throughout the British Empire. This was after thirty years of effort by British Christian evangelicals led by William Wilberforce. Listen again to his story from Songs of Hope podcast, or download. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/soh-2012-05-06-william-wilberforce-64-1.mp3 …
On 28 August 1833, the British parliament banned slavery throughout the British Empire. This was after thirty years of effort by British Christian evangelicals led by William Wilberforce. Listen again to his story from Songs of Hope podcast, or download. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/soh-2012-05-06-william-wilberforce-64-1.mp3 …
He was from Lycia in Asia Minor. After living there as a hermit for many years, he traveled to the Egyptian Thebaid and lived among the Desert Fathers. He then went to Palestine, where he founded the great Lavra, a community of about seventy monks, that remains to this day. The monastery's rule was simple and strict: During the five weekdays, the m…
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Leaves of Glen Reads: Ch 16 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens
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David goes to his new school and meets the headmaster, Dr. Strong and Annie (a much younger woman) that Dr. Strong is married to (eeew).David and the Wickfields agree that he'll to live with them for the remainder of his school year.David STILL hates Uriah Heep, who tells David he just wants to be a lawyer. The romance corner book this week is 'All…
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Vernon Jordan Biography - Prominent Civil Rights Leader
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For more than two decades, Vernon Jordan, was one of the most visible and influential spokespersons for the plight of black Americans. Jordan served a ten-year tenure as the executive director of the National Urban League, an organization dedicated to improving social conditions for blacks living in cities. His selection for that prestigious positi…
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Richard Nixon Biography - 37th President of the United States
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Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R. and China, he became the only President to ever resign the office, as a res…
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Episode 218: Factory Farming feat. Andrew Crowley
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Journalist for the Emmons County Record Andrew Crowley jumps in to talk about factory farming during the Coronavirus and in general. Follow Andrew on twitter at @FugaziTruther.By Grubstakers
Gabriel Atkinson is a member of Weta, the band tipped as NZ’s next great rock band before ending in a halt. He now lives in country Victoria, Australia. Slim Dusty slips out of him every now & again. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.comBy Dr Tennant's Verbal Highs (55MB)
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"The Corona Diaries #122" with Gareth Reynolds
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Comedian Rivers Langley is back in his hometown in Alabama for the rest of 2020 and a bit of 2021. Also, there's a global pandemic still happening. This podcast is him catching up with his funny friends; sometimes on the phone, sometimes socially-distanced outside. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #122. Our VERY special guests tod…
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This episode reviews:Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's QueenBy Queen LiliuokalaniFirst published: 1898Print length: 262 pagesIt is free to download at archive.org.
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Ludwig II was a fancy boy Bavarian king that that enjoyed pining over his favorite pop-star composer Richard Wagner and building fairly tale castles in the Alps. But when it came to actually governing, Ludwig was no where to be seen.By Roast Mortem Cast
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Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus (308)
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They were fellow-soldiers and kinsmen of St Theodore the Tyro (Feb. 17). When St Theodore received his martyrdom, they were kept in prison because the governor of Amasia was unwilling to execute them. But a new and crueler governor, Asclepiodotus, took his place and ordered the three soldiers of Christ to be brought to him. At first, the governor u…
Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, and Annie Chambers were contemporaries of our previous subjects, the Harvey Girls and Fred Harvey, but they led very...very different lives. We've combined three stories from our archives into one Women of the Wild West episode.
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Episode 13: Review of Free Books by David Irving
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This episode lists one-and-one-half dozen free books graciously offered by the foremost historian of the Second World War, David Irving.His web site is www.fpp.co.uk and the downloads are at Focal Point Publications www.fpp.co.uk/books/index.html
On this week's episode we share finish up Black History Month reminding you that Black History should be celebrated everyday. The two ladies we're talking about are no exception to this fact! First up we talk about someone responsible for some of your favorite music that you've probably never heard of. She's often referred to as the godmother of ro…
Amid the astonishing destruction of World War II in Europe and Asia, the mainland of the United States had been spared from the ravages of this global conflict. While several isolated attacks took place on the coasts, the dictators in Berlin & Tokyo sought super weapons to use against the US. For Japan, one of these super weapons came in the form o…
It's the ULTIMATE Game of Thrones Recap to get you ready for the 8th and final season! If you've somehow avoided Game of Thrones all these years, after this recap you'll be ready to join the party for the epic finale. And more importantly, you can shut up your annoying friends who've spent the last 7 years telling you to watch ;-)--- Send in a voic…
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All Harry Potter Movies Biography 2001-2011
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Expecto your Patronums and Wingardium your Leviosas, it's Harry Potter time!!! It's the Recap of all 8 original movies, in 1/24th the time an actual re-watch would take. Enjoy!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biography/message
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Infinity Saga Marvel Cinematic Universe
Biography 2008-2019
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After 10 years of Marvel movies, the Endgame is finally here! There's been 21 movies and there's like a million different super heroes, so here's the recap you need to prep for Avengers: Endgame!!!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biography/message
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Gary Scott Smith, "Duty and Destiny: The Life and Faith of Winston Churchill" (Eerdmans, 2021)
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Though Churchill harbored intellectual doubts about Christianity throughout his life, he nevertheless valued it greatly and drew on its resources, especially in the crucible of war. In Duty and Destiny: The Life and Faith of Winston Churchill (Eerdmans, 2021), Smith unpacks Churchill’s paradoxical religious views and carefully analyzes the complexi…
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Robert Elder, "Calhoun: American Heretic" (Basic Books, 2021)
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In Calhoun: American Heretic (Basic Books, 2021), historian Robert Elder documents the life and thought of one of America's most controversial statesman, John C. Calhoun. A congressman, a vice president, and a senator, Calhoun represented Jeffersonian republicanism during a time of national expansion and imperialism. He became the nation's most ard…
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Hieromartyr Theodotus, bishop of Cyrenia (326)
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Known for his wisdom and virtue, he was chosen as Bishop of Cyrenia on the island of Cyprus. When a persecution broke out against the Christians under the Emperor Licinius, Theodotus was arrested and subjected to many tortures. His torturer Sabinus urged him repeatedly to renounce Christ and worship the idols, but Theodotus replied, 'If you knew th…
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Leaves of Glen Reads: Ch 15 of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens
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Right when David is making BFF's with Mr. Dick, he's forced to live with ANOTHER family while he goes to school in Canterbury. This family has a kid with red hair which apparently is unacceptable for David. Also: I'm still trying to find information about the 'batman suit' Charles Dickens had in his 'secret room'. The romance corner book this week …
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The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising
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What I learned from reading The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising by Kenneth Roman. Upgrade to the Misfit feed and automatically unlock every full length episode. Upgrade now to get access to 170+ full-length episodes available nowhere else. Learn the key insights from biographies on Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jo…
Benedict XVI served as pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He is best known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biography/message
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James Dresnok Biography - Why did a U.S. soldier defect to North Korea
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He was an American defector to North Korea, one of six U.S. soldiers to defect after the Korean War. After defecting, worked as an actor in propaganda films, some directed by Kim Jong-il, and as an English teacher in Pyongyang.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biography/message
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Stephanie Russo, "The Afterlife of Anne Boleyn: Representations of Anne Boleyn in Fiction and on the Screen" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)
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In the centuries since her execution in 1536, Anne Boleyn’s presence in Western culture has grown to extraordinary proportions. In The Afterlife of Anne Boleyn: Representations of Anne Boleyn in Fiction and on the Screen (Palgrave Macmillan), Stephanie Russo describes the various ways in which her life has been interpreted and how these interpretat…
Eudocia was from Heliopolis of Phoenicia (now Baalbek in Lebanon). A surpassingly beautiful pagan, she led a licentious life and became wealthy from the gifts of her many lovers. One day an elderly monk, Germanus, came to Heliopolis and stayed with a Christian whose house adjoined Eudocia's. At night, he began to read aloud from the Psalter and a b…
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Canelo Alvarez Biography - Portrait Of A Fighter Born For Boxing
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Mexican professional boxer who has won multiple world championships in four weight classes, including light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight. He is the fourth Mexican boxer (after Érik Morales, Jorge Arce and Juan Manuel Márquez) to become a world champion in four weight classes. He is currently a unified super …