American Carnival: Barnum Project

Episode 3.5 The Original Influencer

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

Episode 3.4 Cracking the Whip on Cruelty

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

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

Episode 3.2 The Angel and the Devil

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

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

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

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

Season 2.3 Barnum's Love Life

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

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

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