Listen Now: Legacy, J. Edgar Hoover

American Innovations

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Steven Johnson, History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Science

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Legacy tells the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees.

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0:00.0	Hello I'm Peter Frankerperm.
0:01.6	And I'm Afuahush.
0:03.0	And we're quickly dropping in to tell you about a new podcast we've launched called Legacy.
0:07.6	Everyone leaves a Legacy.
0:09.6	For some it lips on for decades, for centuries, but a legacy can also change.
0:15.0	Reputations are re-examined by new generations who may not like what they find.
0:21.0	Legacy explores the lives of some of the biggest characters in history, from Napoleon to Picasso to Nina
0:27.0	Simone.
0:28.0	In this series we look at J Edgar Hoover, a man who held power at the highest level of American life for half a century.
0:36.0	The director of the FBI, Hoover was once revered now. He's widely condemned.
0:40.0	But politics today cannot escape his influence.

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