Series 3: Salvador Dali

L Ron Hubbard was a writer of science fiction and an inventor of fictional worlds. He also founded Scientology. Helping Russell decide whether Hubbard himself was a champion or a charlatan are disciples Stephen Bailey, Hasan Al Habib and Lindsey Kane, asking important questions l ... Show More

Catherine de' Medici, the legendary queen of France, was known across Europe for her murderous ways. The so-called ‘serpent queen’ rarely saw her husband’s anaconda - but she did carve a role for herself as the OG momager; Catherine de' Medici walked so Kris Jenner could run. Rus ... Show More

Diana Spencer is one of the most famous women who ever lived. But behind closed doors, was the people’s princess really anything more just a pouting poser? Russell Kane is joined by Stephen Bailey, Hasan Al Habib and Lindsey Kane to discuss whether the doe-eyed drama queen was a ... Show More

<p>John Cooper Clarke, poetry's Punk Laureate, nominates Salvador Dali, the surrealist behind melting clocks, lobster telephones, and that trademark moustache.</p><p>Matthew Paris asks whether Dali was a genius artist or just a gifted marketeer of his own brand image, who latterl ... Show More

Salvador Dali was among the oddest artists of the 20th century. He was known not only for his surrealist paintings, but also his surreal life. From his waxed mustache that is said to have outlived the artist, to antics like driving a Rolls Royce filled with cauliflower, Salvador ... Show More

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was a Spanish Surrealist artist known for his technical skill and precise draftsmanship. Listen to this episode of The Mystery Behind Art History to learn more about Salvador Dali, a bizarre and striking artist. 

Junot Díaz reads a story; Edwidge Danticat and Deborah Treisman discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Lover and muse to multiple artists, Gala notoriously spit on people she didn’t like—or worse. Her marriage to the renowned artist Salvador Dalí was as surreal as his paintings, which he signed with both of their names even though she never held a brush.Starring Laura Ramoso as Ga ... Show More

Robyn, Jamie and Lion get into the nitty-gritty of their lives - hilariously. 

Today the girls are joined by the most-famous blonde about town, makeup-artist extraordinaire, and legendary painter of beautiful faces, Darian Darling! Come for the juicy behind-the-scenes stories, stay for the self-deprecating jokes about her impossibly fabulous life. Follow Da ... Show More

Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss celebrity dinosaurs, beards entering Mexico and the professor of LEGO.