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Marcus Aurelius Part 4: Solis Occasus

October 3, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

In our final installment of Marcus Aurelius, we discuss the twilight years of the “last good emperor”. Alone, battle-hardened, and bent with age, Marcus is still facing two of the biggest scourges of his life: disease and war. Tribes from…
Marcus Aurelius Part 3: Pestis Antonina

September 19, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

In part three of our series on Marcus Aurelius, we cover the battlefronts that the twin emperors were tasked to manage. In Syria, Marcus tasks his brother and co-emperor, Lucius Verus (great bad guy name), with confronting the armies of…
Marcus Aurelius Part 2: Horror Imperii

September 5, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

In part two of our series on Marcus Aurelius, we see Marcus’ get adopted by Antoninus Pius after the grisly death of Hadrian. After moving into the royal palace, Antoninus Pius would become a role model to Marcus , and he'd become close…
Marcus Aurelius Part 1: Verissimus

August 22, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

In part one of our series on famed Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius, we explore the early life of the last of the so-called “5 good emperors”. Born the son of a wealthy mother and a politician father who would die early on…
Office Hours Ep. 11: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

August 8, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

It's time for another episode of Office Hours, and this time we have some show-altering news! Our very own Akiva Meola, who has been co-host of The Biographers for two years, is leaving the show. We talk about what led him to this…

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Wu Zhao Part 5: The Fall of a Dynasty

July 25, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

In the conclusion to our series on the infamous Wu Zhao, we discover why the only female emperor in Chinese history, relinquished the throne. Her reign as emperor would only last 15 years, and though she would have several opportunities to…
Wu Zhao Part 4: No Half Measures

July 11, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

In part four of our series on Wu Zhao, we watch the continued rise to power of the only female emperor in the history of China. With Emperor Gaozong's health declining to the point of his ultimate demise, Zhao finds various means to push…
Wu Zhao Part 3: The Two Sages

June 27, 2026 · 60 min

In part three of our series on the infamous Wu Zhao, we finally get to see her long-planned rise to Empress, and what sequence of events led her there! Due to some health complications, the Emperor would soon rely on Zhao to run the day to…
Wu Zhao Part 2: How to Train Your Concubine

June 13, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

In part two of our series on Wu Zhao, we take a look at the earliest days of her arrival into the royal harem of the Emperor, and what curriculum needed to be studied as a concubine. Zhao's time in the harem would first last ten years, but…
Wu Zhao Part 1: A Great and Terrible Honor

May 30, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

It's time for a brand new series, and this time we're headed further back in time than we ever have before: the 7th century! For series 14 of The Biographers, we're covering Wu Zhao -- the only woman to ever reign as the Emperor of China…
Office Hours Ep. 10: Now With Video!

May 16, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Coming in hot with another laid-back episode of Office Hours, but this time we have video! We are indeed humans! In this episode, we go over all the corrections and questions from our Frida Kahlo series in addition to chatting about our…
Frida Kahlo Part 6: Una Vida Vivida

May 2, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min

In our final episode on Frida Kahlo, we discuss her last decade of life. Coming on the heels of Trotsky's death, Frida and Diego decide to remarry after realizing what they meant to one another, if only for a time. Frida's painting skills…

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About the show

The Biographers is a deep-dive biography podcast that aims to tell the full and complete stories of history’s most fascinating and influential characters. Join hosts Daniel Newman and Akiva Meola as they take you through the expansive and entertaining stories of various historic figures. In a time where short-form, hardly-researched videos flood TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, we are doing the exact opposite. The Biographers gives you the chance to learn the full life stories of historic figures, both famous and obscure, without cutting corners. With hour-long, deep-dive research, we provide a bigger, better story than what’s in your feed. If you love true crime, but are craving stories about people who truly made a difference, then you’ve just discovered your new favorite podcast.