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People Time episodes

  • Genghis Khan - The First Great Khan

    Genghis Khan is know for many things. He helped created one of the first international postal service, encourage religious tolerance, was a master war tactician and the first Great Khan of the Mongolian empire...


    Oh yeah, he is also responsible for as many as 40 million deaths and he raped so many women that there is a small chance that you are related to him.
    Come learn all the details of how this man started in a small tribe and ended up ruling over a quarter of the world's population.

    2 hr 29 min
  • Nikola Tesla - The man who invented the 20th century

    Nikola Tesla changed the world by powering the world with Alternating Current by inventing the first Dynamo to use AC.

    With a high functioning, eidetic memory, Nikola was able to memorize everything in high detail, learned 8 languages and fought in the "War of the Currents" against Thomas Edison for the rights to power U.S. cities with his inventions.
    Come dive into the amazing life of the man who invented the 20th century!

    2 hr 30 min
  • Martin Luther King Jr - Part 2 - In the Lion's Den

    Nobel Peace Prize winner, Man of the Year, and the most inspiring voice for equality, Martin Luther King Jr continues his peaceful protests, but is still met with full resistance from segregationists, the KKK and even local government officials.

    Come learn how Martin's brilliant, non-violent tactics help get the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act signed.

    1 hr 37 min
  • Martin Luther King Jr - Part 1 - David vs Goliath

    Heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's and 60's, Martin Luther King Jr became the face for non-violent tactics to push for human equality. Even when faced against physical attacks, bombings against his family members, and extreme inequality due to racism, Martin always remained consistent that showing your enemy nothing but love, was the only way to win against their hatred.


    Come dive into part 1 of Martin Luther King and learn some of the key points of the Civil Rights Movements, like the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Greensboro sit-ins, the Freedom Riders, and so much more.

    1 hr 58 min
  • Juan Pujol Garcia - Double, Secret Agent Garbo

    Juan Pujol Garcia, a spy that was so good, he was given decorations by the enemy. After seeing Fascism take over his home country in the Spanish Civil War, Pujol decided to be a spy to stop Nazi Germany from taking over Europe. Come learn how this clever man tricked Hitler and helped saved millions of lives.

    1 hr 37 min
  • Marsha P Johnson - The Mayor of Christopher Street

    Marsha P Johnson helped put the T in LGBT, as well as fought for gay rights in general and is commonly known for leading in the Stonewall Riots.

    A founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), which helped provide housing and support for gay, homeless, youth in New York City.

    Come join People Time as we dive into the infinitely interesting life of Marsh P Johnson!

    1 hr 46 min
  • Grigori Rasputin - The Mad Monk of Russia

    Grigori Rasputin was known as many things from being a holy man, a mystic, a healer, a seer and even the "Mad Monk of Russia".

    Though his life and his role within Russia's Royal family is still highly debated by historians, we find that his life (and death) is extremely odd and fascinating.

    Well known for surviving multiple fatal attacks like a vicious stabbing, being poisoned with a large amount of cyanide, beaten and shot multiple times, but how did this strange man start as a peasant and gain the top ranks among the Russian Tsar family and is he responsible for the fall the last Tsar of Russia? Come listen to this wild story of magic, religion, sex, violence, power and war as People Time takes your for ride through the mysterious and bizarre life of Grigori Rasputin.

    2 hr 1 min
  • André René Roussimoff - Andre The Giant

    Andre The Giant! Come learn how Andre grew up in small town and later toured the world to secure his role as one of the most famous wrestlers!

    Anybody want a Peanut?

    Shout out to Peter over at Velocipodcast, who provided more information from our episode on Socrates, making one of the hosts of People Time just a little salty.

    2 hr 2 min

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