{"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":"Mikhail Gorbachev: The Soviet Union's Last Leader #sponsored","slug":"mikhail-gorbachev-the-soviet-union-s-last-leader-sponsored","published_at":"2026-07-11T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441/mikhail-gorbachev-the-soviet-union-s-last-leader-sponsored","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG1212960103.mp3?updated=1778674684","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG1212960103.mp3?updated=1778674684","summary":"Mikhail Gorbachev: The Last Soviet Leader #sponsored 30 Mar 2025 --- #biography #russia #history Check out LELO's F2S now! Click my link to get yours and start your pelvic fitness journey today - https://lelo.to/Biographics → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Gorbachev: His Life and Times by William Taubman https://books.google.co.za/books?id=iNDADQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=william+taubman+gorbachev&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0ld-x8OmJAxWiUkEAHZNVK0QQ6AF6BAgHEAI References https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1990/gorbachev/biographical/ https://www.gorby.ru/en/gorbachev/biography/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/who-was-mikhail-gorbachev-wife-raisa-b1022024.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/03/12/gorbachev-becomes-soviet-leader-hours-after-chernenko-dies-at-73/696b5b18-96ae-4428-bbff-33aa5e3e707b/ https://www.r…","meta_description":"Mikhail Gorbachev: The Last Soviet Leader #sponsored 30 Mar 2025 --- #biography #russia #history Check out LELO's F2S now! Click my link to get yours and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2082,"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/mikhail-gorbachev-the-soviet-union-s-last-leader-sponsored/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/mikhail-gorbachev-the-soviet-union-s-last-leader-sponsored.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}