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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When the Tour de France began in 1903, it was a major success. But the following year, the tour organizers declared the race was finished. What happened during the 1904 race that almost ended it forever?

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• "Tour de France: The History, the legend, the riders" by Fife, Graeme
• "Blazing saddles: The Cruel & unusual history of the Tour de France" by Rendell, Matt
• The Story of the Tour de France: 1903–1964. Vol. 1. By Bill McGan
• https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jul/06tour.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090805001801/http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/article/85550

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If you’ve ever wondered where some of the most popular English-language idioms come from, this is the episode for you! Sarah covers everything from ancient religious practices to the early days of aviation to eighteenth century theater rivalries.

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• https://www.britannica.com/list/7-everyday-english-idioms-and-where-they-come-from
• https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/exploring-the-origins-of-idioms
• https://www.rd.com/list/idiom-origins/
• https://www.theintrepidguide.com/english-idioms-and-their-origins/

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Kate Warne became America's first female detective, working with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, just before the country fell into civil war. Shortly after, she would be part of the one of the agency's most important assignments: protecting president-elect Lincoln from an assassination plot while en route to his inauguration.

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• Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Edward Steers
• The Hour of Peril : the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/
• https://explorethearchive.com/kate-warne-first-female-detective

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This week, Sarah brings a story about a Mediterranean queen who defeated Greece, captured several islands in the Adriatic sea, and stood unafraid before the might of Ancient Rome - not with her impressive navy, but with her pirates. Not much is known about Teuta of Ardiaei, but what we do know is unbelievable.

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• https://allthatsinteresting.com/queen-teuta-ancient-illyria
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_VsvCY1buc

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