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Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity, spectacle, and promotion into an art form and money. He built museums, launched tours, entered politics, created legends, and helped define the modern circus.  His life was filled with ambition, controversy, genius…and a fair amount of exaggeration.  Learn more about P.T Barnum, the self-proclaimed Prince of Humbugs, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.  Sponsors Newspapers.com Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE Samsara Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity,

0:06.3

spectacle, and promotion into an art form and money. He built museums, launched tours, entered

0:12.5

politics, created legends, and helped define the modern circus. His life was filled with

0:17.6

ambition, controversy, genius, and a fair amount of exaggeration.

0:22.9

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P.T. Barnum was born Phineas Taylor Barnum on July 5th, 1810 in Bethel, Connecticut,

1:43.7

to Philo and Irene Barnum.

1:46.1

Phineas was his father's six child and had ten siblings, including older half-siblings

1:50.7

from his father's first marriage.

1:53.1

Phineas grew up in a conservative area, where most values were set by the local congregational

1:57.5

church.

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