American Carnival: Barnum Project

Episode 3.5 The Original Influencer 31.01.2025 8:13 ↓

How P.T. Barnum’s 19th-century showmanship became the blueprint for 21st-century fame! 

Episode 3.4 Cracking the Whip on Cruelty 16.01.2025 5:15 ↓

Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey had quite an impact on the animal rights movement and modern circuses. 

Episode 3.3 Barnum's Advertising Methods 16.01.2025 5:07 ↓

Learn more about P.T. Barnum’s advertising techniques from the pioneer of modern advertising himself!

Episode 3.2 The Angel and the Devil 16.01.2025 5:56 ↓

How the unexpected duo of Jenny Lind and PT Barnum helped thousands of people but also brought ridicule to others.

Episode 3.1 Barnum as Husband and Father 16.01.2025 5:14 ↓

Away from the spotlight, what was Barnum's domestic life like? What kind of husband and father was he? 

Season 2.1 The Early Years 04.12.2019 5:20 ↓

Learn more about P.T. Barnum’s life growing up, and what influenced him to become the successful man he is today.

Season 2.2 Country Store 04.12.2019 6:38 ↓

Young Barnum finally gets his own store and learns how to cheat his customers.

Season 2.3 Barnum's Love Life 04.12.2019 5:46 ↓

Learn more about P.T. Barnum’s life with Charity and his secret marriage after her passing. 

Season 2.4 Heth, in Life and Death 04.12.2019 7:33 ↓

First, he bought her and destroyed her life. Then he sold tickets to her autopsy. What a monster!

Season 2.5 Jenny Lind's Success 04.12.2019 4:03 ↓

PT Barnum is bringing Jenny Lind to America. Is she a dancer? No, she is America’s Swedish Nightingale.

Season 2.6 Temperance Advocate 04.12.2019 6:54 ↓

Barnum’s temperance lecture will make you think twice about drinking alcohol.

Season 2.7 Grand National Baby Show 04.12.2019 6:36 ↓

Beauty pageants, dog shows, and hot dog eating contests. Discover how all these national competitions began by taking a closer look at the 19th century Toddlers & Tiaras.

Season 2.8 The Iranistan 04.12.2019 4:54 ↓

Step into the magnificent and elaborate home of the greatest showman, P.T.Barnum!

Season 2.9 Clock Company 04.12.2019 5:26 ↓

Barnum’s life altering experience will make you adjust how you conduct business in the future.

Season 2.10 "What is it?" 04.12.2019 6:09 ↓

Find out what --or who --P. T. Barnum really put on display. You’ll ask, “What is it?” And you won’t like the answer....

Season 2.11 Annie Jones, All-American Bearded Lady 04.12.2019 5:49 ↓

You may have heard of Josephine Clofullia, but the swiss lady has nothing on the American born bearded lady! Come closer to hear the grand tale of the Esau child and her life of twists and turns in Barnum’s fantastical world.

Season 2.12 The Warren Sisters 04.12.2019 4:22 ↓

The magnificent wedding between Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren took place on February 9th, 1863. Though the event was highly publicized what can you tell me about the life of Lavinia Warren? Listen in to discover more about who this little woman is...

Season 2.13 Downfall of the American Museum 04.12.2019 5:18 ↓

Listen to the tragic story of the downfall of one of the most extraordinary places in New York, the place which boosted Barnum’s reputation.

Season 2.14 P. T. Barnum vs. Adam Forepaugh 04.12.2019 8:00 ↓

Take a trip through history and learn of a rivalry that not only happened over a hundred years ago but is still happening today. 

Season 2.15 Joining the Traveling Circus 04.12.2019 6:48 ↓

Who was Barnum before the circus? All the things you don’t know about Barnum before he became a showman.

Season 2.16 Railway Behemoth 04.12.2019 5:34 ↓

Witness the rise of P.T. Barnum’s monstrous railway empire!

Season 2.17 The Spectacular Jumbo 04.12.2019 5:07 ↓

Discover Jumbo the elephant, from his humble origins to his tragic, untimely death, and uncover the remarkable legacy that he left behind.

Season 2.18 Barnum and Bailey 04.12.2019 5:21 ↓

Barnum and Bailey, the perfect pair. How did these two become the greatest showmen in history?

Season 2.19 How it Ended 04.12.2019 5:27 ↓

Tune in to hear more about the end of Barnum’s life, legacy and his death!

Season 1.1 Ivy Island 04.12.2014 4:35 ↓

Follow young Barnum as he discovers Ivy Island.