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Compact Biographies

Compact Biographies

Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in the form of short, compact biographies, which can be read on our website or listened to as a podcast episode. We hope you enjoy them.

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All Episodes

06:49

Herbert Hoover - S10E01

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/25

In the first episode of season 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who became the 31st President of the United States of America - Herbert Hoover. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:34

J. Robert Oppenheimer - S09E10

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/24

In the tenth and final episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered the father of modern theoretical physics and who was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb - J. Robert Oppenheimer. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:24

Dean Martin - S09E09

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/24

In the ninth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was a member of The Rat Pack and became known as the King of Cool - Dean Martin. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:55

Walt Disney - S09E08

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/24

In the eighth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who set up probably the largest movie and entertainment company in the world - Walt Disney. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:40

Gene Roddenberry - S09E07

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/24

In the seventh episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who created the iconic science fiction TV show and movie franchise, Star Trek - Gene Roddenberry. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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06:46

Irving Berlin - S09E06

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/24

In the sixth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who wrote some of the most popular music in history - Irving Berlin. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:08

Diana, Princess of Wales - S09E05

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/24

In the fifth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most beloved women the UK has ever known - Princess Diana. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:14

Frank Sinatra - S09E04

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/23

In the fourth episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who is considered to be one of the most popular and influential singers of the 20th century - Frank Sinatra. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:31

Christopher Columbus - S09E03

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/23

In the third episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who tried to get the the East Indies and stumbled across the Americas - Christopher Columbus. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:01

J. R. R. Tolkien - S09E02

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/22

In the second episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:04

John D Rockefeller - S09E01

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/22

In the first episode of season 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of entrepreneur and philanthropist Joh D. Rockefeller. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:22

Alexander Hamilton - S08E10

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/19

In the tenth and final episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the founding fathers of the United States of America - Alexander Hamilton. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:35

Michelangelo - S08E09

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/19

In the ninth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome - Michelangelo. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:02

Gustave Eiffel - S08E08

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/18

In the eighth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast we take a brief look at the life of the man who had a hand in the building of the Statue of Liberty and who also has an iconic landmark tower in Paris named after him - Gustave Eiffel. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:26

Davy Crockett - S08E07

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/16

In the seventh episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of an American cultural hero who became known as the King of the Wild Frontier - Davy Crockett. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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10:12

Lana Turner - S08E06

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/16

In the sixth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of one of the most beautiful women in the history of Hollywood - Lana Turner. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:16

Neil Armstrong - S08E05

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/12

In the fifth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the first man to step foot on the surface of the moon - Neil Armstrong. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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13:48

Amelia Earhart - S08E04

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/12

In the fourth episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a pioneering female aviator who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and whose disappearance remains a mystery to this day - Amelia Earhart. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:15

Stan Laurel - S08E03

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/11

In the third episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who Buster Keaton called "the funniest" - Stan Laurel. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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06:48

Louis Braille - S08E02

Compact Biographies ·

2020/02/11

In the second episode of season 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who made it possible for blind people to read and write - Louis Braille. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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