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Compact Biographies

Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in the form of short, compact biographies, which can be read on our website or listened to as a podcast episode. We hope you enjoy them.

Latest Episodes:

Fay Wray - S01E14 Sep 18, 2014

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In episode 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a Canadian actress who starred in over 70 films during the 1920s and '30s and became known as the Queen of Scream - Fay Wray.

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Ralph Lauren - S01E13 Sep 11, 2014

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In episode 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a fashion designer who marketed on the iconography of luxury and privilege, a marked contrast from his childhood and upbringing - Ralph Lauren.

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Eleanor Roosevelt - S01E12 Sep 04, 2014

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In episode 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a First Lady of the United States who became the first First Lady to travel by air, first to hold press conferences, first to be a radio commentator, and first to become a syndicated columnist - Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Richard Harris - S01E11 Aug 28, 2014

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In episode 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades and culminated in a role that he was forced into playing by an 11-year-old - Richard Harris.

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Jimmy Carter - S01E10 Aug 21, 2014

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In episode 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a U.S. Navy pilot, who was a peanut farmer and went on to become a senator, state governor, President of the United States and Nobel peace prize winner - Jimmy Carter.

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H. G. Wells - S01E09 Aug 14, 2014

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In episode 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of a science fiction author and one of the most prescient thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries - H. G. Wells.

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Roald Dahl - S01E08 Aug 07, 2014

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In episode 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an author who wrote 19 children's books over the course of a 30-year career, and who earned a reputation as one of the greatest story-tellers of all time - Roald Dahl.

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Alan Ladd - S01E07 Jul 31, 2014

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In episode seven of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the troubled life of Hollywood's quintessential cowboy who will be forever remembered as Shane - Alan Ladd.

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Ferdinand Porsche - S01E06 Jul 21, 2014

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In episode six of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an engineer from Germany who, because he couldn't find the sports car of his dreams, built one - Ferdinand Porsche.

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Rocky Marciano - S01E05 Jul 15, 2014

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In the fifth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who held the World Heavyweight boxing title for over four years in the 1950's - Rocky Marciano.

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