Sardar Patel: The Iron Man Who Built India’s Map
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Vallabhbhai Patel, better known as Sardar Patel, the Iron Man of India and one of the chief architects of the modern Indian state. The episode begins ...
19 Jun 23min
Chandragupta Maurya: The Fugitive Who Built India’s First Great Empire
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire and the first ruler to unite much of the Indian subcontinent under one political system. The epi...
19 Jun 22min
Utagawa Hiroshige: The Fire Warden Who Taught the World How to See Rain
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Utagawa Hiroshige, the Japanese woodblock print master whose quiet landscapes helped reshape modern art across the world. Born Andō Tokutarō in Edo in...
19 Jun 20min
Hong Xiuquan: The Failed Exam Taker Who Built a Heavenly Kingdom
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the astonishing life of Hong Xiuquan, the failed scholar who came to believe he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ and sparked the Taiping Rebellion, one of ...
19 Jun 19min
Averroes: The Judge Whose Burned Books Helped Light the Renaissance
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Averroes, also known as Ibn Rushd, the Andalusian philosopher, judge, physician, and polymath often called the father of rationalism. Born in Córdoba ...
19 Jun 22min
Cochise: The Apache Leader Who Refused to Be Captured by History
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Cochise, the principal leader of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache, whose name meant having the strength of an oak. The episode begins with a...
19 Jun 18min
Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet Who Wrote Nations but Feared Nationalism
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Rabindranath Tagore, the polymath whose work helped define the cultural identity of more than one nation while challenging the very idea of nationalis...
19 Jun 19min
Sam Houston: The Raven, the Republic, and the Man Who Wouldn’t Bend
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life of Sam Houston, one of the strangest and most consequential figures in American history. Houston was the only person elected governor of two different st...
19 Jun 19min
