Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods

• Bartholomew Roberts: The World's Most Successful Pirate

  Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods set sail with Bartholomew Roberts, better known as Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age. With over 400 ships captured, he outdid even the infamous Blackbeard, rewrote the pirate code, and dressed like a gentleman while striking terror across the Atlantic.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🏴‍☠️ From Reluctant Sailor to Ruthless Pirate – How Bart stumbled into piracy and never looked back⚓ The Pirate King of the Atlantic – His unbelievable streak of raids and captures📜 The Pirate Code – The rules that kept his crew loyal (and terrified)💀 The Final Battle – How Black Bart met his fate and became a legend of the seasBloomin’ Legend or Not?At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Bartholomew Roberts a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just history’s flashiest outlaw?🎥 Watch the full episode on Radio X’s YouTube channel!Join the Conversation!📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends📩 Got your own legendary story? Whether epic, absurd, or just plain bonkers, send it to [email protected] and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.comThis is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.Executive Producer: Chris Janes

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• Marie Dorion: The Mother of the Frontier

  Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods trek into the brutal frontier life of Marie Dorion, the fearless Indigenous woman who joined an expedition across the American wilderness, battled freezing winters, endured devastating loss, and still came out a survivor.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🌲 Life on the Edge – What it meant to be a woman and mother on a deadly frontier journey❄️ Surviving the Wilderness – How Marie fought starvation, freezing cold, and wild terrain⚔️ Caught in the Crossfire – The violence and danger that stalked her expedition🔥 A Legacy of Resilience – Why her story still inspires today as one of the Wild West’s toughest survivorsBloomin’ Legend or Not?At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Marie Dorion a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just a forgotten name in America’s frontier history?🎥 Watch the full episode on Radio X’s YouTube channel!Join the Conversation!📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends📩 Got your own legendary story? Whether epic, absurd, or just plain bonkers, send it to [email protected] and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.comThis is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.Executive Producer: Chris Janes

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• Legs Diamond: The Gangster Who Couldn’t Be Killed

  Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bullet-riddled life of Legs Diamond, the Prohibition-era gangster who survived so many assassination attempts that he became known as the man who couldn’t be killed. From bootlegging and bank jobs to his tangled love life and explosive feuds, this is a gangster story for the ages.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:💰 From Street Punk to Crime Boss – How Legs climbed the underworld ladder in New York🔫 The Nine Lives of Legs – The wildest shootouts and miraculous escapes you’ve ever heard🍸 Prohibition Power Plays – Booze, speakeasies, and betrayal in the Roaring Twenties⚰️ The Final Hit – How his luck finally ran out… or did it?Bloomin’ Legend or Not?At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Legs Diamond a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just the slipperiest crook in American history?🎥 Watch the full episode on Radio X’s YouTube channel!Join the Conversation!📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends📩 Got your own legendary story? Whether epic, absurd, or just plain bonkers, send it to [email protected] and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.comThis is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.Executive Producer: Chris Janes

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• Spartacus: The Gladiator Who Took on Rome and Led the Biggest Slave Revolt in History

  Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods unleash the blood-and-sand saga of Spartacus, the enslaved Thracian who fought his way out of the gladiator arena, built an army of tens of thousands of rebels, and sent shockwaves through the Roman Empire.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:⚔️ From Slave to Soldier – How Spartacus went from captured Thracian to feared gladiator🏹 The Great Escape – The daring breakout from the gladiator school at Capua with Kitchen tools🔥 Rome in Panic – How Spartacus outwitted entire Roman legions again and again⚰️ The Final Stand – The brutal end that turned him into an eternal symbol of resistanceBloomin’ Legend or Not?At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Spartacus a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just the luckiest gladiator in history?🎥 Watch the full episode on Radio X’s YouTube channel!Join the Conversation!📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends📩 Got your own legendary story? Whether epic, absurd, or just plain bonkers, send it to [email protected] and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.comThis is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.Executive Producer: Chris Janes

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• Charles Upham: The Schoolteacher with Two Victoria Crosses and Escaped the Nazis

  Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the jaw-dropping life of Charles Upham, the quiet New Zealand schoolteacher who became the only combat soldier to win the Victoria Cross twice. He took on tanks, leapt walls with a broken arm, and escaped German POW camps like it was a hobby.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🎖️ Double VC Madness – Why Upham’s bravery was so outrageous, they thought it was a typo💥 One-Man Wrecking Machine – Grenades, ambushes, and battlefield miracles🪖 Prison Breaks Galore – How he gave the Nazis hell in captivity🇳🇿 The Most Reluctant Hero – Why he hated fame but became a national legendBloomin’ Legend or Not?At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Charles Upham a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just a war machine with manners?🎥 Watch the full episode on Radio X’s YouTube channel!Join the Conversation!📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends📩 Got your own legendary story? Whether epic, absurd, or just plain bonkers, send it to [email protected] and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.comThis is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.Executive Producer: Chris Janes

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