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Byte Sized Biographies…
by Philip D. Gibbons
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.
Episodes
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The Creators of the Wizard of Oz (Part One)
According to the Library of Congress, the Wizard of Oz is the most viewed film in the history of motion pictures.
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The Creators of the Wizard of Oz (Part Two)
According to the Library of Congress, the Wizard of Oz is the most viewed film in the history of motion pictures.
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Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage to Reinvention (Part One)
Malcolm X’s legacy is one of personal growth and transformation, unacceptable to some of his formerly devoted followers.
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Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage To Reinvention (Part Two)
Malcolm X's legacy is one of personal growth and transformation, unfortunately unacceptable to some of his formerly dedicated followers
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Jim Morrison: When the Music's Over. (Part One)
In June, 1965, recent UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison, jobless and homeless, was residing on a Venice Beach rooftop. Within two years, the Doors song “Light My Fire,” was the #1 song in the US. Four years later, Morrison was found dead in a Paris bathtub, aged 27.
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Jim Morrison: When the Music's Over (Part Two)
In June, 1965, recent UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison, jobless and homeless, was residing on a Venice Beach rooftop. Within two years, the Doors song "Light My Fire," was the #1 song in the US. Four years later, Morrison was found dead in a Paris bathtub, aged 27.
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The Pat Tillman Affair (Part One)
The treatment of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman's friendly fire death is among the most shameful incidents in the history of the US military and government.
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The Pat Tillman Affair (Part Two)
The treatment of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman's friendly fire death is among the most shameful incidents in the history of the US military and government.
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The Jeffrey Macdonald Murder Case (Part One)
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence. After almost fifty years of litigation, the MacDonald murders remain one of America's most controversial murder cases.
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The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case (Part Two)
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. For close to fifty years, the Macdonald murders have remained one of America's most controversial cases.
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Bobby Sands and the IRA Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Part One)
When ten incarcerated Irish Republicans starved themselves to death in a British prison, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher became the object of one of the most audacious assassination attempts in British history.
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Bobby Sands and the Ira Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Part Two)
When ten incarcerated Irish Republicans starved themselves to death in a British prison, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher became the object of one of the most audacious assassination attempts in British history.
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Jan Baalsrud and World War II's Greatest Escape (Part One)
During his remarkable escape from the Nazis, through some of the most inhospitable parts of Norway, Jan Baalsrud proved that some human beings can just refuse to die.
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Jan Baalsrud and World War II's Greatest Escape (Part Two)
During his remarkable escape from the Nazis, through some of the most inhospitable parts of Norway, Jan Baalsrud proved that some human beings can just refuse to die.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paradise Lost (Part One)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tragic Brilliance F. Scott Fitzgerald as a child F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1927 publicity photo Zelda Fitzgerald Ginevra King, 1918 Gerald and Sara Murphy on the French Riviera Hotek Du Cap, Cap D”Antibes, France Ernest Hemingway, 1923 First edition cover art work, The Great…
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paradise Lost (Part Two)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tragic Brilliance Maxwell Perkins Fitzgerald family passport MGM Studio Entrance Irving Thalberg Sheilah Graham F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald grave, Rockville, Maryland
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Part One)
A literary sensation in his twenties, when he suddenly died of a heart attack in 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald's last royalty check was $13.13.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Part Two)
A literary sensation in his twenties, when he suddenly died of a heart attack in 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald's last royalty check was $13.13.
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Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Part One)
The incredible story of the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and the iconic photo that changed their lives forever. Ira Hayes Rene Gagnon Joe Rosenthal on Suribachi Bill Genaust, left, on Iwo Jima Wreckage on Iwo Jima, Suribachi in the background First flag raising Second flag...
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Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Part Two)
The incredible story of the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and the iconic photo that changed their lives forever. Marine Harlon Block, his mother always knew. Navy Medic John Bradley, on the 7th Bond Tour, still on crutches Flag raiser Franklin Sousley, misidentified for…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
HOSTED BY
Philip D. Gibbons
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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...
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