Byte Sized Biographies…
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Byte Sized Biographies… is a history podcast hosted by Philip D. Gibbons. It has 174 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.
Some Very Famous People You've Never Really Heard Of, Byte Sized Biographies of the famous, the infamous and the quirky in less than hour. Think of that doorstop sized bio or history related book that you will never read made accessible in an hour. These are people that you may think you know a lot about but really don't, remarkable human beings you have never heard of and incidents covered in new and different detail, all fascinating.
history ·en ·174 episodes
Jan Baalsrud and World War II's Greatest Escape (Part One)
Jan Baalsrud and World War II's Greatest Escape (Part Two)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paradise Lost (Part One)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paradise Lost (Part Two)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Part One)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Part Two)
Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Part One)
Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Part Two)
John Dillinger, Public Enemy Number One (Part One)
John Dillinger, Public Enemy Number One (Part Two)
Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Bridge at Chappaquiddick (Part One)
Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Bridge at Chappaquiddick. (Part Two)
Catherine The Great, One of a Kind (Part One)
Catherine the Great, One of a Kind (Part Two)
Bob Marley, Reggae Superstar and Legend (Part One)
Bob Marley, Reggae Superstar and Legend (Part Two)
D. B. Cooper and the Only Unsolved Air Hijacking in US History (Part One)
D. B. Cooper and the Only Unsolved Air Hijacking in US History (Part Two)
Howard Hughes and His Empire of Madness (Part One)
Howard Hughes and His Empire of Madness (Part Two)
Edward Snowden, American Hero or Malignant Traitor? (Part One)
Edward Snowden, American Hero or Malignant Traitor? (Part Two)
J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part One)
J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part Two)
Gunther Lutjens: The Admiral Behind The Battleship Bismarck's Fateful Voyage (Part One)
Gunther Lutjens: The Admiral Behind The Battleship Bismarck's Fateful Voyage (Part Two)
The Enigmatic Legacy of Jan Vermeer: From Obscurity to Artistic Mastery (Part One)
The Enigmatic Legacy of Jan Vermeer: From Obscurity to Artistic Mastery (Part Two)
The Falcon and the Snowman: Unraveling America's Cold War Espionage Scandal (Part One)
The Falcon and the Snowman: Unraveling America's Cold War Espionage Scandal (Part Two)
Theodore Roosevelt – From New York Reformer to America's Youngest President (Part One)
Theodore Roosevelt – From New York Reformer to America's Youngest President (Part Two)
The Brief and Tragic Reign of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. (Part One)
The Brief and Tragic Reign Of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. (Part Two)
Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers: The True Story of the Alcatraz Escape (Part One)
Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers: The True Story of the Alcatraz Escape (Part Two)
The Great Locomotive Chase: James Andrews' Daring Civil War Raid and the First Medal of Honor (Part One)
The Great Locomotive Chase: James Andrews' Daring Civil War Raid and the First Medal of Honor (Part Two)
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh: A Tumultuous Hollywood Romance (Part One)
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh: A Tumultuous Hollywood Romance (Part Two)
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