Alan Jay Lerner: Perfect Lyrics, A Chaotic Life
He wrote some of the most pristine, romantic words in Broadway history, the genius behind My Fair Lady and Camelot, with three Oscars and three Tonys to his name. Yet the same man married eight times,...
23 Jun 22min
Aetius: How One Name Maps a Thousand Years of History
What connects a Roman general who fought Attila the Hun, an 11th-century bishop of Barcelona, a sixth-century medical writer, and a genus of spiders? Just one word: Aetius. This episode turns an unlik...
23 Jun 18min
Saigō Takamori: The Rebel Who Helped Build Modern Japan, Then Fought It
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the paradoxical life of Saigō Takamori, the samurai leader remembered as the “last true samurai” and one of the most complicated figures in modern Japanese histor...
19 Jun 21min
Maharana Pratap: The Rajput Holdout Who Refused the Mughal Buyout I
n this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Maharana Pratap, the 13th Rana of Mewar and one of the most enduring symbols of resistance in Indian history. The episode begins with an unlikely diplo...
19 Jun 19min
B. R. Ambedkar: The Constitution Maker Who Warned Against Hero Worship
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of B. R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of India’s Constitution and one of the most important social reformers of the modern world. The episode begins...
19 Jun 23min
Al-Ghazali: The Scholar Who Walked Away From Everything
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Al-Ghazali, the 11th-century Persian theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and mystic known as Hujjat al-Islam, the Proof of Islam. Born around 1058...
19 Jun 21min
Tipu Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore Who Terrified an Empire
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, one of the most formidable enemies the British East India Company ever faced in India. The episode begins at Seringa...
19 Jun 21min
Wyatt Earp: The Lawman Who Tamed His Own Story
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the complicated life of Wyatt Earp, the man Hollywood turned into one of the cleanest heroes of the American frontier. The episode begins by pulling apart the fam...
19 Jun 19min
