Ruined Heroes
397 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★ - 147 ratingsA weekly and self produced podcast wherein the three of us irreverently discuss a topic of societal renown.
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Qin Shi Huangdi
April 16, 2023 16:20 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/qin-shi-huangdi https://www.thoughtco.com/qin-shi-huang-first-emperor-china-195679#:~:text=Qin%20Shi%20Huang%20(around%20259,destruction%20and%20oppression%20within%20China. https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/who-was-chinas-first-emperor https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qin-Shi-Huang Timel...
John Steinbeck
April 09, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.notablebiographies.com/Sc-St/Steinbeck-John.html https://steinbeck.stanford.edu/writer https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/john-steinbeck https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1962/steinbeck/biographical/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck#Personal_life
Crocodillians
April 02, 2023 19:07 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://factsanddetails.com/asian/cat68/sub434/item2435.html#:~:text=Crocodiles%20have%20been%20around%20for,around%20stealing%20eggs%2C%22%20Dr. https://www.britannica.com/animal/crocodile-order/Evolution-and-classification https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/modern-crocodiles-are-evolving-rapid-rate-180978432/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/t...
Wonder Woman
March 26, 2023 22:26 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.dc.com/characters/wonder-woman https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/11/history-and-life-of-wonder-woman/#:~:text=Her%20original%20origin%20story%20says,lessons%20of%20love%20and%20peace. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/origin-story-wonder-woman-180952710/ https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Wonder_Woman_Origins https://www.britannica.com/topic/...
Andrew Carnegie
March 19, 2023 18:52 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.carnegie.org/interactives/foundersstory/#!/ https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/explore-engage/classroom-resources/worksheets-and-excerpts-on-history-and-government/biography https://www.thoughtco.com/andrew-carnegie-1773956 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Carnegie https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-Ch/Carnegie-Andrew.html E Boo...
Sodder Children
March 12, 2023 16:28 - 1 hour - 65 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/sodder-children https://www.legendsofamerica.com/missing-sodder-children/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Sodder_Family https://thetruecrimefiles.com/sodder-children-disappearance/
ATF part 2
March 05, 2023 19:47 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.atf.gov/our-history/atf-history-timeline https://www.atf.gov/our-history/photo-gallery/history-badges# https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bureau-of-Alcohol-Tobacco-Firearms-and-Explosives https://trac.syr.edu/tracatf/atwork/current/atfHistory.html https://www.federaldisability.com/agency-spotlight-history-atf/ https://ammo.com/articles/atf-...
ATF part 1
February 26, 2023 17:33 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich https://www.atf.gov/our-history/atf-history-timeline https://www.atf.gov/our-history/photo-gallery/history-badges# https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bureau-of-Alcohol-Tobacco-Firearms-and-Explosives https://trac.syr.edu/tracatf/atwork/current/atfHistory.html https://www.federaldisability.com/agency-spotlight-history-atf/ https://ammo.com/articles/atf-history-bureau-of-...
The Tylenol Murders
February 19, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-tylenol-murders-unsealed-first-24-hours-20220922-2mts4uwyzjgard6cawicu2myvm-htmlstory.html Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders: Episode 1: Steak, Flowers, Tylenol – Chicago Tribune https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/chicago-tylenol-murders/ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/...
Hel
February 12, 2023 18:06 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/giants/hel/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Hel/ https://skjalden.com/hel/ https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Hel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_(mythological_being)
Iggy Pop
February 05, 2023 17:29 - 1 hour - 66 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/iggy-pop-mn0000926548/biography https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/iggy-pop-9038.php http://www.famoussingers.org/iggy-pop https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006563/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Manuel Noriega
January 15, 2023 17:08 - 1 hour - 69 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/manuel-noriega-4766576 https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Noriega-Manuel.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/noriega-surrenders-to-u-s https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manuel-Noriega https://www.pbs.org/tpt/dictators-playbook/episodes/manuel-noriega/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/manuel-n...
Great Recordings
January 08, 2023 18:14 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: No sources as this is all opinion
Thor Heyerdahl
January 01, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thor-Heyerdahl https://www.kon-tiki.no/thor-heyerdahl/ https://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Heyerdahl-Thor.html https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thor-heyerdahl-5733.php
Brooks Brothers
December 25, 2022 21:17 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: http://vestoj.com/how-brooks-brothers-once-clothed-slaves/ https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/brooks-brothers-history/ https://www.company-histories.com/Brooks-Brothers-Inc-Company-History.html https://www.fashionabc.org/wiki/brooks-brothers/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/626807/who-were-the-actual-brooks-brothers https://www.encyclopedia.com/fas...
Dolly Parton
December 18, 2022 19:18 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/a-tin-can-and-a-tobacco-stick/9740 https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/dolly-parton https://www.biography.com/musician/dolly-parton https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000573/bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dolly-Parton Dolly Parton: Queen of Country Docu- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGYnFF...
Snails
December 11, 2022 23:30 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://factsaboutsnails.com/snail-facts/how-did-the-land-snail-evolve/ https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Snail https://facts.net/snail-facts/ https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/landsnailecology.html https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/dietbehavior.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail https://allthatsinteresting.com/co...
David Lynch
December 04, 2022 17:56 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.davidlynch.de/biography/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000186/bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/message.html
Brown University
November 27, 2022 19:25 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://250.brown.edu/browns-history.html#:~:text=Brown%20was%20founded%20in%201764,that%20still%20typifies%20Brown%20today. https://www.brown.edu/about/history/timeline/ https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Brown_University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University
Bass Reeves
November 20, 2022 16:51 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE020 https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bassreeves/ https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/reeves-bass-1838-1910/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/bass-reeves Today I Found Out https://youtu.be/mirZQ64xf1A
Dr. John Harvey Kellog
November 14, 2022 03:06 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://library.uthscsa.edu/2014/05/dr-john-harvey-kellogg-inventor-of-kelloggs-corn-flakes/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-harvey-kellogg http://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/tree/512fa0d334c5399e2c000005 https://www.forbes.com/sites/priceonomics/2016/05/17/the-surprising-reason-why-dr-john-harvey-kellogg-invented-corn-flakes/?sh=3ec105916997 http...
Potatoes
November 06, 2022 17:01 - 1 hour - 110 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: http://www.vegetablefacts.net/vegetable-history/history-of-potatoes/ https://www.history-magazine.com/potato.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-potato-changed-the-world-108470605/ https://whatscookingamerica.net/history/potatohistory.htm https://facts.net/potato-facts/
John the Apostle
October 30, 2022 16:50 - 1 hour - 123 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-the-Apostle https://overviewbible.com/john-the-apostle/ https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-the-apostle-37257.php https://www.learnreligions.com/john-the-apostle-profile-and-biography-248810 https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/john-exiled-to-patmos/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apos...
Jack Daniel
October 23, 2022 18:06 - 1 hour - 131 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://mintjuleptours.com/2018/05/18/jack-daniel-the-story-of-jack-daniels-tennessee-whiskey/#:~:text=Legend%20has%20it%20that%20Daniel,can%20be%20seen%20on%20tours. https://whiskey.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Daniel https://www.whiskeyuniv.com/d-jack-daniels https://drunkard.com/03_05_jack_daniel/
The Alien Franchise
October 16, 2022 17:44 - 2 hours - 119 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Alien_(film) https://www.cracked.com/image-pictofact-7196-45-behind-the-scenes-facts-about-the-alien-franchise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(franchise) https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-movies-in-order https://www.liveabout.com/history-of-the-alien-franchise-4135664 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/h-r-giger-2039120
The Planck Constant
October 09, 2022 16:08 - 1 hour - 118 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: No sources provided this week.
Christopher Lloyd
October 02, 2022 16:36 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000502/bio https://www.biography.com/actor/christopher-lloyd https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/christopher-lloyd-34259.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd
Ludwig Van Beethoven
September 25, 2022 19:32 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/ https://www.biography.com/musician/ludwig-van-beethoven https://www.its.caltech.edu/~tan/BeethovenMissaSolemnis/background_on_beethoven.html https://www.liveabout.com/biography-of-ludwig-van-beethoven-723780
Jefferson Davis
September 18, 2022 20:19 - 1 hour - 134 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/jefferson-davis https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/jefferson-davis https://www.biography.com/political-figure/jefferson-davis https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/davis-jefferson-1808-1889/
Mikhail Gorbachev
September 12, 2022 07:50 - 1 hour - 112 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.gorby.ru/en/gorbachev/biography/ https://www.biography.com/political-figure/mikhail-gorbachev https://achievement.org/achiever/mikhail-s-gorbachev/ https://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/Gorbachev-Mikhail.html
Elizabeth Bathory
September 03, 2022 20:55 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elizabeth-bathory/id541481026?i=1000365777227 https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elizabeth-bathory https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory https://historyofyesterday.com/the-story-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess-150768eeb62d https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/elizabeth-batho...
Bob Dylan
August 28, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour - 104 MBttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://bobdylancenter.com/about/biography/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-dylan-mn0000066915/biography https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bob-Dylan-American-musician https://history-biography.com/bob-dylan/ https://www.expectingrain.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan
Earnest Hemingway
August 21, 2022 16:56 - 1 hour - 110 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: Hemingway-Wrestling with Life https://youtu.be/sPvBXsiA9Zs https://www.thoughtco.com/ernest-hemingway-1779812 https://www.famousauthors.org/ernest-hemingway https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1954/hemingway/biographical/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Hemingway
Don Simpson
August 14, 2022 18:09 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-don-81852857/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800971/bio https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/english/producer/don-simpson https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/178137%7C0/Don-Simpson#biography https://thegoodage.medium.com/don-simpson-the-broken-king-9c44ade9ee78 https://hollywood-elsewhere.com/don-jerry-go-gay-way/ https://e...
Bee Gees
August 07, 2022 21:27 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.beegees.com/beginning-bee-gees/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bee-gees-mn0000043714/biography https://people.com/music/grammys-2017-bee-gees-tragic-history/ https://www.biography.com/news/bee-gees-origins
Josip Broz, Tito
July 31, 2022 21:04 - 1 hour - 102 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josip-Broz-Tito https://ehistory.osu.edu/biographies/josip-broz-tito https://spartacus-educational.com/2WWtito.htm https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tito-is-made-president-for-life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito
NYSRPA vs Bruen
July 24, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour - 145 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: Rupert led episode, sources not noted
Marilyn Monroe
July 17, 2022 17:10 - 1 hour - 140 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-biography/ https://www.biography.com/actor/marilyn-monroe https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/bio https://www.notablebiographies.com/Mo-Ni/Monroe-Marilyn.html
Lewis and Clark
July 10, 2022 18:45 - 1 hour - 129 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/lewis_and_clark_expedition/#.YpuVjxPMKCg https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/lewis-and-clark https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark#background https://lewisandclark.org/learn/timeline.php https://lewisclark.net/biography
Don King
July 03, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/don-king-3755.php https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/don-king-1931/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/sports-and-games/sports-biographies/don-king https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mike-Tyson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_King
Redlining
June 26, 2022 17:07 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: No source links on Rupert led episodes
Morton Downey Jr.
June 19, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 39 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr Movie Behind the Bastards- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-three-morton-downey-junior-the-ur-media-grifter/id1373812661?i=1000539044466 http://www.mortondowneyjrshow.com/mortbio.html http://www.mortondowneyjrshow.com/mortmusic.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-morton-downey-jr-documentary...
Jeffery Dahmer
June 12, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour - 141 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: Generation Why- https://art19.com/shows/generation-why-podcast/episodes/3befed34-ca91-4e85-abf7-616eb29e0300 https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/jeffrey-dahmer/ https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dahmer-jeffrey.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/jeffrey-dahmer https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/jeffrey-dahmer
Charlie Parker
June 05, 2022 17:22 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://charlieparkermusic.com/ https://www.biography.com/musician/charlie-parker https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/charlie-parker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1976/03/01/bird-whitney-balliett https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/charlie-parker-about-charlie-parker/678/
Monopoly
May 29, 2022 15:52 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.henrygeorge.org/dodson_on_monopoly.htm https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/11/secret-history-monopoly-capitalist-game-leftwing-origins https://artsandculture.google.com/story/making-monopoly-a-history-of-the-origins-of-america%E2%80%99s-favorite-board-game-the-strong/8wXRngw0ZZDFLQ?hl=en https://boardscardsdice.com/history-of-m...
Michael Phelps
May 22, 2022 17:09 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.biography.com/athlete/michael-phelps#:~:text=Michael%20Phelps%20is%20an%20American,the%20U.S.%20men's%20swim%20team. https://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ow-Sh/Phelps-Michael.html https://swimswam.com/bio/michael-phelps/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/10/06/michael-phelps-usa-swimming-suspension-dui/16820993/ https:/...
Charles Ponzi
May 08, 2022 17:35 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBhttps://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/charles-ponzi https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-ponzi-we-trust-64016168/ https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1800.html https://tcf.org/content/commentary/who-was-charles-ponzi/?session=1 https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/charles-ponzi-8445.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ponzi History Ch...
Walmart
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Aretha Franklin
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Marvin Gaye
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