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Episode 250
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Episode 250
The air is thick with the scent of pine and salt, drifting in from the nearby coast, as a boy of ten stands at the edge of…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Samuel Whittemore ~ The Wrong Man to Cross
Episode 249
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Episode 249
War is usually the domain of the young — quick feet, steady aim, and lungs strong enough for shouting charges. But in the …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Rik Mayall ~ No Inside Voice Available
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Episode 248
Before the noise and chaos, there was simply a boy called Richard.
Born in 1958 in Harlow, Essex, he grew up in a house ful…
5 months ago
Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai ~ A Māori Response to Colonial Promises
Episode 247
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Episode 247
Before treaties were signed and borders were fixed on maps, power in Aotearoa was measured in mana — authority earned, def…
5 months, 1 week ago
Mané Garrincha ~ Roots Deeper than Fame
Episode 246
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Episode 246
Before the trophies, before the songs, before the stadiums learned his name, there is a man standing by a river.
No crowd. …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Robert Maxwell ~ Power Paper and Secrets
Episode 245
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Episode 245
Robert Maxwell was a man who seemed too large for the age he lived in. To some, he was a brilliant immigrant success story…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Hugo Chavez ~ Born Under a Wide Sky
Episode 244
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Episode 244
Before the speeches and the salutes, there is a boy under the wide Venezuelan sky.
The llanos stretch endlessly—flat, dusty…
6 months ago
George Mallory ~ The Mountain Kept the Proof
Episode 243
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Episode 243
George Mallory did not begin as a legend.
He began quietly, far from the world’s highest places.
Born into a modest English …
6 months, 1 week ago
Earl Weiss ~ The Fearless Chicago Bootlegger
Episode 242
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Episode 242
Before Earl Weiss became a name spoken in whispers, he was simply a boy growing up in a city that was learning how to be h…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Maxi Jazz ~ Authority Without Anger
Episode 241
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Episode 241
Some voices don’t shout.
They arrive calmly, deliberately, and somehow carry more weight because of it.
Maxi Jazz is one of…
6 months, 3 weeks ago