Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
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The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you!
If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from history then welcome!
Covering everything from scientists to Grandmothers, survivors of wars to eccentric millionaires, all via ghost stories, anecdotes and terrible impressions of Hollywood legend Tim Curry. Come and hang out, have a giggle and join us every Friday.
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#74 A Second World War Spy With Shoelaces In Her Hair & A Lady Explorer Causing Chaos (Phyllis Latour & Lady Hestor Stanhope)
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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#73 A Man Out For Blood & A Woman Keeping Planes in the Air (Charles R Drew & Beatrice Cave-Brown-Cave)
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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#72 A Lioness With Strong Protection & The "Lady-Friend" of an Emperor (Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and Katharina Schratt)
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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#71 A Reluctant Empress & The Secret Network of Lady Poisoners (Empress Elizabeth of Austria & Giulia Tofana and Gironima Spara)
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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#70 A Boy With Iron Lungs & A Revolutionary Revolutionary (Paul Alexander & Francisco de Miranda)
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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#69 A Couple With A Cunning Plan & A Surreal Fashion Designer (Ellen and William Craft & Elsa Schiaparelli)
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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#68 The Last Regency Theatre Dandy & A Lady Gunslinger of the American West (Sir Lumley St George Skeffington & Belle Starr)
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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#67 A Terrible Korean King & A Regency Prankster (Yeonsangun of Joseon & Theodore Hook)
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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#66 A Nose for Astronomy & A Hardworking Woman of Aviation History Forgot (Tycho Brahe & Katharine Wright Haskell)
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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#65 A Second World War Escape Artist & A Teacher Turned Daredevil (Charles Upham & Annie Edson Taylor)
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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#64 A Ground Breaking Lady Surgeon & A Nomadic Man of Numbers (Gertrude Herzfeld & Paul Erdős)
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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#63 A Wee Tartan Army Piper & The German Amazonian Venus (Bessie Watson & Katie Sandowina)
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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#62 An Authentic Monument to a London Child Genius & A Slovakian Folk Hero (Jeremy Bentham & Juraj Jánošík)
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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#61 An African American Actor Hits The West End & A Court Case That Changed America ( Ira Aldridge & Elizabeth Freeman)
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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#60 An East London Busy Body & An Italian Couture Fashion Muse (Bill Boaks & Luisa Casati)
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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#59 The Man Who Tried to Defeat Gravity & The Woman Who Secretly Joined the British Army (Roger Babson & Hannah Snell)
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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#58 A Georgian Lady With A Ridiculous Amount of Scrapbooks & A Novelist With No Idea Of The Concept of Saving For A Rainy Day (Sarah Sofia Banks & William Beckford)
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May 27, 2026 |
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#57 A Teacher Who Outwitted the Nazis & A Woman Full of Hot Air (Anna Essinger & Sophie Blanchard)
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May 20, 2026 |
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#56 A Woman Who Decided To Live In The Open & A Tudor Rock Star (Natalie Clifford Barney & Thomas Weelkes)
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May 13, 2026 |
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#55 A Book Written In Eyeliner & Britain's Greatest Actor! (Nawal El Saadawi & Robert "Romeo" Coates)
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May 06, 2026 |
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#54 The Queen of the PE Teachers & A Chef On The Run (Martina Bergman Osterberg & Hercules Posey)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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#53 A Samurai Willing To Sacrifice Themselves & A Woman Who Petitioned For Divorce ( Nakano Takeko & Caroline Norton)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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#52 A Woman With Science In Her DNA & An Hysterical Wife (Rosalind Franklin & Elizabeth Packard)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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It's An Anniversary Special!
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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#51 A Man Condemned To Misfortune & A Duelling Opera Singer (Adolphe Sax & Julie d'Aubigny)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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#50 A Walking Community of Bacteria & The Public Universal Friend (Lynn Margulis & The Public Universal Friend)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#49 A Woman Cursed With An Infamous Surname & An Englishwoman in America (Maria Rasputin & Isabella Bird)
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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#48 A Man Obsessed With Canals & The Rescued Victorian Slave Turned Explorer (Duke Francis Egerton & Florence Baker)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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#47 A Self Proclaimed Hellraiser & A Woman With A Victorian Beauty Empire (Mary "Mother" Jones & Sarah "Madam Rachel" Russell)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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#46 A Woman Who Knew Exactly Where She Was & A Notorious Eunuch (Gladys West & Wei Zhongxian)
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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#45 A Warrior Who Switched Sides & The Green Man (Jandamarra & Henry Cope)
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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#44 A Cornish Bard & The Man Who Bought Us The Bermuda Triangle (Margaret Pollard & Charles Berlitz)
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#43 King of the Beggars & A Sporting Goddess (William "Black Billy" Waters & Marjorie Pollard)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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#42 A Poet With An Outrageous Fashion Sense & A Very Reluctant Nun (Margaret Cavendish & Antonio de Erauso)
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#41 A Blind Entrepreneur & A Delightful Villainess (Blind Jack Metcalf & Violet Hopson)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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#40 The King Maker & A Dandy In The Underworld (Richard Neville and Neil "Bunny" Roger)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#39 A Queen Who never Ruled & The Landlord Who Saved Properties For The Nation (Queen Genepil & Octavia Hill)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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#38 A Genre Defying Sci-Fi Writer & A Forgotten Music Hall Star (Octavia Butler & Kitty Lord)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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The Mostlies 2025 - A Comedy History Awards Episode!
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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#37 An Unsinkable Heroine & A Viking Shield Maiden (Margaret Brown & Birka Grave 581)
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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#36 Queen of the Desert & The Founder of the Night Witches (Gertrude Bell & Marina Raskova)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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#35 A Knight Who Ruled With An Iron Fist & A Man Who Loved Books (Göhtz Von Berlichingen & Sir Thomas Phillipps)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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#34 A Woman Who Knew Her Worth & A Farmer Who Got Left Behind (Mary Girling & Hannah Hauxwell)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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#33 Fighting the Australian Government & An Archaeologist Rescuing The Past (Bessie Flower & Maud Cunnington)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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#32 A Volcanologist Who Lost His Life & A Story for Remembrance Sunday (David Johnson & William Robinson Clarke)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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#31 A Linguist With An Attitude Problem & The Cavalry Maiden (Sir Richard F Burton & Nadezhda Durova)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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#30 A Woman Fighting To Plant Forests & The Last War Chief Of His Tribe (Wangari Maathi & Joseph Medicine Crow)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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#29 A Spooky Halloween Special!! A Clown Dynasty & A Witch's Prophecy (Emmett Kelly and family & Mother Shipton)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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#28 A Rebel Princess & A Woman Obsessed With The Truth (Sophia Duleep Singh & Marion Stokes)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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#27 A Sword Wielding Governess & The Angel of the Battlefield (Marie-Antoinette Lix & Clara Barton)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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#26 Judgy McJudgington & A Woman Who Turned Her Rage To Piracy ( Sir Melford Stevenson & Jeanne de Clisson)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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#25 A Bearded Sea Swimmer & A Man Who Filled The Sky With Colour ( Baron Matthew Robinson & Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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#24 A Survivor Sharing His Story & A Hermit Redeemed After 300 Years (Zigi Shipper & Benjamin Lay)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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#23 A Woman Looking For Love & An Unsung London Mudlark (Lady Cathcart & Peggy Jones)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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#22 A Tudor With An Unwanted House Guest & Sister In Law Turned Art Dealer (Bess of Hardwick & Johanna van Gogh-Bonger)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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#21 An Early Chemist Whose Research Was Stolen & A Woman Tutored By The Pope (Alice Ball & Laura Bassi)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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#20 An Animal Training Eccentric & Story Worthy of Science Fiction (Jemmy Hirst & John Cleves Symmes Jr.)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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#19 A Grandmother Who Went For A Walk & An Espionage Agent (Grandma Gatewood & Vera Atkins)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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#18 The Fastest Woman in the World & A The Indian Man Keeping The British Cuppa Alive and Well (Wilma Rudolph & Maniram Dewan)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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#17 A Woman Who Loved Poetry and the Planets & A Cryptid Curious Politician (Wang Zhenyi & David James)
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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#16 A Female Football Star That Had To Be Stopped & A Hiking Con Artist (Lily Parr & Barabara Erni)
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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#15 A Self Declared Countess & An Heiress Determined To Spend It All On Charity (The Countess & Angela Burdett-Coutts)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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#14 One Woman and Her Hunt for Dinosaurs & A Huge Talent Working In Miniature (Mary Anning & Sarah Biffin)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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#13 A Gambling Dandy & A Man Born To Dance (John Mytton & Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey)
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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#12 A Medical Man Who Saved Millions & A Man Who Spoke To Aliens (Dr Maurice Hilleman & Gabriel Green)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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#11 A Vintage Popstar That Got Lost To History & An Aviation Queen (Solomon Linda & Amy Johnson)
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#10 A Criminal Mastermind & A Snappy Dresser (Jonathan Wild & Henry Croft)
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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#9 A Woman on the Warpath & An Exceptional Introvert (Lucy Parsons & John Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#8 A Man With Questionable Taste & An Artist Fighting For Freedom (Timothy Dexter & Willem Arondeus)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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#7 A Penniless Emperor & A Recruit in Disguise (Emperor Norton & Dorothy Lawrence)
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May 30, 2025 |
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#6 A Pickpocketing Gambler & One Woman Determined to Get Home (Moll Cutpurse & Ada Blackjack)
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May 23, 2025 |
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#5 Woman vs. Wildlife & A Quaker On A Mission (Marchioness of Salisbury & Elizabeth Fry)
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May 16, 2025 |
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#4: An Unknowing Medical Marvel & A Man Who Would Be King (Henrietta Lacks & Goodwin Wharton)
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May 09, 2025 |