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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

John F. Kennedy’s assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The plan’s exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy’s assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next 45 years.

Legacy is a series exploring the complex relationship between how people want to be remembered and how history actually remembers them. From ancient pharaohs building pyramids to modern viral memes, the series examines legacies built through desperation, imposed without consent, and collapsed under the weight of truth. Discover why monument builders like Carnegie and Rockefeller failed to control their narratives, how people like Henrietta Lacks and Rosa Parks had their stories appropriated, and why some reputations like Stalin's and Savile's crumbled completely. Hosted by Maxwell Slate, this ...

Leading in Legacy is a multi-format storytelling show hosted by a mother and daughter, rooted in raw conversation, lived experience, and wisdom. The show captures generational truths in real time. It’s a space where lessons are reclaimed, trauma is named without shame, and legacy is reframed as something we live, not just something we leave behind. This isn’t just about inheritance, it’s about intention. Welcome to the conversation. Welcome to the legacy!

Welcome to the Legacy Podcast! We’re bringing you topical conversations on faith, pop culture, technology, social justice & more. I am your host, Mariah Michelle, and each episode I will be joined by a special guest - as we explore together what it looks like to leave a legacy of good on the earth.

100:1 The Crack Legacy investigates the war on crack in the mid-1980s and the devastation left in its wake. Host Christopher Johnson shares the experiences of the men and women who were on the frontlines - narcotics cops, ex- dealers, artists, community activists - to help explain the rise in incarceration, hyper-aggressive policing, and police shootings of unarmed people of color that we are experiencing now.

Micro-fiction and memoir. Legacy offers 5-10 minute episodes of reflections on teaching and surreal literary events in an experimental sound platform. Off-season, Follow the mirror podcast, Scenes and Moments.

Charlie Kirk Legacy is a three-part documentary podcast examining the rise, power, and aftermath of one of the most influential—and polarizing—figures in modern conservative youth politics. The series traces Charlie Kirk’s journey from an isolated teenage activist to the architect of Turning Point USA, revealing how he mastered media, controversy, and campus organizing to reshape political engagement among young Americans. At its peak, the movement wielded national influence—until Kirk’s shocking assassination in 2025. The final episode follows his widow, Erika Kirk, as she assumes ...

Henry Legacy is a premium audio and video series following one of the most talented sibling athlete families in America—told in their own words, in real time.Hosted by Chris Henry Jr., Seini Henry, and DeMarcus Henry, the show offers an inside look at life at the highest levels of modern sports. Chris Henry Jr. is a former 5-star recruit and freshman wide receiver at Ohio State while his older sister, Seini Henry plays women’s basketball for the OSU Buckeyes. Their younger brother, DeMarcus Henry is a 5-star prospect and top nationally ranked high school basketball player in the country. ...

In The Gaeilge Guide, Mollie Guidera - Ireland's leading online Irish teacher and creator of the hit platform 'Irish with Mollie' - brings her joyful, down-to-earth approach to the page in a book guaranteed to spark your connection to the Irish language and legacy. Mollie shows us how to reconnect with our ancient and endangered language - and with ourselves - by demystifying the shame and frustration many still feel around Irish, and replacing it with a fun, accessible path back to the richness of our native tongue.

American Legacy is a podcast championing the ideals of hard work, integrity, and personal character through the tales of Americans who have lived them. Here, you will hear from the heroes of our armed services, police forces, as well as entrepreneurial people who show up every day to their manufacturing or privately owned companies, the sort of jobs that keep America going yet often get overlooked. It is our intent to capture these stories for later generations to remember the sacrifices that the hard working Americans that came before them made every day, so that this can remain the greatest ...

This memoir that "will take your breath away" chronicles a harrowing journey through homelessness and poverty in New York City, followed by a turbulent experience in foster care (Jeanette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle). This powerful memoir exposes the harsh...

This psychologist is frustrated. In the final stretch of his doctoral internship, Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter had just one more milestone to complete—the diversity project—where candidates insert themselves into a situation in which they’d experience what it’s like to be a minority...

Hosted by Keith Ingram, Legacy in Transit is a journey through the spaces where hustle meets heritage. From veterans turned founders to artists reinventing the game, Keith talks purpose, progress, and the pursuit of legacy. Real voices. Global stories. Dallas roots. (Ideal if you want a reflective, travel-infused tone tied to your lifestyle and global ventures — also connects nicely with Tenerife 360 and Café Sativa themes.)

A searing tribute of sisterhood and family, profound love and loss from the acclaimed author of The World According to Fannie Davis. In Love, Rita Bridgett M. Davis tells the story of her beloved older sister Rita, who knew Bridgett before she knew herself. Just four years apart in age, as the...

Although a mother's mortality is inevitable, no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters. More than 20 years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort, help, and understanding when their mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother-loss survivors, Edelman's personal story of losing her mother, and recent research in grief and psychology, Motherless Daughters reveals the shared experiences and core identity issues of motherless women.

On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle. The Exorcist Legacy reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty's bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages.

From a Black philosopher and the author of The Politics of Black Joy, an epic retelling of American history from slavery to Jim Crow from the perspective of the Black women who used magic and spirituality to gain freedom and reshape the culture of the nation. The Conjuring of America tells the...

During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide...

A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. “This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)...