Introducing…Legacy

Legacy

Wondery

History, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

3.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Legacy lands Wednesday 15th November. 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.

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:08.6	I like Mr. Gorbachev.
0:10.1	We can do business together.
0:11.6	Picasso is undeniably a genius, but also a less than perfect human.
0:16.3	For some, the shadow falls across decades, even centuries.
0:20.9	But it also changes.
0:22.7	Reputations are re-examined by new generations, who may not always like what they find.
0:30.5	Judgments are revised.
0:32.8	Some are redeemed.
0:34.8	Others are torn down.
0:36.0	Their statues toppled.
0:42.8	It is unacceptable to have figures like roads glorified.
0:46.7	From Wondery and Gollhanger podcasts, I'm Afu Hirsch.
0:48.1	I'm Peter Frankopern.
0:51.3	And this is Legacy.
0:56.8	A brand new show exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history.
0:59.9	To find out what bare past tells us about our present.
1:04.0	Nina Simone was constantly told to sit down and shut up.
1:05.1	You're the angry black woman.
1:10.7	The name of Napoleon still rings out in the patter of the guides who thrive on the tourist trade.
1:14.6	Follow Legacy on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcasts,
1:18.3	or you can binge seasons of Legacy ad-free on Amazon Music.
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