Podcast Episodes

Cleopatra

Season 1 Episode 10

The last of the Ptolemaic Pharoahs, Cleopatra has captivated our imaginations for centuries.

Though some write her off as a manipulative femme fatale,…

7 hours ago

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Amelia Earhart

Season 1 Episode 9

As one of the great pioneers of air travel, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

She pushed aviation technology to its …

1 week ago

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Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 2 of 2

Season 1 Episode 8

As the Queen’s family life grew more complex, the relationship between palace and press intensified.

But balancing the need for security and privacy a…

2 weeks ago

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Marilyn Monroe

Season 1 Episode 21

Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous screen actors of all time.

Known for her charisma and beauty, her private life and turbulent health made hea…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Queen Elizabeth the Second, Part 1 of 2

Season 1 Episode 7

Spanning seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign saw the world change beyond recognition.

From her earliest public appearances, representing her fat…

3 weeks ago

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Henry VIII

Season 1 Episode 6

In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England. Over the next four decades, he would burn through six marriages, bankru…

4 weeks ago

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Bonnie and Clyde

Season 1 Episode 5

Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness, thrilling and shocking America with their crime sprees and doomed roman…

1 month ago

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William Wallace

Season 1 Episode 4

Despised by the English, mistrusted by the Scottish nobles, and revered by his countrymen, William Wallace is synonymous with the battle for Scottish…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Rosa Parks

Season 1 Episode 3

By the time she died in 2005, Rosa Parks was known around the world as an icon of activism. Her act of defiance one ordinary Thursday afternoon in Mo…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Blackbeard

Season 1 Episode 2

In the early eighteenth century, one man made his name as the most notorious pirate of all time.

The legend of Edward Thatch, aka "Blackbeard", has sp…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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