This week we’re celebrating our fiftieth episode with a double-header! Sarah kicks things off with the bizarre and ultimately tragic history of the Noid, Domino’s forgotten mascot. Clay wraps up with the amazing legend of the 17th Century bisexual dueling opera singer: Julie d’Aubigny.

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• https://www.foodandwine.com/comfort-food/pizza-calzones/tragic-end-dominos-noid
• https://movieweb.com/the-noid-dominos-villain-real-story/
• https://headstuff.org/culture/history/julie-la-maupin-daubigny-swashbuckling-opera-singer/
• https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera
• https://theculturetrip.com/france/articles/the-story-of-julie-daubigny-the-french-opera-singing-sword-fighter/
• https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/

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Join as Clay shares the history of lost media, from silent movies to modern entertainment, and why important parts of our history go missing.

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• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/myspace-lost-music-809455/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cinematic_firsts
• https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-13-209/
• https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/more-lost-doctor-who-episodes-30195820
• https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/pixar-s-billiondollar-delete-button-nearly-lost-toy-story-2-animation-7758083.html

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You’ve probably never heard his name, but no one person has affected the day-to-day lives of society more than Ziryab. This pre-Renaissance renaissance man has so many credits on his resume that you won’t believe your ears. If you’ve ever shaved, had bangs, played chess, or eaten dessert, you have him to thank. Check out this week’s episode for the incredible, incomparable life story of the most influential person in history.

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• https://muslimheritage.com/ziryab-the-musician/
• https://www.islamicspain.tv/arts-and-literature/ziryab-poet-of-cordoba/

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The election of the first US President was not as simple as it is often portrayed. Today we look into the complicated election process and the political scheming that took place during the Election of 1789.

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZO1O3CeW2w
• https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/elections/election1789.html

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Author, grad student, bog docent, bird enthusiast, and expert on the Germanic Iron Age, KRISTYN J. MILLER joins us this week to discuss the Hollywood history of Catalina Island. This episode really has it all: Jaws, Marilyn Monroe, and a famous unsolved murder. Is it any surprise she and Sarah are friends?

Check out Kristyn's debut novel SEVEN RULES FOR BREAKING HEARTS, a fun and funny romp on Catalina Island: Now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Target.

You can find Kristyn online at https://kristynjmiller.com/ as well as on Instagram and Twitter.

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This week, Sarah brings us a Dickensian tale with a feminist twist: the story of Sarah Chapman and the Matchgirls Strike of 1888, when the very first all-female strike in England’s history changed the course of British politics forever

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• https://spartacus-educational.com/TUmatchgirls.htm
• https://www.matchgirls1888.org/
• https://romanroadlondon.com/sarah-chapman-matchstick-girl-campaign-memorial/

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The Mona Lisa is the most recognized piece of art in the world. Millions visit the Louvre and wait in an hours long line just to see it. But why is it so popular? It all goes back to what was called at the time the "Art Heist of the Century". Let me tell you all about!

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• https://www.history.com/news/the-heist-that-made-the-mona-lisa-famous
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Peruggia
• https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-theft-mona-lisa

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This episode has it all: violence, revolution, rivalries, burlesque dancers, and (what else) more Hamilton references! This week, Sarah takes Clay on the journey that led Victor Noir from unknown journalist to posthumous god of sex.

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• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/erotic-erosion-recumbent-effigy-victor-noir
• https://indie88.com/the-story-of-victor-noir-the-sexiest-tomb-in-france/amp/
• https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30580574
• https://cemeteriesroute.eu/projects/stories/the-bizarre-fame-of-victor-noir.aspx

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In 1859, a strong geomagnetic storm struck Earth causing bright auroras to appear as far as south as Mexico and damage to the world's early telegraph lines. It was not well understood at the time, but marveled as a beautiful display of nature. But if this happened today, it could be apocalyptic. Tune in to learn why.

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• https://www.history.com/news/a-perfect-solar-superstorm-the-1859-carrington-event
• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bracing-for-a-solar-superstorm/
• https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019SW002278
• https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/05/12/the-great-geomagnetic-storm-of-may-1921/
• https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/23jul_superstorm

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Seven years after the start of the American Revolutionary War, a young soldier from Plympton, Massachusetts named Robert Shurtleff emerged from indentured servitude and picked up a gun to fight for his fledgling country. But there was more to this enlisted man than met the eye - much, much more. Join us this week for the story of the baddest badass who ever battled for America's freedom from British oppression.

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• https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson
• https://thefemalesoldier.com/blog/tag/Robert+Shurtleff
• https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/496443/remembering-a-womens-rights-pioneer-deborah-sampson/

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