Historian and veteran Middle East journalist Michael Rank looks into the most exciting events and personalities of history in this podcast and explains them in five-minute episodes so that you can absorb the facts in the fastest way possible. Learn about the lives of Genghis Khan, Vlad Dracul, and Richard the Lionheart, and such events as the Crusades and the Black Death in these highly entertaining and informative episodes. Michael has sold thousands of books with his unique take on the past with such best-selling titles as "History's Most Insane Rulers: Lunatics, Eccentrics, and Megalomaniacs From Emperor Caligula to Kim Jon Il," and he brings the same energy to this podcast. He focuses on world history, Roman history, military history, the history of the United States, the most famous rulers in history, biographies, biography of famous people, the most famous people in history, the most powerful rulers, medieval history, violent history, world history, United States history, and how to put all these pieces together. This is a great podcast if you know nothing about a topic and need a good launching point into a deeper study.
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H5M 159 | The Man Who Avoided Drowning on the Titanic By Getting Drunk
The sinking of the Titantic was one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. Over 1,000 passengers lost their lives on the supposedly unsinkable ship.
But the chief baker didn’t. He managed to survive in the frigid waters for four hours while most died of hypothermia after 15 minutes. How? By downing two bottles of whisky and getting completely drunk.
This episode is brought to you by a new show Presidents Are People Too – an original audio series available on Channels in the Audible app.
The series explores some of the lighter, real and at times, less-than-prez-worthy moments in the lives and careers of our former commanders in chief. It’s hosted by former Daily Show head writer, Elliott Kalan and American historian Alexis Coe
Discover fascinating lesser-known facts, foibles and personal faux pas about our past presidents. You’ll hear illuminating stories that show them to be more like you and me than the towering figures we so often hear about. Most importantly, you’ll hear tid bits to defuse dinner chat that could ruin delicious comfort food and catching up with family
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