Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast
It鈥檚 good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes to download
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Evil Genius: Returning Soon
Fri 26 Sep 2025
Evil Genius is back soon with more good, bad, ugly - and very, very funny
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Evil Animals - Vampire Bats
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Vampire Bats: spooky little weirdos or misunderstood goth pigeons?
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Evil Animals - Bottlenose Dolphins
Wed 27 Aug 2025
With their fiendish tendencies, are Bottlenose Dolphins evil? Or bona-fide genius?
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Evil Animals - Hamsters
Wed 20 Aug 2025
With their vicious bitey ways, are hamsters evil? Or just plain genius?
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Jackie Kennedy
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Amy Matthews, Ray Badran and Rajiv Karia examine the legacy of Jackie Kennedy
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Nostradamus
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie decode the quatrains of Nostradamus
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Catherine The Great
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajiv Karia, Amy Matthews and Ray Badran debate whether Catherine was so great after all.
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Florence Nightingale
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Richard Herring, Ola Labib and Pierre Novellie shine a lamp on Florence Nightingale.
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Marilyn Monroe
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Hannah Platt, Janine Harouni and Tony Hawks explore the legacy of Marilyn Monroe
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Father of bodybuilding, Joe Weider
Wed 28 May 2025
Jess Fostekew, Joe Sutherland and Emmanuel Sonubi put Joe Weider in the squat rack.
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Robert Maxwell
Wed 21 May 2025
Tony Hawks, Janine Harouni and Hannah Platt examine the life of Robert Maxwell.
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Wicked: Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West)
Wed 14 May 2025
Emmanuel Sonubi, Joe Sutherland and Jess Fostekew see if Elphaba was changed 'for good'.
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Christine Keeler
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Sara Barron, Rachel Fairburn and Michael Odewale examine the legacy of Christine Keeler.
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OJ Simpson
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Michael Odewale, Sara Barron and Rachel Fairburn take a sip of 鈥楾he Juice鈥�.
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Lady Macbeth
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Laura Smyth, Josh Jones and Johnny Cochrane delve into The Scottish Play.
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John D. Rockefeller
Wed 4 Dec 2024
Phil Wang, Lindsey Santoro and Katie Norris on the world's first billionaire.
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Oliver Cromwell
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Kerry Godliman, Helen Bauer and Glenn Moore bite the head off the Lord Protector.
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Jim Morrison
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Stephen Bailey on the multifaceted 'Lizard King'.
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Marlene Dietrich
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Amy Gledhill, Ria Lina and Alasdair Beckett-King decide - diva or devil?
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Miles Davis
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Will the legendary jazz musician fall flat on Desiree Burch, Ian Smith and Susie McCabe?
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Eva Per贸n
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Kerry Godliman, Glenn Moore and Helen Bauer debate - was Eva a saint or sinner?
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Simone de Beauvoir
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Phil Wang, Lindsey Santoro and Katie Norris have an existential crisis.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Laura Smyth, Josh Jones and Johnny Cochrane expose the king of the FBI.
Three things you might not know about Queen Victoria
Comedian Russell Kane shares a different side of one of the world's most famous monarchs
How well do you know John Lennon?
Comedian Russell Kane shares a side of John Lennon you might not have been aware of
How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi?
Comedian Russell Kane shares a side of Mahatma Gandhi you might not have been aware of.
