Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast
It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes to download
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Kim Philby—Series 11
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Glenn Moore, Susie McCabe and Daniel Foxx decode the ultimate double agent.
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The Greatest Showman (P.T. Barnum)—Series 11
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Sara Pascoe, John Tothill and Gbemi Oladipo examine the life of The Greatest Showman.
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Griselda Blanco—Series 11
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn dissect ‘The Godmother’.
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Agatha Christie—Series 11
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jess Fostekew and Eshaan Akbar examine the life of the author.
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Al Capone—Series 11
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Jack Skipper, Maisie Adam and Daliso Chaponda examine the legacy of the mob king.
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Vampire Bats—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Vampire Bats: spooky little weirdos or misunderstood goth pigeons?
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Maggots—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Maggots: misunderstood baby flies or gruesome creepies?
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Bottlenose Dolphins—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 27 Aug 2025
With their fiendish tendencies, are Bottlenose Dolphins evil? Or bona-fide genius?
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Hamsters—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 20 Aug 2025
With their vicious bitey ways, are hamsters evil? Or just plain genius?
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Jackie Kennedy—Series 10
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Amy Matthews, Ray Badran and Rajiv Karia examine the legacy of Jackie Kennedy
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Nostradamus—Series 10
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie decode the quatrains of Nostradamus
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Catherine The Great—Series 10
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajiv Karia, Amy Matthews and Ray Badran debate whether Catherine was so great after all.
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Florence Nightingale—Series 10
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie shine a lamp on Florence Nightingale.
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Marilyn Monroe—Series 10
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Hannah Platt, Janine Harouni and Tony Hawks explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe
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Father of Bodybuilding, Joe Weider—Series 10
Wed 28 May 2025
Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi put Joe Weider in the squat rack.
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Robert Maxwell—Series 10
Wed 21 May 2025
Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt examine the life of Robert Maxwell.
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Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West)—Series 10
Wed 14 May 2025
Emmanuel Sonubi, Joe Sutherland and Jess Fostekew see if Elphaba was changed 'for good'.
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Napoleon—Series 10
Wed 7 May 2025
Johnny Cochrane, Glenn Moore and Celya AB get complex about Napoleon.
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Christine Keeler—Series 10
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Sara Barron, Rachel Fairburn and Michael Odewale examine the legacy of Christine Keeler.
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Harper Lee—Series 10
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Celya AB, Glenn Moore and Johnny Cochrane put Harper Lee in the dock.
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OJ Simpson—Series 10
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Michael Odewale, Sara Barron and Rachel Fairburn take a sip of ‘The Juice’.
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Lawrence of Arabia—Series 9
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Susie McCabe, Desiree Burch and Ian Smith dissect the fairytale.
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Lady Macbeth—Series 9
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Laura Smyth, Josh Jones and Johnny Cochrane delve into The Scottish Play.
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John D. Rockefeller—Series 9
Wed 4 Dec 2024
Phil Wang, Lindsey Santoro and Katie Norris on the world's first billionaire.
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Oliver Cromwell—Series 9
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Kerry Godliman, Helen Bauer and Glenn Moore bite the head off the Lord Protector.
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Jim Morrison—Series 9
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Stephen Bailey on the multifaceted 'Lizard King'.
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Marlene Dietrich—Series 9
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Amy Gledhill, Ria Lina and Alasdair Beckett-King decide - diva or devil?
