Best Pugilism Podcasts (2026)

Against the odds, a tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.By Damn Interesting

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Journey To The Invisible Planet 28:18

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The tangled history of humanity’s search for the solar system’s uncharted planets.By Damn Interesting

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From Where The Sun Now Stands 53:44

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When the U.S. Army came for their land in 1877, the Nez Perce tribe complied. But tensions boiled over, and Chief Joseph led as they ran for their lives.By Damn Interesting

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The Ancient Order Of Bali 1:01:39

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In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discoveryBy Damn Interesting

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Lofty Ambitions 26:36

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In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.By Damn Interesting

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The Rube's Dilemma 46:51

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A great pitcher’s great temptation.By Damn Interesting

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Devouring The Heart Of Portugal 1:02:44

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In 1924 a bankrupt businessman in Portugal launched an audacious international scheme to become one of the wealthiest men in the world.By Damn Interesting

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The Mount St. Helens Trespasser 30:53

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Robert Rogers, a man obsessed with trespassing, sets his sights on Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980By Damn Interesting

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Hunting For Kobyla 45:57

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The true story of a runaway Nazi, a determined sleuth, and a chase around the world.By Damn Interesting

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The Unceasing Cessna Hacienda 28:21

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In 1958, one heavily modified airplane flew out of Las Vegas with a single objective: Don’t land.By Damn Interesting

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The Kingpin of Shanghai 44:51

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From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.By Damn Interesting

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The Traveler And His Baggage 1:16:36

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In Nazi-occupied Paris, “Dr. Eugène” offered Jews an alternative to deportation, slavery, and death camps. But the escape network was not what it seemed.By Damn Interesting

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Fifteen Years Forsaken 1:03:03

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A true story of castaways on a lost and hostile scrap of land, all thanks to some meddlesome Frenchmen and terrible luck.By Damn Interesting

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A Blight On Soviet Science 47:46

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Nikolai Vavilov dedicated his life to improving Soviet agriculture and eradicating famine, but his allegiance to science would ultimately lead to his downfall.By Damn Interesting

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Pugilism On The Plains 27:11

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How a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time.By Damn Interesting

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How Miss Shilling's Orifice Helped Win the War 24:59

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How a female engineer defied all norms to save England in the Second World War.By Damn Interesting

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Dupes and Duplicity 1:06:21

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The true story of the 18th century's greatest femme fatale, and the most unfortunate of her victims.By Damn Interesting

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Chronicles of Charnia 33:37

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When an ancient, unexpected imprint is discovered in a stone quarry, scientists endeavor to explain its mysterious origin.By Damn Interesting

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The Spy of Night and Fog 29:56

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The Spy of Night and Fog by Damn InterestingBy Damn Interesting

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Radical Solutions 1:02:33

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French mathematician Évariste Galois lived a full life. When he wasn't trying to overthrow the government, he was reinventing algebra.By Damn Interesting

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Private Wojteks Right To Bear Arms 16:18

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One of Poland’s most beloved and honored World War II veterans was not Polish at all: he was a 500-pound brown bear named Wojtek.By Damn Interesting

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Dead Reckoning 1:13:12

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The 18th century misadventures of HMS Wager and her reluctant crewBy Damn Interesting

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The Eponymous Mr. Ponzi 42:07

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The little known story of an age-old scamBy Damn Interesting

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The Most Modern Of Modern Sports 35:28

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The secret runaway success of Kenneth Gandar-Dower’s racing cheetahs.By Damn Interesting

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A Debaculous Fiasco 30:19

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The most expensive, bizarre, and obscure work ever created by Dr. Seuss.By Damn Interesting

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Drawing The Shorter Straw 40:16

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Working almost single-handedly, visionary Argentine filmmaker Quirino Cristiani created full-length animated films between 1917 and 1931. He has since been all but forgotten.By Damn Interesting

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The Curse Of Konzo 25:11

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In 1981, an international group of doctors identified the devastating disease behind a perplexing outbreak of paralysis in northern Mozambique.By Damn Interesting

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A Jarring Revelation 13:58

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Amanda Theodosia Jones was a 19th-century poet, entrepreneur, and inventor who found inspiration in some unlikely places.By Damn Interesting

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Death By Derivatives 14:55

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The opening of a canal in 1848 led to the birth of modern financial derivatives, and the early demise of some of the men who traded themBy Damn Interesting

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Ghoulish Acts & Dastardly Deeds 54:12

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In the 1950s, an anonymous terrorist planted a pipe bomb in a New York City public space. Then another. And another.By Damn Interesting

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No Country For Ye Olde Men 12:49

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Britain’s practice of transporting convicts to American colonies was a fearsome punishment, but not for the chronic criminal James Dalton.By Damn Interesting

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Fire And Dice 23:09

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The story of a tragic hotel fire of Rube Goldberg proportions.By Damn Interesting

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The Reconstruction of Ulysses S. Grant 25:07

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As a civilian, the beloved American Civil War general and two-term president failed at every attempt to make money. Except for one.By Damn Interesting

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The Greatest Baroque Composer Never Known 19:40

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A 300-year-old hunt for the unsung hero of Salzburg.By Damn Interesting

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Foreign Exchanges 30:26

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He made a name for himself organizing the world’s most important economic conference, only to have it tarnished by an outrageous accusation.By Damn Interesting

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Starving For Answers 14:44

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During WWII, 36 American conscientious objectors volunteered as subjects in a brutal science experiment to measure the body's response to starvation.By Damn Interesting

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Ten Minutes In Lituya Bay 24:52

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A remote bay in Alaska is home to an odd and occasionally catastrophic geology. In 1958, a handful of people experienced this firsthand.By Damn Interesting

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The King's Letters 19:40

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The 15th-century scholar who upset the Korean aristocracy by creating a native script for the Korean language, and thus wean it off Chinese characters.By Damn Interesting

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Boxing Podcast 5 - Thurman/Porter and Canelo/Smith 8:32

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This week's boxing podcast discusses last weeks fight between Keith Thurman and Sean Porter as well as rants about the announcement of Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith in September. For all boxing news visit us as www.squareringmgmt.com

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Boxing Podcast 4 - Porter v. Thurman 8:52

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Analysis and prediction of Porter vs. Thurman on CBS Sports Boxing.

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Mobilis In Mobili 23:52

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A 1930s effort to reach the Earth's northernmost point via antiquated submarine.By Damn Interesting

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Square Ring Boxing Podcast Episode 3.5 - Canelo Vacates Title 10:29

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Discussion about Canelo Alvarez's recent vacating of the WBC Middleweight Title. Will he ever fight GGG?

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Square Ring Boxing - Ep.3 - Mosley - Mayweather/McGregor 16:41

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Square Ring Boxing Podcast Episode 3 discusses the Canelo/GGG fight; Sugar Shane Mosley and the possibility of a fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC's Connor McGregor.

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Into The Bewilderness 17:34

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Charles Waterton was a pioneer of conservation. He was also extremely nutty, in ways that suggest he may have over-identified with his animal subjects.By Damn Interesting