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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Marvin Gaye—Series 7
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.
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Cleopatra—Series 7
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?
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Christopher Columbus—Series 7
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Sara Barron, Helen Bauer & Darren Harriott on the man who's credited with finding America.
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Johnny Cash—Series 7
Thu 9 Mar 2023
Thanyia Moore, Pierre Novellie & Lauren Pattison ask if the country star did walk the line
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Mary Whitehouse—Series 7
Thu 2 Mar 2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?
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Andy Warhol—Series 7
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Darren Harriott, Helen Bauer & Sara Barron on the weird and wonderful founder of pop art.
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Marlon Brando—Series 7
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.
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Meat Loaf—Series 7
Thu 9 Feb 2023
Rachel Fairburn, Johnny Cochrane and Stevie Martin slice up the Bat Out Of Hell singer.
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Bruce Lee—Series 7
Thu 2 Feb 2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch
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JRR Tolkien—Series 7
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie quest for the man behind the Ring.
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Batman—Series 7
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Stevie Martin, Rachel Fairburn and Johnny Cochrane ask how super the superhero really is.
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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider—Series 6
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft
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Richard Nixon—Series 6
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?
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Frida Kahlo—Series 6
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden paint a picture of the artist.
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Sigmund Freud—Series 6
Thu 3 Mar 2022
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok analyse the father of psychoanalysis
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Allen Ginsberg—Series 6
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Gráinne Maguire, Harriet Braine and Hal Cruttenden beat up beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
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Genghis Khan—Series 6
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Esther Manito, Robin Morgan and Sarah Mills discuss whether the warrior was actually woke
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Notorious B.I.G.—Series 6
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Lou Sanders, Nathan Caton and Athena Kugblenu decide whether they're hypnotized by Biggie
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Wernher von Braun—Series 6
Thu 3 Feb 2022
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham take a look at the man behind the Apollo missions.
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Virginia Woolf—Series 6
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Sophie Duker, Rhys James and Evelyn Mok decide if Virginia is more Woolf or puppy dog.
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Cecil Rhodes—Series 6
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Johnny Cochrane, Thanyia Moore and Olga Koch knock down the man behind the statues debate.
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Elizabeth I—Series 6
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Robin Morgan, Esther Manito & Sarah Mills on the Virgin Queen. Pure evil or pure genius?
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Prince—Series 6
Thu 6 Jan 2022
Olga Koch, Thanyia Moore and Johnny Cochrane uncover some truths about The Purple One.
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James Bond—Series 5
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Rob Beckett, Athena Kugblenu & Heidi Regan decide whether to use the ejector seat on Bond
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Diego Maradona—Series 5
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Will Jon Richardson, Johnny Cochrane and Susie McCabe give Maradona the red card?
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Che Guevara—Series 5
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Comrades Ria Lina, Esther Manito and Michael Odewale dissect the Argentine revolutionary.
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Dr Seuss—Series 5
Fri 12 Mar 2021
The controversial children's author.How will Josh Jones, Ola Labib & Joanne McNally vote?
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Billie Holiday—Series 5
Thu 4 Mar 2021
Sophie Duker, Daliso Chaponda and Kemah Bob riff over jazz singer Billie Holiday.
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Kellogg—Series 5
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Alex Edelman on John Harvey Kellogg, man of cornflakes.
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Boudicca—Series 5
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Grainne Maguire Athena Kugblenu and Tony Law assess the Queen of East Anglia AKA Boudicca
