Best Lady And The Harlot™ Podcasts (2025)

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161. Josephine Baker - Resistance Fighter - Part II 55:54

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COME SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON THS NOVEMBER! Josephine Baker had a life so full it could not be contained by one episode alone! In this eoisode Josephine deals with duals, death, international tours, another marrige, and nazis. But how exactly does one fro, the highest paid movie star of the era to becoming a French Resistance spy!? Hosted by Katie Cha…

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160. Josephine Baker - Part I 1:00:16

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Jospehine Bake lived a full life, so much so that it was impossible to fit the bisexual, burlesque icon's story into just one episode! So welcome to part one, where we learn all about how Josephine went from dirt poor to dancing in Paris, one of the celebrated performes of the Jazz era, and who liked Willy so much she married to of them! Hosted by …

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159. Lili St Cyr - Burlesque Icon 1:00:39

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Lili St Cyr grew up with nothing...and ended up the most scandalous woman in America! From poverty to police raids, to being denounced by the Public Morality Committee, she had a scandalous life on and off the stage.. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate to Burlesque Hall of Fame I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the …

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158. Liane de Pougy - Courtesan, Princess, Nun 1:12:54

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Burlesque's beginnings blossomed out of La Belle Époque, the interwar period between the Franco-Prussian war and WW1. An era where creativity and the arts boomed and the Burlesque show was born and it created stars, women like Liane de Pougy, a star, a desired courtesan, a princess and a nun. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets …

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157. The Battle of Castle Itter 50:32

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The Battle of Castle Itter has to be one of the weirdest battle of the Second World War, it's the SS against Wermacht, the Austrian Resistance, US troops, an SS officer, some politicians, a famous tennis player and Charles de Gaulle's sister....in the Alps Hosed by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follo…

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156. Amon Göth - The Butcher of Płaszów 46:57

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Amon Leopold Göth was an SS Schutzstafeeln, the commandant of the Płaszów labour camp in Kraków, Poland and a man that was such a monster that Steven Spielberg had to tone down his cruelty in Schindler's List because he didn't want audiences to think that it was exaggerating or making things up. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar …

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155. Ravensbrück Concentration Camp 1:04:36

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Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women, located just miles north of Berlin, it was close enough to hand, but far enough to avoid too many questions. A place of brutality, where women were used as forced labour for Siemens and Heinkel, to build rockets and luftwaffe machinery. To provide products for businesses owned by pro…

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154. Irma Grese - The Hyena of Auschwitz 53:00

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Irma Grese, the baby faced Beast of Belsen and the Hyena pf Auschwitz who revelled in the pain and sufferening of others, especially if she was the one who was inflicting it. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Blu…

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153. Zoot Suit Riots 1:13:35

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The Zoot Suit Riot wasn't actually a riot, don't let the name fool you, it is an often overlooked attack on ethnic minorities in Los Angeles which became a pivotal moment in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. What happened in Downtown LA in June 1943? Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the…

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152. Kate Warne - America's First Female Detective 1:13:57

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Kate Warne, a woman in history we should know more about. The first "lady" detective in the USA, she solved crimes, performed subtrefuge and even thwarted an assassination attempt on President-elect, Abraham Lincoln. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… …

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151 . John Brown - Part II: Heroism is Treason 1:17:46

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In the second half of the John Brown tale, we get to hear about Brown's FAFO era, from Bleeding Kansas to the guerilla warfare at Osawatomie, the Battle at Black Creek and of course the rai on Harper's Ferry, and the events that led him to be executed for treason. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! (News Coming Soon) Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar …

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150. John Brown - Part I: American Abolitionist 1:23:59

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Happy Independence Day! It's July 4th which means that it's the perfect time to talk about some classic American history. I was hoping to get this into one epidoe but alas, there's too much to tell. so join me for Part I of the tale of John Brown, the American Abolitionist, Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon …

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149. Mary Astor - Hollywood and Scandal 55:33

3M ago55:33

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A film noir femme fatale, actress Mary Astor found herself embroiled in a custody battle and "crime of the century!" A scandal so inticing that it knocked the news of fascists off of the front page of the newspapers. To start off our US History month, the American starlet and the purple diary scandal! Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your…

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148. King Edward II - Bisexual Chaos Monarch 1:27:47

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King Edward II had everything he needed in life, a great education, a throne to sit upon, huge tracts of land and a beautiful face... unfortunately his greatest achievement as King was having a pirate beoyfriend Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow…

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147. Alan Turing - The Codebreaker 1:17:35

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Alan Turing is a man who deserved to be celebrated, a cryptanalyst, mathematician and codebreaker who helped win the Second World War, A man who was possibly neurodivergent and definitely homosexual. This pride month I am so excited to finally tell you about about the genius, Alan Turing. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Dona…

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146. Billy Tipton - Trans Jazz Icon 1:07:06

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It's Pride month and so it's the perfect time to tack about trans cultural icon, Billy Lee Tipton - a transgender jazz musician, who performed all over the country, had five dogs, five wives and a great sense of humour. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook B…

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145. Louisa May Alcott 47:49

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This Pride Month, let us tell a tale of one of the best-known authors and least-known asexuals in history - Miss Louisa May Alcott. You may know her as the writer of the classic novel, Little Women, but Alcott had an interesting life that is only hinted at in her novels Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of …

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144. The Marchioness Disaster 1:20:42

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1989 in London, England, 130 partygoers boarded a small pleasure boat - The Marchioness - for a birthday bash cruise down the Thames river. Less than an hour later, over a third of these people would lose their lives after the boat was struck by a large dredger. For the survivors and the victims families, the pain had only begun. Hosted by Katie Ch…

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143. When MIT & Quaker Oats Tested Radiation on Children 1:12:07

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Massachusetts has a shadow on its history, that of the Fernald School in South Boston, an institution designed to provide children with intellectual disabilities skills that they would be able to have a better life. A mission that changed over time, instead of providing skills ans support, the children were treated as lab rats, with some even teste…

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142. Harmen van den Bogaert 1:05:06

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Harmen van den Bogaert was one of the earliest colonisers settlers in 17th Century North America, an ambassador to the Mohawks, he has a bright future which leads to what the Dutch Republic would call a "bad fate." Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Fol…

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141. That Time the USA Banned Sliced Bread 49:42

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Sometimes history is depressing, other times it's downright silly, like that time America outright banned sliced bread, much to the chagrin to housewives everywhere! Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan …

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140. Pope Innocent VIII - Anything but Innocent 34:51

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What happens when a pope trades prayers for power? When you dig into the wild story of Pope Innocent VIII - a man whose reign was packed with shady deals, family favours, and political chaos, it's like Game of Thrones... but in the Vatican. Let's unpack the secrets, scandals, and surprises behind one of the most unforgettable popes in history. Host…

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139. Alice Crimmins - Mother on Trial 1:12:21

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In 1965 Alice Crimmins became the centre of one of America's most sensational murder trials, accused not only killing her children, but of violating society's expectation of motherhood. Alice's story was shaped as much by misogyny and by mystery. But the question remains, did Alice Crimmins kill her children, or was she a victim of the court of pub…

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138. Murder Mystery on the High Seas 1:12:28

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On a quiet night in July 1896, the merchant ship, the Herbert fuller was sailing swiftly to Argentina, it's hull full of timber to transport. But on that calm, quiet night, a stifling scream is heard and soon it is discovered that the Captain, his wife and the second mate have all been killed in a bloodbath. The remaining 9 souls aboard were alone …

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137. Bass Reeves - The Real Lone Ranger 46:29

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Bass Reeves was one of the Frontiers greatest heroes, a skilled tracker, a sharpshooter and a formerly enslaved man who became one of the first African American U.S. Marshalls. A master of disguise, he hunted outlaws and brought them to justice, and he even went on to inspire the tale of The Lone Ranger. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Y…

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136. The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold 56:14

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On a brisk December afternoon, a young socialite vanished without a trace... Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland …

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135. Joan Crawford 1:14:27

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Joan Crawford, the Hollywood star who loved cheekbones and hated wire hangers. A woman who made her name on the silver screen by dancing, bitching and sometimes boinking someone else's husband. Jump right in and lets hear about this icon who's as famous for her feuds as she was for her films... Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Ticket…

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134. Dr Gisella Perl - Abortionist at Auschwitz 50:48

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Dr Gisella Perl is a woman worth remembering this Women's History Month, a gynaecologist at a time when women, let alone Jewish women, were entering and excelling in medicine. A woman, a prisoner, a doctor who would work against the odds to save as many lives as she could in the notorious death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Warning, this week's episode…

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133. America's Forgotten War on Women 1:11:36

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The American Plan was one of the largest violations of women's rights in US history, but it's one of the least remembered. For over half a century thousands of American women were arrested, forcibly examined and detained without due process, no trial and no evidence of a crime. Their offence? Being suspected of "immorality" under the social hygiene…

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132. Nancy Wake - The Spy With the 5 Million Franc Bounty 1:27:53

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Nancy Wake was a member of the French Resistance who was such a pain in the derriere to the Gestapo that they named her the White Mouse. They tried to capture the freedom fighter for years and even placed a 5 million francs bounty on her head. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Wishlist Wishlist Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram Tik…

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131. Bessie Coleman - First Black Aviatrix 50:10

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Bessie Coleman defied the odds to become the first African American and Native American woman with a pilot’s license in the world! Denied opportunities at home, she went to France to learn to fly, returning as a daring stunt pilot who inspired generations. Listen now to be wowed by Queen Bess Hosted by Katie Charlwood Wishlist Wishlist Donate at: P…

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130. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study 59:24

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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study has to be one of the most shocking and unethical medical experiments in United States history. What was perceived to be a harmless medical study turns in to a 40-year nightmare for hundreds of African American men in the South, This episode exposes the truth behind the US Public Health Service study that promised care bu…

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From the Vault - Mary Jane Kelly - The Ripper's Final Victim 1:19:38

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From the Vault - The fifth and final canonical victim of the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper...allegedly... was Mary Jane Kelly, a woman who was an enigma, with a hidden past that no-one could quite figure out. In this episode I share what we do know about Mary Jane and then my friend Melissa from God's Favourites podcast has a chat about ho…

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From the Vault - Catherine Eddowes - The Ripper's Fourth Victim 54:16

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From the Vault - With the news cycle circling a tenuous link to a Jewish immigrant in London, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, let's focus on what we do know of about the Whitechapel murderers, the victims. Their lives, their stories. Let's hear about Catherine Eddowes, the fourth canonical victim of Jack the Ripper. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I…

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From the Vault - Elizabeth Stride - The Ripper's Third Victim 1:02:16

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From the Vault - Elizabeth Stride suffered in life an death, all because of the patriarchal views that existed in the Victorian era and even today, with so much focus on the killer, let's instead focus on the victim, the third canonical victim of Jack the Ripper. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at: P…

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From the Vault - Annie Chapman - The Ripper's Second Victim 49:49

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From the Vault - The life of Annie Chapman, another weary woman in Whitechapel who suffered. Her life so often eclipsed by her death, the victims do not deserve to have their stories a footnote for the lore of a Bogeyman as the second canonical victim of the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tick…

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From the Vault - Polly Nichols - The Ripper's First Victim 1:13:19

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From the Vault catch up on the lives of the five canonical victims of "Jack the Ripper" starting with Mary Ann Nichols, Polly to her friends. The one s=that started it all and led to crackpot theories and women being blamed for their own violent deaths at the hands of a man. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist …

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129. Joshua N. Haldeman - Elon Musk's Apartheid-Loving Grandfather 1:12:54

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Some families have skeletons in the closet, others have an entire ossuary under the floorboards, most like to keep them quiet but the Musk family prefer to put them on display. Elon Musk's grandfather, Joshua Norman Haldeman was an apartheid-loving chiropractor, who was super into conspiracy theories and searching for a "long lost city" in his plan…

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128. The Brothers Kellogg 54:54

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Before Froot Loops, Special K and Rice Krispies, there was Dr John Harvey Kellogg, a devout Seventh Day Adventist whose only fears were meat-based germs, racial integration and syphilis, a man whose favourite pastimes were ensuring people had enough yoghurt shot into their arses and bullying his younger brother, William Keith Kellogg. Hosted by Kat…

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Rude Awakening 56:11

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Happy 2025! Since our first episode in 2023, we wanted recap on what has transpired for the both of us during the last year in a half. Both relationships have assisted in helping us become someone different. We know we all have been in relationships that have either added to us in becoming a better person; or they have made us become a bad version …

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127. Nuns on the Run - Outlaws and Thieves 47:44

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In the 1980s in the idyllic town of Bruges, Belgium, an order of elderly nuns, the Poor Clares decided to stick two fingers up to the Church and trade their convent for a castle with the help of their handyman... I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at: Patreon Smutty Little Dress Fund (It's my birthday this month) Follow me on… I…

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126. Nellie Cashman - The Angel of Cassier 43:07

11M ago43:07

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Cork-born Nellie Cashman emigrated to America and went on to be a total badass, a female prospector, business-owner and genuinely good person. It's a tough time of year and so I decided that for the month of November that I'm going to focus on the fun, ridiculous or downright cool parts of history. Also fairly certain you were traumatised enough in…

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125, The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam 1:10:48

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Elisa Lam was a 21 year old Canadian woman whose mysterious death in the infamous Cecil Hotel caused a stir for internet sleuths and conspiracy theorists alike, but what did happen to Elisa Lam and why has this case been at the centre of true crime lore for over a decade? Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedi…

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124. The Tulsa Race Massacre 48:03

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The Tulsa Race Massacre 1921, when white rage burned black neighbourhoods to the ground, destroying homes, businesses, communities and lives. For nearly a century, people tried - and for a while succeeded - in keeping the events of Greenwood buried, but the truth will out... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavem…

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123. Willowbrook State School 1:11:17

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Originally conceived as a haven for children with intellectual disabilities, the Willowbrook State School was instead to become a breeding ground of neglect, trauma, abuse and exploitation. The truth about what happened behind the doors of the Staten Island institution is a horrifying piece of history. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave …

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122. Enriqueta Martí - Vampiress of Barcelona 58:01

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Children are disappearing from the streets of Barcelona, the struggling, the lost, the poor, are they being taken from this earth by disease that is ravaging the city, or is someone taking them? This Halloween season delve into the first tale of terror of the month, that of the Vampiress of Raval, Enriqueta Martí. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of …

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121. Agent 355 58:11

1y ago58:11

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Who exactly was Agent 355? An alleged member of Washington's infamous Culper Spy Ring, Agent 355 has captured the ideas of espionage aficionados everywhere, just who was 355 and why was she so instrumental in winning the Revolutionary War? Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Ticke…

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120: The Emu War 49:08

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Some wars are fought over lands or animals, or the rights to hunt animals, but on this occasion the war was with animals. After World War I Australia faced a new and rather unexpected foe, the mighty emu... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at: P…

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119. The Kerry Babies 58:27

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The body of a baby boy was discovered on a beach in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, Eire. The infant had suffered a violent death, with brutal physical injuries and 27 stab wounds in his tiny body. The murder squad led by Superintendent John Courtney soon found their primary (and only) suspect 50 miles away in small village, Joanne Hayes. The mistreatment …

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118. Lady Mary Grey 52:47

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Lady Jane Grey the Nine Days Queen had a short and tragic life, but she wasn't the only Grey Sister to have a tough time of it in Tudor England. This week we discuss the youngest, Lady Mary Grey and how being headstrong and stubborn landed her in hot water just like Katherine and My Lady Jane... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media N…