Who Died Today

Series produced by Jonathan Thomas Stratman

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A fresh look at history's dead characters. It's a chance to meet people you've never met and really get to know people you only thought you knew. Ho Chi Minh ... who knew he worked as a pastry chef in Harlem in the 1920s?Frank T. Hopkins ... they made the movie "Hidalgo" about him ... who knew his shocking secret? Who was the fourth man to die in the Buddy Holly crash, and why isn't anybody talking about him?

Dynamic three-minute, filler-length episodes, keyed to specific dates throughout the year. You'll discover a fresh point of view on history's dead characters. Who they really were, how they really lived ... what they left behind. Some are obscure, many––though overlooked or overshadowed––were center stage in the unfolding, human drama or comedy that is history and life.


50 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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One of our great actors. His mother called him by his initials R.C., but was mis-heard by the county clerk, so we knew him as Ossie.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
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The Buddy Holly pilot. Everybody knows how Roger Peterson died, but almost nobody knows who he was.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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He was an artist. And you've likely seen his stuff.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:01
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Marks was a British code maker in World War II. While still in his early twenties, in charge of wireless communication codes to espionage agents an...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:00
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The true story of the first state to sponsor a rock concert ... nicknamed "the Governor's Pot Party"... and what became of that governor.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The first President of the United States, Samuel Huntington, died today. Wait, I know what you're thinking: "What happened to George Washington?" W...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:01
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If the name isn't familiar, it's still a good bet you know the face.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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While many of the most-told love stories are fairy tales, hers was real and it changed YOUR life.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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His friends called him "Hoochie Coo," and he was one of the great jazz pianists ... composer of hundreds of songs, but best known for writing the t...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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Even if you've never heard of Grace Hopper, she changed your life.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00