Larger Than Life

What does a modern tiny house and an ancient Greek philosopher have in common? How far is too far when trying to be right? these and more deep questions are discussed with this weeks episode. www.anchor.fm/quinmcfadden. Disclaimer: I am a writer and not a trained historian. I am using the most up to date materials available tp me at the time of publishing, but my stories are told more for their narrative value so may include sources that are second hand, unconfirmed or even apocryphal. These men and woman of history surely did live and do amazing things, but what you choose to believe is entirely up to you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support

www.ancor.fm/quinmcfadden This episode takes you through the life of the possibly most prolific cereal killer of all time, or one of the most misunderstood people of all time. I suppose you'll have to figure out which. Disclaimer: I am a writer and not a trained historian. I am using the most up to date materials available to me at the time of publishing, but my tales are told more for their narrative value and so my sources may be second hand, unconfirmed or even apocryphal. These men and women of history surly did live and do amazing things, but what you chose to believe is entirely up to you. I also wanted to add that I am not a native speaker of any of the languages of the people in this episode, so i most assuredly have butchered their names. I apologies in advance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support

Do you like the lone ranger? Rumer has it todays subject was the inspiration for the lone ranger as well as other famous cowboys. In my opinion though, he's much cooler. Disclaimer: I am a writer and not a trained historian. I am using the most up to date research materials available to be at the time of production but my stories are told for their narrative value so may include second hand, unconfirmed or even apocryphal sources. These great men and woman did live and I hope you enjoy their stories, but what you choose to believe is entirely up to you. Trigger warning: This episode contains brief mentions of slavery, discrimination and other injustices man has committed against his fellow man. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support

What comes to your mind when you picture a pirate? An eye patch? A peg leg? A Pirate? A little Cantonese lady? It seems like one of these things is not like the others. Disclaimer: I am a writer and not a trained historian. While I'm using the most up to date sources available to me at the time of production some of them might be secondary, unconfirmed or even apocryphal. These are real accounts of amazing men and woman from history. What you choose to believe Is entirely up to you. I also wanted to ask for your patience, I am covering people from south China and since I am not a native speaker, I am sure I have butchered the pronunciation. I am also in the process of updating my recording software so I apologize for the difference in audio quality. Thank you for your understanding and continued patronage --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support

Have you ever had a friend who was a hoot to be around but you knew deep down inside that he was not all that on the up and up? If you loved and partied with him anyways then you will love this weeks subject, the Count Saint Germain --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support

The barely believable story of a humble chicken farmer who changed the course of a war and helped topple an empire because he really hated Nazis. If you would like to support the show, please go to anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden and click the support button. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support

Welcome to Larger than Life the slightly historical take on amazing men and woman from our past. Enjoy the trailer provided to wet you appetite for things to come! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quin-mcfadden/support