Best Vimy Ridge Podcasts (2025)

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Indigenous Service and Legacy with John Moses 55:40

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In this episode, we sit down with John Moses, former Director of Repatriation and Indigenous Relations at the Canadian Museum of History. John discusses the legacy of residential schools, the experiences of Indigenous veterans during the First World War, and his family’s personal ties to this history, including his grandmother, Edith Montour, one o…

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Vimy Memorial: Living Stories 40:53

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Get a first look at Vimy Memorial: Living Stories—a new way to explore history through the Vimy Foundation’s living memorial app. Watch on YouTubeBy Vimy Foundation

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Mémorial de Vimy : Histoires Vivantes 41:29

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Découvrez un premier aperçu de Mémorial de Vimy : Histoires vivantes—une nouvelle façon d’explorer l’histoire grâce à l’application mémorielle de la Fondation Vimy. Youtube: https://youtu.be/idrNMjhna9cBy Vimy Foundation

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Forgotten Fronts: Newfoundland’s Memory of Gallipoli With Dr. Jane McGaughey 34:19

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Dr. Jane McGaughey is the Johnson Chair of Québec and Canadian Irish Studies at Concordia University and a historian with a Ph.D. from Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author of Ulster's Men: Protestant Unionist Masculinities and Militarization in the North of Ireland, 1912-1923 and Violent Loyalties: Manliness, Migration, and the…

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Remembering Ypres: Memory and Loss in Canada’s First World War History with Dr. Geoffrey Bird 35:51

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While many Canadians are familiar with major Western Front battles like Vimy Ridge, the Second Battle of Ypres in Flanders in 1915 was a pivotal moment for Canada. This battle marked the first large-scale use of poison chlorine gas by the Germans and was also the first major CAnadian engagement since our entry in the war in the fall of 1914. Second…

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War Junk: The Podcast - Episode 5 - The Underground War at Vimy Ridge (PART 1) 43:02

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Send us a text In Episode 5 the team discusses one of their most memorable shows produced on the Battle at Vimy Ridge that was fought in April 1917 with the focus on the underground war that was key to the Canadian victory. Special guest is ANDY HAWKINS from the Durand Group, a UK based tunnelling team that took Professor David O'Keefe and filmmake…

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WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 4 - The Story of Pond Farm PART 2 46:57

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Send us a text The team continues telling the story of Pond Farm, a 90 acre patch of land in the Ypres Salient that saw years of fighting during WW1. Professor David O'Keefe, and filmmaker Wayne Abbott with special guest Stijn Butaye discuss the opportunity they had to film on Pond Farm when Stijn and his family dig deep into the infamous blue clay…

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WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 3 - The Battle of Ypres (The Story of Pond Farm) PART 1 49:07

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Send us a text WAR JUNK: THE POD CAST Episode 3 focuses on the story of Pond Farm, a patch of land between Ypres and Passchendaele in Belgium that saw 4 plus years of intense fighting during WW1. Professor David O'Keefe and filmmaker Wayne Abbott interview special guest Stijn who has lived his entire life on Pond Farm in the heart of Flanders. Stij…

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WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 2 (Making of the Series and Battle of Hong Kong PART 2) 49:04

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Send us a text The War Junk team including war relic hunter/digger Craig Mitchell discuss the Battle of Hong Kong and the key moments during the filming of the pilot show. They discuss the adventurous search in a remote area on Hong Kong Island for a cache of lost rifles from the battle in 1941. The team go into detail on their investigating of a s…

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WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 1 (Making of the Series and Battle of Hong Kong PART 1) 40:19

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Send us a text WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST Episode 1 In the first podcast episode Professor David O'Keefe and filmmaker Wayne Abbott tell the story behind creating the TV series War Junk with a focus on producing the pilot episode on the BATTLE OF HONG KONG. Most of the stories have never been told including how they first planned on producing a series c…

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Le Colonialisme et la Première Guerre Mondiale avec Thomas Vennes 35:47

2y ago35:47

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Thomas Vennes est doctorant en histoire à l'Université de Sherbrooke. Il s'intéresse au mouvement de conquête coloniale français en Afrique de l'Ouest, en particulier au action politique et militaire des officiers français ainsi qu'à la résistance armée africaine. Lors de sa maîtrise, il a travaillé sur la guerre du Bani-Volta, une révolte paysanne…

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2SLGBTQIA+ Soldiers in the Canadian Expeditionary Force 28:01

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Sarah Worthman is a freelance researcher and writer from St. John's, Newfoundland. Sarah researches a variety of topics including: human security, political history, and queer theory. Sarah received funding from the LGBT Purge Fund to conduct research on the history of LGBT persecution during the First World War. Sarah spent time working with Veter…

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Public History and The First World War with Jesse Alexander 37:22

2y ago37:22

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Jesse Alexander is a Public Historian, Educator, Documentary Film Host, Researcher, and Writer. Jesse graduated from the University of Vienna/Austria with a masters in Modern History with a focus on First World War Political Cartoons. From there, Jesse spent years working in archives and traveling across Europe where he visited many sites from the …

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Le Programme d'Identification des Pertes Militaires avec Dr. Sarah Lockyer 27:15

2y ago27:15

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Dr. Sarah Lockyer est coordinatrice de Programme d'Identification des Pertes Militaires au sein du Ministère de la Défense Nationale du Canada et des Forces Armées Canadiennes. Sarah est titulaire d'un doctorat en bioarchéologie de l'université de Bournemouth. Elle est aujourd'hui anthropologue judiciaire pour le programme d'identification des vict…

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The Casualty Identification Program with Dr. Sarah Lockyer 32:26

2y ago32:26

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Dr. Sarah Lockyer is the Casualty Identification Coordinator in Canada's Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Sarah graduated with a PhD in Bioarchaeology from Bournemouth University, and now acts as the Casualty Identification Programs forensic anthropologist. The program works to identify newly uncovered remains of Canadi…

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l'Histoire Publique et la Première Guerre Mondiale avec Jesse Alexander 38:09

2y ago38:09

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Jesse Alexander est l'animateur de deux chaînes YouTube populaires consacrées à l'histoire. Vous le reconnaîtrez peut-être comme l'animateur des chaînes The Great War et Real Time History. Grâce à ses documentaires et à ses vidéos, Jesse a rendu l'histoire de la guerre accessible à un large public. YOUkraine.at est une organisation non gouvernement…

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The Canadian Forces Artists Program with Renée Davis 30:10

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Renée completed her bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in history at the University of Ottawa is now the Historian of Military Heritage for the Department of National Defence’s Directorate of History and Heritage where she researches the history and culture of the Canadian Armed Forces. Renée also manages the Canadian Forces Artists Program, and works…

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La communauté italienne, les Métis et la Première Guerre mondiale 58:26

3y ago58:26

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Dans cet épisode spécial hors-série, Brintha Koneshachandra, notre animatrice, et Luca Sollail (historien, UdeM) abordent l'histoire de la communauté italienne canadienne pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Quant à Madeleina Daigneault, récipiendaire du PPV 2021, elle nous parle des Métis! | Animation : Brintha Koneshachandra | Invité.e.s : Luca S…

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The First World War and the Ukrainian Canadian Community 1:01:29

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In this last episode of season 2, Melanie Ng (U. of T.) meets Sera Tulk, VPA 2021 recipient, who talks about the Newfoundland regiment at Gallipoli and Prof. Bohdan Kordan (University of Saskatchewan), specialist in Canada-Ukraine relations, who will introduce us to the internment of ‘enemy aliens’ in Canada during the First World War. | Host: Mela…

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Pacifisme, communautés juives et Première Guerre mondiale 42:28

4y ago42:28

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Dans cet épisode, Brintha Koneshachandra et Christine Chevalier-Caron (historienne) discutent ensemble de l'histoire des communautés juives du Canada. Nous y faisons aussi la rencontre de Manuel Sauvé Chevalier, récipiendaire du PPV 2021, qui nous parle de pacifisme avant et pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Animation: Brintha Koneshachandra Inv…

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Punjab's Brothers-in-arms in Flanders Fields 55:24

4y ago55:24

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In this episode, we learn, with Steven Purewal, about how the Punjab's Lahore Division came to fight alongside Canadian troops in Canada's "baptism of fire" at Ypres in April 1915. Ultimately more than 74,000 South Asians were killed across the various theatres of war in First World War. We also learn about the Treaty of Versailles with Olive Tao, …

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La guerre et la communauté afrodescendante 57:17

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Dans cet épisode, Brintha Koneshachandra et Webster (artiste, auteur et conférencier) discutent ensemble de l'histoire des communautés afrodescendantes du Canada pendant la Première Guerre mondiale et dans un contexte plus large! Nous y faisons aussi la rencontre d'Elliott Grondin, récipiendaire du PPV 2020, qui nous parle de rationnement pendant l…

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La guerre et les Premières Nations 39:32

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Dans ce second épisode de la deuxième saison, Brintha Koneshachandra (UdeM) rencontre Pascale Ouellette, récipiendaire du PVB 2020, qui parlera du droit de vote des femmes, et Éric Pouliot-Thisdale, chercheur en histoire, qui discutera avec notre animatrice du rôle militaire des Premières Nations au Canada, et de la défense de leurs droits à traver…

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The War and the Japanese Canadian Community 55:07

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In this new installment, Melanie Ng (U. of T.) meets Nahira Gerster-Sim, VPA 2020 recipient, who talks about shell shock, and Mr. David Iwaasa, who presents the Japanese Canadian perspectives on the First World War through the story of his great-uncle, Seiichi Kinoshita. Host: Melanie Ng Guests: Nahira Gerster-Sim & David Iwaasa Sound artist: Sylva…

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La production du film "Vimy retrouvé" 34:02

5y ago34:02

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Écoutez le 6e et dernier balado de la série Par-delà la Crête, créée en partenariat avec l’ONF. Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de la production du court métrage documentaire Vimy Retrouvé en compagnie de son réalisateur et producteur, Denis McCready (ONF), et de Marianne Goyette (Prix Beaverbrook 2014). // Listen to the 6th and last in our podcas…

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Beyond the Ridge, ep. 5: Veterans and Commemoration 36:56

5y ago36:56

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Listen to the 5th in our podcast series Beyond the Ridge, a partnership with the NFB. With the collaboration of the Canadian War Museum, we are talking about Commemoration and Veterans with Dr. Tim Cook, from the Canadian War Museum, and Prasanna Iyengar (VPA 2010). // Écoutez notre 5e balado de la série Par-delà la Crête, créée en partenariat avec…

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Loi sur les mesures de guerre 26:50

5y ago26:50

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Écoutez notre 4e balado de la série Par-delà la Crête, créée en partenariat avec l’ONF. En collaboration avec le Musée Canadien de la Guerre, nous y discutons de la Loi sur les mesures de guerre avec Mélanie Morin-Pelletier (Musée Canadien de la Guerre) et Yaman Awad (récipiendaire du Prix Vimy Beaverbrook 2017). // Listen to the 4th in our podcast…

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War and the Environment 33:04

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Listen to the third in our podcast series Beyond the Ridge, a partnership with the NFB. In this episode, created in collaboration with the Toronto Zoo, we are looking at war and the environment with Dolf DeJong (Toronto Zoo), and Rose He (Beaverbrook Prize, 2019). Credits/Crédits Narrator/Narration: Caitlin Bailey Sound design/conception sonore: Sy…

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Les femmes et la guerre 31:45

5y ago31:45

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(Français) Voici notre 2e balado de la série Par-delà la Crête, créée en partenariat avec l’ONF. En collaboration avec le Club universitaire de Montréal, nous discuterons cette fois-ci du rôle des femmes en temps de guerre avec Chloé Poitras-Raymond (UQAM) et Andelina Habel-Thurton (récipiendaire du Prix Beaverbrook 2019). Credits/Crédits Narrator/…

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Soldiers, Nurses, and the 1918-1919 Pandemic 32:49

5y ago32:49

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(English) The first instalment of this Vimy Foundation and NFB limited series, in collaboration with Defining Moments Canada, explores the 1918 Influenza Pandemic through the lens of Canadian military personnel of the Great War. This conversation between Kandace Bogaert (PhD in medical anthropology) and Caroline Tolton (Vimy Foundation program alum…

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Episode 9 Hedley Boys, Grief, Relief and Commemoration 20:37

5+ y ago20:37

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The last 3 months of the War bring yet more pain and grief to Hedley and the men still serving. In 1919 the survivors return and decide on commemorating their fallen comrades with one of the earliest WW1 memorials in Canada. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 8 Hedley Boys, War Weary Hedley 22:13

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Hedley feels the war and the town suffers as more men enlist. The Canadians recover from Vimy Ridge and by 1918 are leading the Allied advance. Men of the 54th have to carry out one of the most distasteful duties a soldier can do. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 7 Hedley Boys Disaster at Vimy Ridge 23:20

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The 54th take part in one of the biggest military disasters in Canada's history, before participating in the great victory at Vimy Ridge. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 6 Hedley Boys The 54th go to war 15:39

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The 54th arrive in France and at first go into the line around Ypres for their first taste of battle before moving to the Somme. There, they and Hedley experience heartbreaking loss. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 5 Hedley Boys "This War is Hell" 30:33

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An already hard year gets tougher for both the men at the front and their loved ones at home. After fierce fighting around Ypres, the Canadians move south to the Somme. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 4 Hedley Boys 1916 The hardest year 28:40

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The bloodiest year of the war for Hedley. The year starts with optimism but events in France and at home change that. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 3 Hedley Boys "One of the biggest affairs Hedley has seen" 19:59

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17 men leave Hedley on the same day and travel to Penticton to enlist in the C.E.F. Most end up in the 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vernon camp. There they complete basic training before sailing to England. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 2 Hedley Boys, Baptism of Fire 17:53

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The first volunteers leave and soon experience the horrors of war. The men of the C.E.F. are soon in action and men from Hedley and the Similkameen are there. Support the showBy Andy English

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Episode 1 Hedley Boys, A small town in the Similkameen 19:20

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Hedley on the eve of war. The small community of Hedley was a busy thriving town in 1914, with what seemed a promising future but events the other side of the world would forever change it. Support the showBy Andy English

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Season 2 - Blooper Reel 7:24

5+ y ago7:24

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This special episode, much requested by the cast, features everyone struggling with names, Za'chary attempting to direct with mixed success, and 300% more swear words than were in the actual show. Also starring: Amy's real accent, Kristen's only other accent, Camille and Za'chary arguing about her accent, and Susan's mantra of self-confidence.…

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Vimy Ridge 40:32

5+ y ago40:32

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In the wake of the Yippity bottling plant, Cranston reveals the truth behind his pursuit of Della Caine and its roots in one of the major battles of the Great War. It's the gut-wrenching, extra-long finale to Rise of the Virago. Neon Jezebel is written and performed by Za'chary Westbrook with Amy Aleha as Vivienne Walker Kristen Pimley as Friday Jo…

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Yippity 27:29

5+ y ago27:29

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Cranston is now convinced that Friday Johnson is the Virago. He is teaming up with the Silver Sabres to find her and have a talk with her about Edward Blake's "vaccine project". However, what is supposed to be a safe mission—by vigilante standards—will prove dangerous in ways that Cranston never imagined. Neon Jezebel is written and performed by Za…

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The Three-Scarred Man 23:33

5+ y ago23:33

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Vivienne has had a revelation about Saint Moon's vaccine project and is ready to return home. Cranston is not. He sees an opportunity to make a deal with the Rose and Chain; all he needs to do is arrange a meeting with a woman in a mask. Written and performed by Za'chary Westbrook with Amy Aleha as Vivienne Walker and Camille Foucan on announcement…

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Von Steuben Sausage House 27:12

5+ y ago27:12

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Cranston isn't returning to the hotel, tonight—despite his promise to Vivienne—because a shadow from his past looms over the success of the Walkers' mission in New York. A hunter has come to the city, seeking the Virago, and a press conference will change everything. Neon Jezebel is written by Za'chary Westbrook. Cranston Walker — Za'chary Westbroo…

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A Lesson in Etymology 4:50

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A brief and factual lesson in the etymology of "virago". Neon Jezebel is written and performed by Za'chary Westbrook. Find us online: Twitter @neonjezebelpod Instragram @neonjezebelpodcast and our website neonjezebel.com

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The Only Family We Have 27:31

6y ago27:31

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Cranston isn't ready to call the suspects into the drawing room. Gabrielle talks about a menu. Announcements - Camille Faucon Vivienne Walker - Amy Aleha Cranston Walker - Za'chary Westbrook Gabrielle Blake - Susan Day Connect with us on Twitter @neonjezebelpod or Instagram @neonjezebelpodcast or visit our website: neonjezebel.com…

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Newsflash #3 2:31

6y ago2:31

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In society news, New York City's favorite new socialites are welcoming their first guests. Neon Jezebel is written and performed by Za'chary Westbrook Visit our website

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New Colossus 24:16

6y ago24:16

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The Virago attacks change shipping schedules and Vivienne is worried Cranston will forget about the Swiss girl. Written by Za'chary Westbrook; with Susan Day as Gabrielle Blake and Amy Aleha as Vivienne Walker. Find us online: Twitter: @neonjezebelpod Instagram: @neonjezebelpodcast Website: neonjezebel.com…

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Newsflash #2 2:49

6y ago2:49

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In the two weeks since the Virago's first attack, burning Saint Moon trucks has become an almost nightly event. Here is the latest update. Neon Jezebel is written and performed by Za'chary Westbrook. neonjezebel.com | @neonjezebelpodcast on Instagram | @neonjezebelpod on Twitter

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Blake Oriental Hotel 31:18

6y ago31:18

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Rise of the Virago, Chapter 2 Friday Johnson is an up-and-coming reporter in New York. She's college-educated, independent, and a born-and-bred New Yorker. When one of her mother's employees loses a child under mysterious circumstances, Friday starts to dig. What she discovers could be the scandal of the century, if only she could print it. In this…