{"podcast":{"title":"BioGraphics - True Biographies & History's Most Fascinating People","slug":"biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441","podcast_index_feed_id":7777441,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG5195031442","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ae2cdbc2-1295-11f1-91ee-b79cee7b6ca7/image/99e0dccc2af493526d19fdd8902127f6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Biog","episode_count":292,"summary":"Dive into the extraordinary lives of the men and women who wrote the pages of human history—for better or worse. This immersive history podcast delivers dramatic, in-depth profiles of iconic leaders, brilliant innovators, notorious villains, and forgotten heroes. Discover the complex journeys, monumental triumphs, and devastating failures of the individuals behind the world's most defining events. Perfect for fans of deep-dive documentaries and factual storytelling, each episode brings the past to life by exploring the true stories of emperors, visionaries, and revolutionaries who left an undeniable mark on our world. Follow and listen to uncover the real people behind the legends.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T22:21:33.979362+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441"},"episode":{"title":"Ashurbanipal: The Mighty Lion of Assyria","slug":"ashurbanipal-the-mighty-lion-of-assyria","published_at":"2026-09-13T14:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441/ashurbanipal-the-mighty-lion-of-assyria","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG1155851355.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG1155851355.mp3","summary":"Ashurbanipal: The Mighty Lion of Assyria 20 Sep 2021 --- To learn more than ever from important non-fiction books, join me on Shortform: https://shortform.com/biographics. You’ll get UNLIMITED ACCESS for 5 days and a discounted annual subscription! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Shortform. Source/Further reading: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Esarhaddon https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/ https://blog.britishmuseum.org/who-was-ashurbanipal/ https://www.livius.org/articles/person/taharqo/ https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/ancient_records_assyria2.pdf https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/biggest-city-through-history/nineveh/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iraq/article/abs/fifthcampaign-reliefs-in-sennacheribs-palace-without-rival-at-nineveh1/50E052D8CD2CE46BF7F5C626A1B4ED56 https://www.thoughtco.com/library-of-ashurbanipal-171…","meta_description":"Ashurbanipal: The Mighty Lion of Assyria 20 Sep 2021 --- To learn more than ever from important non-fiction books, join me on Shortform: https://shortform…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1719,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441/episodes/ashurbanipal-the-mighty-lion-of-assyria/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441/ashurbanipal-the-mighty-lion-of-assyria.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}