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  Ramesses II - The Greatest Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt 21.09.2026 26min

  Ramesses II - The Greatest Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt 2 May 2022 --- Go to https://nordvpn.com/bio to get a 2-year plan plus an extra gift with a huge discount! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by NordVPN Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Source/Further reading: SOURCES GO HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Ronald Hunkeler: The Boy That Sparked The Exorcist 21.09.2026 18min

  Ronald Hunkeler: The Boy Who Inspired The Exorcist. 25 May 2024 --- On May 10, 2020, a former NASA engineer named Ronald Hunkeler died from a stroke a month before his 86th birthday. After his passing, he was mainly remembered for his contributions to space explorations, including work on the Apollo space missions and even a patent on a technology that helped panels withstand extreme heat. Then, about a year later, a magazine exposé revealed the bizarre, sinister, and unique experience that Hunkeler endured when he was a boy, one which he kept private during his adult life. In his youth, Hunkeler was better known under the pseudonym Roland Doe, a 14-year-old boy who was believed to be possessed by the devil and underwent several exorcisms. His case, although it did not make any major national waves, still got mentioned in a few newspapers, including one small piece in the Washington Post which was seen by a student attending Georgetown University by the name of William Peter Blatty. For whatever reason, the story stuck with Blatty, and, two decades later, it inspired him to write a horror novel which then got turned into a movie that changed cinema forever - The Exorcist. → 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 Stuff: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA Free Scifi-Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Link Tree to Other Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte 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: Thomas B. Allen - Possessed: The True Story of an Exorcism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/20/the-exorcist-boy-named-magazine https://nationalpost.com/news/world/inspiration-for-the-movie-the-exorcist-has-been-identified-as-former-nasa-engineer https://skepticalinquirer.org/2021/10/demoniac-who-is-roland-doe-the-boy-who-inspired-the-exorcist/ http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/features/dcmovies/exorcism1949.htm https://www.slu.edu/news/legends-and-lore/st-louis-exorcism.php/index.php 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 21.09.2026 25min

  Neanderthal - The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s Closest Relative By 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/neanderthal-extinction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Franz von Werra: The One who Evaded Capture #sponsored 21.09.2026 29min

  Franz von Werra: The One who Got Away #sponsored 24 Jun 2025 --- 🔒Remove your personal information from the web at https://joindeleteme.com/BIOGRAPHICS and use code BIOGRAPHICS for 20% off 🙌 DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com #biography #history #ww2 → 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://legionmagazine.com/in-days-of-yore-how-ww-i-rivals-revived-chivalry-in-war/ https://www.b17museum.ch/news_e.php?id=5 https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/lion-cubs-yeah-weve-got-lion-cubs-too https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/signal.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20200103135121/https:/www.psywar.org/content/vonWerra https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/franz-von-werra-german-pow.html https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=LTC19410127-01.2.88&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/german-american-bund https://acesofww2.com/germany/aces/vonwerra/ https://ww2gravestone.com/people/werra-franz-von/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050803/ Sponsor Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Wernher von Braun - Journey to the Moon 21.09.2026 25min

  Wernher von Braun - Journey to the Moon 14 Nov 2022 --- Go to https://curiositystream.thld.co/biographics_1122 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=1 This video is #sponsored by Curiosity Stream. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Sean Connery: Fame, James Bond, and Controversy 21.09.2026 31min

  Sean Connery: Fame, James Bond, and Controversy 5 Oct 2023 --- Sean Connery rose to fame in the 1960s portraying a British secret agent. He became part of that decade’s British Invasion, which saw music, films, television programming, and fashion from the United Kingdom overwhelm cultures in Europe and North America. Yet throughout his long life, Connery recoiled at being called British. He was, loudly and proudly, a son of Scotland. He called himself a Scot and wore a clan’s kilt when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. Connery was not the first choice to play James Bond on film, and the fictional agent’s creator, Ian Fleming, openly disapproved of his casting. Yet Connery’s acting talents were such that he not only won over Fleming, but the writer added portions of Sean’s performance in new stories, including his Scottish background. Connery eventually tired of the role and branched out significantly, yet he remains the standard against which subsequent portrayers of Bond are measured. In his long career, he worked with distinguished directors including John Huston, Sidney Lumet, and Alfred Hitchcock. He starred opposite notable actresses including Tippi Hedren, Lana Turner, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Candace Bergen, and Gina Lollabrigida, to name just a few. It was his Bond that introduced the bevy of actresses known to fans and film buffs as “Bond girls”. His film career covered more than 50 years and led to international acclaim. Yet, he is forever linked with the persona he created when he first uttered, “Bond…James Bond”. → 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 And check out Karl's Channels: Check 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://www.starkinsider.com/2008/06/stark-sean-connery-connection-shining-coffins-scotland.html https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/sean-connery-james-bond-1983-profile-kurt-loder-1084337/ https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/29125%7C70821/Hoagy-Carmichael/#overview https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/sean-connery-wasnt-ian-flemings-first-choice-for-james-bond/news-story/c243229ef2743697ca0f256c6e64b6d0 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19631219.2.45&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/sean-connerys-most-infamous-interview-resurfaces/news-story/6431757b19c95c2e5ce399d53c9b3518 https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/sean-connery-often-said-it-was-okay-to-hit-a-woman-the-obits-barely-mentioned-it-1.4401030 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/07/diane-cilento-obituary https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sean-connerys-untouchables-oscar-acceptance-speech-was-short-and-hilarious-4086082/ https://www.thewrap.com/people-sexiest-man-alive-list/ https://archive.org/details/beingscot0000conn/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075147/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073906/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/scottish-independence https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sean-connery-knighted/ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824 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 21.09.2026 33min

  David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of the Real Ziggy Stardust 18 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=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw This video is #sponsored by Brilliant. Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: 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
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  Mary Shelley: Writing Frankenstein 21.09.2026 31min

  Mary Shelley: Writing Frankenstein 2 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=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: 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
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  Dowager Empress Cixi: The Matriarch of Pre-Modern China 21.09.2026 34min

  Dowager Empress Cixi: The Matriarch of Pre-Modern China 20 Jan 2022 --- 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=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Brilliant. Source/Further reading: Britannica, overview: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cixi  Great History Chicks podcast on Cixi: http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-105-empress-cixi/  NY Review of Books, detailed review of biography on Cixi: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2013/12/05/surprising-empress/  National Geographic, overview: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/profiles-china-empress-dowager-cixi-emperor-guangxu  Smithsonian Magazine, some details: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cixi-the-woman-behind-the-throne-22312071/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  King William III: The Dutch Ruler of Britain 21.09.2026 28min

  King William III: The Dutch Monarch of Great Britain 20 May 2024 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. → 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 Stuff: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg OEI: Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA Free Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Links to Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte 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: William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution by John Van der Kiste, The History Press 2008 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Destroyed the Aztec Empire 21.09.2026 30min

  HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Brought Down the Aztec Empire 25 Feb 2025 --- #biography #history #hernancortes → 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: ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Seabiscuit: The Hero America Needed 21.09.2026 23min

  Seabiscuit was born (or more accurately ‘foaled’) on May 23rd, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the son of a nasty-tempered rogue named Hard Tack, and a gentle mare named Swing On. Seabiscuit’s father had great speed, no doubt owing to his own pedigree. His father, Man o’ War, was considered by most experts at the time to have been the greatest racehorse ever produced… although his grandson would certainly go on to challenge that claim. The problem with Hard Tack was that he was uncontrollable... Even hall of fame trainer ‘Sunny’ Jim Fitzsimmons couldn’t tame him.→Subscribe for new videos every Monday and Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Vote for the Biography you want us to next. Click here to vote:http://biographics.org/you-choose-the-biography/Visit our companion website for more: http://biographics.orgCredits:Host - Simon WhistlerAuthor - Steve TheunissenProducer - Jack ColeExecutive Producer - Shell HarrisBusiness inquiries to [email protected] by the book, get Seabisquit's biography from Amazon: http://amzn.to/2yAxW0mOther Biographics Videos:Muhammad Ali Biography: The Greatest Ever?https://youtu.be/AIN2Zke74V8?list=PLy3kHTZWA8Oj5vyn_0mlCwaAHeGjbat8kAmerica's First Serial Killer - H. H. Holmes Biographyhttps://youtu.be/qkmJ2i4kZ1c?list=PLy3kHTZWA8OiHluQu0uWbFrWqkHy4ktsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Rivalry of the Currents - AC Vs DC #sponsored 21.09.2026 30min

  The War of the Currents - AC Vs DC #sponsored 24 Jul 2025 --- 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 #biography #acdc #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: Francis Ellington Leupp - George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements https://www.biography.com/inventors/george-westinghouse https://westinghousenuclear.com/about/history/ https://time.com/5698700/current-war-real-history/ https://edison.rutgers.edu/life-of-edison/essaying-edison/essay/the-current-wars https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_warcur.html https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power https://www.edn.com/edison-electric-light-co-begins-operation-october-15-1878/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  PHIL HARTMAN : The Tragic Life of an SNL and Simpsons LUMINARY 21.09.2026 28min

  PHIL HARTMAN : The Tragic Life of an SNL and Simpsons LEGEND 16 Jul 2025 --- 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 #biography #history #simpsons → 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: Mike Thomas - You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman https://web.archive.org/web/20191219210846/https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-laughter-snl-simpsons-star-phil-hartmans-life/story?id=65642867 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/profile-phil-hartman/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/phil-hartman-remembered https://ew.com/article/1998/06/12/man-thousand-voices/ https://www.biography.com/crime/phil-hartman-death-murder https://people.com/phil-hartman-death-what-to-know-8654461 https://www.salon.com/2014/09/21/phil_hartmans_final_night_the_tragic_death_of_a_saturday_night_live_genius/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Robert Moses: The Man Who Built the Modern New York 21.09.2026 29min

  Robert Moses: The Man Who Built the Modern New York 28 Jun 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=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Source/Further reading: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/07/11/nyregion/11bridge.xlarge1.jpg https://imgs.6sqft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20213024/housing-e1436368800880.jpg “The Power Broker” by Robert A. Caro “The Death and Life of American Cities” by Jane Jacobs “New York: A Documentary Film”, Directed by Ric Burns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  John C.H. Lee: The Neglected Architect of World War II 21.09.2026 32min

  John C.H. Lee: The Forgotten Mastermind of World War II 23 Mar 2024 --- The history of the United States Army presents no shortage of what may be called “colorful” characters adorning its ranks and accomplishments. During the American Revolutionary War there was the rambunctious Ethan Allen, loud, profane, and self-serving. The American Civil War produced George Armstrong Custer, one of the earliest examples of an Army commander retaining a press correspondent on his personal staff. World War I produced MacArthur, as well as the equally flamboyant George Patton, both of whom used lessons learned in that conflict to further their fame during World War II. These officers, and many others of a similar bent, shared a personal notoriety and military success. Another, a contemporary of MacArthur, Patton, Dwight Eisenhower, and the other military leaders of the Second World War, was John Clifford Hodges Lee, whose contribution to the Allied victory was substantial, but whose efforts are largely forgotten. Lee had the often thankless task of ensuring troops were fed, clothed, armed, and supported by medical and staff personnel, rather than leading them in battle. It was his responsibility to have trained replacements ready to step forward when needed, fuel available to support offensives, bullets for rifles, shells for tanks, and mail delivered to the men at the front. Engineers to support combat operations and build necessary roads, storage sites, fuel dumps, airfields, and other military infrastructure were also under his bailiwick. In accomplishing his task, he developed the reputation of being a self-absorbed martinet. Among the troops, including the senior officers deployed in Europe, his initials – JCH – were said to stand for “Jesus Christ Himself”. In Citizen Soldiers, the noted historian Stephen Ambrose described him as “The biggest jerk in ETO [European Theater of Operations]”, who had “…an exalted opinion of himself”. Yet without his successful execution of his duties, the Allied drive across Europe would have been immeasurably more difficult. He is an interesting, complicated, and sometimes comic figure, who alienated his superiors as well as the men under his immediate command. Yet he got the job done, according to Eisenhower, who said of him, “…I thought it was possible that his unyielding methods might be vital to success in an activity where an iron hand is always mandatory”. → 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 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://archive.org/details/citizensoldiers000ambr/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.westpoint.edu/about/history-of-west-point/notable-graduates https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/great-mississippi-river-flood-1927 https://history.army.mil/html/books/007/7-2-1/CMH_Pub_7-2-1.pdf https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20221108-allies-successful-first-invasion-but-a-botched-job-operation-torch-80-years-on https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196933/lt-gen-frank-m-andrews/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180126045735/http:/www.transchool.lee.army.mil:80/museum/transportation%20museum/redballintro.htm https://brothersandrew.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Norman Schwarzkopf: America's Final Military Hero 21.09.2026 27min

  Norman Schwarzkopf: America’s Last War Hero 14 Jun 2024 --- In the summer of 1990, President George HW Bush found himself confronted with a major international crisis. The dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, had invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait, then turned his guns threateningly towards Saudi Arabia, threatening to destabilize a region whose oil reserves were absolutely critical across the globe. Bush decided that Saddam’s aggression needed to be checked, and sent in the military. The man he entrusted to lead the troops was one of the Army’s most experienced generals. Norman Schwarzkopf [Shwarz-koff] was a military man through and through, having been immersed in Army culture from the time he was a small boy. Highly decorated in Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was one of a cadre of officers that oversaw the rehabilitation of the military from its lowest point at the end of that war, helping to institute new training, technology, hardware, as well as boost morale among the young men and women who made up America’s fighting force. It all culminated in those climatic months in the desert. Schwarzkopf’s decisive victory in the Gulf War not only changed the course of history and the geopolitical map of the entire region, but it also turned him into a war hero, perhaps the last one the country will ever produce. → 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 Link: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg Free Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Links to other books and socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte OEI analog horror experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA 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: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Albert Anastasia: The Principal High Executioner of the American Mob #sponsored 21.09.2026 29min

  Albert Anastasia: The Lord High Executioner of the American Mob #sponsored 14 May 2025 --- #truecrimestories #themob #biography 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 → 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: Michael Newton - Boss of Murder, Inc.: The Criminal Life of Albert Anastasia https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/gambino/2.html https://books.google.ro/books?id=oOnaDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=ro#v=onepage&q&f=false https://vault.fbi.gov/Albert%20Anastasia/Albert%20Anastasia%20Part%201%20of%204%20/view https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/albert-anastasia/ https://books.google.ro/books?id=3-YCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Albert+Anastasia%22&pg=PA44&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=%22Albert%20Anastasia%22&f=false Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Kamehameha: The Warrior King Who Consolidated Hawaii 21.09.2026 28min

  Kamehameha: The Warrior King Who United Hawaii 8 Nov 2025 --- INTRO TEXT/AD PLUG → 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: ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The War on Drugs: America’s Longest War #sponsored 21.09.2026 50min

  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→ 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://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/how-much-your-money-wasted-war-drugs?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://drugabusestatistics.org/drug-related-crime-statistics/#:~:text=1.16%20million%20Americans%20are%20arrested%20annually%20for%20the%20sale,or%20possession%20of%20illegal%20substances.https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/US.html#:~:text=With%20nearly%20two%20million%20people,1%25%20of%20our%20adult%20population.https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=186025911&gbraid=0AAAAADuNMRnjf4LRe8rUoxPSbjML2SlPx&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjdTCBhCLARIsAEu8bpLonj7X13rD_aF6mnTcSgvAFDja1gzjS0TLB2JZ1Q6elwzs2QWVyWMaAuLJEALw_wcBhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/the-us-has-spent-over-a-trillion-dollars-fighting-war-on-drugs.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/data-download/costs-war-drugs-continue-soar-rcna92032https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/afghanistan/340-trouble-afghanistans-opium-fields-taliban-war-drugshttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/special/cia.html?https://www.unodc.org/roseap/en/2024/12/myanmar-opium-survey-report-launch/story.html#:~:text=Myanmar%20remains%20the%20world's%20leading%20source%20of%20opium%20and%20heroinhttps://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mejia-Colombia-final-2.pdfhttps://hir.harvard.edu/americas-failed-war-on-drugs-in-colombia/https://museum.dea.gov/exhibits/online-exhibits/cannabis-coca-and-poppy-natures-addictive-plants/coca#:~:text=Today%2C%20groups%20in%20Colombia%20produce,imported%20from%20Peru%20and%20Bolivia.https://www.cfr.org/article/what-usaid-and-why-it-riskhttps://sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/committee/371/ille/library/history-e#G.%20The%201946%20Lake%20Success%20Protocolhttps://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/how-the-united-states-fueled-a-global-drug-war-and-why-it-must-endhttps://www.businessinsider.com/biden-apologizes-for-pushing-hardline-laws-on-crime-immigration-in-1990s-2019-1https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/06/06/joe-biden-defends-1994-crime-bill-zeleny-pkg-lead-vpx.cnnhttps://apnews.com/article/biden-marijuana-pardons-clemency-02abde991a05ff7dfa29bfc3c74e9d64https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/07/biden-granted-more-acts-of-clemency-than-any-prior-president/https://www.vox.com/politics/402530/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-explanationhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-wants-expand-federal-death-penalty-setting-legal-challenges-seco-rcna178979https://www.reuters.com/article/world/trump-administration-drops-obama-era-easing-of-marijuana-prosecutions-idUSKBN1ET2J6/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/us/politics/trump-opioid-crisis.htmlhttps://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/356541https://leafwell.com/blog/cole-memohttps://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/an Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices