Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast
It's good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes to download
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Penguins—Evil Animals, Series 2
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Are penguins - aka The Beaky Blinders – Evil or Genius?
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Dogs—Evil Animals, Series 2
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Are dogs - aka Bark Wahlberg – evil or just plain genius?
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Hulk Hogan—Series 11
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Sara Pascoe, Gbemi Oladipo and John Tothill wrestle with his legacy.
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Mata Hari—Series 11
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Daliso Chaponda, Maisie Adam and Jack Skipper unpack the mystery of the convicted spy.
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Richard Wagner—Series 11
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn examine the life of the musician.
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Francis Bacon—Series 11
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Jess Fostekew, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Eshaan Akbar examine the artist's colourful life.
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Mary Tudor—Series 11
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Ria Lina, Pierre Novellie and Catherine Bohart examine Mary’s bloody life.
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Serge Gainsbourg—Series 11
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Catherine Bohart, Ria Lina and Pierre Novellie look back on the trésor national.
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Peter Stringfellow—Series 11
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Josh Jones, Rachel Fairburn and Chantel Nash examine the legacy of the nightclub king.
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Kim Philby—Series 11
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Glenn Moore, Susie McCabe and Daniel Foxx decode the ultimate double agent.
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The Greatest Showman (P.T. Barnum)—Series 11
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Sara Pascoe, John Tothill and Gbemi Oladipo examine the life of The Greatest Showman.
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Griselda Blanco—Series 11
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Smyth and Rachel Fairburn dissect ‘The Godmother’.
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Agatha Christie—Series 11
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jess Fostekew and Eshaan Akbar examine the life of the author.
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Al Capone—Series 11
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Jack Skipper, Maisie Adam and Daliso Chaponda examine the legacy of the mob king.
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Vampire Bats—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Vampire Bats: spooky little weirdos or misunderstood goth pigeons?
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Maggots—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Maggots: misunderstood baby flies or gruesome creepies?
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Bottlenose Dolphins—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 27 Aug 2025
With their fiendish tendencies, are Bottlenose Dolphins evil? Or bona-fide genius?
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Hamsters—Evil Animals, Series 1
Wed 20 Aug 2025
With their vicious bitey ways, are hamsters evil? Or just plain genius?
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Jackie Kennedy—Series 10
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Amy Matthews, Ray Badran and Rajiv Karia examine the legacy of Jackie Kennedy
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Nostradamus—Series 10
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie decode the quatrains of Nostradamus
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Catherine The Great—Series 10
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajiv Karia, Amy Matthews and Ray Badran debate whether Catherine was so great after all.
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Florence Nightingale—Series 10
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie shine a lamp on Florence Nightingale.
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Marilyn Monroe—Series 10
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Hannah Platt, Janine Harouni and Tony Hawks explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe
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Father of Bodybuilding, Joe Weider—Series 10
Wed 28 May 2025
Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi put Joe Weider in the squat rack.
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Robert Maxwell—Series 10
Wed 21 May 2025
Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt examine the life of Robert Maxwell.
