“I realized I wish Tim Ferriss could interview Napoleon… I could be Tim Ferriss for dead people… I couldn't find a podcast doing it, so I made it.”

David Senra · Lessons from Napoleon, Steve Jobs, Joan of Arc & Other Leaders | Ben Wilson

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Launched the "How to Take Over the World" podcast in 2018 to interview dead historical figures, filling a niche no other podcast covered

2018

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