That's What People Do

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That's What People Do episodes

October 02 Ep 208 - Burke And Hare With Chloe-Anne Banks
In this very special episode, we dive into the story of Burke and Hare, while also discussing medical science with Chloe-Anne Banks, a public historian who specialises in the history of science.

Make sure to check out Chloe's work and socials here: https://tigerlilyhistory.com/
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41 min
September 18 Ep 207 - Operation Mincemeat
In this episode, we show how Britain's rich history of theatrics managed to convince the German army of an invasion that was never going to happen by simply dropping off a dead body in the right place.
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1 hr
September 04 Ep 206 - Peasants Revolt... or Did They?
In the late 14th century, English common people were being squeezed of every penny they had due to the King's poll tax. Finally, the common people snapped and fought back.
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1 hr 28 min
August 21 Ep 205 - Elaine Campione | The Devil's in the Detail
In this episode, we take a look at the case of Elaine Campione who murdered her two daughters, but why did she do it?

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1 hr 4 min
August 07 Ep 204 - The Kim Dynasty | The Hermit Kingdom of North Korea
In this episode, James takes us across the DMZ to North Korea to discover how one man created a dynasty that would close off an entire country from the world.

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1 hr 3 min
July 24 Ep 203 - Peter the Wild Boy
In this episode, we visit the age of enlightenment where a feral child is discovered in a forest in Hanover. We also ask the question, what makes us human?

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49 min
July 10 In the News - Elizabeth Siders and Iwao Hakamata
In this episode, James brings us two stories where the state itself appears to have failed.
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1 hr 4 min
June 25 Ep 202 - Simo Häyhä and Aimo Koivunen | The Sisu Warriors
In this episode, we head to Finland during the Winter War where we meet two soldiers who made sure this would be a fight nobody would ever forget.

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1 hr 18 min
June 12 Ep 201 - Kony 2012
In this episode, we ask one simple question. Where is Joseph Kony?

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1 hr
May 29 Ep 200 - Molly Craig | Australia's Dark Past
In this episode, we follow Molly Craig, an Aboriginal person of the Martu people who embarked on a 1000 mile journey across Australia's outback aged just 14!
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1 hr 39 min

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Join James Kay and Ryan McGown as they tell you the stories of awesome people that you may not know of, and those who have done some downright awful things. You never know what somebody is capable of,…