130 episodes
Byte Sized Biographies… Philip D. Gibbons
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4.4 • 227 Ratings
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Some Very Famous People You've Never Really Heard Of, Byte Sized Biographies of the famous, the infamous and the quirky in less than hour. Think of that doorstop sized bio or history related book that you will never read made accessible in an hour. These are people that you may think you know a lot about but really don't, remarkable human beings you have never heard of and incidents covered in new and different detail, all fascinating.
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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part One
IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world.
Hiram Bingham, at Harvard, with wife Alfreda
Church built on the former site of the Coricancha, Cuzco, Peru
Francisco Pizarro
Capture of Atahualpa by Pizarro at Cajamarca
Execution of Atahualpa by Pizarro, Cajamarca
Sacsayhuaman fortress ruins, Cuzco -
Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Volume Six, Episode Eleven) Part Two
IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world.
Hiram Bingham, 1912
Machu Pichu, Hayna Picchu in the background
Machu Picchu, photographed by Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham, Air Corps during WWI
Bingham, US Senator
Bingham with other members of President’s Coolidge’s committee on Aviation .
Hiram Bingham Grave, Arlington National Cemetery -
Charles Lindbergh (Volume Six, Episode Ten) Part One
The triumph, tragedy and bizarre secrets of one of the 20th century’s most prominent figures.
Lindbergh with his father CA Lindbergh
Lindbergh as an Air Army Cadet
Anne Morrow as a teenager
Lindbergh with The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis at the Smithsonian Institute
Lindbergh at Croydon, 1927
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Lindbergh estate, Highfields, now a youth rehabilitation center, Hopewell, NJ
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
Lindbergh baby, cover of time Magazine
Wanted poster
With Goering in Germany, 1936 -
Charles Lindbergh (Volume Six, Episode Ten) Part Two
The triumph, tragedy and bizarre secrets of one of the 20th century’s most prominent figures.
Bruno Richard Hauptman
John Condon on the witness stand
Lindbergh on the witness stand
Gasoline can which contained Lindbergh ransom money found in Hauptmann’s garage
Norman Schwarzkopf, NJ State Police, and father of future Desert Storm commander
Lindbergh in the Pacific, WW II
Anne and Charles Lindbergh with JFK, a politician that Lindbergh admired
Lindbergh, later in life, in the Philippines
Lindbergh grave, Kipahalu, Maui, Hawaii -
Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Volume Six, Episode Nine) Part One
In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today. The robbery and its aftermath caused a nationwide sensation.
Bruce Reynolds
Gordon Goody
Recent photo, Sears Crossing
Bridge #127, aka Bridego Bridge
Ronnie Biggs, mug shot
Ronnie Biggs and Bruce Reynolds, sons Michael Biggs and Nick Reynolds -
Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Volume 6, Episode 9) Part Two
In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today. The robbery and its aftermath caused a nationwide sensation.
Detective Tommy Butler
Leatherslade Farm
Judge Edmund Davies in robes
Plaque at Crewe railroad station commemorating Jack Mills and David Whitby.
Charmain Biggs, later years
Gordon Goody, later years
Grave of Bruce Reynolds, bust sculpted by his son, Nick in Highgate cemetery.
Customer Reviews
Interesting
Your intro is way to long, 2 minutes to the content. But this is a good idea.
Great delivery and keeps my attention
Excellent show to have on in the background while working. Pretty amazing the professional job being done with a mic in a basement or garage. The biographies are tight and fast. Always interesting. Well researched and I appreciate the fact he notes sources. If I’m in the mood for that style, opposed to say the OI lectures.
I think you’ll enjoy the series. As always, I’ll be sad after I’ve heard all episodes.
Love this podcast
I have been listening to this show for two and a half years. It never gets old. Great voice. Great delivery. Wonderful pacing. He knows how to make these personalities interesting. Keep up the great work.