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Norma Lyon, widely celebrated as "The Butter Cow Lady," was an accomplished American farmer and artist famous for her intricate sculptures made of dairy products. For over four decades, she maintained...

22 Feb 14min

The Hiss Act is a federal law established in 1954 that prevents government employees convicted of certain national security crimes from receiving their taxpayer-funded pensions. Named after Alger Hiss...

22 Feb 17min

This episode of pplpod is a biographical overview of Carl Mathews, an American character actor and stuntman who was primarily active in the film industry from 1935 to 1958. Born in Oklahoma and of Che...

22 Feb 23min

This biographical entry details the life of Carlos Martínez de Irujo, the 2nd Marquess of Casa Irujo, a prominent nineteenth-century Spanish aristocrat and statesman. Born in Washington, D.C. to a Spa...

22 Feb 15min

This episode of pplpod details the series premiere of the science fiction television show The Expanse, titled "Dulcinea." It outlines the episode's plot, which introduces a colonized solar system on t...

22 Feb 15min

This episode of pplpod provides a comprehensive look at Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 4, a celebrated chamber work famously known as the Dumky Trio. Written in 1891, the piece is distinguished by it...

22 Feb 19min

Dungeons & Dragons is a foundational fantasy tabletop role-playing game first published in 1974 by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game focuses on collaborative storytelling, where a Dungeon Master a...

22 Feb 26min

This episode of pplpod covers the life of John Henry "Doc" Holliday, an educated dentist who became an iconic gambler and gunfighter in the American West. After a tuberculosis diagnosis prompted his m...

22 Feb 33min