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From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome 50-year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-20s, desperate to make a name for himself. Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David.

Ever since it was first drilled more than 150 years ago, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has enabled economic growth, provided an efficient energy source, fuelled our entire infrastructure - and caused wars, pollution and global warming. These seven dramas, set between 1951 and 2045, and taking us from postwar Iran to futuristic Lancashire, examine the role oil has played in shaping our world: recounting incredible stories of wealth, power, politics and corruption.

A razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadly One woman’s elixir is another woman’s poison Rhoda West is Silicon Valley’s favorite female CEO: the luminously charismatic founder of the fast-growing...

A rollicking good tale about oil power from Saudi Arabia to Houston, funding from Zurich to Wall Street, kidnapping and murder, and more with John Putnam Thatcher solving the mystery by penetrating the personal and corporate misdirections to identify the money motives, fraud, and murderer.

Midnight Oil is all about real people and their real encounters with the unexplained. Ghosts, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, glitches in the matrix, and MORE! We read listener submissions and unpack the strange, the eerie, and the things that don’t make sense. Submit YOUR story below for a chance to be featured on the podcast!

Viola MacMillan had it all: success, money, and respect. Influence, even. But in 1964, after three decades in the mining industry, one of the most fascinating women in Canadian business history was the central character in one of the country's most famous stock scandals. MacMillan, who started out as a prospector in the '30s, had developed lucrative mines and put together big deals. But she still wanted "a major discovery." Early in July 1964, shares in Windfall Oil and Mines, a company she and her husband controlled, traded for around 56 cents. Then one day, the stock took off.

Venezuela, 1992. Unknown colonel Hugo Chávez stages an ill-fated coup against a corrupt government, igniting the passions of Venezuela’s poor and catapulting the oil-rich country to international attention. For two rival spies hurriedly dispatched to Caracas - one from Washington, DC, and the other from Fidel Castro’s Cuba - this is a career-defining mission.

The Party tries to swindle a newly rich couple of several million dollars. Dana Andrews, Truman Bradley (announcer).

This is your Boom, Bust & Bodies: Murder in Oil Country podcast.Boom, Bust & Bodies: Murder in Oil Country is a gripping true crime podcast exploring the dark underbelly of oil-rich regions. Dive deep into tales of greed, corruption, and mystery as each episode uncovers shocking murders and disappearances tied to the rise and fall of the oil industry. Perfect for true crime enthusiasts, this podcast offers in-depth investigations, expert interviews, and chilling narratives that reveal the sinister side of prosperity. Tune in to discover the hidden narratives lurking beneath the surface of oil ...