Persona Podcast
1) The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritmes
In 1895, four Black men in Canada founded the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes. It became more than just a sports organization - it became a major cultural movement in Nova Scotia. Learn about ...Show More
2) Władisław (Ladislas) Starewicz: Idiosyncratic Animation Pioneer
This week's person is one of stop motion animation's forgotten fathers. From his early documentary work in Lithuania to his award-winning feature films, he showcased an innovative mind and a desire to...Show More
3) Tom Crean, the Hardest Working Man in Antartica
Tom Crean is a forgotten name from the Heroic Era of Antarctic Exploration. Perhaps that was by his own choice - he rarely gave interviews, never wrote an autobiography and hardly discussed his advent...Show More
4) Countess Maria von Maltzan, WW2's Upper Class Rebel
Noblewoman, veterinarian, life-long nonconformist and determined defender of the oppressed. Just a few words to describe this episode's Person. Maria refused to allow the prejudice and complacence of ...Show More
5) Sake Dean Mahomed, India's First English Author
This week's person could be called a serial entrepreneur, twice bringing entire industries to the West. Learn how a young soldier managed to make a name for himself thousands of miles from home.
6) James Kirkman, Irish Giant
This week, Persona digs into the story of an unusually tall Irish man who was kidnapped by Prussians to meet strange royal requirements.