pplpod

Imagine a leader who defied the Soviet Union, received an honorary knighthood from the British Queen, and won praise from U.S. presidents—only to be executed by his own people on live television on Ch...

10 Jun 23min

Imagine a 27-year-old musician who owned virtually nothing, recorded just 29 songs inside makeshift hotel rooms and warehouses over the course of seven months, and then died under incredibly mysteriou...

10 Jun 21min

In this episode of pplpod, we explore the invisible architecture that keeps the modern internet from collapsing into chaos through the groundbreaking work of computer scientist Radia Perlman. Often re...

10 Jun 20min

In this episode of pplpod, we examine the life and legacy of Sally Ride, the physicist and astronaut who became the first American woman in space. The episode traces Ride’s path from her early years a...

10 Jun 42min

In this episode of pplpod, we examine the rise and fall of Pol Pot, the quiet former schoolteacher who became the architect of one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century. The episode trac...

10 Jun 12min

In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the extraordinary life of Pliny the Elder, the Roman scholar, military commander, naturalist, and obsessive information collector who essentially attempted to b...

10 Jun 21min

In this episode of pplpod, we take a deep dive into the life and legacy of Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer who transformed modern pop recording while simultaneously embodying one of the...

10 Jun 22min

In this episode of pplpod, we explore the extraordinary and often overlooked life of Pauli Murray, the legal scholar, activist, writer, priest, and intellectual architect whose ideas helped shape both...

10 Jun 20min