Legacy
History Podcasts
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.
Follow Legacy on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Prime Members and subscribers can binge full seasons of Legacy ad-free on Amazon Music. Wondery+ subscribers can binge full seasons ad-free -- join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.
Location:
United States
Description:
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. Follow Legacy on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Prime Members and subscribers can binge full seasons of Legacy ad-free on Amazon Music. Wondery+ subscribers can binge full seasons ad-free -- join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.
Language:
English
Episodes
Cleopatra | Bling...and Bloodshed | 3
5/14/2024
Cleopatra emerges victorious after a series of battles and sets sails across Egypt. She dazzles another great Roman, Mark Antony. But will her political ambitions be helped or hindered by him?
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Duration:00:50:36
Listen Now: Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli
5/13/2024
When Frank Farian first laid eyes on Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, he saw everything he wasn’t. They were handsome, young, and Black. But Frank had something they didn’t. He had power.
So, Frank offered them a devil’s bargain. Almost overnight, Milli Vanilli’s debut album went five times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination. But when the lie at the center of their success started to unravel, Rob and Fab would discover the hard way the difference between star power and real power.
From Wondery, Blame It on the Fame is a story about the lie that shot to #1 and what it cost to tell the truth. Hosted by Amanda Seales.
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Duration:00:04:22
Cleopatra | The Courageous Queen | 2
5/7/2024
Cleopatra's future hangs in the balance, but there is one person who could change her fate. He is Julius Caesar, the most powerful man in the world - and he's come to Egypt. If only she can convince him of her worth.
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Duration:00:46:48
Cleopatra | A Taste for Betrayal | 1
4/30/2024
Cleopatra is born into a life of luxury - and violence. Beautiful and brilliant, the young queen of Egypt is still a teenager when she ascends the throne - but it's not long before she's betrayed by those closest to her.
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Duration:00:41:17
Alan Turing | A Forgotten Hero | 4
4/23/2024
Alan Turing’s life is tragically cut short. And his crucial impact during the war remains unknown for years. But in the 21st century, his legacy in Artificial Intelligence is more relevant than ever and so is his identity as a queer man. How should we reassess the legacy of Alan Turing?
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Duration:00:32:55
Alan Turing | Illegal Love | 3
4/16/2024
Turing returns to a normal social life after the war, where he is open about his sexual orientation with his friends. Until a burglary turns everything upside down and Turing faces the reality of being criminalised for who you love. Will Turing survive this?
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Duration:00:35:55
Alan Turing | Cracking the Code | 2
4/9/2024
The stakes are high for Turing and his team of codebreakers as they try to decrypt Nazi messages. Known as “Prof”, Turing and his eccentricities are central to life at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. Will he and his team be able to turn the tide in Britain’s favour?
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Duration:00:48:13
Alan Turing | An Awkward Genius | 1
4/2/2024
A curious bookish boy, Alan Turing is already an outsider at a young age. But at Cambridge, he comes up with an idea that shapes the foundation of computer science. His genius will later alter the course of the Second World War. But Turing's personal life will destroy his reputation for generations to come.
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Duration:00:52:27
Nina Simone | Rebirth | 4
3/26/2024
The tide is turning for Nina Simone. A new generation falls in love with her music, she's reconciled with her daughter and her mental health has recovered. But alongside the civil rights movement, Nina's significance as an activist is forgotten until recent events in the US give them new relevance.
You can listen to the songs mentioned in this series here: https://music.amazon.co.uk/playlists/B0CVXPPT7G or search 'Nina Simone: The Legacy Playlist' in the Amazon Music app.
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Duration:00:37:13
Nina Simone | Breakdown | 3
3/19/2024
Amidst marital and financial problems, Nina escapes the US for an eclectic life abroad - finding love in Barbados, happiness in Liberia, and a better education for her daughter in Switzerland. But mental health struggles soon come to the fore and before soon Nina Simone will reach a new low.
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Duration:00:40:23
Nina Simone | To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 2
3/12/2024
Nina Simone's star is rising - however cracks in her personal life are starting to show. Meanwhile, the civil rights movement is catching up with her. Where does she stand in the midst of this? And will she be on the right side of history?
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Duration:00:47:36
Nina Simone | The Road to Carnegie Hall | 1
3/5/2024
Born in the Jim Crow South, Nina Simone's talent is obvious from an early age. She dreams of becoming the first black classical pianist but after a life-changing rejection, she has no choice but to reinvent herself...
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Duration:00:48:44
Gorbachev | The Man Who Lost an Empire | 4
2/27/2024
Under Gorbachev's leadership the once sprawling empire that was the Soviet Union collapses. Is this his true legacy? Or was it all inevitable? And with present day Russia looking to the past for glory, what lessons can we learn from history's last Soviet leader?
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Duration:00:38:21
Gorbachev | Meltdown | 3
2/20/2024
On a spring morning in 1986 one of the most catastrophic events in global history occurs - Chernobyl. It brings chaos to the environment, chaos to Europe and chaos to Mikhail Gorbachev's premiership. Will he survive this?
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Duration:00:40:08
Gorbachev | Shutting Down the Cold War | 2
2/13/2024
With the levers of power now in his control, Gorbachev steps out on the international stage with one aim: to avoid a nuclear war. He forges a new relationship with US President Reagan, but will it be enough to remove the shadow of armageddon?
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Duration:00:38:41
Gorbachev | The Boy from Stavropol | 1
2/6/2024
Shaped by the brutality of the Stalin regime, Gorbachev’s childhood was one of poverty and hardship. But the communist system also works to his strengths, and allows him to reach the very top. All along, he remains a true believer but knows change must happen.
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Duration:00:38:45
Picasso | Drawing Lessons | 4
1/31/2024
A bombshell memoir by a former lover annoys and embarrasses Picasso in his final years. But it is only half a century after his death that his misogyny is seen as truly problematic. And leaves many now grappling with how to separate the art from the artist.
Artwork:
The Woman in a Chair, Pablo Picasso (1948)
Seated Woman in Green, Pablo Picasso (1953)
Self Portrait Facing Death, Pablo Picasso (1972)
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Duration:00:40:51
Picasso | The Weeping Woman | 3
1/24/2024
Death is ever more present in Picasso’s work, as horrific events in his home country inspire him to create one of the defining paintings of the 20th century. Meanwhile his own mortality weighs on him as he approaches old age.
Artwork:
Guernica, Pablo Picasso (1937)
The Weeping Woman, Pablo Picasso (1937)
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Duration:00:34:48
Picasso | The Muse | 2
1/17/2024
Picasso finds inspiration in an unlikely setting and changes art forever. He also finds his first muse, then his second... and then his third - leaving a trail of suffering behind him.
Artwork:
Family of Acrobats with Monkey, Pablo Picasso (1905)
Portrait of Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso (1905-6)
The Young Ladies of Avignon, Pablo Picasso (1906)
Olga in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso (1917)
The Dream, Pablo Picasso (1932)
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Duration:00:45:39
Picasso | Bullfights, Brothels & Bohemia | 1
1/10/2024
His father wants him to become a great classical painter, but teenage Pablo Picasso has other ideas. He joins the heady bohemia of Barcelona and Paris, where tragedy transforms his art and puts him on the road to fame.
Artwork:
The Little Yellow Picador, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1889)
The First Communion, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1896)
La Vie, Pablo Picasso (1903)
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Duration:00:43:20