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Hindsight
They're history’s most famous and infamous people. You’ve heard of them, but now it’s time you hear from them.
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Listen to Hindsight, a Society & Culture podcast by Al Jazeera Media Network. Stream 48 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Asmahan: The Druze Diva
Asmahan was a rebel in a world of expectations. From a Druze Princess to exalted singer in 1930s and 40s Egypt – she lived in extremes...
Faisal I of Iraq: The Making of a King
King Faisal I of Iraq was born in the age of the Ottoman Empire. A key figure in the Arab revolt, his patience, curiosity and diplomacy ende...
Shajarat al Durr: From Slave to Sultana of Egypt
Shajarat al Durr was born in the golden age of Islam. Despite her beginnings as a child slave, she went on to become the first woman to sit...
Saladin: The Righteousness of the Faith
Saladin, one of the best known generals of the Middle Ages, led the Muslim military's campaign during the Third Crusade. And won. In hindsig...
Raya and Sakina: Egypt’s Sisters in Crime
Raya and Sakina endured the daily grind of poverty, personal tragedy and societal prejudice in early 20th century Egypt, only to be embroile...
Hindsight: Here's what's in story for Season 7
Actor Charles Dance returns to narrate season 7 of Hindsight. Listen to hear the remarkable lives of some of the Arab world's greatest figur...
Truganini: The Story of Tasmania’s First People
When Truganini died, she was mistakenly declared the last Tasmanian Aboriginal. Though some say she sold out her people, in hindsight, Truga...
Frida Kahlo: Behind the Canvas
Frida Kahlo was a master of self portraits. Her uncompromising oil paintings, always deeply personal, dealt with identity, the human body an...
Eva Perón: Argentina's Controversial First Lady
Eva Perón was a woman who beat the odds to become an inspiration to the people of Argentina. While powerful and popular, in hindsight, she w...
Madame Mao: China's Feared First Lady
Madame Mao was one of the most powerful women in modern Chinese history. But she left behind a trail of many thousands of graves. As one of...
Amelia Earhart: American Aviation Pioneer
Amelia Earhart was a woman of many firsts. She broke aviation records and challenged conventions about what a woman should do. But critics a...
Winnie Mandela: South Africa's "Mother of the Nation"
Winnie Mandela was hailed as an anti-apartheid hero and reviled as a corrupt child killer. In hindsight, can she be both? If she had never m...
Season 6: Hear the lives of some of history’s most notable women
In season 6, we hear about some of history’s most notable women. A 'Mother of the Nation', a communist revolutionary, an aviation pioneer, a...
Garrincha: The Greatest Dribbler
Brazil's Mané Garrincha was first written off after being born with bent legs. Against the odds, he went on to become one of the greatest dr...
Andres Escobar: The Gentleman of Football
Andrés Escobar was considered the gentleman of football for his clean, calm play on the pitch. But his life was cut short after a mistake at...
Ferenc Puskas: The Greatest Striker
Hungary's Ferenc Puskás is considered “football’s first international superstar.” There's even a trophy named after him for the player who s...
Lily Parr: Teenage Football Phenomenon
England's Lily Parr became famous during the brief, golden period of women’s football in the 1920s. A time when society had a hard time acce...
Lev Yashin: The Black Spider
Lev Yashin was a Soviet-era legend, considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the game. Scoring on Yashin was considered a career achi...
Diego Maradona: Football’s Flawed Saint
Diego Armando Maradona is often described as having been touched by the divine. But in hindsight, the man was no saint. Support the show: ht...
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