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Nov 2023
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Introducing... Legacy

Goalhanger
About this episode

Everyone leaves a legacy. 


In their new podcast series, produced by Goalhanger & Wondery, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the reputation they deserve.


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