Although the full archive of the show can be found on The Biography Podcast page on this site, I am planning on adding posts on all the shows individually to give context to how the show developed.
I have to admit that, 8 years after this show went out, I don't recall the full details of how I chose it. First and foremost, I was interested- and still am- about not focusing exclusively on North American titles. This is the 21st century and podcasts reach the world and Amazon makes it easy...