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Welcome to One Up the Annals, where history’s wildest stories get a modern pulse and a knowing wink.
Hosted by Rab Greeson, this show digs into the moments, obsessions, and mischief that shaped our world… not the textbook versions, but the human ones. The strange choices. The questionable decisions. The “how did we get here?” moments that connect past to present.
Each episode blends:
- Cinematic storytelling
- Cultural commentary with teeth
- A little humor (the classy kind, mostly)
- A unique approach and perspective
Whether it’s artists spiraling into brilliance, rulers courting disaster, or icons wrestling with the thin line between genius and madness — the Annals bring it all to life with heart, style, and a dash of irreverence.
If you love history, storytelling, or simply seeing humanity at its most human, you’re in the right place.
Where shame becomes legend… and the past finally gets the podcast it deserves.
Goodnight.
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S1E26 EP 26- Fitness Influencers: From Survival to Spectacle
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S1E23 Ep 23 — December, Dickens-Style: Traditions Past, Present, and Future
https://linktr.ee/oneuptheannalsDecember is supposed to be warm, joyful, and magical.So why does it also feel loud, expensive, exhausting, and emotionally charged?I’m Rab Greeson and in this episode…
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S1E21 EP21 — Descent Into Madness: The Killers Who Thought They Were Genius
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S1E19 Episode 19: Heath Ledger: More Than A Mask
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S1E18 Episode 18: Howard Hughes: Genius, Germs & 26 Seconds of Flight
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S1E17 Episode 17: The Season of Obsession: Where Genius Meets Madness
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