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Meet Your Heroes

Meet Your Heroes

Meet Your Heroes Podcast

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Ignoring the conventional wisdom to never meet your heroes and exposing the lesser known legacies and real life bad behavior of history’s most notable and beloved people.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 25: Walt Disney

Episode 25: Walt Disney

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06/17/20 • 52 min

Media plays an enormous role in shaping the way we experience the world. And few people have influenced media and culture as profoundly as this week’s hero, Walt Disney. We’re digging into the life of Uncle Walt and showing how his own personal biases influenced not only his work, but also how they continue to shape the way millions of people understand race, religion, and gender roles.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 57: Joan Crawford
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02/17/21 • 52 min

Joan Crawford was many things: notorious Hollywood bombshell, relentless self-promoter, alleged child abuser, petty rival, and so much more. Listen to this week’s episode for all the details.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 18: Mahatma Gandhi
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04/29/20 • 46 min

This week, we're talking about none other than Gandhi himself.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 16: John Wayne

Episode 16: John Wayne

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04/15/20 • 36 min

This week we're featuring everyone's favorite cowboy, John Wayne. Was he just a product of his time or did he go out of his way to try and justify slavery and genocide?
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 22: Henry Ford

Episode 22: Henry Ford

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05/27/20 • 54 min

You may know him as the father of the automobile, but last week it was Henry Ford’s “bloodlines” that made the news. This week, we’re telling you why (hint: it’s the Nazi bit)
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 20: The Recap

Episode 20: The Recap

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05/13/20 • 32 min

This week, we're answering the question: what does it take to become a hero? We're taking a closer look at the traits and behaviors our heroes have in common and speculating wildly about why we think all heroes share at least three specific characteristics.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 28: Marlon Brando
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07/09/20 • 55 min

Notoriously eccentric, difficult, and private, this week we’re digging into the life of Marlon Brando.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 19: Sigmund Freud
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05/06/20 • 45 min

This week, we're talking about the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 27: Alexander Hamilton
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07/01/20 • 74 min

In this week’s extremely-patriotic episode, we’re discussing the life and scandals of the indelible Alexander Hamilton. Also, we find out if Audrey knows whose face is on the ten-dollar bill.
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Meet Your Heroes - Episode 29: Ayn Rand

Episode 29: Ayn Rand

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07/16/20 • 49 min

This week we’re exploring the life of Ayn Rand and the impact her ideas and cut-throat philosophies have had on politics, the economy, and the world over the past six decades. A believer in individualism above all else, she lived a life of surprising hypocrisy.
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FAQ

How many episodes does Meet Your Heroes have?

Meet Your Heroes currently has 113 episodes available.

What topics does Meet Your Heroes cover?

The podcast is about Comedy and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Meet Your Heroes?

The episode title 'Episode 25: Walt Disney' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Meet Your Heroes?

The average episode length on Meet Your Heroes is 44 minutes.

How often are episodes of Meet Your Heroes released?

Episodes of Meet Your Heroes are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Meet Your Heroes?

The first episode of Meet Your Heroes was released on Dec 29, 2019.

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