{"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":233,"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":"2026-07-20T14:20:13.671743+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441"},"episode":{"title":"'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach","slug":"chevalier-john-taylor-the-eye-surgeon-who-blinded-and-possibly-killed-js-bach","published_at":"2026-07-20T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441/chevalier-john-taylor-the-eye-surgeon-who-blinded-and-possibly-killed-js-bach","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG3773402345.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG3773402345.mp3","summary":"'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach 4 Aug 2022 --- John Taylor was hailed by the Courts of 18th Century Europe as an infallible eye surgeon, able to restore the sight to hundreds of patients thanks to his miraculous cures - or so he said. Considered by others to be a swindler and a quack, he left a trail of debts and blinded patients behind him as he fled the many cities he'd lived in before dying in infamy. This is his story. → 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 Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows 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 Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach 4 Aug 2022 --- John Taylor was hailed by the Courts of 18th Century Eur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1504,"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/chevalier-john-taylor-the-eye-surgeon-who-blinded-and-possibly-killed-js-bach/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/chevalier-john-taylor-the-eye-surgeon-who-blinded-and-possibly-killed-js-bach.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}