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Cleopatra with Zubi Ahmed Feb 01, 2022

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Ben and comedian Zubi Ahmed (@chopzubi) dig up the story of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony's lover, the last pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra VII.

John D. Rockefeller with Zach Brazao Jan 25, 2022

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Ben and comedian Zach Brazao (@zachbrazao) go over both the brutal and magnanimous sides of the richest man in American history, John D. Rockefeller.

Nikita Khrushchev with Prof. William Taubman Part 1 Jan 04, 2022

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In part one of this two-part episode, Ben and Dr. William Taubman examine the improbable rise to power of 20th century Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev.

Dr. Taubman is the Bertrand Snell Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Amherst College. He is the author of Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography (2004) and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (2003). He is also the author of Gorbachev: His Life and Times, Moscow Spring (with Jane Taubman) and Stalin's American Policy: From Entente to Détente to Cold War.

Edwin Stanton with Juan Nicolon Nov 23, 2021

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Ben and comedian Juan Nicolon (@juannicolon) go over the positives and negatives of a complex character: Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton.

Stan Lee with Michael Good Nov 02, 2021

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Ben and comedian Michael Good (Morning Good podcast) dive into the life and work of the face of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee.

Chyna with Ali O'Neil Oct 26, 2021

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Ben and comedian Ali O'Neil (@itsalioneil) talk about wrestling and one of its all-time greatest stars, Chyna.

Muammar Gaddafi with Ismael Loutfi Oct 19, 2021

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Ben and comedian Ismael Loutfi (@ismael.loutfi) review the life and death of Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.

Ulysses S. Grant with Dan Pulzello Sep 28, 2021

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Ben and comedian Dan Pulzello (@danpulzello) look at the improbable trajectory of the Commanding General of the Union Army and 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant.

John McAfee with Laura Sogar Sep 21, 2021

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Ben and comedian Laura Sogar (Risque Business News podcast) go over the wild life of eccentric businessman, presidential candidate, and computer programmer responsible for the first commercial anti-virus software, John McAfee.

Bobby Fischer with Max Moacanin Sep 07, 2021

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Ben and comedian Max Moacanin (@moacanin) go through the life of the American chess grandmaster and international figure, Bobby Fischer.

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