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Driving in High Gear with Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi 39:12

5d ago39:12

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Brian Sozzi is up at 2:40am preparing for the day when most people are fast asleep.His relentless drive has carried him from his first job as an equity research analyst to executive editor at Yahoo Finance. On the season 4 premiere of Press Profiles, Brian shares his impressive journey – starting from nothing (he had to ration food to make it throu…

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Andrew Jackson Met The Real Blair Witch 1:37:15

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The Bell Witch of Robertson County, Tennessee, on whom the horror film classic ‘The Blair Witch Project’ was based, tormented the Bell family farm from 1817 to 1828. In the meantime, the disembodied spirit attracted thousands of tourists, skeptics, and more. One visitor was none other than Old Hickory himself, determined to see if one of Satan’s un…

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Abe Saperstein and the Harlem Globetrotters 52:57

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Abe Saperstein is best known as the founder of the Harlem Globetrotters but in his career he crossed paths with everybody from Satchel Paige to George Steinbrenner to Wilt Chamberlain to Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Authors Mark and Matthew Jacob join us to talk about their new book, "Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sport…

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The Trust Fund Ghosts of St. Louis 1:11:32

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The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri is one of the most haunted homes in the United States. Learn the history of the fabulously wealthy family of 19th-century beer magnates who lived in the mansion, how many of them came to their tragic ends within its walls, and how their ghosts now torment the mansion's visitors -- especially any women using t…

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The Curious Case Of The Missing Lighthouse Keepers 1:02:44

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We start Halloween Horror Month 2024 with an infamous and unsolved mystery about three lighthouse keepers who went missing in the Flannan Isles of Scotland. Was it banshees? A ghost ship? Murder-suicide? Listen and decide for yourself. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener histor…

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Super Bowl Three-Peat Attempts 2:02:17

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In 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs are attempting to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls (and are off to a good start at 3-0!) Eight teams have tried before: The 1968 Packers, 1974 Dolphins, 1977 Steelers, 1980 Steelers, 1990 49ers, 1994 Cowboys, 1999 Broncos, and 2005 Patriots. All have failed, and in fact none have even made i…

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Can Germans Use The N-Word? 1:24:27

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In 1751 Benjamin Franklin wrote "Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind," a letter with a number of interesting observations and ideas, and also one head-scratcher (at least to readers from the present). In it, Franklin noted that he was tired of all the non-white immigrants coming to the New World and ruining white society in Pennsylvania…

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NY Giants 100th Season 1:14:30

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The New York Football Giants are celebrating their 100th season this year, and are celebrating with a series of lists, including a list of the Top 100 Giants Players and a bracket of the best 64 moments in Giants history. Check out www.giants.com/100. In this episode, Dan and Andrew review the bracket, and the Top 100 Players List, and a few other …

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The Bearded Queen Egypt Erased 1:05:33

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Hatshepsut is the female Pharaoh you've never heard of. Why? Because the Egyptians erased her. But the queen turned queen regent turned full-on Pharaoh ruled for two decades and accomplished as much as just about anyone who ever sat on the throne, from conquering Kush to opening exotic trade routes in East Africa. There was also some brother-bangin…

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The Man Who Lived Every Basic Bro's Dream Life 1:36:21

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Titanic Thompson would bet on anything, and usually win. And usually because he was cheating. It's one of the many reasons Titanic is the greatest gambler in American history. He hustled golf at country clubs with a young Ben Hogan. He hustled pool halls across the country with Minnesota Fats. He even cheated the man who fixed the 1919 World Series…

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The Rise Of The Last Lion 1:21:34

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Winston Churchill was one of the most important historical figures of the 20th century, taking power over the United Kingdom in the midst of World War II. Jack Mandaville joins us to talk about the Last Lion's unhinged upbringing, blood ties to the United States, his storied military and writing careers, and his rise to power through British parlia…

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1984 in Sports Part 2 2:06:50

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In the second part of our episode on 1984 in sports we talk about the baseball and football seasons, featuring all-time great seasons by the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco 49ers, as well as a legendary year in men's and women's tennis, and much more! Books to compliment this episode are almost too many to name. We mention several in the course of…

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The Founding Father of Organized Crime 1:25:47

2M ago1:25:47

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Kyle Bandujo, podcaster and author of the new sports movie book "Movies With Balls", joins the show to talk about one of the most famous figures in American sports scandal history: Arnold Rothstein. Though he was most famous for allegedly fixing the 1919 World Series (a.k.a. the Black Sox Scandal), this distinction does the man's criminal history a…

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The Civil War's Cocktail Hour 1:03:47

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Bleeding Kansas was a series of conflicts between abolitionists and pro-slavery forces after the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Election fraud, murder, and guerilla warfare were rampant during this five year window that decided whether Kansas would enter the union a free or slave state. Many historians consider it the prequel to the Am…

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Abe Lincoln's Favorite Hate Read 1:22:31

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19th Century Southern lawyer-turned-sociologist and noted shut-in George Fitzhugh was "too online" 140 years before the internet was even invented. He stayed inside all day reading newspapers, books, and political pamphlets, rarely leaving home. As with anyone who shapes their worldview only by consuming media, Fitzhugh started to believe some pret…

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2004 Men's Olympic Basketball Team 1:29:25

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. Prior to 2004, the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team had won three straight gold medals, and not even lost a game since professionals were first allowed to play in 1992. That all changed as the Larry Brown-coached team in '04 managed only a br…

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The Real Game Of Thrones 1:06:38

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The Wars of Roses were a series of civil wars fought for the English crown from 1455 to 1487. These bloody and nasty conflicts between the Houses of Lancaster and York inspired George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series to the point that you can make direct connections between the real historical figures and characters in his books. Subscribe to t…

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Finding your niche with CNBC's Sara Eisen 43:39

3M ago43:39

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Sara Eisen’s recipe for success is pretty straight forward: “Always have an expertise, and a niche. It will pay off in the end.” For Eisen, developing that niche meant choosing an internship at Foreign Exchange TV to launch her career (even if it meant turning down a much sexier internship with Howard Stern!). Now, almost two decades later, Eisen i…

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Would You Eat Hippo? - FREE PATREON PREVIEW 1:12:26

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An American meat shortage in 1910 caused people to get real desperate, real fast. Enter Louisiana Representative Robert F. Broussard, who proposed the American Hippo Bill, which would import hippos from Africa to be raised for food on Louisiana swamp ranches. Oh, what could have been. For this show and TWO additional ad-free episodes every week fol…

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Every Time A President Personally Killed Someone 1:34:01

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Presidents aren't only passive victims. Helpless bystanders as gunmen attempt to kill them. This week we discuss every American president who TOOK lives, from the ones you know like Andrew Jackson and Teddy Roosevelt, to the ones you never would've guessed. And these kills aren't by order or drone strike but, rather, done with their own bare hands.…

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People Will Watch Anything They Can Bet On 1:10:40

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Gilded Age Americans were hungry for entertainment and because of this, somehow, the simple hobby of walking captivated the country. So much so that it briefly developed into our national sport and the most gambled-on athletic competition during the Victorian era. Pedestrianism was the name of the game and its athletes were looking to get any perfo…

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1984 in Sports Part 1 2:18:43

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We travel back 40 years to revisit 1984 in sports. In Part 1 we talk about a number of sports including hockey, the Olympics, and even pro wrestling. But the heart of this episode is basketball: from Patrick Ewing's Georgetown Hoyas to Bobby Knight's Gold Medical Olympic Team, to Bernard King's suprising Knicks. And of course, the classic '84 Final…

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The Time Polygamists Took On The Holy Roman Empire 1:30:59

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Not all Protestant movements in the 16th Century had Martin Luther's success. Enter the Münster Rebellion, in which a bunch of anti-Catholic, anti-Lutheran lunatics took over a city, enacted full-on communism (except for its leaders, of course), legalized polygamy so hard it became a sport, and ultimately inspired some of the most metal church deco…

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Rome Refused To Quit 1:10:26

3M ago1:10:26

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The First Punic War was the first of three conflicts between the established Carthaginians and the rising, upstart Roman Empire. For 23 years these two forces slugged it out in the Mediterranean Sea, Siciliy, and North Africa and suffered immense loses on both sides before the Romans ultimately pulled off the upset and laid the foundation for their…

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James Mackintosh: The Veteran Wall Street Journal Columnist Who “Thinks Through His Fingers” 36:40

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James Mackintosh spent six years at Oxford studying philosophy. It turns out that was the perfect training to become a financial markets columnist. On this episode of Press Profiles, we explore James's nearly 30-year career spanning the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. We discuss his writing process and his search for endlessly interest…

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Communists Killed the Whales 1:07:15

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If you’ve ever wondered why whale sightings are such a big deal or why we need to “save the whales”… it’s because the Soviet Union killed them all. Find out why the communist super power had such a lust for whale blood in this week’s episode. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener…

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The Yankee Firings of Billy Martin 2:03:47

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Most baseball fans know that George Steinbrenner fired Billy Martin as Yankee manager 5 times in just over a decade. But every firing has its own unique story. In this episode we delve into each of the five firings and tell the story behind them. Books to complement this episode: Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius by Bill Pennington The Bronx Z…

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SHN Presents: This Day in Sports History - SHN Trailers 2:56

4M ago2:56

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When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW: THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports H…

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Do We Owe France An Apology? 1:18:41

4M ago1:18:41

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For decades Americans have sneered at the French for taking a big, fat L in World War 2 -- but are we too hard on France? How many of their contributions to this country -- let alone its freedom -- have we overlooked?? Special guest Jack Mandaville helps us dive in. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history co…

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Kamikaze Puppies, Monkey Bombs, and Unfortunately So Much More 1:23:44

4M ago1:23:44

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A brief overview of warfare's long, rich tradition of using animals in creative and horrifying ways, from Alexander the Great's war pigs all the way up to... pretty much modern day, actually. It's not great. Featuring special guest host Jessie Wiseman of Crime Corner. Listen to Crime Corner wherever you get podcasts! Subscribe to the Softcore Histo…

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The Hobo King Of America 1:07:15

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Joshua Norton was a 19th century English immigrant who became financially ruined after a deal went south with a Peurivian rice company. After a long legal battle that reached the California Supreme Court, banks took all of his assets and he wandered the streets of San Francisco for the next 20 years. Not one to accept his fate in the gutter, Joshua…

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"Last Comiskey" with Ken Smoller 1:04:48

4M ago1:04:48

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Andrew and Dan are joined this week by author and photographer Ken Smoller whose book "Last Comiskey" chronicles the 1990 Chicago White Sox, a surprisingly good team playing their last season in historic Comiskey Park. This was an exciting conversation that branched off into a bunch of fun stadium-related topics, and we hope you all enjoy listening…

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Is Setting Your Kid On Fire A Dealbreaker? 1:05:08

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King Mannesah of Judah is considered one of the worst kings in the Old Testament but is that the reality of the situation or just the perspective of the authors of the Bible? It turns out he might have had some surprisingly good reasons for doing (some) of the supposedly egregious things he did. DONATE to Iris Faust's College Fund GoFundMe Here Sub…

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Diane Brady: Fortune’s newest CEO Whisperer 35:17

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In a life that has brought her to almost every corner of the earth, Diane Brady has made a career of finding stories in unexpected places. Now, she is turning her attention to bringing Fortune’s live events and CEO initiative to the next level. On this episode of Press Profiles, we discuss where she wants to take the franchise, along with some of h…

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The Big Dumb Conspiracy Iceberg 1:21:42

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In Jake’s final episode, he takes us down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories -- and the history behind them -- that range from somewhat plausible to totally insane, and what unifies all of them. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs…

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The Dark Years: The 1990's Lakers 1:52:17

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It's the next in our series on the "dark years" the years before (or between) a franchise's legendary dynasty years. Last time we covered the 1980's Steelers, this time it's the 1990's Lakers. From the end of "Showtime" to the dawn of the Shaq-Kobe-Phil years. We cover the Cedric Ceballos disappearance, the many Magic Johnson returns, and the coach…

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A Land Of Giants - FREE PATREON PREVIEW 1:07:59

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Just about every Native tribe has passed down legends of a race of white giants that they defeated to take the Americas. The Cherokee call them the Moon People. The Utes and Paiutes spoke of a group of ten-feet-tall beings living in caves and ironically referred to them as "savages" and "cannibals." We discuss this mysterious society of mountain si…

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Was Yasuke The First And Only Black Samurai? 1:11:43

5M ago1:11:43

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Yasuke was a 16th century African slave that found his way to the far east working for Italian missionaries and became an obsession and friend to one of the most influential warlords in Japan. Yasuke eventually took over as Oda Nobunaga's personal weapon bearer, body guard, and -- many speculate -- earned full samurai status in just 15 months. But …

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Great Teams That Didn't Win Championships 1:36:28

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Our latest episode takes us all over the place as we talk about some of the great teams in sports history that should have won championships but didn't! Some choked, some were unlucky, but all were disappointing. From the …

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China's History-Based Plan For World Domination 1:32:10

5M ago1:32:10

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Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it, but the Chinese are studying history with the explicit hope that they do, in fact, repeat it. National Security and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers is the Chinese Communist Party's examination of how nations over the last 500 years -- from Spain and Portugal to Britain, the Soviet Union, and…

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A Brief History of Humans Eating Oysters 1:28:52

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From cavemen to Rome to post-Civil War America and the present day, humans have been harvesting and eating oysters for hundreds of thousands of years. Jake, who just got back from working an oyster farm for a week (seriously), details how humans came to eat these little gooey delicacies, the wars we've fought over them, and the myths we've created …

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Laura Kreutzer: The changing face of Private Equity with the Wall Street Journal’s Bureau Chief 42:53

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Laura Kreutzer is one of the longest tenured reporters in Private Equity. A scholarship student who earned her way into some of the most prestigious educational institutions, Laura has brought keen insight, deep understanding, and a warm personality to her coverage of the ever-changing asset class. On this episode of Press Profiles – live from Laur…

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Drowning In Alcohol 59:08

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In celebration of reaching 1,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, and perhaps in a bit of method podcast hosting, Dan Regester attempts to tell the story of The London Beer Flood of 1814 while flooding his own body with a mixture of Guinness and whiskey. Like the flood itself, Dan's evening ends in disaster. (Maybe come back to this one if this is your f…

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Never Meet Your (Communist) Heroes 1:37:19

6M ago1:37:19

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Malcolm Caldwell was a professor at the University of London who loved two things: Communism, and publicly cheerleading Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia. The latter, he insisted, was a beacon of hope for humanity and definitely not killing people by the millions. In 1978, Caldwell was granted an audience with his political and humanitarian hero, but af…

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The Man Who Made Baby Boomers Insufferable 1:03:10

6M ago1:03:10

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Thomas Midgley Jr. revolutionized the U.S. auto industry in the early 1900s. But, he may have also been responsible for a violent mid-century American crime wave and lowered IQs across the world. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs,…

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Bloomberg Technology’s Caroline Hyde on why “Diversity is everything” 40:08

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Caroline Hyde has thrived in several roles at Bloomberg for the past 16 years, most recently leading the charge at Bloomberg Technology alongside co-anchor Ed Ludlow. But before she brought her infectious energy to TV, she was working on the other side of the screen as a PR professional. On this episode of Press Profiles, we discuss her early trial…

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Mike "King" Kelly 1:46:16

6M ago1:46:16

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY One of the greatest players of 19th Century Baseball, the great Mike "King" Kelly is perhaps the first sports celebrity in American History. Through 16 seasons, Kelly played in 3 major leagues, and crossed paths with legen…

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The Worst Man To Ever Live 1:14:49

7M ago1:14:49

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Hong Xiuquan was the leader of the Taiping Rebellion that killed over 30 million people, the self-proclaimed celestial brother of Jesus Christ, and an inspirational figure to future chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong. He (initally) had the backing of Karl Marx and was a massive thorn in the side of the Qing Dynasty for 14 years afte…

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Random Team Challenge: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:46:14

7M ago1:46:14

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Another in our random team challenges, this time the 2002 Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers! Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports…

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Modern History's First Great Sex Cult 1:20:27

7M ago1:20:27

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The Agapemonites were a Victorian religious cult that checked all the boxes. A leader who thought he was God and also immortal and needed multiple wives? Check, check, and check. A way to separate idiots from their money and possessions? Check. A creepy compound with high walls? Check. But even for a relatively early modern cult Henry Prince and hi…

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