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Laurent Fignon ~ Le Professeur of the Peloton

Episode 212

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Episode 212

He had the glasses, the grit, and the gall to defy cycling tradition. With flowing blond hair and an unapologetic attitude, Laurent Fignon wasn’t just racing the clock—he was…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harvey Milk ~ The Mayor of The Castro

Episode 211

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Episode 211

He wasn’t born a symbol.
 He didn’t grow up dreaming of shaking up City Hall, or of becoming a voice for millions who’d been told to stay silent. Harvey Milk was a Navy vetera…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Alan Watts ~ Smiling at the Great Illusion

Episode 210

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Episode 210

Imagine a voice—calm, curious, playful—asking you whether you are the universe pretending to be a person.

In the chaotic swirl of 20th-century thought, where science clashed w…

Published on 2 months ago

Diogo Jota ~ The Number 20

Episode 209

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Episode 209

He wasn’t born into a football dynasty. He didn’t grow up in the spotlight. But Diogo Jota carved out his own place in the world of football — with grit, precision, and an ey…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Keith Haring ~ Born to Draw

Episode 208

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Episode 208

He wasn’t looking for fame.
 He wasn’t trying to get rich.

Armed with a piece of chalk and a head full of wild ideas, Keith Haring hit the subways of New York like a lightning …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Stanislav Petrov ~ The Soviet Who Stopped the End

Episode 207

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Episode 207

In the early hours of September 26, 1983, one man stood between the world and nuclear war. A quiet, unassuming lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defence Forces, Stanislav …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Keith Flint ~ He Lit the Match

Episode 206

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Episode 206

He was the face of fire and fury. A punk with jet-black eyes, a sneer that could cut glass, and a voice that turned dance floors into battlegrounds. But offstage, he was a s…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill Wilson ~ How Sobriety Went Global

Episode 205

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Episode 205

He was a stockbroker with a drinking problem. A man who’d tasted the high life, only to lose it all to the bottle. But in a moment of utter despair, something changed. And fr…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hedy Lamarr ~ From Box Office to Bluetooth

Episode 204

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Episode 204

She was hailed as one of the most beautiful women ever to grace the silver screen. A Hollywood starlet in the golden age of cinema, her face lit up movie theatres around the …

Published on 3 months ago

Shiro Ishii ~ The Empire's Hidden Lab

Episode 203

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Episode 203

Shiro Ishii was a man of science—a brilliant mind twisted by the horrors of ambition and war. Born in Japan during a time of rising nationalism and imperial expansion, Ishii …

Published on 3 months ago