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Historical Figures

Big Lives. Little-known Facts. Great, unknown stories hide inside history—every Wednesday, we dig up what you don't know about the icons you do know. Hosts Carter and Vanessa bring history to life, telling unexpected anecdotes, describing the r

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first woman P...

: 51 minutes : 21-Aug-2019

Louis Pasteur

Anyone who has ever enjoyed a wine and cheese...

: 43 minutes : 04-Sep-2019

Rosa Parks

In December 1955, Rosa Parks made history by ...

: 39 minutes : 18-Sep-2019

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf married as a teenager a...

: 50 minutes : 02-Oct-2019

Toussaint L'Ouverture

In the 1790s, Toussaint L’Ouverture emerges...

: 55 minutes : 16-Oct-2019

Professor Margaret Murray

A first-wave feminist of the 1800s and 1900s,...

: 45 minutes : 30-Oct-2019

Mansa Musa

This 14th Century sultan of Mali became renow...

: 46 minutes : 13-Nov-2019

Pope Gregory XIII

Best remembered for his invention of the cale...

: 47 minutes : 27-Nov-2019

Father Miguel Hidalgo

For centuries, Mexico lived under the rule of...

: 46 minutes : 11-Dec-2019

Best of 2019: Nefertiti

Here’s one of our listeners’ most request...

: 42 minutes : 25-Dec-2019

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