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Dive into the extraordinary lives of the men and women who wrote the pages of human history—for better or worse. This immersive history podcast delivers dramatic, in-depth profiles of iconic leaders, brilliant innovators, notorious villains, and forgotten heroes. Discover the complex journeys, monumental triumphs, and devastating failures of the individuals behind the world's most defining events. Perfect for fans of deep-dive documentaries and factual storytelling, each episode brings the past to life by exploring the true stories of emperors, visionaries, and revolutionaries who left an undeniable mark on our world. Follow and listen to uncover the real people behind the legends.

  1. 51m ago

    John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1

    John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1Uploaded 19-05-2219 May 2022---When criminals like Bonny and Clyde ran amok robbing gas stations, banks, and grocery stores, the FBI coined a term to describe the new kind of criminal they were dealing with: Public Enemies. But only one man earned the title of Public Enemy No.1: John Dillinger, bank robber extraordinaire.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 1h ago

    The Kray Twins: London’s Most Notorious Gangsters

    The Kray Twins: London’s Most Notorious GangstersUploaded 29-04-2130 Apr 2021---Thanks to Magic Spoon for sponsoring today’s video! Get the limited edition Birthday Cake 5-pack or build your own variety box here → https://magicspoon.thld.co/biographicsapr and use code BIOGRAPHICS to get $5 off today! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Magic Spoon.Source/Further reading:http://web.archive.org/web/20150209235453/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/kray/index_1.htmlhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/reggie-krayhttps://thekraytwins.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_Leehttps://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/news-flashback-august-1956-kray-twins-in-the-dock-over-3531206https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-24954672https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/The-Krays-in-London-15-sites-associated-with-the-twins/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/03/the-selling-of-the-krays-how-two-mediocre-criminals-created-their-own-legendlegendshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/features/krays.shtml#:~:text=Ronnie%20Kray%20was%20openly%20gay%20but%20Reggie%20always%20denied%20what,Maidstone%20in%20each%20other%27s%20companyhttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-intelligence-scandal/the-lord-and-the-gangster-new-light-on-a-1960s-london-sex-scandal-idINKCN0SG2X120151022https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34612729https://www.theblindbeggar.com/history.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/4/newsid_2515000/2515103.stm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 2h ago

    The Doolin-Dalton Gang: The Wild Bunch

    The Doolin-Dalton Gang: The Wild BunchUploaded 23-02-2223 Feb 2022---Go to https://thld.co/munkpack_biographics_0222 and use code BIOGRAPHICS to get 20% off your first purchase! Thanks to Munk Pack for sponsoring today’s video!→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Munk Pack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 3h ago

    Peter Sutcliffe: Fake Notes, Bad Assumptions, and the Yorkshire Ripper's Reign of Terror

    Peter Sutcliffe: Fake Notes, Bad Assumptions, and the Yorkshire Ripper's Reign of TerrorUploaded 31-05-2131 May 2021---Do you want to hear Simon talk about insane criminal stuff? OF COURSE YOU DO. So subscribe to the Casual Criminalist on iTunes (https://apple.co/35JuYoP), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3paOrWB), or even YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q)! We publish two new episodes every week.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/Source/Further reading:https://web.archive.org/web/20090322032306/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/sutcliffe/terror_3.htmlhttps://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/restoring-reputations-yorkshire-rippers-victims-after-decades-victim-blaming-1757759https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/peter-sutcliffe-the-yorkshire-ripper/crimeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20180528215527/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/nov/22/publicvoices.crimehttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-manchester-14385884https://screenrant.com/ripper-true-story-yorkshire-ripper-bruce-jones/https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/killer-revealed-35-years-later-woman-bludgeoned-to-death-was-not-yorkshire-ripper-victim-6565131.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4594808.stmhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/16/peter-sutcliffe-crimes-violence-women-documentarieshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/13/peter-sutcliffe-obituaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/mar/21/ukcrimehttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/europe/peter-sutcliffe-yorkshire-ripper-dead.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 4h ago

    Oda Nobunaga: The Great Unifier of Japan

    Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase. Uploaded 02-11-20→ Subscribe for new videos four times per week.https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1TopTenz PropertiesOur companion website for more: http://biographics.orgOur sister channel TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/Our Newest Channel about Interesting Places: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwThis video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:https://www.kcpinternational.com/2019/06/three-great-unifiers-japan/#:~:text=Three%20samurai%20from%20central%20Honshu,that%20are%20of%20great%20contrast.https://www.britannica.com/event/Onin-Warhttps://beasamurai.me/2018/11/03/japanese-warrior-names-meaning-oda-nobunaga/http://www.samurai-archives.com/nobunaga.htmlhttps://www.ancient.eu/Oda_Nobunaga/https://sengokujidai.org/battles%E3%80%8C%E5%90%88%E6%88%A6%E3%80%8D/battles/battle-of-ino%E3%80%8C%E7%A8%B2%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E6%88%A6%E3%81%84%E3%80%8D/https://sengokujidai.org/characters-and-clans%e3%80%8c%e4%ba%ba%e7%89%a9%e3%83%bb%e6%b0%8f%e3%80%8d/oda-nobunaga%e3%80%8c%e7%b9%94%e7%94%b0%e4%bf%a1%e9%95%b7%e3%80%8d/the-subjugation-of-mino-province/https://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/news-events/course/2020/06220000.htmlhttps://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/news-events/assets_c/OkehazaMap.pdfhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunagahttps://samurai-world.com/akiyama-nobutomo/http://www.hamamatsu-books.jp/en/category/detail/4cbbd3f7c17b4.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Takeda-Shingenhttps://www.samurai-archives.com/mitsuhide.htmlhttps://www.japanpitt.pitt.edu/glossary/honn%C5%8Dji-incidenthttps://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/toyotomi-hideyoshi-napoleon-japan-m.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Oda Nobunaga: The Great Unifier of Japan

  6. 5h ago

    HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Destroyed the Aztec Empire

    HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Brought Down the Aztec Empire 25 Feb 2025 --- #biography #history #hernancortes → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Destroyed the Aztec Empire

  7. 6h ago

    Vito Genovese: The Mafia's Deadliest Don

    Vito Genovese: The Mafia's Deadliest DonUploaded 28-09-2328 Sep 2023---Check out Squarespace: Website Builder — http://squarespace.com/biographics — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetFor more biographies, check out https://www.biographics.orgCheck out Karl's channels: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading:https://books.google.ro/books?id=Ps_04cWxKz4C&q=vito+genovese+November+21,+1897&pg=PA233&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=vito%20genovese%20November%2021%2C%201897&f=falsehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joe-Masseriahttps://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/2020/02/21/castellammarese-war/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/nyregion/answer-to-a-question-about-a-mobsters-death-in-coney-island.html?_r=0.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/09/17/102267077.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/54/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/historyofmafia0000hawt/page/102/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/80/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/historyofmafia0000hawt/page/120/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://allthatsinteresting.com/vito-genovesehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://www.history.com/news/what-was-operation-underworldhttps://www.thoughtco.com/charles-lucky-luciano-971950https://nj1015.com/the-story-of-willie-moretti-one-of-njs-most-infamous-mobsters/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/10/10/89967397.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/108/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/historyofmafia0000hawt/page/120/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/11/apalachin-meeting-on-this-day-in-1957-the-fbi-finally-had-to-admit-that-the-mafia-existed.htmlhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/18/80770381.pdfNigel Cawthorne - The History of the Mafia Carl Sifakis - The Mafia Encyclopedia Selwyn Raab - Five Families New York Times archive (subscription needed) Crime Magazine - https://web.archive.org/web/20110825074500/http://crimemagazine.com/hunting-down-vito-genovese-wwii-italy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 7h ago

    Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky - Head of the CheKa, Architect of the Red Terror

    Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky - Head of the CheKa, Architect of the Red TerrorUploaded 02-02-232 Feb 2023---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dive into the extraordinary lives of the men and women who wrote the pages of human history—for better or worse. This immersive history podcast delivers dramatic, in-depth profiles of iconic leaders, brilliant innovators, notorious villains, and forgotten heroes. Discover the complex journeys, monumental triumphs, and devastating failures of the individuals behind the world's most defining events. Perfect for fans of deep-dive documentaries and factual storytelling, each episode brings the past to life by exploring the true stories of emperors, visionaries, and revolutionaries who left an undeniable mark on our world. Follow and listen to uncover the real people behind the legends.

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