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Daredevils of Hollywood was a radio show that featured the true stories of early Hollywood stunt performers: What it was about: The show focused on the excitement and danger of a different stunt performer each week. Who was featured: The show featured stunt performers like Slim Talbot and Bob Clark. Where to listen: You can listen to a classic episode of Daredevils of Hollywood featuring Slim Talbot and Bob Clark on Spreaker.

By turns a family drama and an action-adventure story, The Age of Daredevils chronicles the lives of the men and women who devoted themselves to the extraordinary sport of jumping over Niagara Falls in a barrel - a death-defying gamble that proved a powerful temptation to a hardy few. Internationally known in the 1920s and '30s for their barrel-jumping exploits, the Hills were a father-son team of daredevils who also rescued dozens of misguided thrill seekers and accident victims who followed them into the river.

A gloriously moving and entertaining, picaresque debut novel about a young man’s sentimental education in late 19th-century Europe; inspired by a real historical figure: ‘Captain’ Paul Boyton - the ‘Fearless Frogman’.

Neal Bascomb, a New York Times best-selling author, delivers the spellbinding story of the downed Allied airmen who masterminded the remarkably courageous - and ingenious - breakout from Germany's most devilish POW camp.

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics. From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all.

In the 19th Century, Niagara Falls became not just a beautiful landmark, but an obstacle crossed, dived into, or ridden down. Sam Patch, the first American daredevil, took his pet bear drinking with him and wowed audiences with his unaided jumps into the river. Charles Blondin cooked an omelet on a tightrope out over the roiling water. Annie Taylor, desperate for money, became the first to go over the falls in a barrel. This well-researched podcast tells the stories of these and other extraordinary daredevils. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to GSMC Classics: Daredevils of Hollywood, your gateway to the thrilling world of early Hollywood stunt performers. In this captivating podcast, we bring you a rebroadcast of the Classic Radio show Daredevils of Hollywood, a nostalgic journey back to the era where adrenaline-pumping stunts were performed without the aid of CGI or advanced safety protocols.When motion pictures were in their infancy, stunt work was a raw and daring art form. Before the concept of stunt doubles took hold, it was the actors themselves or daring individuals hired on the spot who risked life and limb to ...