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John F. Kennedy Jr. with Kyle Mara Sep 21, 2023

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Ben and comedian Kyle Mara (@kylemara on YouTube) discuss the life and tragic death of lawyer, magazine publisher and son of JFK and Jackie O, John F. Kennedy Jr.

Abraham Lincoln with Bobby Sheehan Sep 07, 2023

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Doesn't get any bigger than this! Ben and comedian Bobby Sheehan (@bobbysheehanlol, The Before Hours podcast) talk about the 16th President of the USA, Abraham Lincoln.

Wilt Chamberlain with Jack Buckley Aug 24, 2023

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Jack Buckley returns to the podcast to talk about basketball and one of the greats, The Big Dipper, Wilt Chamberlain.

Tony Accardo with Josh Accardo Aug 03, 2023

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Ben and comedian Josh Accardo (@joshaccardo, Working Classholes podcast) talk about the life and career of one of the central figures in the history of the Chicago Outfit, "Joe Batters" a.k.a. Tony Accardo.

J. Robert Oppenheimer with Tobin Miller Jul 20, 2023

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Ben and comedian Tobin Miller (@tobinmillercomedy, Baby Shower Comedy) discuss the rise and fall of American physicist and director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Noor Inayat Khan with Prof. Mehnaz Afridi Jul 06, 2023

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Ben and Prof. Mehnaz Afridi discuss the life and death of the princess turned British resistance agent in France during World War II, Noor Inayat Khan.

Dr. Mehnaz Afridi is a professor of religious studies at Manhattan College and the director of the Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center. Her courses focus on Islam and the Holocaust. She is also a member delegate for the State Department for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Read Prof. Afridi's story "The Blue Angel and the Holocaust":

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b7d51a9358a048a492f5f5031810802c

James Brown with Chris Metcalfe Jun 08, 2023

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Ben and comedian Chris Metcalfe (@chrismetcalfecomedy) dive into the life of the hardest working man in show business, music legend, James Brown.

Cornelius Vanderbilt with Rich Happel May 25, 2023

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Comedian Rich Happel (The Happel Hour podcast) is back! He and Ben discuss the life and wealth of American business tycoon, Cornelius "The Commodore" Vanderbilt.

Pat Tillman with Dan Pulzello May 11, 2023

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Comedian Dan Pulzello (Culture Clash Comedy podcast) returns to the podcast to discuss the life and death of NFL player and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman.

John Lennon with Jermaine Affonso Part 2 Mar 30, 2023

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Part 2 of Jermaine Affonso (writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers and Founding Editor of ClickHole) and Ben's conversation about music legend, John Lennon.

Interviews used:

John talks about his two main collaborators and about meeting Yoko Ono 1980 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXnULIoQyDo

John talks about the other Beatles' reactions to Yoko Ono and about his genius - Rolling Stone interview 1970 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YelhzUbrCE&t=4378s

John talks about a Beatles reunion 1975 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW5A3UHqLWM

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