The Backstory with Patty Steele

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The Backstory with Patty Steele

Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.

  1. The Backstory: Did Leonardo da Vinci invent robots and the helicopter??

    2 DAYS AGO

    The Backstory: Did Leonardo da Vinci invent robots and the helicopter??

    We revisit the life of the greatest artist in history as Ken Burns releases his new documentary “Leonardo da Vinci.” Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists in the history of the world. And he loved understanding how things worked, coming up with designs for helicopters, robots, a self-propelled car, and machine guns centuries before they got made. He was also one wacky guy!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min
  2. The Backstory: Date raped by a superstar in classic Hollywood

    6 DAYS AGO

    The Backstory: Date raped by a superstar in classic Hollywood

    Loretta Young was a superstar during Hollywood’s golden age. But after her death, in her memoir, she admitted that her daughter was fathered by Clark Gable. Her family later said she’d told them it was date rape. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min
  3. The Backstory: Surviving a grizzly attack

    NOV 12

    The Backstory: Surviving a grizzly attack

    Attacked by a grizzly bear in 1823 and left for dead by his companions, Hugh Glass crawled for 200 miles through the wilds of South Dakota. The true story behind Leo DiCaprio’s 2015 flick The Revenant is one of the wildest survival stories ever told. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min
  4. The Backstory: From prostitute to queen of the pirates

    NOV 8

    The Backstory: From prostitute to queen of the pirates

    You think the pirates of the Caribbean ruled the seas? They had nothing on the pirate queen who commanded the largest and most powerful pirate fleet in history. 250 years ago, she controlled more than 70,000 pirates…and never had to answer for her crimes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min
  5. The Backstory: Politics meets The Purge

    NOV 5

    The Backstory: Politics meets The Purge

    We think the political scene these days is intense...let’s go back to the 19th century and see how political passion led to legal murder! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min
  6. The Backstory: Searching for the killer called the Axeman

    NOV 1

    The Backstory: Searching for the killer called the Axeman

    New Orleans was terrorized in 1918 and 1919 by the Axeman. He targeted the families of Italian grocers, broke into their homes in the dead of night, and went after them with an axe...or whatever else he could find. Who was he and why did he do this?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min
  7. The Backstory: Back from the dead to take the gold

    OCT 29

    The Backstory: Back from the dead to take the gold

    At age 16, Betty Robinson ran in the 1928 Olympics, the first games that allowed women to compete in track and field. She won gold and tied a world record. Three years later, she was in a horrific plane crash. Thought to be dead, she was taken to an undertaker. But her incredible determination and unbelievable recovery led her to another Olympic gold medal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min
  8. The Backstory: Demons to moon landings – the story that inspired The Exorcist

    OCT 25

    The Backstory: Demons to moon landings – the story that inspired The Exorcist

    The Exorcist was a best-selling book and an iconic movie over 50 years ago. But the true story that inspired it is even more chilling…and still unexplained. And the story of the child who at the center of the exorcism is even more amazing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min
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Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.

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  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
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    134
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