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142. Harmen van den Bogaert
Episode 142
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 futur…
1 year, 2 months ago
141. That Time the USA Banned Sliced Bread
Episode 141
Sometimes history is depressing, other times it's downright silly, like that time America outright banned sliced bread, much to the chagrin to housew…
1 year, 3 months ago
140. Pope Innocent VIII - Anything but Innocent
Episode 140
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 d…
1 year, 3 months ago
139. Alice Crimmins - Mother on Trial
Episode 139
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 …
1 year, 3 months ago
138. Murder Mystery on the High Seas
Episode 138
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 …
1 year, 4 months ago
137. Bass Reeves - The Real Lone Ranger
Episode 137
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 Afric…
1 year, 4 months ago
136. The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
Episode 136
On a brisk December afternoon, a young socialite vanished without a trace...
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135. Joan Crawford
Episode 135
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 an…
1 year, 4 months ago
134. Dr Gisella Perl - Abortionist at Auschwitz
Episode 134
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 …
1 year, 4 months ago
133. America's Forgotten War on Women
Episode 133
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 th…
1 year, 5 months ago