What Was Columbus REALLY Like?
Podcast: American History HotlinePublished On: Wed Oct 08 2025
Description: A complicated man in complicated times? A genocidal enslaving maniac? Or something in between? Bob voyages back in time with biographer Matthew Restall (The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus) to learn about the REAL Christopher Columbus. Together, they separate the flesh-and-blood navigator from the larger-than-life symbol of European conquest, examining Columbus’s ambitions, his treatment of Indigenous peoples, and how his image has been used for centuries to celebrate—and condemn— colonization. GUEST: Matthew Restall, author of The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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