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Podcast: History Unplugged Podcast
Episode: 6 Historical Figures Who Deserve Their Own Movie—History Unplugged Meets 1001 Stories
Description: Historical biopics perform a great service. These movies remind the world of people that would have otherwise fallen into obscurity: Oscar Schindler (Schindler's List), John Nash (A Beautiful Mind), and  Solomon Northup (12 Years a Slave).In this episode I am going to talk about six people from history that deserve their own movie. Joining me in this discussion is Jon Hagadorn, host of 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries podcast.We present to you...A VikingA sixteenth-century spymasterA blind explorerA Russian royalA plane crash survivor who hiked weeks t...