81 episodes
Give Me a Name Ben Kirschenbaum
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- History
Comedian Ben Kirschenbaum and a guest have a fun and informative conversation about a historical figure of the guest’s choosing.
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John F. Kennedy Jr. with Kyle Mara
Ben and comedian Kyle Mara (@kylemara on YouTube) discuss the life and tragic death of lawyer, magazine publisher and son of JFK and Jackie O, John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Abraham Lincoln with Bobby Sheehan
Doesn't get any bigger than this! Ben and comedian Bobby Sheehan (@bobbysheehanlol, The Before Hours podcast) talk about the 16th President of the USA, Abraham Lincoln.
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Wilt Chamberlain with Jack Buckley
Jack Buckley returns to the podcast to talk about basketball and one of the greats, The Big Dipper, Wilt Chamberlain.
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Tony Accardo with Josh Accardo
Ben and comedian Josh Accardo (@joshaccardo, Working Classholes podcast) talk about the life and career of one of the central figures in the history of the Chicago Outfit, "Joe Batters" a.k.a. Tony Accardo.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer with Tobin Miller
Ben and comedian Tobin Miller (@tobinmillercomedy, Baby Shower Comedy) discuss the rise and fall of American physicist and director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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Noor Inayat Khan with Prof. Mehnaz Afridi
Ben and Prof. Mehnaz Afridi discuss the life and death of the princess turned British resistance agent in France during World War II, Noor Inayat Khan.
Dr. Mehnaz Afridi is a professor of religious studies at Manhattan College and the director of the Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center. Her courses focus on Islam and the Holocaust. She is also a member delegate for the State Department for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Read Prof. Afridi's story "The Blue Angel and the Holocaust":
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b7d51a9358a048a492f5f5031810802c