Alexander the Great: Ambition, Conquest, and the Price of Empire
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!From taming the wild horse Bucephalus at age 10 to conquering the largest empire on earth by 25,...
2 Okt 23min
The Beatles' Gritty Origins: Hamburg, Fame and the Breakup
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2 Okt 22min
The Duke of Wellington: From Awkward Son to the Iron Duke
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, began as a broke, poorly regarded young aristoc...
2 Okt 24min
Jack Johnson: Boxing's First Black Heavyweight Champion
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Jack Johnson, born in Galveston, Texas to formerly enslaved parents, became the first Black worl...
1 Okt 22min
Jan Žižka: The Blind General Who Never Lost a Battle
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1 Okt 21min
Marquis de Lafayette: Hero of Two Worlds Caught in the Middle
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Marquis de Lafayette was a wealthy orphan who defied his king, bought his own ship and saile...
1 Okt 21min
Chuck Berry: The Brilliant, Troubled Architect of Rock and Roll
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Chuck Berry's guitar is on the Voyager Golden Record, carrying rock and roll into interstellar s...
1 Okt 24min
Themistocles: The Athenian Who Saved Greece and Served Persia
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1 Okt 26min
