Weekly interviews and articles from around the globe covering the most Fascinating People and Fascinating Places past and present. I talk to or about the famous, and the infamous, the celebrated and the obscure. History, Science, Politics, Religion, Society, and Culture. The podcast to satisfy your curiosity.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 57 minutes
Season 5
Fascinating People, Fascinating Places returns in January. Here about the exciting new episodes in this preview.
episode 1: Classics Revisited: Putin’s False Flag
The new series of Fascinating People, Fascinating Places launches on 5 January 2024 with new episodes featuring the man who caught Saddam Hussein, the lawyer for the 9/11 mastermind, and much more. But in the interim, I am replaying five episodes tha...
episode 29: Brian Hodgson: A Pioneer of Sound
Brian Hodgson is truly a pioneer of sound. A composer, and member of the famous BBC radiophonic workshop. An innovator within the realm of electronic music over two decades before the BBC acquired the first Macintosh computers, an actor, and Royal Ai...
episode 28: Katy Manning Interview: Stage, Screen & Doctor Who
British actress Katy Manning has been a star of stage and screen for over five decades. During that time she has performed with stars including Jack Klugman, Derek Nimmo, and her partner Barry Crocker, in the UK, US and Australia. Despite her succes...
episode 27: Hungary 1956 (Revolution)
In 1956, Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest determined to suppress the Hungarian revolution. Just months after an uprising in communist Poland, it was a severe test for the Soviets who were still adjusting to life post Stalin. The revolution had its r...
episode 26: God & Science:Reasons to Believe with Jeff Zweerink
Science and religion are often pitted against each other with many people believing faith is incompatible with science. But is it? Astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink PhD, Senior Research Scholar at Reasons To Believe believes the opposite. Jeff — whose pub...
episode 25: What is in a name? Major Deegan
CUNY Law Professor Rebecca Bratspies found herself sitting in heavy traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway — a notoriously busy thoroughfare in NYC. She began to wonder who exactly this Major Deegan was? A war hero? Some notable military figure? Sure...
episode 24: Al-Shabaab: Al Qaeda in Somalia
Al-Shabaab emerged as a force after the Ethiopian incursion into Somalia in support of the UN-recognized government in 2006. The militant, Salafist group later formalized a relationship with Al-Qaeda and has been described as the most active and dang...
episode 23: Hawaiian Warrior: Michelle Manu on Hawaii the People and Culture
Michelle Manu, holds a unique distinction: she is the first female fully qualified Lua martial artist in 200 years. But in the past, female warriors were an integral part of Hawaiian society, so what happened? Charismatic Michelle's resume reads like...
episode 22: Paul Hutchinson: The Sound of Freedom
The Sound of Freedom — a film produced on a minimal budget and snubbed by major studios stunned Hollywood in 2023 by outperforming blockbusters such as Indiana Jones and Mission Impossible. The film has been praised by millions for tackling an import...