Evil Genius with Russell Kane Podcast
It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Episodes to download
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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.
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Anne Boleyn
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Stephen Bailey debate the life of the iconic queen.
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Rasputin
Wed 2 Oct 2024
Amy Gledhill, Alasdair Beckett-King and Ria Lina discuss the life of 'the debauched one'.
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George Harrison
Thu 4 Apr 2024
Daliso Chaponda, Catherine Bohart & Rachel Parris explore the enigma of the Quiet Beatle.
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Princess Margaret
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Geoff Norcott, Felicity Ward and Sophie Duker debate - wearing a crown, or going down?
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Karl Lagerfeld
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Kerry Godliman, Darren Harriott and Helen Bauer spill the tea on the Chanel fashion guru.
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Ronald Reagan
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Grainne Maguire, Athena Kugblenu and Robin Morgan decide, Reagan? Or wrong 'un?
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Marie Antoinette
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Rachel Parris, Daliso Chaponda and Catherine Bohart on the original drama queen.
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91Èȱ¬r Simpson
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Sophie Duker, Felicity Ward and Geoff Norcott decide - Duff Beer or just duff?
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Jerry Springer
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Desiree Burch, Josh Jones and Sara Barron - will their final thought be evil? Or genius?
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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Stevie Martin, Johnny Cochrane and Maisie Adam deconstruct the Swedish furniture king.
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The Kray Twins
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Helen Bauer, Darren Harriott and Kerry Godliman take on the infamous gangster double act.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Desiree Burch, Sara Barron and Josh Jones provide more laughs than Liz had husbands.
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Count Dracula
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Maisie Adam, Stevie Martin & Johnny Cochrane open the coffin to assess the undead legend.
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David Bowie
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James decide – Starman or laughing gnome?
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Marvin Gaye
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Marlon Davis wonder what was goin' on with the soul singer.
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Cleopatra
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Kerry Godliman, Esther Manito and Rhys James debate - was the Egyptian a pain in the asp?
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Christopher Columbus
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Sara Barron, Helen Bauer & Darren Harriott on the man who's credited with finding America.
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Johnny Cash
Thu 9 Mar 2023
Thanyia Moore, Pierre Novellie & Lauren Pattison ask if the country star did walk the line
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Mary Whitehouse
Thu 2 Mar 2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide: is the campaigner prophet or prude?
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Andy Warhol
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Darren Harriott, Helen Bauer & Sara Barron on the weird and wonderful founder of pop art.
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Marlon Brando
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Maisie Adam, Marlon Davis and Ania Magliano's decision will be an offer he can't refuse.
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Meat Loaf
Thu 9 Feb 2023
Rachel Fairburn, Johnny Cochrane and Stevie Martin slice up the Bat Out Of Hell singer.
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Bruce Lee
Thu 2 Feb 2023
Felicity Ward, Ria Lina and Peter Rethinasamy decide if Lee deserves a one-inch punch
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The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie on a quest for the man behind the Ring
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Batman
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Stevie Martin, Rachel Fairburn and Johnny Cochrane ask how super the superhero really is.
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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Sikisa, Sarah Callaghan and Ivo Graham dig the dirt on Tomb Raider, Lara Croft
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Richard Nixon
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Athena Kugblenu, Lou Sanders and Nathan Caton decide: Evilgate or Geniusgate?