Cele mai bune Forgotten History podcast-uri (2024)

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The Woman Who Took on New York's Public Transit: Elizabeth Jennings Graham's Legacy 12:54

1y ago12:54

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Prepare to journey back to 1800s New York, where we unfold the little-known story of Elizabeth Jennings Graham - a black teacher, civil rights figure, and pioneering force against racial discrimination. I'm peeling back the layers of history to shine the spotlight on Elizabeth’s brave stand against the city's public transportation system, a signifi…

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From St. Louis Slums to French Fame: The Story of Josephine Baker 21:07

1y ago21:07

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Let's get transported back in time as we unravel the riveting story of Josephine Baker. From her birth in the slums of St. Louis, Missouri to her reign as the most successful American entertainer in France, Josephine's life was nothing short of extraordinary. Her risqué performances, including the iconic banana dance, won the hearts of many, includ…

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Juliá De Burgos: The Poetic Voice of Puerto Rican Independence and Rights 18:15

1y ago18:15

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Unearth the untold story of Juliá de Burgos, a fierce beacon of Puerto Rican poetry and a stalwart advocate for independence and civil rights. This journey will transport you to a time and place where a woman's voice and her verses became her weapon in the fight for justice. Discover how Julia's roots and early experiences in Carolina fuelled her a…

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The Rule, Reign and Resistance of Razia Sultana: Delhi's Only Female Sultan 13:14

1y ago13:14

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Prepare yourself for an exhilarating time-travel back to the 1200s as we unravel the tale of Razia Sultana, the first and only female Muslim ruler of Delhi, India. Despite her father's initial intent to name her his successor, Razia's rise was not without its twists and turns. From maneuvering through political plots to winning over the general pub…

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The Unsung Heroine of Tennis and Golf: Althea Gibson 22:09

1y ago22:09

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Althea Gibson's journey from the streets of Harlem to the world's grandest tennis stages is more than just a tale of athletic prowess; it’s a story of breaking barriers, facing down racism, and setting the stage for future generations of black athletes. Her resilience, talent, and determination provide a blueprint for those seeking to change the na…

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Gwen Ifill: A Revolutionary in Journalism 12:06

1y ago12:06

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Get ready to be inspired by the indomitable Gwendolyn Ifill, an extraordinary journalist whose trailblazing journey shattered glass ceilings and carved out a new path for black women in the sphere of journalism. This episode brings you her powerful story from humble beginnings to her monumental achievements, such as becoming the first black woman t…

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Renee Richards: The Trailblazer of Transgender Rights in Sports 13:10

1y ago13:10

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In this gripping episode, we bring you the extraordinary journey of Renee Richards, the first transgender athlete in professional sports. From her early life to her transition and subsequent legal battles, Renee's story is a testament to strength and resilience. We're shedding light on the adversity she faced, the groundbreaking lawsuit against the…

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Jovita Idar: An Unsung Heroine's Fight for Mexican-American Civil Rights 14:12

1y ago14:12

14:12

Get ready to be inspired by the fiery determination and trailblazing spirit of Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist who used the power of her pen to advocate for civil rights. Born in a turbulent era following the Mexican-American War, Jovita breaks the mold, daring to dream and act beyond the societal limitations of…

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Trailer - Herstoryically 2:32

1y ago2:32

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Welcome to Herstoryically (Her-story-ically), the podcast that's rewriting history one remarkable woman at a time. With host Sasha, we're diving deep into the often overlooked and untold stories of extraordinary women who have left an indelible mark on our world. These are the women who defied norms, shattered barriers, and paved the way for future…

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EPISODE 4-THE LEGEND OF HOUYI AND THE TEN SUNS 1:56

1+ y ago1:56

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Greetings to all! We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". We are here with the 2nd Season Episode-4 titled "The Legend of Houyi and the Ten Suns". Special thanks to Google, from which the content was taken up. Please let us know if you like it! Thanks a lot…

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EPISODE 3 - THE THREE QUALITIES OF A HUMAN BEING 1:10

1+ y ago1:10

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Greetings to all! We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". We are here with the 2nd Season Episode-3 titled "The Three Qualities of a Human Being". Special thanks to Google, from which the content was taken up. Please let us know if you like it! Thanks a lot…

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Wang Ti: The Icarus of Beijing 37:16

1+ y ago37:16

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Born in Dalian province, China, Wang Ti always had her sights on becoming a fixture in the elite circles of Beijing aristocracy. Her place as the wife of a once star player on a former Chinese Super League champion team gave her access to the who’s who, but Wang Ti wanted more than just access, she desired to BE the who’s who, by any means necessar…

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Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street 52:56

2y ago52:56

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At the turn of the 20th century, Hetty Green was possibly the richest woman in America. She outsmarted the men of Wall Street at their own game, amassing a fortune that, today, would be worth billions. So, with all that money, why did she die in in squalor, wearing threadbare clothes, alienated from everyone she knew both personally and professiona…

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Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General 35:56

2y ago35:56

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In 1645, the English Civil War caused a great divide in England - on both sides, the destruction, violence and famine were all blamed on malevolent witches, cursing towns and villages all throughout the countryside to fulfill their pacts with the devil. Thankfully, King Charles I endorsed a duo of witch-hunters, led by Matthew Hopkins to identify a…

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Pearl and James O'Dell: The Honeymoon Murderers 47:56

2y ago47:56

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In January of 1920, as their locomotive headed into Rochester, New York, a group of brakemen happened to spot a corpse lying in a nearby ditch. After a quick police investigation, authorities were able to point their fingers at a rather unusual couple of culprits: A married couple - Pearl and James O'Dell. Nicknamed "The Honeymoon Murderers," their…

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Cattle Annie & Little Britches: Teen Girl Old West Outlaws 32:44

2y ago32:44

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They were two of the most feared outlaws in the Wild West. Known for their crack shots, and overall disregard of Oklahoma law, their names were on most wanted lists from Alda to Tulsa County. Oh, and the kicker? They were two teenage girls. The world may have forgotten about Cattle Annie and Little Britches, but we sure haven't! Listen to Scoundrel…

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Alferd Packer: Colorado Cannibal 52:53

2y ago52:53

52:53

On April 16, 1874, a desperate and frostbitten man wrapped in rags wandered into a basecamp in the frosty Colorado San Juan Mountains. Famished and half-dead, soldiers gathered around to quickly feed the poor guy. As he regained strength, Alferd Packer quickly threaded together a story about how he impossibly survived the winter stranded deep in th…

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Introducing Kast Plus! 1:44

2y ago1:44

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For ad-free versions of Scoundrel and a bunch of great Kast shows, just go to kastmedia.com/kastplus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.De către KAST MEDIA | Jason and Carissa Weiser

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Franziska Schanzkowska: Fake Anastasia 47:37

2y ago47:37

47:37

On July 17, 1918, Nicholas II, Czar of Russia and his entire family were ushered into a dark basement where they were all killed by Bolshevik revolutionary gunmen. But people around the world prayed that perhaps the legend was true. That his 17-year-old daughter Anastasia Romanov survived the massacre. Well, a Polish woman for several decades preye…

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Julian Harvey: Murderer At Sea 54:53

2y ago54:53

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He had it all. Good looks, a privileged upbringing, the adoration of women...yet in November 1961, Julian Harvey was responsible for murdering almost an entire family while captaining their vacation vessel off the shore of Florida. What made this villain tick and ultimately do the unthinkable? Take a listen now! Special Thanks To our Sponsors Story…

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Ching Shih: One Mean Pirate Queen 41:21

2y ago41:21

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You may have heard of famous pirates like Black Beard and Calico Jack, but did you know a 19th century former peasant girl assembled a pirate confederation so massive it made these men's fleets seem like a couple of row boats? Ching Shih was the most successful pirate the world has ever forgotten.... until today. Special Thanks To Our Sponsors: The…

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Lost in Panama is Available Now 8:23

2y ago8:23

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In 2014, Dutch friends Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers disappeared while hiking a jungle trail in Panama. Two months later, investigators found their remains, as well as a backpack with a digital camera filled with photos that hinted at a darker story. What happened to Kris and Lisanne? In this investigative series, journalists Mariana Atencio and J…

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Charles Boles: The Shotgun-Wielding Gentleman Outlaw 53:08

2y ago53:08

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The Wild West after the Civil War was famous for its unruly hooligans. But buried in the headlines under the rowdy shenanigans of Billy The Kid and Jesse James stood the story of a very different outlaw. One many had described as "Gentlemanly." Sure with each of his highway robberies, he'd hold a shotgun to your face, but he never wanted your perso…

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Linda Hazzard: The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients 46:42

2y ago46:42

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The year is 1911. In the idyllic beauty of Olalla Washington, sits a sanitarium - a supposed sanctuary for those suffering from health conditions to come and heal under the guidance of a "brilliant medical mind." Little do locals realize, it's in these walls that an unassuming health practitioner named Dr. Linda Hazzard is performing unspeakable ho…

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John Taylor: The Man Who Killed Bach 57:31

2y ago57:31

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Everyone knows the Academy award winning film Amadeus, where a dramatic jealous-ridden Antonio Salieri contributed to the death of Mozart. But what you probably don't know is a man named John Taylor was complicit in the death of two other musical giants; Johann Sebastian Bach and George Friedrich Handel. And the greatest irony of all...he was their…

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GOOD CULT IS AVAILABLE NOW! 9:18

2y ago9:18

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Good Cult is an investigative podcast about the dark corners of the New Age self-help movements and the American counterculture. In season one, host River Donaghey will explore his family's group therapy cult to unpack the strange history of the Human Potential Movement, and try to understand how a violent self-help seminar in the 1980s evolved int…

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Domenica Guillaume: Picassos, Hitmen and Murder 57:36

2y ago57:36

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Ever visit the world famous Louvre Museum in Paris? Ever gaze up at Picassos? How about the Matisses? Well, what if we told you that behind the beautiful colors and brush strokes, a dark history lingers as to why they're in the museum. You see, many of them used to belong to somebody...some say one of the richest and most ruthless women of 20th cen…

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The Fox Sisters: The Girls Who "Saw" Dead People 54:03

2y ago54:03

54:03

Mediums, Clairvoyants, Psychics. You can't turn on TV these days without seeing a reality show where some self-proclaimed "Communicator" is conversing with dead people. Where did this all come from? Well..it all began with two young sisters from the 1840s named Kate and Maggie Fox. The craziest part? It all started with a prank. Special Thanks To O…

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Mata Hari: Exotic Dancer War Criminal 38:45

2+ y ago38:45

38:45

October 15, 1917. A war criminal is marched before a French firing squad to receive their brutal final punishment. Their crime... selling secrets to the Germans resulting in the slaughter of 40,000 French officers in one of World War 1's bloodiest battles. As witnesses watch the despicable traitor being pushed before the guns, they are shocked. The…

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William Bailey: Radioactive Snake Oil Salesman 45:06

2+ y ago45:06

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The turn of the 20th century was a wild and weird time, especially in medicine. New discoveries of radioactive elements created a medical craze with companies putting now-known poisonous substances in medicines with unproven promises to cure everything from arthritis to impotence. Unfortunately, the only thing these medicines did for people...was e…

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EPISODE 2 - THE MYSTERY OF BERMUDA TRIANGLE 1:12

2+ y ago1:12

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Greetings to all! We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". We are here with the 2nd Season Episode-2 titled "The Mystery Of Bermuda Triangle". Special thanks to Google, from which the content was taken up. Please let us know if you like it! Thanks a lot…

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Belle Starr: Misunderstood Bandit Queen 47:33

2+ y ago47:33

47:33

You've heard her name in the same breath as other gun slinging wild west hooligans like Billy the Kid and Jesse James. But who really was Belle Starr? Was she the pistol-packing bloodthirsty Bandit Queen who delighted in breaking the law as her legend dictates, or... was she more a victim of circumstance and the turbulent times she lived? More impo…

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EPISODE 1 - BHAMATI: THE FORGOTTEN WIFE 1:12

2+ y ago1:12

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Greetings to all! We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". It's time to watch our 2nd Season Episode-1 "Bhamati: The Forgotten Wife". Special thanks to Sudha Murty's amazing book The Daughter from a Wishing Tree, from which the content was derived. Please let us know if you like it! Thanks a lot…

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Emerich Juettner: The Worst Counterfeiter Who Ever Lived 54:54

2+ y ago54:54

54:54

Remember the film, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN with Leonardo DiCaprio about the world's greatest counterfeiter? Well, this is the opposite. Yup.The world's absolute worst God awful counterfeiter who ever lived. Emerich Juettnner's attempts at counterfeiting one dollar bills were so laughably bad, they looked and felt like what can only be described today a…

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SEASON-2: TRAILER - THE 60 SECOND FORMAT 0:51

2+ y ago0:51

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Hello Everyone, We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you all to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". Today, we bring to you a glimpse of our 2nd Season that will follow THE 60 SECOND FORMAT. So, stay connected. We hope you like it! Thank You

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Bernarr MacFadden: The Man With the Perfect Body 52:07

2+ y ago52:07

52:07

Before there was Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jack LaLanne, a very different strong man captured the imagination of the planet. A man so powerful and muscular, he changed his first name to sound like the roar of a lion. In the early 20th century, Bernarr MacFadden introduced the world to not only fitness culture, but health beliefs so controversial an…

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Sarah Wilson: Fake British Princess 37:50

2+ y ago37:50

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You might have heard of Anna Delvey, or the Tinder Swindler but what if we told you, 250 years ago...a lowly English maid named Sarah Wilson made these modern imposters look like a bunch of amateurs. Throughout the 1770's, Sarah Wilson traveled the American colonies ripping off the ultra rich, even rubbing up against our Founding Fathers by pretend…

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VIGILANTE IS AVAILABLE NOW! 6:04

2+ y ago6:04

6:04

Tim Miller is a famous search-and-rescuer in Dickinson, Texas, who's helped track down more than 300 missing persons. After 38 years of searching, he’s now convinced that he’s finally solved his own daughter’s murder. In the first season of VIGILANTE, Allie Conti (New York Times, Vice) explores the human cost of Tim’s singular obsession with the ca…

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Hong Xiuquan: Demon-Slaying Rebel and Brother to Jesus Christ 45:45

2+ y ago45:45

45:45

Ten years before the US Civil War, a little revolt broke out in China that was commanded by a 37-year-old former school teacher who believed himself to be a demon-slaying younger brother to Jesus Christ. By the time Hong Xiuquan was done, 30 million people were killed and the world would never be the same. Listen to Scoundrel ad-free, with bonus co…

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A GLIMPSE - EPISODE 5 1:11

2+ y ago1:11

1:11

Hello Everyone, We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you all to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". Today, we bring to you a glimpse of a very interesting historical story which you will surely like and In this trailer episode we have given you a slight idea of what the upcoming episode will be all about. The fifth episode will be publish…

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Belle Gunness: The Murderous Black Widow 42:20

2+ y ago42:20

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It's 1908 in La Porte, Indiana and a farmhouse belonging to Belle Gunness, a 50-year-old immigrant from Norway, is engulfed in flames. As firefighters dig through the charred remains of Belle's family, they discover something else: Dozens of bodies buried in the backyard. While it's difficult to know exactly what one of America's first female seria…

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EPISODE 4 - THE QUEST FOR A RULER: CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA 5:07

2+ y ago5:07

5:07

Hello Everyone, we (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you all to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". In this episode we will narrate to you an interesting story titled "The Quest for a ruler: Chandragupta Maurya" in the form of a play. The characters were as follows :- 1. Narrator - Anshika, Nandini 2. Chandrgupta Maurya - Anshika 3. Chana…

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Sidney Gottlieb: The Man Who Tried To Control Minds 52:03

2+ y ago52:03

52:03

Sidney Gottlieb led a fairly simple life. He and his wife lived on a farm. He milked goats and practiced meditation. From the looks of this spectacularly mundane, even boring-appearing man, you would have no idea of one tiny inescapable tidbit ...Sidney Gottlieb is one of the most prolific torturers the Cold War has ever produced. He spearheaded a …

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A GLIMPSE - EPISODE 4 0:30

2+ y ago0:30

0:30

Hello Everyone, We (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you all to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". Firstly, very sorry for not uploading any episode since February but now as we have come back, we bring to you some interesting moral-based historical stories which you will surely enjoy, So, In this trailer episode we have given you a glim…

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Thomas Blood: The Man Who Stole England's Crown Jewels 40:22

2+ y ago40:22

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On an early morning in the year 1671, a 53-year-old man named Thomas Blood enters the Tower of London to perform perhaps the most daring heist in the history of humanity. A lifelong nemesis of the English crown, Blood and his brigade of bandits channel their rage and do the impossible: Steal The Crown Jewels. Throughout his life, Blood's misadventu…

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Sister Virginia Maria: The Murderous Nun of Monza 44:03

2+ y ago44:03

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It's 1606 in the Italian peninsula and you can feel the beauty and euphoria of the Renaissance in the air. But at the same time, in a small garden in Monza of Northern Italy, two very unenlightened people talk in hushed tones, and we promise: absolutely nothing beautiful will come of it. A nun by the name of Sister Virginia Maria of Monza whispers …

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George Remus: The Real Great Gatsby 1:06:38

2+ y ago1:06:38

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It's 1920 and George Remus, a Chicago attorney, stands before the bench in a Federal courtroom. He watches in horror as the Judge finds his client, a local booze bootlegger, guilty of violating the recently passed Volstead Act. The man's punishment? A $10,000 fine, the equivalent of roughly over $160,000 in today's money. Remus is horrified by the …

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James McClintock and His Magical Killing Machines 41:39

2+ y ago41:39

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It’s 1880 and a man claiming to be famed bomb and submarine builder James McClintock walks into the British Consulate in Philadelphia. He smoothly offers to help the Monarchy fight Irish rebels by secretly building them faulty bombs. The British are intrigued, but have only one question. Seeing as the real James McClintock accidentally blew himself…

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The Many Deaths of Iron Mike Malloy 39:52

2+ y ago39:52

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It’s 1933 and the Great Depression is ravaging New York City. A group of men calling themselves the Murder Trust come up with the perfect scheme to score a quick buck. Secure a life insurance policy on a a local alcoholic vagrant and then meticulously conceal his cold blooded murder. The only problem for them is the local drunk they picked to kill …

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EPISODE 3 - THE BOND BETWEEN QUEEN VICTORIA & MOHAMMED ABDUL KARIM 2:45

3y ago2:45

2:45

Hello Everyone, we (Nandini and Anshika) welcome you all to our podcast "TREASURES OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY". In this episode we will narrate to you an interesting bond between Queen Victoria and Md. Abdul Karim. The characters were as follows :- 1. Narrator - Anshika, Nandini 2. Abdul Karim - Anshika 3. Queen Victoria - Nandini Also next episode a…

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