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John Cadbury ~ The Birmingham Alchemist

Episode 233

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Episode 233

Birmingham, 1824. The air hums with the rhythm of the Industrial Revolution—iron, smoke, and ambition shaping a restless city. But amid the roar of machinery, one man dares t…

Published on 7 hours ago

James Brown ~ Funk on Fire

Episode 232

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Episode 232

Before there was funk, before soul had a name, there was James Brown — the man who turned rhythm into revolution. From sweat-soaked stages in the Deep South to worldwide fame…

Published on 6 days, 12 hours ago

Eddie St.James ~ Fever Burn

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Eddie St. James ~ Fever Burn

Sometimes the world has a funny way of circling back.
A few weeks after episode 182 — our story of Samuel Sharpe, the man who freed Jamaica — I noticed someth…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

The Brighton Bombing Part 2 ~ The Aftermath

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Episode 231

Brighton, October 1984 — The Aftermath

The blast has faded, but its echo still hangs in the air.
Smoke drifts through the wreckage of the Grand Hotel — splintered glass, twiste…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

The Brighton Bombing ~ Part 1

Episode 230

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Episode 230

Brighton, October 1984.

A calm seaside city, glittering under streetlights and the low hum of the pier. The gulls cry over the Channel, taxis roll along the promenade, and the…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Leonard Rossiter ~ The Art of Unease

Episode 229

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Episode 229

In the smoky glow of 1970s British television, one face stood out — sharp-eyed, restless, and always on the brink of outrage or brilliance. Leonard Rossiter wasn’t your typic…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Sir Christopher Wren ~ The Man Who Rebuilt London

Episode 228

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Episode 228

Sir Christopher Wren is a name that instantly conjures images of soaring spires, intricate domes, and some of the most iconic buildings in London. Born in 1632, Wren was not …

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ~ In Light and Shadow

Episode 227

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Episode 227

He painted saints and sinners with the same trembling hand — his own. Born in chaos, driven by passion, and hunted by his past, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio turned paint…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Musashi Miyamoto ~ The Blade and the Brush

Episode 226

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Episode 226

The air is thick with the scent of pine and steel.
 A lone figure stands on the bank of a quiet river, the rising sun glinting off the blade at his side. His hair is wild, his…

Published on 1 month ago

Charles Goodyear ~ The Smell of Burnt Hope

Episode 225

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Episode 225

A man sits hunched over a workbench. His fingers are raw, stained black with soot and resin. The air is thick with the acrid smell of burning rubber, sulfur biting at the bac…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago