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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

07:05

Hernando Cortes - S01E25

Compact Biographies ·

2014/12/04

In episode 25 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of the infamous explorer Hernando Cortes. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:49

Joe DiMaggio - S01E24

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2014/11/27

In the twenty-fourth episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a baseball legend who became known as the 'Yankee Clipper' and for a while was married to Marilyn Monroe - Joe DiMaggio. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:35

Boris Karloff - S01E23

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2014/11/20

In the twenty-third episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the man who was born William Henry Pratt but became a horror icon when he played Frankenstein's monster on the silver screen - Boris Karloff. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:28

Hedy Lamarr - S01E22

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2014/11/13

In the twenty-second episode of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of a Hollywood actress who also helped invent a guidance system for torpedoes - Hedy Lamarr. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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10:24

Marie Antoinette - S01E21

Compact Biographies ·

2014/11/06

In episode twenty-one of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a brief look at the life of the woman who was the last queen of France before the French revolution - Marie Antoinette. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:28

Claude Monet - S01E20

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2014/10/30

In episode 20 of 5 Minute Biographies we take a look at the life of the father of impressionism - Claude Monet Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:22

Pablo Picasso - S01E19

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2014/10/23

In episode 19 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the most important artists of the 20th century - Pablo Picasso. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:19

Patsy Cline - S01E18

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2014/10/16

In episode 18 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the most iconic female solo music recording artists of all time - Patsy Cline. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:13

Carole Lombard - S01E17

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2014/10/09

In episode 17 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of the Queens of Hollywood during the 1930s. She was the darling of Clark Gable and her life would be cut tragically short at the age of only 33 - Carole Lombard. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:29

Bill Shankly - S01E16

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2014/10/02

In episode 16 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who became synonymous with Liverpool Football Club - Bill Shankly. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:25

Michael Faraday - S01E15

Compact Biographies ·

2014/09/25

In episode 15 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a man who would become one of the most important scientific minds in history - Michael Faraday. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:14

Fay Wray - S01E14

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2014/09/18

In episode 14 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a Canadian actress who starred in over 70 films during the 1920s and '30s and became known as the Queen of Scream - Fay Wray. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:18

Ralph Lauren - S01E13

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2014/09/11

In episode 13 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a fashion designer who marketed on the iconography of luxury and privilege, a marked contrast from his childhood and upbringing - Ralph Lauren. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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10:48

Eleanor Roosevelt - S01E12

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2014/09/04

In episode 12 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a First Lady of the United States who became the first First Lady to travel by air, first to hold press conferences, first to be a radio commentator, and first to become a syndicated columnist - Eleanor Roosevelt. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:43

Richard Harris - S01E11

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2014/08/28

In episode 11 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades and culminated in a role that he was forced into playing by an 11-year-old - Richard Harris. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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08:14

Jimmy Carter - S01E10

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2014/08/21

In episode 10 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of a U.S. Navy pilot, who was a peanut farmer and went on to become a senator, state governor, President of the United States and Nobel peace prize winner - Jimmy Carter. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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09:21

H. G. Wells - S01E09

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2014/08/14

In episode 9 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of one of a science fiction author and one of the most prescient thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries - H. G. Wells. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:25

Roald Dahl - S01E08

Compact Biographies ·

2014/08/07

In episode 8 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an author who wrote 19 children's books over the course of a 30-year career, and who earned a reputation as one of the greatest story-tellers of all time - Roald Dahl. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:00

Alan Ladd - S01E07

Compact Biographies ·

2014/07/31

In episode seven of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the troubled life of Hollywood's quintessential cowboy who will be forever remembered as Shane - Alan Ladd. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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07:36

Ferdinand Porsche - S01E06

Compact Biographies ·

2014/07/21

In episode six of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a look at the life of an engineer from Germany who, because he couldn't find the sports car of his dreams, built one - Ferdinand Porsche. Please consider supporting the show by buying me a coffee at http://www.5minutebiographies.com/coffee/ - Thanks!

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