Byte Sized Biographies…
By Philip D. Gibbons
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Episodes: 144
Oct 27, 2021
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Of Some Very Famous People You've Never Really Heard Of...In Less Than An Hour.
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The Brief and Tragic Reign of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. Volume Seven, Episode Six (Part One)
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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The Brief and Tragic Reign Of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. Volume Seven Episode Six (Part Two)
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin and Their Escape From Alcatraz. Volume Seven, Episode Five. (Part One)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin and Their Escape From Alcatraz. Volume Seven, Episode Five (Part Two)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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James J. Andrews, The Great Locomotive Chase And The First Medal of Honor. Volume Seven, Episode Four (Part One)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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James J. Andrews, The Great Locomotive Chase and The First Medal of Honor. Volume Seven, Episode Four (Part Two)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Volume Seven, Episode Three (Part One)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Volume Seven, Episode Three (Part Two)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Volume Seven, Episode Two. (Part One)
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Volume Seven, Episode Two. (Part Two)
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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The Heroes of Telemark and the Norwegian Destruction of Hitler’s Nuclear Weapons Program. Volume Seven, Episode One (Part One)
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May 24, 2024 |
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The Heroes of Telemark and the Norwegian Destruction of Hitler’s Atomic Weapons Program. Volume Seven, Episode One. (Part Two)
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May 24, 2024 |
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Isabella Stewart Gardner and the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Robbery. Volume Six, Episode Twelve (Part One)
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May 02, 2024 |
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Isabella Stewart Gardner and the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Robbery. Volume Six, Episode Twelve (Part Two)
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May 02, 2024 |
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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part One
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part Two
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Charles Lindbergh (Volume Six, Episode Ten) Part One
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Charles Lindbergh (Volume Six, Episode Ten) Part Two
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Volume Six, Episode Nine) Part One
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Volume 6, Episode 9) Part Two
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Charles Dickens (Volume Six, Episode Eight) Part One
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Charles Dickens (Volume Six, Episode Eight) Part Two
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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William Bradford and the Voyage of the Mayflower (Volume Six, Episode Seven) Part One
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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William Bradford and the Voyage of the Mayflower (Volume Six, Episode Seven) Part Two
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, Clarence Darrow and the Crime of the Century (Volume Six, Episode Six) Part One
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, Clarence Darrow and the Crime of the Century (Volume Six, Episode Six) Part Two
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Johnny Carson, The King of Comedy (Volume Six, Episode Five) Part One
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Johnny Carson, The King Of Comedy (Volume Six, Episode Five) Part Two
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Bernard Madoff and the Largest Fraud in Financial History (Volume Six, Episode Four) Part One
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Bernard Madoff and the Largest Fraud in Financial History (Volume Six, Episode Four) Part Two
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Volume Six, Episode Three) Part One
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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The Duke And Duchess of Windsor (Volume Six, Episode Two) Part Two
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Mastermind (Volume Six, Episode Two) Part One
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Mastermind (Volume Six, Episode Two) Part Two
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Marie Antoinette (Volume Six, Episode One) Part One
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May 18, 2023 |
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Marie Antoinette (Volume Six, Episode One) Part Two
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May 18, 2023 |
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Crockett, Bowie and Travis, Defenders of the Alamo (Volume 5, Episode 12) Part One
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Crockett, Bowie and Travis, Defenders of the Alamo (Volume 5, Episode 12) Part Two
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Elvis Presley’s Manager: Colonel Tom Parker (Volume 5, Episode 11) Part One
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Elvis Presley’s Manager: Colonel Tom Parker (Volume 5, Episode11) Part Two
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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The Untold Story of Crime Boss and Sixteen-Year Federal Fugitive, James (Whitey) Bulger (Volume 5, Episode 10) Part One
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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The Untold Story of Crime Boss and Sixteen-Year Federal Fugitive, James (Whitey) Bulger (Volume 5, Episode 10) Part Two
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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The Untold Story of Crime Boss and Sixteen-Year Federal Fugitive, James (Whitey) Bulger (Volume 5, Episode 10) Part Three
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Harry Houdini (Volume 5, Episode 9) Part One
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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Harry Houdini (Volume 5, Episode 9) Part Two
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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Oscar Wilde (Volume 5, Episode 8) Part One
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Oscar Wilde (Volume 5, Episode 8) Part Two
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Philippe Petit, The Man On Wire (Volume 5, Episode 7) Part One
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Philippe Petit, The Man On Wire (Volume 5, Episode 7) Part Two
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Truman Capote, Dick Hickock, Perry Smith and In Cold Blood (Volume 5, Episode 6) Part One
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Truman Capote, Dick Hickock, Perry Smith and In Cold Blood (Volume 5, Episode 6) Part Two
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Operation Anthropoid and the Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (Volume 5, Episode 5) Part One
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Operation Anthropoid and the Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (Volume 5, Episode 5) Part Two
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Kempton Bunton and the Theft of Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington (Volume 5, Episode 4) Part One
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Kempton Bunton and the Theft of Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington (Volume 5, Episode 4) Part Two
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Al Capone (Volume 5, Episode 4) Part One
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Al Capone (Volume 5, Episode 4) Part Two
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Buddy Holly and The Day the Music Died (Volume 5, Episode 3) Part One
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Buddy Holly and The Day the Music Died (Volume 5, Episode 3) Part Two
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber (Volume 5, Episode 2) Part One
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May 20, 2022 |
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Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber (Volume 5, Episode 2) Part Two
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May 20, 2022 |
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Jesse Owens (Volume 5, Episode 1) Part One
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Jesse Owens (Volume 5, Episode One) Part Two
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution (Volume 4, Episode 12) Part One
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution (Volume 4, Episode 12) Part Two
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Leonard Seppala and the Alaskan hero dogs Balto and Togo (Volume 4, Episode 11) Part One
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Leonard Seppala and the Alaskan Hero Dogs Balto and Togo (Volume 4, Episode 11) Part Two
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Ambassador Kenneth Taylor and the Canadian caper (Volume 4, Episode 10) Part one
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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ambassador kenneth taylor and the canadian caper (Volume 4, Episode 10) Part Two
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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the creators of the wizard of oz (volume 4, episode 9) part one
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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the creators of the wizard of oz (Volume 4, episode 9) part two
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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julius and ethel rosenberg (volume 4, episode 8) part one
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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julius and ethel rosenberg (volume 4, episode 8) part two
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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the three stooges (volume 4, episode 7) part one
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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The Three Stooges (Volume 4, Episode 7) Part Two
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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howard carter and the treasure of tutankhamun’s tomb (volume 4, episode 6) part one
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Howard Carter and the treasure of tutankhamun’s tomb (Volume 4, episode 6) Part Two
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Fletcher Christian, William bligh And the mutiny on the bounty (Volume4, Episode 5) Part One
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May 20, 2021 |
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Fletcher Christian, William Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty (volume 4, episode 5) Part Two
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May 20, 2021 |
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Alfred Hitchcock (Volume 4, Episode 4) Part One
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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alfred hitchcock (volume 4, episode 4) Part Two
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Billy the Kid (Volume 4, Episode 3) Part One
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Billy The Kid (Volume 4, Episode 3) Part Two
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Virginia Hall, American espionage agent (Volume 4, Episode 2) Part One
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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virginia hall, american espionage agent (Volume 4, Episode 2) Part Two
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Captain al haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part One
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Captain Al Haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part Two
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Gram Parsons (Volume 3, Episode 12) Part One
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Gram Parsons (Volume 3, Episode 12) Part Two
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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George Orwell (Volume 3, Episode 11) part one
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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George Orwell (Volume 3, episode 11) part 2
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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George Dasch and the 1942 nazi u-boat invasion of america (volume 3, Episode 10) Part One
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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George Dasch and the 1942 Nazi U-boat invasion of america (Volume 3, Episode 10) part 2
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Joan of Arc (Volume 3, Episode 9) Part One
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Joan of Arc (Volume 3, Episode 9) Part Two
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Charles Van Doren, Herbert Stempel and the 50’s Quiz Show Scandal (Volume 3, Episode 8) Part One
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Charles Van Doren, Herbert Stempel And the 50’s Quiz Show Scandal (Volume 3, Episode 8) Part 2
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Bob Marley (Volume 3, Episode 7) Part One
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Bob Marley (Volume 3, Episode 7) Part 2
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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crazy Horse (volume 3, episode 6) part one
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Crazy Horse (Volume Three, Episode six) Part Two
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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JOHN WILKES BOOTH AND THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 5) PART ONE
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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john wilkes booth and the lincoln conspiracy (Volume 3, episode 5) part two
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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charles Bukowski (Volume 3, episode 4) part one
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May 24, 2019 |
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Charles Bukowski (Volume 3, Episode 4) part two
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May 24, 2019 |
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BENEDICT ARNOLD (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 3) PART ONE
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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BENEDICT ARNOLD (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 3) PART 2
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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RONNIE VAN ZANT (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 2) PART ONE
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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RONNIE VAN ZANT (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 2) PART TWO
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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WC FIELDS (VOLUME 3, EPISODE ONE) PART ONE
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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WC FIELDS (VOLUME 3, EPISODE ONE) PART TWO
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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The Chicago Black Sox And the 1919 World Series (Volume 2, Episode 12) Part One
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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The Chicago Black Sox And The 1919 World Series (Volume 2, Episode 12) Part Two
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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DB Cooper (Volume 2, Episode 11) Part One
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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DB Cooper (Volume 2, Episode 11) Part Two
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Robert E. Lee (Volume 2, Episode 10, Part 1)
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Dec 23, 2017 |
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Robert E. Lee (Volume 2, Episode 10, Part 2)
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Dec 23, 2017 |
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Herman Melville (Volume 2, Episode 9, Part 1)
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Herman Melville (Volume 2, Episode 9, Part 2)
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Ted Ngoy, The Donut King Of Southern California, (Volume 2, Episode 8)
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Frida Kahlo (Volume 2, Episode 7) Part 1
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May 27, 2017 |
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Frida Kahlo (Volume 2, Episode 7) Part 2
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May 27, 2017 |
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Ian Fleming, Creator of James Bond (Volume 2, Episode 6, Part 1)
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Ian Fleming, Creator of James Bond (Volume 2, Episode 6, Part 2)
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Grigori Rasputin (Volume 2, Episode 5, Part 1)
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Grigori Rasputin (Volume 2, Episode 5, Part 2)
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Georg Elser’s Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler (Volume 2, Number 4) Part One
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Oct 31, 2016 |
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George Elser’s Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler (Volume 2, Number 4) Part 2
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Oct 31, 2016 |
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Michelangelo (Volume 2, Number 3) Part 1
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Sep 18, 2016 |
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Michelangelo (Volume 2, Number 3) Part 2
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Sep 18, 2016 |
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Harriet Tubman (Volume 2, Number 2)
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Jul 21, 2016 |
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Alexander Hamilton, (Volume 2, Episode 1)
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May 28, 2016 |
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Francis Scott Key and The Star Spangled Banner (Volume 1, Podcast 12)
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Apr 09, 2016 |
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Amelia Earhart (Volume 1, podcast 11)
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Feb 23, 2016 |
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Paul Gauguin (Volume 1, Podcast 10)
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Jan 13, 2016 |
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Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Champion of the World, (Volume 1, Podcast 9)
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Jan 10, 2016 |
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria, (Volume 1, Podcast 8)
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Oct 22, 2015 |
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Billie Holiday (Volume 1, Podcast 7)
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Oct 22, 2015 |
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Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 1, Podcast 6)
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Aug 27, 2015 |
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara (Volume 1, Podcast 5)
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Aug 26, 2015 |
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Friedrich Nietzsche (Volume 1, Podcast 4)
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Jul 15, 2015 |
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Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra (Volume 1, Podcast 3)
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Jul 14, 2015 |
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George Smith Anthony and the Voyage of the Catalpa (Volume 1, Podcast 2)
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Jun 22, 2015 |
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John Paul Jones-American Admiral, (Volume 1, Podcast 1)
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Jun 08, 2015 |