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  William Patrick Hitler: Hitler’s Nephew Who Joined the US Navy 11.10.2026 18min

  Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship.Uploaded 31-03-26#history #hitler #ww2 → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetEric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uybStoryrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazineKarl's Socials:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwoodFurther Reading:https://navylog.navymemorial.org/hitler-william https://www.history.co.uk/articles/how-hitler-s-nephew-fought-against-him-during-wwii https://web.archive.org/web/20200129144636/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-black-sheep-of-the-family-the-rise-and-fall-of-hitlers-scouse-nephew-5339313.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060410154654/http://www.iol.ie/~irishrts/Sample%20Hitler%20His%20Irish%20Relatives.htm https://books.google.ro/books?id=Mg5VDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Peter Freuchen: The Incredible Life of the Arctic Explorer 11.10.2026 23min

  Peter Freuchen: The Incredible Life of the Arctic ExplorerUploaded 06-09-216 Sep 2021---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:https://archive.org/details/vagrantvikingmyl00freu/page/8/mode/2uphttp://www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/wegener-diaries/expedition1https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ludwig-Mylius-Erichsenhttps://knudrasmus.dk/the-thule-trading-post-and-the-thule-expeditionshttps://icyseas.org/2012/07/04/independence-fjord-peary-and-first-thule-expedition/https://thuleatlas.org/index.html?module=module.overviewhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X19305371?fbclid=IwAR2YgOJvxnjR3Mhu5noFZE5sKUOrvCfr8Ce-vjXgvCprbgzvJvr0LkVpOhohttp://www.arcticthule.com/history/peter-freuchenhttps://avauntmagazine.com/peter-freuchen/https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3425/the-remarkable-life-of-peter-freuchenhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023990/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/an-irving-penn-portrait-for-the-coldest-days-of-winterhttps://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/arctic-relations/2019/10/22/peter-freuchen-the-colonial-adventurer-and-his-legacy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Neanderthal: The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s Closest Relative 11.10.2026 23min

  Neanderthal - The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s Closest Relative Uploaded 24-10-23By Radu Alexander → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetKarl's Channels:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/neanderthals-lost-history/540507/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130635/https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/johann-carl-fuhlrotthttp://scihi.org/discovery-neanderthal-man/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/first-adult-neanderthal-skull.htmlhttps://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/johann-carl-fuhlrotthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603088/#:~:text=Virchow%20believed%20that%20the%20Neanderthal,Neanderthals%20are%2C%20indeed%2C%20ancient.https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/la-chapelle-aux-saintshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7062415.stmhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html#:~:text=The%20Neanderthals%20have%20a%20long,physical%20evidence%20of%20them%20vanisheshttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.html#:~:text=Measurement%20of%20our%20braincase%20and,of%20Neanderthals%20with%20careful%20measurement.https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-we-descended-from-neanderthals/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/531286ahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/homo-antecessor-common-ancestor-of-humans-and-neanderthals-143357767/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7062415.stmhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02536.xhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200128-how-did-the-last-neanderthals-livehttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-neanderthal-in-us.htmlhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html#:~:text=The%20Neanderthals%20have%20a%20long,physical%20evidence%20of%20them%20vanisheshttps://archive.archaeology.org/1007/etc/artifact.htmlhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/oldest-known-neanderthal-engravings-discovered-in-french-cave-180982408/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/21/engravings-french-cave-oldest-known-neanderthals-scientistshttps://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute#:~:text=The%20oldest%20musical%20instrument%20in%20the%20world%2C%20a%2060%2C000%2Dyear,and%20has%20four%20pierced%20holes.https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/15/world/neanderthal-shell-tools-scn/index.htmlhttps://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2020-06-16/ty-article/.premium/arrows-in-sri-lanka-over-45-000-years-ago-showcase-humanity/0000017f-f11d-da6f-a77f-f91f8f1a0000https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/the-invention-of-spears-and-bows-and-arrows-may-have-helped-early-humans-drive-neanderthals-to-extinction/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/131216-la-chapelle-neanderthal-burials-graveshttps://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/shanidarzhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2233918-70000-year-old-remains-suggest-neanderthals-buried-their-dead/https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/did-neanderthals-bury-their-dead-flowers-iraq-cave-yields-new-n1138601https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/who-were-the-neanderthals#:~:text=Some%20surmise%20that%20competition%20from,simply%20became%20outnumbered%20by%20humans.https://news.stanford.edu/2019/11/07/new-theory-neanderthal-extinction/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/october/nea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of the Real Ziggy Stardust 11.10.2026 30min

  David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of the Real Ziggy StardustUploaded 18-10-2118 Oct 2021---If you'd like to try out Brilliant for free and get 20% off a year of STEM learning, click the link in the description down below or visit: https://www.brilliant.org/biographics→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwThis video is #sponsored by Brilliant.Simon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/Source/Further reading:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-110069 Guardian obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/11/obituary-david-bowie  NYTimes obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/arts/music/david-bowie-dies-at-69.html  Rolling Stone, How Ziggy Changed Rock Music: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ziggy-stardust-how-bowie-created-the-alter-ego-that-changed-rock-55254/  NME, Ziggy in-depth: https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/star-man-the-story-of-bowies-ziggy-stardust-763290  History Extra, Bowie in Berlin: https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/bowies-berlin-the-city-that-shaped-a-1970s-masterpiece/  Guardian, Memories of Berlin and Bowie: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/13/david-bowie-berlin-years-heroes-just-a-gigolo   Bowie’s first TV appearance, 1964: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W38suFC0Ow  Bowie on Top of the Pops, 1972: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWLRrQmSSMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Carrie Fisher: Fame, Addiction, and the Rebel Space Princess #sponsored 11.10.2026 32min

  Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship.Uploaded 26-04-26#biography #starwars #carriefisher → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetEric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uybStoryrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazineKarl's Socials:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwoodFurther Reading (Primary Resources): “Wishful Drinking” (2008) by Carrie Fisher https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/Wishful_Drinking/2f1nyv9Pi80C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=wishful+drinking&printsec=frontcover  “Shockaholic” (2008) by Carrie Fisher https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/Shockaholic/mQZiP1DKA7sC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=shockaholic&printsec=frontcover  “The Princess Diarist” (2016)  by Carrie Fisher https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/The_Princess_Diarist/OQtYCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=princess+diarist&printsec=frontcover  Additional Resources: https://carriefisher.com/about/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/billie-lourd-carrie-fisher-walk-of-fame-ceremony-1235479102/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/12/star-wars-george-lucas-independent-film#:~:text=The%20quick%20and%20dirty%20version,romantic%20thrills%20of%20antique%20adventures. https://consequence.net/2017/05/how-star-wars-almost-didnt-happen/ https://www.americanheritage.com/content/how-star-wars-surprised-world#:~:text=As%20they%20approached%20the%20restaurant,the%20movie%20industry%20does%20business. https://www.smoothradio.com/features/paul-simon-carrie-fisher-relationship/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/carrie-fisher https://entertainmentnow.com/news/bryan-lourd-carrie-fisher-billie-father-daughter-ex-boyfriend-husband-lover-relationship-paul-simon-married-was-clients-caa-photos/ https://collider.com/carrie-fisher-script-doctor/ https://playbill.com/article/carrie-fishers-solo-bio-play-wishful-drinking-opens-in-la-nov-15-com-136372 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/12/carrie-fisher-dies https://abc7.com/post/carrie-fishers-death-certificate-confirms-cardiac-arrest/1696128/#:~:text=Eddie%20Fisher%20and%20Debbie%20Reynolds,spent%20most%20of%20her%20life. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carrie-fisher-autopsy-report-20170619-story.html https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/debbie-reynolds-had-christmas-table-set-when-carrie-fisher-suffered-n1108186 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38541220 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carrie-fisher-hollywood-walk-fame-star-created-by-fan-959609/#:~:text=More%20Stories%20by%20Ryan&text=People%20young%20and%20old%2C%20one,fan%20made%20one%20for%20her.%E2%80%9D https://walkoffame.com/press_releases/22862/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000402/awards/  Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Truman Capote: The Flawed Author of In Cold Blood 11.10.2026 26min

  Truman Capote: The Troubled Author of In Cold Blood 18 Jan 2024 --- Truman Capote was a darling of the New York literary set long before he became an international sensation with the publication of his novel In Cold Blood in 1965. He had written short stories and essays, novels, a novella, contributed to screenplays, and provided critical essays on other works. A Southerner by birth, he was a fixture of the New York social scene. After he published In Cold Blood, he found himself in demand for talk shows and public appearances. Magazines and newspapers peppered him for interviews and commentary. An openly gay celebrity was a rarity at the time. Capote was not only openly gay, he was flamboyantly gay. He hobnobbed with celebrities, claimed sexual relationships with celebrities of both sexes (including Errol Flynn and Greta Garbo), attended lavish parties, and became a dominant personage in society in New York, London, and Beverly Hills. Among the many celebrities he partied with were Lee Radziwill and her sister Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Princess Margaret, Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, and Elizabeth Taylor. He seemed to thrive on little more than drugs, alcohol, gossip, and controversy. He gleefully feuded with some celebrities, including author Gore Vidal, who once said of him, “Truman Capote has made lying an art. A minor art”. Capote responded with the comment, “Of course, I’m always sad about Gore. Very sad that he has to breathe every day”. Their feud continued until Capote's death, which Vidal described to a press reporter as “a wise career move”. By the end of his life, Capote had made being a celebrity the focus of his career, having not published anything but a few essays since the appearance of In Cold Blood in 1966. Yet he had remained one of the major literary influences of the late 20th century. In 1968, Truman Capote sat for an extensive interview with Playboy Magazine. During the course of the interview, which covered that year’s presidential election, the civil rights movement, the war in Vietnam, and his fellow writers and artists, Playboy asked him, “Are there any writers on the current literary scene whom you consider truly great?”. Capote responded, “Yes. Truman Capote”. He then listed several others he considered “commendable”. Gore Vidal was not among them. And none ranked equally to him, in his estimation. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/14/gore-vidal-gripped-a-nation https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/books/truman-capote-playboy-interview/ https://archives.nypl.org/mss/469 https://archive.org/details/capotebiography0000clar/mode/2up?view=theater https://scholar.harvard.edu/michaeluy/publications/performing-catfish-row-soviet-union-everyman-opera-company-and-porgy-and-bess https://untappedcities.com/2021/03/24/truman-capote-house-brooklyn/ https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/aug/06/review-breakfast-at-tiffanys-truman-capote https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-two-forgotten-pieces-tell-us-about-harper-lee https://lithub.com/how-truman-capote-was-destroyed-by-his-own-masterpiece/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/28/rolling-stones-us-tour-1972-archive https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/956957275 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  George H.W. Bush: The Stunning Highs and Lows of America's Last Pre-Modern President 11.10.2026 28min

  George H.W. Bush: The Stunning Highs and Lows of America's Last Pre-Modern PresidentUploaded 29-03-2129 Mar 2021---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:Miller Center, in-depth biography: https://millercenter.org/president/bush/life-before-the-presidency Biography from the George HW Bush library center: https://www.bush41.org/bush/biography Britannica biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-H-W-Bush Guardian obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/dec/01/george-hw-bush-obituary Bush as WWII pilot: https://www.history.com/news/george-hw-bush-wwii-airman Newsweek, the air crash that nearly killed President Bush: https://www.newsweek.com/george-hw-bush-narrowly-avoided-eaten-cannibals-74-years-death-1243761 NPR, Bush and Iran-Contra: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/674079779/george-h-w-bushs-mixed-legacy-in-a-reagan-era-scandal Tiananmen Square: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42465516 Invasion of Panama: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-u-s-invades-panama Gulf War: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iraq-invades-kuwait Betrayal of the Kurds: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-35967389 How Americans believe their most-recent presidents were illegitimate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/20/americans-have-seen-the-last-four-presidents-as-illegitimate-heres-why/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Norman Rockwell: America's Most Emblematic Artist? 11.10.2026 35min

  Norman Rockwell: The Most Iconic American Artist? 9 Jan 2025 --- #art #biography #history → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Larry's Sources: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/visual-arts/norman-rockwell--the-problem-we-all-live-with/ https://www.wikiart.org/en/norman-rockwell/scout-at-ships-wheel-1913 https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/doctor-and-doll/2002-02 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_from_Want#/media/File:%22Freedom_From_Want%22_-_NARA_-_513539.jpg https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/05/rockwell-the-war-years-2/ https://www.wbur.org/news/2015/11/09/rockwell-painting-windfall-gardner-schools https://www.artpublikamag.com/post/the-sweet-story-behind-norman-rockwell-s-hilarious-painting-the-young-lady-with-the-shiner https://www.artpublikamag.com/post/can-you-spot-all-the-errors-in-these-april-fools-covers-by-norman-rockwell https://stockbridgechamber.org/things-to-do/ https://mysticmuseumofart.org/event_program/norman-rockwells-323-saturday-evening-post-covers-tell-me-a-story/ https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-live-adventures-of-mike-bloomfield-and-al-kooper-mw0000195047 https://www.muhlenberg.edu/gallery/thepermanentcollection/tripleselfportrait/ https://www.artchive.com/artwork/the-runaway-norman-rockwell-1958/ Karl's Sources: https://www.putthison.com/illustrated-style-norman-rockwell/ https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/doctor-and-doll/2002-02 ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Jan Palach: The Extreme Sacrifice Against Soviet Tyranny 11.10.2026 16min

  Jan Palach: The Ultimate Sacrifice Against Soviet Tyranny 3 Aug 2024 --- #biography #history #biographyhistory In the first half of 1968, a window of hope and freedom opened beyond the Iron Curtain. A new government in Czechoslovakia dared to do the unthinkable in Soviet-controlled, totalitarian, Eastern Europe: abolish censorship and liberalize society. The Party leaders in Moscow would not tolerate the outrage of what became known as the “Prague Spring” and responded to societal reforms with tanks. One young man in Prague could not stand aside and bear a life under tyranny. To reawaken the consciousness of his people, he would undergo a fiery sacrifice and become a human torch. This is the story of Jan Palach, martyr of the Prague Spring. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.janpalach.cz/en/default/jan-palach/detstvi https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia https://english.radio.cz/czech-martyr-jan-palachs-enduring-legacy-50-years-after-his-self-immolation-8141155 https://english.radio.cz/jan-zajic-story-human-torch-number-two-8137669 https://www.scribd.com/book/484438942 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Woodrow Wilson: The Worst Great President? 11.10.2026 29min

  Woodrow Wilson: The Worst Great President?Uploaded 21-02-2221 Feb 2022---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:Biography, overview: https://www.biography.com/us-president/woodrow-wilson  History, overview: https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/woodrow-wilson  Miller Center, life in depth: https://millercenter.org/president/wilson/life-before-the-presidency  Vox, Woodrow Wilson’s racism: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/11/20/9766896/woodrow-wilson-racist  Wilson’s assaults on Civil Liberties: https://www.cato.org/commentary/woodrow-wilsons-racism-isnt-only-reason-princeton-shun-name  NYTimes, is Wilson underrated? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/books/review/patricia-otoole-moralist-woodrow-wilson-biography.html  Puerto Rico becomes territory: https://www.history.com/news/puerto-rico-statehood  US troops in WWI: https://www.loc.gov/collections/stars-and-stripes/articles-and-essays/a-world-at-war/american-expeditionary-forces  The 14 Points: https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/peace/fourteen-points  Treaty of Versailles: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Franz von Werra: The One who Evaded Capture #sponsored 11.10.2026 26min

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  Mary Shelley: Writing Frankenstein 11.10.2026 28min

  Mary Shelley: Writing FrankensteinUploaded 02-12-212 Dec 2021---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, in-depth (paywall): https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-25311  Poetry Foundation, in-depth bio: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-wollstonecraft-shelley  Romantic Circles, overview: https://romantic-circles.org/editions/frankenstein/MShelley/bio  BBC In Our Time podcast, Frankenstein: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00051n6  History, writing Frankenstein: https://www.history.com/news/frankenstein-true-story-mary-shelley  New Yorker, the Strange and Twisted Life of Frankenstein: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-strange-and-twisted-life-of-frankenstein  Guardian, in Search of Frankenstein: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/07/in-search-of-mary-shelley-the-girl-who-wrote-frankenstein-review  Percy Shelley death: https://wordsworth.org.uk/blog/2014/07/08/full-fathom-five-the-poet-lies-the-death-of-percy-bysshe-shelley/  Geographics, Tambora the Year Without a Summer: https://youtu.be/9nJDTR6R7Gc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Friedrich Paulus: Capitulating at Stalingrad #sponsored 11.10.2026 28min

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  Captain William Kidd - From Privateer to Pirate Hunter to Pirate 11.10.2026 24min

  Captain William Kidd - From Privateer to Pirate Hunter to PirateUploaded 06-02-236 Feb 2023---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Kray Twins: London’s Most Notorious Gangsters 11.10.2026 21min

  The Kray Twins: London’s Most Notorious GangstersUploaded 29-04-2130 Apr 2021---Thanks to Magic Spoon for sponsoring today’s video! Get the limited edition Birthday Cake 5-pack or build your own variety box here → https://magicspoon.thld.co/biographicsapr and use code BIOGRAPHICS to get $5 off today! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Magic Spoon.Source/Further reading:http://web.archive.org/web/20150209235453/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/kray/index_1.htmlhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/reggie-krayhttps://thekraytwins.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_Leehttps://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/news-flashback-august-1956-kray-twins-in-the-dock-over-3531206https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-24954672https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/The-Krays-in-London-15-sites-associated-with-the-twins/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/03/the-selling-of-the-krays-how-two-mediocre-criminals-created-their-own-legendlegendshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/features/krays.shtml#:~:text=Ronnie%20Kray%20was%20openly%20gay%20but%20Reggie%20always%20denied%20what,Maidstone%20in%20each%20other%27s%20companyhttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-intelligence-scandal/the-lord-and-the-gangster-new-light-on-a-1960s-london-sex-scandal-idINKCN0SG2X120151022https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34612729https://www.theblindbeggar.com/history.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/4/newsid_2515000/2515103.stm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Peter Sutcliffe: Fake Notes, Bad Assumptions, and the Yorkshire Ripper's Reign of Terror 11.10.2026 24min

  Peter Sutcliffe: Fake Notes, Bad Assumptions, and the Yorkshire Ripper's Reign of TerrorUploaded 31-05-2131 May 2021---Do you want to hear Simon talk about insane criminal stuff? OF COURSE YOU DO. So subscribe to the Casual Criminalist on iTunes (https://apple.co/35JuYoP), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3paOrWB), or even YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q)! We publish two new episodes every week.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/Source/Further reading:https://web.archive.org/web/20090322032306/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/sutcliffe/terror_3.htmlhttps://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/restoring-reputations-yorkshire-rippers-victims-after-decades-victim-blaming-1757759https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/peter-sutcliffe-the-yorkshire-ripper/crimeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20180528215527/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/nov/22/publicvoices.crimehttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-manchester-14385884https://screenrant.com/ripper-true-story-yorkshire-ripper-bruce-jones/https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/killer-revealed-35-years-later-woman-bludgeoned-to-death-was-not-yorkshire-ripper-victim-6565131.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4594808.stmhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/16/peter-sutcliffe-crimes-violence-women-documentarieshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/13/peter-sutcliffe-obituaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/mar/21/ukcrimehttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/europe/peter-sutcliffe-yorkshire-ripper-dead.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Vito Genovese: The Mafia's Deadliest Don 11.10.2026 27min

  Vito Genovese: The Mafia's Deadliest DonUploaded 28-09-2328 Sep 2023---Check out Squarespace: Website Builder — http://squarespace.com/biographics — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetFor more biographies, check out https://www.biographics.orgCheck out Karl's channels: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading:https://books.google.ro/books?id=Ps_04cWxKz4C&q=vito+genovese+November+21,+1897&pg=PA233&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=vito%20genovese%20November%2021%2C%201897&f=falsehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joe-Masseriahttps://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/2020/02/21/castellammarese-war/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/nyregion/answer-to-a-question-about-a-mobsters-death-in-coney-island.html?_r=0.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/09/17/102267077.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/54/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/historyofmafia0000hawt/page/102/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/80/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/historyofmafia0000hawt/page/120/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://allthatsinteresting.com/vito-genovesehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://www.history.com/news/what-was-operation-underworldhttps://www.thoughtco.com/charles-lucky-luciano-971950https://nj1015.com/the-story-of-willie-moretti-one-of-njs-most-infamous-mobsters/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/10/10/89967397.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/108/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/historyofmafia0000hawt/page/120/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90048380.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/11/apalachin-meeting-on-this-day-in-1957-the-fbi-finally-had-to-admit-that-the-mafia-existed.htmlhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/186/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/18/80770381.pdfNigel Cawthorne - The History of the Mafia Carl Sifakis - The Mafia Encyclopedia Selwyn Raab - Five Families New York Times archive (subscription needed) Crime Magazine - https://web.archive.org/web/20110825074500/http://crimemagazine.com/hunting-down-vito-genovese-wwii-italy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  David Ben-Gurion: Founding Father of Israel 11.10.2026 25min

  David Ben-Gurion: Founding Father of IsraelUploaded 30-03-2330 Mar 2023---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Lucky Luciano: The Architect of the American Mafia 11.10.2026 24min

  Lucky Luciano: The Architect of the American MafiaUploaded 24-01-2225 Jan 2022---Go to https://curiositystream.thld.co/biographics_0122 and use code BIOGRAPHICS to save 25% off today, that’s only $14.99 a year. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Curiosity Stream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Norm MacDonald: The Humorist On The Outside #sponsored 11.10.2026 28min

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