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Charles Floyd: America's Robin Hood, or Savage Criminal?

25 min · 20. Juni 2026
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Charles Floyd: America's Robin Hood, or Ruthless Criminal? 21 Dec 2023 --- “If you'll gather round me, children, A story I will tell 'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd, an outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well. … Yes, he took to the trees and timber To live a life of shame; Every crime in Oklahoma Was added to his name. But many a starvin' farmer The same old story told How the outlaw paid their mortgage And saved their little homes. Others tell you 'bout a stranger That come to beg a meal, Underneath his napkin Left a thousand-dollar bill.” Those words come from “The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd,” a song by American folk icon Woody Guthrie. And it perfectly encapsulates the complex and controversial legacy left behind by one of America’s most notorious outlaws. Pretty Boy Floyd was a robber and a killer, no doubt about that. He became the country’s new “Public Enemy #1” after the death of John Dillinger. And yet, many people remember him as the so-called “Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills” for his generosity towards the needy and, most famously, for allegedly burning mortgage documents whenever he robbed a bank to get people out of debt. But was this reputation deserved or did Floyd simply benefit from good post-mortem PR? → 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 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: Jeffery S. King - The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Crime Library https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/kansas-city-massacre-pretty-boy-floyd https://www.carnegie.lib.oh.us/Floyd https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pretty-boy-floyd-is-killed-by-the-fbi https://www.odmp.org/officer/2512-special-agent-curtis-c-burks https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29508242/ervin-andrew-kelley https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-pretty-boy-floyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Episode The Harvey’s Casino Bomber; The Most Bizarre True Crime Story in American History Cover

The Harvey’s Casino Bomber; The Most Bizarre True Crime Story in American History

The Harvey’s Casino Bomber; The Most Bizarre True Crime Story in American History 1 Dec 2022 --- Go to https://nordvpn.com/bio to get a 2-year plan plus 4 months for free with a huge discount! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by NordVPN. 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Episode Vercingetorix: The King who United Gaul against the Romans. Cover

Vercingetorix: The King who United Gaul against the Romans.

Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics [http://squarespace.com/biographics] for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1] Love content? 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Episode Aloha Wanderwell: First Woman to Circle the Globe by Car Cover

Aloha Wanderwell: First Woman to Circle the Globe by Car

Aloha Wanderwell: First Women to Drive Around the World 2 Mar 2024 --- “Brains, Beauty, & Breeches — World Tour Offer For Lucky young woman… Wanted to join an expedition…” That was the ad that Aloha Wanderwell saw in 1922, and right away, she felt as if it had been written especially for her. She was only 16 years old but already knew that being a “proper young lady” was not for her. From a young age, she had an unquenchable thirst for adventure. Aloha was just waiting for the right opportunity and now knew she had found it. Seventy-five countries and 380,000 miles later, Aloha Wanderwell had become the first woman to drive around the world, earning the moniker of “the Amelia Earhart of the open road.” → 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 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: https://www.alohawanderwell.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/obituaries/aloha-wanderwell-overlooked.html Christian Fink-Jensen and Randolph Eustace-Walden - Aloha Wanderwell: The Border-Smashing, Record-Setting Life of the World’s Youngest Explorer https://jalopnik.com/the-first-woman-to-drive-around-the-world-crushed-banan-1824231577 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/obituaries/aloha-wanderwell-overlooked.html https://archive.org/details/alohawanderwellb0000fink/page/20/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/alohawanderwellb0000fink/page/26/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/alohawanderwellb0000fink/page/26/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/alohawanderwellb0000fink/page/30/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/alohawanderwellb0000fink/page/40/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/obituaries/aloha-wanderwell-overlooked.html https://www.alohawanderwell.com/biography/ https://archive.org/details/alohawanderwellb0000fink/page/52/mode/2up?view=theater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Episode Keith Moon: Too Chaotic for Rock and Roll? Cover

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Keith Moon: Too Wild for Rock and Roll? 30 Jan 2024 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code 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: Thumbnail Credit: Jean-Luc - originally posted to Flickr as Keith Moon, CC BY-SA 2.0 Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet 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: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/roger-daltrey-interview-2018#:~:text=Alice%20Cooper%2C%20the%20%E2%80%9CSchool's%20Out,or%20Ozzy%20is%20probably%20true. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-who-keith-moon-crazy-fan-request/ https://archive.org/details/whowhoswho0000bogo/page/130/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/4/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/16/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/22/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/24/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/28/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/36/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/38/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/48/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/50/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/72/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/74/mode/2up?view=theater https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/remembering-the-madcap-tragic-genius-of-keith-moon/ https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/88/mode/2up?view=theater&q=high+numbers https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/110/mode/2up?view=theater&q=%22can%27t+explain%22 https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/400/mode/2up?view=theater&q=%22solos+are+boring%22 https://www.last.fm/music/Keith+Moon/@UCVYjECtekNLZCsYeqh4cdCw https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-who/dogs-part-2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-sides-of-the-moon-mw0000023951 https://www.last.fm/music/Keith+Moon/+wiki https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/roger-daltrey-said-keith-moon-would-have-left-the-who-to-join/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-who-the-smothers-brothers https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/keith-moon-who-wild-crazy-stories-moments/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/keith-moons-10-wildest-pranks-13041/ride-the-wild-waterbed-29698/ https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/198/mode/2up?view=theater&q=lincoln https://www.loudersound.com/features/keith-moon-car-swimming-pool https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-who-keith-moon-scott-halpin https://livinglondonhistory.com/death-in-mayfair-the-cursed-flat-of-curzon-square/ https://www.thewho.com/keith-moon/ https://archive.org/details/dearboylifeofkei0000flet/page/524/mode/2up?view=theater&q=heminevrin https://rockandrollglobe.com/rock/not-to-be-taken-away-keith-moon-at-75/ Tony Fletcher - Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon John Atkins - The Who on Record Richard Bogovich with Cheryl Posner - The Who: A Who’s Who TheWho.com Far Out Magazine Rolling Stone Magazine GQ Magazine Louder Sound Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Episode Henry VIII: England's Bigger Than Life Monarch #sponsored Cover

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Henry VIII: England’s Larger Than Life Monarch #sponsored 21 Nov 2023 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code 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 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: Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir, Ballantine Books 2001 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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