Show description

A completely different angle on famous lives from modern history

We turn biographies inside out, throwing out chronology, sequencing by topics of interest, and leaving out the boring parts. Famous & Gravy is the show where we look at the holistic life of a famous person, beyond only what they’re known for, and discuss the non-obvious ways they contributed and connected, and went through points of inflection and flow. We look at their historical imprints, both cultural and personal, tiny and large, to give you a brand new perspective and perhaps change what you thought you knew about them. Even if you have barely heard of the icon we biographize, you’ll get a fresh insight into modern history and a different way to appeciate a life story. You’ll also become pretty excellent at dinner parties.

We don’t love the idea of celebrity, nor would we really desire fame. However, famous people have given us the gift of public visibility, which comes with it life documentation in the form of books, articles, videos, and second-hand accounts - on top of our own memories of these people. With all of these sources, we now get a new comprehensive view of “regular people with famous jobs”, allowing us to integrate overlooked characteristics and appreciate them with a similar degree of discussion that we would apply to a favorite literary protagonist. So on each episode, through a lively segment-based conversation about a famous person who died in recent years, we give you a new way to view a life in a fuller and more fun way.