The Self-Taught Polymath: Benjamin Banneker’s Almanacs, the D.C. Survey, and Defying Thomas Jefferson
Meet the self-educated genius who mapped the nation's capital, predicted the stars, and boldly challenged Thomas Jefferson on racial equality.In this episode of pplpod, we dive deep into the extraordi...
2 Jun 45min
When Below Deck Nearly Turned Deadly – Ashton Pienaar’s Season 6 Accident
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the most shocking turning point in the history of Bravo's hit reality television series, Below Deck. Join us as we take a deep dive into the harrowing events of S...
2 Jun 36min
Margaret Hamilton: The Computer Scientist Who Saved Apollo 11 & Invented Software Engineering
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the incredible life and legacy of Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering American computer scientist who coined the term "software engineering". Join us as we dive int...
2 Jun 21min
Magellan's Giants & The Patagonian Frontier
What if the people living at the very edge of the world were actually giants? When Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at the southern tip of South America in 1520, his crew reported encounter...
2 Jun 53min
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of
In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the incredible life and legacy of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the pioneering British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who changed our understanding of the u...
2 Jun 43min
The Provisional President Who Never Saw Africa: The Marcus Garvey Story
In this episode of pplpod, we dive deep into the extraordinary and controversial life of Marcus Garvey, the pioneering Jamaican activist who built the largest Black mass movement in modern history.Fro...
2 Jun 48min
Robert H. Goddard – The Ridiculed "Moon Man" Who Fathered Modern Rocketry
In 1920, The New York Times mocked an American physics professor for claiming a rocket could function in the vacuum of space, insisting he lacked basic high school knowledge. Forty-nine years later, a...
2 Jun 1h 2min
Morton Salt: The Empire Behind the Girl With the Umbrella
In this episode of pplpod, we look past one of the most familiar images in American branding: the Morton Salt Girl walking through the rain with a yellow umbrella, spilling salt behind her. The logo f...
31 Mai 40min
