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Back to SearchFootnotes to Plato: The Life, Forms, and Legacy of the First Philosopher King
Episode 1221
Join us for a deep dive into the life and mind of Plato, the ancient Greek thinker widely considered the foundational figure of the Western philosophical tradition. In this episode, we explore how th…
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The Starry Night & The Severed Ear: The Turbulent Genius of Vincent van Gogh
Episode 1220
In this episode, we explore the tragic life and vibrant legacy of Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is now considered one of the most influential figures in Western art history…
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Nikola Tesla: The Futurist Who Lit the World
Episode 1219
Join us as we explore the life of Nikola Tesla, the brilliant Serbian-American engineer and futurist best known for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. In this ep…
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Adolf Hitler: The Architect of Genocide and the "Embodiment of Modern Political Evil"
Episode 1218
In this episode of pplpod, we profile Adolf Hitler, the Austrian-born dictator whose leadership of the Nazi Party led to the outbreak of World War II and the perpetration of the Holocaust. We trace h…
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The Last Pharaoh: Cleopatra’s Rise, Reign, and Tragic Fall
Episode 1217
In this episode, we unravel the complex life of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, the last active Hellenistic pharaoh of Egypt. Far more than the seductress of Roman legend, we explore Cleopatra as a sc…
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Elon Musk: The "Shadow President," The Trillion-Dollar Empire, and The DOGE Fallout
Episode 1216
In this episode, we profile the polarizing life of Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person with a net worth climbing toward $1 trillion,. We trace his evolution from a dot-com entrepreneur co-foundi…
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The Everything Empire: Jeff Bezos, Amazon, and the Race for Space
Episode 1215
In this episode, we explore the meteoric rise of Jeff Bezos, the man who transformed a garage startup into the world’s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. From his early days as a Princet…
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Ada Lovelace: The Enchantress of Numbers and Poetical Science
Episode 1214
This episode documents the life and legacy of Ada Lovelace, an influential 19th-century mathematician known as the daughter of poet Lord Byron. The text highlights her significant collaboration with …
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Codebreaker, Computer Pioneer, Outcast: The Life and Legacy of Alan Turing
Episode 1213
In this episode, we explore the extraordinary life of Alan Turing, the English mathematician widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. From his groundb…
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Linus Torvalds: Architect of the Open Source Revolution
Episode 1212
This episode details the life and career of Linus Torvalds, the Finnish-American software engineer renowned for creating the Linux kernel and the version control system Git. Born in 1969, he began hi…
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