
Legacy
Wondery
From Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees.
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Categories: Education
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As a young boy on the Mongolian steppes, Temujin (not yet Genghis Khan) shows promise. He’s a wily hunter, a skilled rider and a keen falconer. He needs all those skills when his father’s death casts his family into the wilderness. In his fight for survival, he begins to attract followers, men who can see in him the great leader he’ll become. But an arch enemy is standing between him and the ultimate victory. Listen to Legacy on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/legacy now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Previous episodes
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82 - Genghis Khan | Survival of the Fittest | 1 Wed, 05 Feb 2025
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81 - Marie Antoinette | The Grim Finale | 4 Wed, 29 Jan 2025
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80 - Listen Now: We Came to the Forest Mon, 27 Jan 2025
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79 - Marie Antoinette | At The Mercy of The Mob | 3 Wed, 22 Jan 2025
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78 - Marie Antoinette | Queen of Scandal | 2 Wed, 15 Jan 2025
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77 - Marie Antoinette | A Princess and a Pawn | 1 Wed, 08 Jan 2025
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76 - Charles Dickens | The Final Curtain | 4 Wed, 01 Jan 2025
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75 - Legacy and British Scandal Special: The Scandalous Life of Charles Dickens | 5 Fri, 27 Dec 2024
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74 - Charles Dickens | A Very Dickens Christmas | 3 Wed, 25 Dec 2024
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72 - Charles Dickens | Dickensmania | 2 Wed, 18 Dec 2024
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71 - Charles Dickens | Hard Times | 1 Wed, 11 Dec 2024
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70 - Winston Churchill | Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat | 4 Wed, 04 Dec 2024
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69 - Winston Churchill | His Finest Hour | 3 Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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67 - Winston Churchill | The Unsinkable Politician | 2 Wed, 20 Nov 2024
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66 - Winston Churchill | Born To Rule | 1 Wed, 13 Nov 2024
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64 - John F. Kennedy | Camelot Comes Crashing Down | 4 Wed, 06 Nov 2024
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63 - John F. Kennedy | Clash of The Cold Warriors | 3 Wed, 30 Oct 2024
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62 - John F. Kennedy | Violence at Home and Abroad | 2 Wed, 23 Oct 2024
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60 - John F. Kennedy | The Poor Little Rich Boy | 1 Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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59 - Marilyn Monroe | Who Killed the Movie Star? | 4 Wed, 09 Oct 2024
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57 - Marilyn Monroe | Drama, Drink and Drugs | 3 Wed, 02 Oct 2024
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56 - Marilyn Monroe | Becoming Marilyn | 2 Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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54 - Marilyn Monroe | The Foster Kid Who Loved The Movies | 1 Wed, 18 Sep 2024
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53 - Encore: Cecil Rhodes | Must Rhodes Fall? | 4 Wed, 11 Sep 2024
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51 - Encore: Cecil Rhodes | A Brooding Spirit | 3 Wed, 04 Sep 2024
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50 - Encore: Cecil Rhodes | The Rise of Rhodesia | 2 Wed, 28 Aug 2024
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49 - Encore: Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1 Wed, 21 Aug 2024
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48 - Bob Marley | One Love | 4 Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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47 - Bob Marley | Catching Fire | 3 Wed, 07 Aug 2024
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46 - Bob Marley | The Rise of the Rasta | 2 Wed, 31 Jul 2024
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45 - Bob Marley | The Captain's Son | 1 Wed, 24 Jul 2024
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44 - Hoover | The Deep State Lives On | 4 Wed, 17 Jul 2024
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43 - Hoover | Civil Rights and Dirty Tricks | 3 Wed, 10 Jul 2024
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42 - Hoover | Guns, Gangsters and G-Men | 2 Tue, 02 Jul 2024
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40 - Hoover | The Library Clerk Who Became All Powerful | 1 Tue, 25 Jun 2024
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39 - Margaret Thatcher | We’re All Thatcherites Now | 4 Tue, 18 Jun 2024
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38 - Margaret Thatcher | Strikes, Bombs, & Selling the Silver | 3 Tue, 11 Jun 2024
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36 - Margaret Thatcher | Cuts, Riots, & War | 2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024
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35 - Margaret Thatcher | The Making of the Iron Lady | 1 Tue, 28 May 2024
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33 - Cleopatra | The Last Pharaoh of Egypt | 4 Tue, 21 May 2024
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32 - Cleopatra | Bling...and Bloodshed | 3 Tue, 14 May 2024
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30 - Cleopatra | The Courageous Queen | 2 Tue, 07 May 2024
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29 - Cleopatra | A Taste for Betrayal | 1 Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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28 - Alan Turing | A Forgotten Hero | 4 Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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26 - Alan Turing | Illegal Love | 3 Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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25 - Alan Turing | Cracking the Code | 2 Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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24 - Alan Turing | An Awkward Genius | 1 Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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23 - Nina Simone | Rebirth | 4 Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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22 - Nina Simone | Breakdown | 3 Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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21 - Nina Simone | To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 2 Wed, 13 Mar 2024