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pplpod

pplpod

13,931 episodesENExplicit

Show overview

pplpod launched in 2025 and has put out 13,931 episodes in the time since. That works out to over 5500 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 25 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 12,522 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 12522 episodes published.

Episodes
13,931
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
22 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

pplpod is a podcast about people, places and lots of other stuff. Each episode takes a deep dive into the lives, choices, and legacies of fascinating figures from history, culture, music, and beyond. From icons who shaped entire generations to hidden stories that deserve the spotlight, pplpod brings you closer to the people behind the headlines and the legends.Thoughtful, engaging, and story-driven, pplpod explores what makes these lives extraordinary—and what we can learn from them today.

Bank Runs Explained: From Goldsmiths to the $42 Billion Cyber Run

Oct 7, 202626 min

Gresham's Law: Why Bad Money Drives Out Good, From Athens to Now

Oct 7, 202620 min

The $100,000 Bill: The Rise and Purge of America's Giant Banknotes

Oct 7, 202621 min

The Onion Futures Act: How Two Traders Cornered Onions and Got Banned

Oct 7, 202616 min

Multi-Level Marketing: Why 99 Percent of MLM Recruits Lose Money

Oct 7, 202621 min

The California Gold Rush: Who Really Got Rich and Who Paid the Price

Oct 7, 202625 min

Cabbage Patch Kids: The Folk Artist Whose Idea Xavier Roberts Took

Oct 7, 202619 min

The Superdollar: The Near-Perfect Fake $100 Bill Nobody Can Trace

Oct 7, 202624 min

The Beard Tax: Peter the Great's War on Russian Facial Hair

Oct 7, 202621 min

Sumptuary Laws: When Purple Dye, Silk, and Gold Rings Were Crimes

Oct 7, 202625 min

The Window Tax: How Britain Taxed Light and Air for 150 Years

Oct 7, 202620 min

The Great Depression: How Gold, Tariffs, and Bank Runs Broke the World

Oct 7, 202622 min

Pig Butchering Scams: Fraud Factories, Fake Love, and Captive Scammers

Oct 7, 202623 min

Titanic Thompson: The Hustler Who Rigged Reality and Sank Everybody

Oct 7, 202623 min

The Ford Pinto: Exploding Gas Tanks, the Pinto Memo and the Real Data

Oct 7, 202623 min

The History of the ATM: Radioactive Checks, PINs and Jackpotting Heists

Oct 7, 202621 min

Tickle Me Elmo: The 1996 Toy Craze That Turned Christmas Shopping Violent

Oct 7, 202622 min

Joseph Jagger: The Bankrupt Mill Worker Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

Oct 7, 202623 min

Aristotle Onassis: The Refugee Tycoon Who Took On Nixon and Monaco

Oct 7, 202623 min

Jordan Belfort: From Italian Ice to the $200 Million Stratton Oakmont Scam

Oct 7, 202619 min
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