
About this podcast
pplpod is a podcast about people, places and lots of other stuff. Each episode takes a deep dive into the lives, choices, and legacies of fascinating figures from history, culture, music, and beyond. From icons who shaped entire generations to hidden stories that deserve the spotlight, pplpod brings you closer to the people behind the headlines and the legends. Thoughtful, engaging, and story-driven, pplpod explores what makes these lives extraordinary—and what we can learn from them today.
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pplpod
About this podcast
pplpod is a podcast about people, places and lots of other stuff. Each episode takes a deep dive into the lives, choices, and legacies of fascinating figures from history, culture, music, and beyond. From icons who shaped entire generations to hidden stories that deserve the spotlight, pplpod brings you closer to the people behind the headlines and the legends. Thoughtful, engaging, and story-driven, pplpod explores what makes these lives extraordinary—and what we can learn from them today.
Recent episodes
- Songs in the Key of Life: Stevie Wonder's Ghana Plan and a $13 Million DealNew · 20 min
- Super Freak's Afterlife: Alonzo Miller's Edit, Beat Freaks and Nicki MinajNew · 19 min
- What's Going On: Obie Benson's Berkeley Bus Ride and a Smuggled 1971 SingleNew · 21 min
- Dreamgirls 2006: Whitney's Lost Deal, 783 Effie Auditions and an Oscar SnubNew · 21 min
- Eddie Holland: A Top 30 Hit With Jamie, Then the Pen Behind 143 HitsNew · 19 min
- Detroit 1967 Riot: Willie Horton's Plea, Guard Panic and Phantom SnipersNew · 22 min
- For Once in My Life: Billie Jean Brown's Fight to Free Stevie Wonder's TakeNew · 18 min
- Wanda Young: From Nursing Student to Marvelettes Lead and a 1989 ComebackNew · 19 min
- Raynoma Gordy Singleton: Miss Ray's 5,000 Bootleg Copies of My GuyNew · 19 min
- Yvonne Fair: The Singer Whose I Found You Became James Brown's I Feel GoodNew · 17 min