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<p>How did a multi-hour long show that consists of nothing more than a host talking about history ever become wildly popular? It’s got something to do with Dan Carlin.</p>
<p>He’s been called the king of long-form podcasting and “one of the greatest storytellers in the world”. His distinctive voice and style is one of the most instantly recognizable in the medium and with hundreds of millions of downloads, his shows are some of the most listened to podcasts of all time.</p>
<p>Carlin’s work weaves historical information with deep questions and Twilight Zone-style twists to help illustrate the power and continuing relevance of the past. Drama, extremes, empathy and vivid examples of both the highs and lows of humanity dominate the narrative. It’s a trademark mix of elements that has been entertaining listeners since 2005.</p></div><div><p></p></div></div><div><p></p></div><div><div><p><a href="https://www.dancarlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dan-CarlinsHardcore-History-Show-69-Cover-1400px.jpg"></a></p></div><div><div><p>
</p><h3>Hardcore History Ep69 – <u><strong>Twilight of the Æsir</strong></u></h3>
<p></p> </div> <div><p>This show picks up where Dan’s Thor’s Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they’d die faster.</p> </div> </div><div><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/id173001861?mt=2"></a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5mZWVkYnVybmVyLmNvbS9kYW5jYXJsaW4vaGlzdG9yeT9mb3JtYXQ9eG1s&amp;ep=14"></a></p></div></div><div><div><p><a href="https://www.dancarlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/HHA-1400px-1024x1024-1.jpg"></a></p></div><div><div><p>
</p><h3>Hardcore History: Addendum Ep23 – <u><strong>Boxing with Ghosts<br />
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<p></p> </div> <div><p>Ready for an argument? Like Dan’s quote voice? Waiting to hear Dan discuss boxing? Then you’ve hit the trifecta. Boxing expert Mike Silver and Dan discuss whether today’s modern fighters could compete with those of yesteryear.</p> </div> </div><div><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history-addendum/id1326393257"></a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kY2hoYWRkZW5kdW0ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M?ep=14"></a></p></div></div><div><div><p></p></div><div>
<h3>The End Is Always Near</h3>
<p><strong>Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses </strong><strong>Now a New York Times Bestseller</strong></p>
<p>Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? No one knows the answers to such questions, but no one asks them in a more interesting way than Dan Carlin.</p></div></div><div><div><p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1198050/War_Remains_Dan_Carlin_Presents_an_Immersive_Memory/"></a></p></div><div>
<h3>War Remains</h3>
<p><strong>Dan Carlin Presents an Immersive Memory</strong></p>
<p>This is not a game. This is history. Presented by Hardcore History® legendary podcaster Dan Carlin, War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers into the nightmarish hellscape of the Western Front of the First World War.</p></div></div><div><p></p></div><div><p><a href="https://spectator.us/book-and-art/dan-carlin-hardcore-history-worlds-greatest-podcast/"></a></p></div><div><p><a href="https://observer.com/2016/12/this-podcast-tells-the-stories-high-school-history-class-forgot/"></a></p></div><div><div><div>
<h6><em>“If you listen to one episode of Hardcore History, you’ll realize how absolutely stupendous and amazing Dan Carlin is”</em></h6>
<p><strong>– Tim Ferriss</strong></p></div> <div>
<h6><em>“A virtuoso orator with a master’s feel for the rhythm of language”</em></h6>
<p><strong>– Huffington Post</strong></p></div> </div><div>
<h6><em>“Dan Carlin is not a professional historian. He is, however, one of the most gifted storytellers that your ears will ever encounter. He waxes lyrical about the darkest and most violent periods of humanity’s past with uninterrupted passion and drama, often for up to 4 hours at a time. The man is a yarn-spinning machine.”</em></h6>
<p><strong>– Esquire</strong></p></div><div>
<h6><em>“One of the early pioneers in podcasting, Carlin is, above all else, a skilled orator. He doesn’t interview guests or mix in audio effects. On his own, he dramatically narrates some of the most epic moments in human history with such color that Hollywood producers looking for new material ought to take notice.”</em></h6>
<p><strong>– TIME Magazine</strong></p></div></div><div><p></p></div><div>
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 Thinking Outside Pandora’s Box

 How did a multi-hour long show that consists of nothing more than a host talking about history ever become wildly popular? It’s got something to do with Dan Carlin.

 He’s been called the king of long-form podcasting and “one of the greatest storytellers in the world”. His distinctive voice and style is one of the most instantly recognizable in the medium and with hundreds of millions of downloads, his shows are some of the most listened to podcasts of all time.

 Carlin’s work weaves historical information with deep questions and Twilight Zone-style twists to help illustrate the power and continuing relevance of the past. Drama, extremes, empathy and vivid examples of both the highs and lows of humanity dominate the narrative. It’s a trademark mix of elements that has been entertaining listeners since 2005.

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 This show picks up where Dan’s Thor’s Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they’d die faster.

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 The End Is Always Near

 Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses Now a New York Times Bestseller

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 War Remains

 Dan Carlin Presents an Immersive Memory

 This is not a game. This is history. Presented by Hardcore History® legendary podcaster Dan Carlin, War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers into the nightmarish hellscape of the Western Front of the First World War.

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Thinking Outside Pandora’s Box
How did a multi-hour long show that consists of nothing more than a host talking about history ever become wildly popular? It’s got something to do with Dan Carlin.
He’s been called the king of long-form podcasting and “one of the greatest storytellers in the world”. His distinctive voice and style is one of the most instantly recognizable in the medium and with hundreds of millions of downloads, his shows are some of the most listened to podcasts of all time.
Carlin’s work weaves historical information with deep questions and Twilight Zone-style twists to help illustrate the power and continuing relevance of the past. Drama, extremes, empathy and vivid examples of both the highs and lows of humanity dominate the narrative. It’s a trademark mix of elements that has been entertaining listeners since 2005.                    
 Hardcore History Ep69 –  Twilight of the Æsir  
    This show picks up where Dan’s Thor’s Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they’d die faster.                       
 Hardcore History: Addendum Ep23 –  Boxing with Ghosts
  
    Ready for an argument? Like Dan’s quote voice? Waiting to hear Dan discuss boxing? Then you’ve hit the trifecta. Boxing expert Mike Silver and Dan discuss whether today’s modern fighters could compete with those of yesteryear.                   
The End Is Always Near
 Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses  Now a New York Times Bestseller 
Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? No one knows the answers to such questions, but no one asks them in a more interesting way than Dan Carlin.          
War Remains
 Dan Carlin Presents an Immersive Memory 
This is not a game. This is history. Presented by Hardcore History® legendary podcaster Dan Carlin, War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers into the nightmarish hellscape of the Western Front of the First World War.                     
 “If you listen to one episode of Hardcore History, you’ll realize how absolutely stupendous and amazing Dan Carlin is” 
 – Tim Ferriss   
 “A virtuoso orator with a master’s feel for the rhythm of language” 
 – Huffington Post    
 “Dan Carlin is not a professional historian. He is, however, one of the most gifted storytellers that your ears will ever encounter. He waxes lyrical about the darkest and most violent periods of humanity’s past with uninterrupted passion and drama, often for up to 4 hours at a time. The man is a yarn-spinning machine.” 
 – Esquire   
 “One of the early pioneers in podcasting, Carlin is, above all else, a skilled orator. He doesn’t interview guests or mix in audio effects. On his own, he dramatically narrates some of the most epic moments in human history with such color that Hollywood producers looking for new material ought to take notice.” 
 – TIME Magazine        
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  Road to Partition 
 
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  400 Years of Sweetness 
 
 December 8, 2022 • In the 1970s, a savvy CEO named Dwayne Andreas hit on an idea: take surplus corn from America's heartland, process it into a sweetener, and start selling it to anyone who would buy, all in the name of patriotism. Within a decade, high fructose corn syrup dominated the U.S. sweetener market; today, American diets are saturated with sweeteners, including cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and dozens of others. 
 
  
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 Lore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares.

 Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.

 Each episode examines a new dark historical tale in a modern campfire experience. With more than 40,000 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts, and over 400-million listens, that's clearly a good thing.

 New episodes are released every other Monday.

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<p>We left Frances as she ascended to a top spot as the Industrial Commissioner of the state of New York, under governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was going toe-to-toe in the press with President Herbert Hoover about the state of the economy. He said it was turning, she was proving he was lying. Pretty bold of her, non?</p>
<p>In this episode, we take Frances from New York State government to the US government when Roosevelt is elected President of the United States and appoints her as Secretary for the Department of Labor, the very first woman to hold a US cabinet position.</p>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1937-steel-board-LOC-FRAMED.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>Frances in 1937. Library of Congress</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>She holds it for a very long time, even when she wants to let go, President Roosevelt won’t let her, he needs her! So Frances keeps working. In her position, she was able to fairly quickly orchestrate and legislate some of the greatest programs of Roosevelt’s New Deal, a platform that helped Americans through the Depression…and then she did it again as the world went to war. To list her accomplishments as Labor Secretary looks so casual but slowly read for the emphasis they deserve:</p>
<p>Civilain Conservation Corp</p>
<p>The Public Works Administration</p>
<p>National Recovery Administration</p>
<p>The Works Progress Administration</p>
<p>The U.S. Employment Service, Unemployment Insurance</p>
<p>Fair Labor Standards Act (set minimum and maximum hours, restricted child labor.)</p>
<p>The Bureau of Labor Standards</p>
<p>The National Labor Relations Act (Workers can organize in Unions and must have collective bargaining.)</p>
<p>National Labor Relations Act</p>
<p> (and the big one) the Social Security Act</p>
<p>Her departments were even responsible for the public relations campaign that brought Rosie the Riveter (as well as protections for women employees and a general sense of wartime patriotism) into common usage.</p>
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<p>If you would like to see what remains in any place in the US from the work done through the New Deal, <a href="https://livingnewdeal.org/map/">here is an interactive map</a>! </p>
<p>She helped thousands of refugees during World War II avoid deportation, was instrumental in bringing a boatload of child refugees to the US and, worked any loophole she could find to save lives (and was brought up on impeachment charges for it.) (Oh, don’t fret, she was cleared because she had done nothing wrong.)<br /></p>
<p>And with ever day she worked, Frances cracked a huge chunk in the glass ceiling for women.</p>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Signing_Of_The_Social_Security_Act-1935-LOC-framed-1-scaled.jpg"></a><figcaption>R<em>oosevelt signing the Social Security Act in 1935, where’s your pen, Frances?</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>We, of course, discuss her personal life: the challenges she had with Paul’s illness and the challenges of raising a daughter who lived in another state, and her special relationship with Mary Harriman Rumsey.</p>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mary_Harriman_Rumsey_cph.3b11336-LOC.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>Mary Harriman Rumsey circa 1919, LOC</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Former_Secretary_of_Labor_Frances_Perkins_and_Eleanor_Roosevelt_at_the_50th_anniversary_commemoration_of_the_Triangle_Fire_March_1961_5279679474-FRAMED.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>Frances and Eleanor Roosevelt at 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire</em>. (<em>No, we haven’t covered Eleanor, yet, it’s complicated.) </em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Even after finally retiring from US government work (after 18 years, 12 of those as Secretary of Labor) Frances worked in one job or another up until her death on May 14, 1965, at the age of 85. Frances is buried in the Perkins Family Cemetary in New Castle, Maine, near the Perkin’s Brickhouse home, the place that she retreated to for her entire life.</p>
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<p>There are so many resources for Frances, we had to narrow them down to ones that we used and that were our favorites.</p>
<p><em><strong>Books!</strong></em></p>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/book-kirstin-downey.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>By Kirsten Downey</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/book-penny-coleman.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>YA biography by Penny Colman</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/book-adam-cohen.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>Compilation biography by Adam Cohen</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/book-perkins.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>Biography by Frances Perkins about her boss of 14 years</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kathleen-krull-alexander-bye.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>So adorable, for kids (obviously) Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Alexander Bye</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/book-deborah-hopkinson-kristy-caldwell.jpg"></a><figcaption><em>Cute kids’ book, by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell</em></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong><em>Web!</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://francesperkinscenter.org/">The Frances Perkins Center in Damariscotta, Maine</a>, was the Perkins family homestead and a great place to learn more about Frances and see the only consistent home in her life. </p>
<p>Columbia University has a plethora of articles and information about Frances including this <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/nny/perkinsf/profile.html">ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT </a>of interviews with her in the 1950s.</p>
<p>Hear one of Frances’ speeches this one about the Triangle Factory Fire, and more links to information regarding it: <a href="https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/lectures/FrancesPerkinsLecture.html">FRANCES AND TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE</a></p>
<p>Frances’ work for German Jewish refugees during WWII is remembered on the <a href="https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/personal-story/frances-perkins">National Holocaust Memorial Museum website.</a></p>
<p><strong><em>Moving Pictures!</em></strong></p>
<figure><a href="http://thehistorychicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/summoned-documentary.jpg"></a><figcaption>Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare <em>PBS Documentary, available on Amazon Prime</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>You can find Frances on YouTube, but here is a little sample of one of her speeches!</p>
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<p>Finally: We have three Field Trips planned for this year, the first is coming in April, April 20-24 to be exact to Frances’ ol’ stomping grounds in Washington, D.C.! For more information and to sign up, visit <a href="http://Do feel free to show up to places like the National Portrait Gallery where no tour is planned and everyone will be milling about on their own.">Like Minds Travel!</a> We will be having a Locals Meet-Up Dinner Cruise in D.C. on April 22nd, more details on that coming very soon! As for the other trips, the next to be announced will be Paris for October 1-9, and there will be one more in September, that location is still under wraps but let’s say both of us really, really wanted to go back.</p>
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 Episode 222: Frances Perkins, Part Three

 Posted 26 January 2023 by The History Chicks
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 We left Frances as she ascended to a top spot as the Industrial Commissioner of the state of New York, under governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was going toe-to-toe in the press with President Herbert Hoover about the state of the economy. He said it was turning, she was proving he was lying. Pretty bold of her, non?

 In this episode, we take Frances from New York State government to the US government when Roosevelt is elected President of the United States and appoints her as Secretary for the Department of Labor, the very first woman to hold a US cabinet position.

 Frances in 1937. Library of Congress

 She holds it for a very long time, even when she wants to let go, President Roosevelt won’t let her, he needs her! So Frances keeps working. In her position, she was able to fairly quickly orchestrate and legislate some of the greatest programs of Roosevelt’s New Deal, a platform that helped Americans through the Depression…and then she did it again as the world went to war. To list her accomplishments as Labor Secretary looks so casual but slowly read for the emphasis they deserve:

 Civilain Conservation Corp

 The Public Works Administration

 National Recovery Administration

 The Works Progress Administration

 The U.S. Employment Service, Unemployment Insurance

 Fair Labor Standards Act (set minimum and maximum hours, restricted child labor.)

 The Bureau of Labor Standards

 The National Labor Relations Act (Workers can organize in Unions and must have collective bargaining.)

 National Labor Relations Act

 (and the big one) the Social Security Act

 Her departments were even responsible for the public relations campaign that brought Rosie the Riveter (as well as protections for women employees and a general sense of wartime patriotism) into common usage.

 If you would like to see what remains in any place in the US from the work done through the New Deal, here is an interactive map!

 She helped thousands of refugees during World War II avoid deportation, was instrumental in bringing a boatload of child refugees to the US and, worked any loophole she could find to save lives (and was brought up on impeachment charges for it.) (Oh, don’t fret, she was cleared because she had done nothing wrong.)

 And with ever day she worked, Frances cracked a huge chunk in the glass ceiling for women.

 Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act in 1935, where’s your pen, Frances?

 We, of course, discuss her personal life: the challenges she had with Paul’s illness and the challenges of raising a daughter who lived in another state, and her special relationship with Mary Harriman Rumsey.

 Mary Harriman Rumsey circa 1919, LOC

 Frances and Eleanor Roosevelt at 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire. (No, we haven’t covered Eleanor, yet, it’s complicated.)

 Even after finally retiring from US government work (after 18 years, 12 of those as Secretary of Labor) Frances worked in one job or another up until her death on May 14, 1965, at the age of 85. Frances is buried in the Perkins Family Cemetary in New Castle, Maine, near the Perkin’s Brickhouse home, the place that she retreated to for her entire life.

 TIME TRAVEL WITH THE HISTORY CHICKS

 There are so many resources for Frances, we had to narrow them down to ones that we used and that were our favorites.

 Books!

 By Kirsten Downey

 YA biography by Penny Colman

 Compilation biography by Adam Cohen

 Biography by Frances Perkins about her boss of 14 years

 So adorable, for kids (obviously) Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Alexander Bye

 Cute kids’ book, by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

 Web!

 The Frances Perkins Center in Damariscotta, Maine, was the Perkins family homestead and a great place to learn more about Frances and see the only consistent home in her life.

 Columbia University has a plethora of articles and information about Frances including this ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT of interviews with her in the 1950s.

 Hear one of Frances’ speeches this one about the Triangle Factory Fire, and more links to information regarding it: FRANCES AND TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE

 Frances’ work for German Jewish refugees during WWII is remembered on the National Holocaust Memorial Museum website.

 Moving Pictures!

 Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare PBS Documentary, available on Amazon Prime

 You can find Frances on YouTube, but here is a little sample of one of her speeches!

 Finally: We have three Field Trips planned for this year, the first is coming in April, April 20-24 to be exact to Frances’ ol’ stomping grounds in Washington, D.C.! For more information and to sign up, visit Like Minds Travel! We will be having a Locals Meet-Up Dinner Cruise in D.C. on April 22nd, more details on that coming very soon! As for the other trips, the next to be announced will be Paris for October 1-9, and there will be one more in September, that location is still under wraps but let’s say both of us really, really wanted to go back.

 Episode 221: Frances Perkins, Part Two

 Posted 9 January 2023 by The History Chicks
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 Frances and her tricorn hat du jour, in 1915. Library of Congress

 We knew Frances’ life would take more than one episode, but we didn’t think that it would take three, boy were we wrong! Part Two begins just after Frances’ witnessing of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire and it’s impact on the deepening of her resolve to use her skills for the betterment of American citizens. She began in New York State government, first under Governor Al Smith and then Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She used her intelligence, honesty, and connections to help millions of New Yorkers, and setting an example for women along the way. We also explore her life as a married woman and as a mother, too, she wasn’t all business, you know!

 First as a member of the New York State Industrial Commission, and then as the Commissioner of that 1800-employee department, Frances received a crash, hands-on course in workplace issues, specifically Labor v. Management disputes. She researched all the angles, faced a great deal of dangers, and created solutions (and laws to back them up) to make workplaces safe and compensation fair for employees. She also was able to focus a great deal of time on orchestrating legislation that gave women and children workers the safety nets that Unions were able to provide for men.

 We take Frances through to her public battles with President Herbert Hoover as she saw the finances for the average family about to take a severe hit in the late 1920s, something he and his government denied. But, as we all know, it’s going to be really hard to deny what happened in that regard in 1929.

 Like, impossible.

 In Part Three, we’ll take her through the years when she was able to make significant and lasting changes on a federal level–changes still in place today. All media recommendations with be on the shownotes for that episode, although we do talk about this episode on Lillian Gilbreth from 2015 that you might want to listen to before then.

 Episode 219: Frances Perkins, Part One

 Posted 16 December 2022 by The History Chicks
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 Frances Perkins led a very long, very active, and very productive life as a social worker and workers’ rights advocate, and as the first woman ever appointed to a United States Federal Cabinet position. One episode just won’t cover it all, and, trust us, you need to hear it all!

 Fannie Coralie Perkins was born on April, 10, 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the oldest of two daughters of Frederick and Susan Perkins. In this episode we’ll take you first through her early life, mostly based in Worcester (it’s pronounce “wus-ter,” trust us) Massachusetts and at the Perkins family homestead in Newcastle, Maine, where her very wise and influential Grandma Cynthia lived.

 Next we talk about her college years at Mount Holyoke College where she really had the ultimate college experience. Educated, driven, and brave, she went forth to a life as a social worker…only to be turned away. She wasn’t done learning yet!

 We’ll take you through her teaching days in Chicago where her mind was blown by all the amazing work done at Chicago Commons and Hull House, two settlement houses, where she volunteered her time and cut her social working teeth. We’ll follow her to her first paid social work gigs in Philidelphia and New York City, her post-graduate education, her first experience in worker’s rights advocacy and up to the tragedy that not only changed her life, but laser focused her work.

 We leave you as she has built her experience to know what she doesn’t know, know how to learn what she doesn’t know, and who to work with to turn her ideas for social change into law. She’s fueled and empowered to go ahead and build her vision of a better country, enacting reforms that affect each of us, even today.

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 We referenced several former podcast subjects during this, but the two episodes that we would like to point you to right now are our coverage of Jane Addams, and The Bowery Boys episode and article about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.

 The rest of the links and media recommendations with be on the shownotes for Part Two of Frances’ story! JK, look for them in the shownotes for Part Three!

 Episode 217: Pocahontas, Revisited

 Posted 23 November 2022 by The History Chicks
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 The only image of her done in her lifetime and this was toward the end of that. Marketing materials of the Virginia Company

 In honor of both Native American Heritage Month and American Thanksgiving, we are taking a look back at the life of this woman who did save lives, but not the one the (very popular animated) movie wants you to think.
 For the shownotes to this episode, please click on over to 2017 HERE
 For information and activities focused on Native American Heritage Month, here is a great one.

 Episode 217: Ida Lewis

 Posted 14 November 2022 by The History Chicks
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 Ida Lewis circa 1870 via wikicommons

 Ida Lewis was a heroine…but she was also a sister, daughter, friend, and dedicated lighthouse keeper, a job where she was uncommonly dedicated and uniquely qualified in the best way imaginable.

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 Episode 215: New England Field Trip Travelogue

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 In October of 2022, 44 travelers (and a flock of Seagulls) set off to head back in time to autumnal New England. These are their stories (and mini-history lessons, heartwarming life moments, trivia, and societal observations)

 The leaves were peaking in golds and reds; the air was crisp (or cold if you were from a warmer climate) when Boston and Newport opened their doors for us. From our intro dinner at America’s oldest tavern, Bell in Hand, to a sailboat cruise of Newport Harbor, to our final dinner together at Ristorante Fiore in Boston we gobbled up history with each step.

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 Episode 214: Nell Gwynn

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 Nell, circa 1675 by Peter Lely

 First off, please know that this episode contains a very loud LITTLE EARS warning, so we do ask that adults preview it to decide if it’s appropriate for the kids in their life. Nell was a woman who grew up in poverty, learned how to charm people from a very young age, and found success in the culture in which she lived as an actress and a mistress to King Charles II of England. (There is a lot of sex and quotes have words in them that we don’t ordinarily use but it’s impossible to tell her story without these elements.) (more…)

 BONUS! A Conversation with Liza Powel O’Brien

 Posted 28 September 2022 by The History Chicks
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 Our new podcast girlfriend and host of Significant Others Podcast, Liza Powel O’Brien (Conan is her husband) (Yes, that Conan O’Brien.)

 This isn’t a new thing for us, we just thought that it would be fun to have a conversation with another female history podcaster, and Liza graciously accepted. It’s not an interview, we don’t do those, it’s more like listening to the conversation at the next table in a coffee shop. We talk podcasting and interests and…well, just give a listen. (more…)

 Queen Elizabeth II: The Crown

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 circa 1959

 When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, her reign was in its 71st year. That alone makes her a woman we would love to cover! Alas, we don’t spotlight subjects who are still with us, and, even then, we like to give them a respectful mourning period after they pass away. This allows time for her legacy to become established–that’s when we like to dive into her life. (more…)

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We left Frances as she ascended to a top spot as the Industrial Commissioner of the state of New York, under governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was going toe-to-toe in the press with President Herbert Hoover about the state of the economy. He said it was turning, she was proving he was lying. Pretty bold of her, non?
In this episode, we take Frances from New York State government to the US government when Roosevelt is elected President of the United States and appoints her as Secretary for the Department of Labor, the very first woman to hold a US cabinet position.
    Frances in 1937. Library of Congress  
She holds it for a very long time, even when she wants to let go, President Roosevelt won’t let her, he needs her! So Frances keeps working. In her position, she was able to fairly quickly orchestrate and legislate some of the greatest programs of Roosevelt’s New Deal, a platform that helped Americans through the Depression…and then she did it again as the world went to war. To list her accomplishments as Labor Secretary looks so casual but slowly read for the emphasis they deserve:
Civilain Conservation Corp
The Public Works Administration
National Recovery Administration
The Works Progress Administration
The U.S. Employment Service, Unemployment Insurance
Fair Labor Standards Act (set minimum and maximum hours, restricted child labor.)
The Bureau of Labor Standards
The National Labor Relations Act (Workers can organize in Unions and must have collective bargaining.)
National Labor Relations Act
 (and the big one) the Social Security Act
Her departments were even responsible for the public relations campaign that brought Rosie the Riveter (as well as protections for women employees and a general sense of wartime patriotism) into common usage.
 
 
If you would like to see what remains in any place in the US from the work done through the New Deal, here is an interactive map! 
She helped thousands of refugees during World War II avoid deportation, was instrumental in bringing a boatload of child refugees to the US and, worked any loophole she could find to save lives (and was brought up on impeachment charges for it.) (Oh, don’t fret, she was cleared because she had done nothing wrong.) 
And with ever day she worked, Frances cracked a huge chunk in the glass ceiling for women.
   Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act in 1935, where’s your pen, Frances?  
We, of course, discuss her personal life: the challenges she had with Paul’s illness and the challenges of raising a daughter who lived in another state, and her special relationship with Mary Harriman Rumsey.
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    Frances and Eleanor Roosevelt at 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire. (No, we haven’t covered Eleanor, yet, it’s complicated.)   
Even after finally retiring from US government work (after 18 years, 12 of those as Secretary of Labor) Frances worked in one job or another up until her death on May 14, 1965, at the age of 85. Frances is buried in the Perkins Family Cemetary in New Castle, Maine, near the Perkin’s Brickhouse home, the place that she retreated to for her entire life.
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There are so many resources for Frances, we had to narrow them down to ones that we used and that were our favorites.
  Books!  
    By Kirsten Downey  
    YA biography by Penny Colman  
    Compilation biography by Adam Cohen  
    Biography by Frances Perkins about her boss of 14 years  
    So adorable, for kids (obviously) Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Alexander Bye  
    Cute kids’ book, by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell  
  Web!  
 The Frances Perkins Center in Damariscotta, Maine, was the Perkins family homestead and a great place to learn more about Frances and see the only consistent home in her life. 
Columbia University has a plethora of articles and information about Frances including this ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT of interviews with her in the 1950s.
Hear one of Frances’ speeches this one about the Triangle Factory Fire, and more links to information regarding it: FRANCES AND TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE 
Frances’ work for German Jewish refugees during WWII is remembered on the National Holocaust Memorial Museum website. 
  Moving Pictures!  
   Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare PBS Documentary, available on Amazon Prime  
You can find Frances on YouTube, but here is a little sample of one of her speeches!
 
 
Finally: We have three Field Trips planned for this year, the first is coming in April, April 20-24 to be exact to Frances’ ol’ stomping grounds in Washington, D.C.! For more information and to sign up, visit Like Minds Travel! We will be having a Locals Meet-Up Dinner Cruise in D.C. on April 22nd, more details on that coming very soon! As for the other trips, the next to be announced will be Paris for October 1-9, and there will be one more in September, that location is still under wraps but let’s say both of us really, really wanted to go back.
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 A strange letter appears on a city councillor’s desk in Birmingham, England, laying out an elaborate plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate the city’s schools. The plot has a code name: Operation Trojan Horse. The story soon explodes in the news and kicks off a national panic. By the time it all dies down, the government has launched multiple investigations, beefed up the country’s counterterrorism policy, revamped schools and banned people from education for the rest of their lives.

 To Hamza Syed, who is watching the scandal unfold in his city, the whole thing seemed … off. Because through all the official inquiries and heated speeches in Parliament, no one has ever bothered to answer a basic question: Who wrote the letter? And why? The night before Hamza is to start journalism school, he has a chance meeting in Birmingham with the reporter Brian Reed, the host of the hit podcast S-Town. Together they team up to investigate: Who wrote the Trojan Horse letter? They quickly discover that it’s a question people in power do not want them asking.

 From Serial Productions and The New York Times comes The Trojan Horse Affair: a mystery in eight parts.

 The Trojan Horse Affair Serial

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 + 4.6 • 5.5K Ratings

 A strange letter appears on a city councillor’s desk in Birmingham, England, laying out an elaborate plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate the city’s schools. The plot has a code name: Operation Trojan Horse. The story soon explodes in the news and kicks off a national panic. By the time it all dies down, the government has launched multiple investigations, beefed up the country’s counterterrorism policy, revamped schools and banned people from education for the rest of their lives.

 To Hamza Syed, who is watching the scandal unfold in his city, the whole thing seemed … off. Because through all the official inquiries and heated speeches in Parliament, no one has ever bothered to answer a basic question: Who wrote the letter? And why? The night before Hamza is to start journalism school, he has a chance meeting in Birmingham with the reporter Brian Reed, the host of the hit podcast S-Town. Together they team up to investigate: Who wrote the Trojan Horse letter? They quickly discover that it’s a question people in power do not want them asking.

 From Serial Productions and The New York Times comes The Trojan Horse Affair: a mystery in eight parts.

 1. 
 + FEB 3, 2022
 Part 1: The Letter in the Brown Paper Envelope

 Part 1: The Letter in the Brown Paper Envelope

 A strange letter appears outlining a plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate Birmingham schools. Hamza and Brian visit the supposed mastermind of the plot, and he tells them he did take over a bunch of schools – just not for the reasons in the letter.

 + 59 min
 2. 
 + FEB 3, 2022
 Part 2: The Case of the Four Resignations

 Part 2: The Case of the Four Resignations

 Hamza and Brian think the source of the Trojan Horse letter might be hiding in plain sight. After learning about the petty personnel dispute that probably gave rise to the letter, they’re even more bewildered about how it ever could have been taken seriously.

 + 53 min
 3. 
 + FEB 3, 2022
 Part 3: Sir Albert and the Missing “H”

 Part 3: Sir Albert and the Missing “H”

 In a state of surprise, Hamza and Brian leave a meeting with the man the Trojan Horse letter was first sent to. And they learn about an internal investigation report that local officials have kept hidden, but which they think could contain a bombshell.

 + 38 min
 4. 
 + FEB 3, 2022
 Part 4: The Meeting and the Mole

 Part 4: The Meeting and the Mole

 A series of frustrating interviews with Birmingham politicians leaves Brian and Hamza wondering if crucial information about the Trojan Horse letter was kept from officials in London. Then one rainy Friday afternoon, Brian hears back from a government source who wants to meet right away.

 + 45 min
 5. 
 + FEB 3, 2022
 Part 5: A Study in Scarlett

 Part 5: A Study in Scarlett

 Hamza and Brian learn that the Trojan Horse letter wasn’t the only unsigned letter alleging an extremist operation was afoot in Birmingham. An interview with a couple who lodged complaints against their school starts out cordially, but six hours later, the atmosphere is so tense that not even an offer of tea can smooth things over. And Hamza stops pretending he’s not angry about what he’s hearing.

 + 1 hr
 6. 
 + FEB 3, 2022
 Part 6: Cucumbers and Cooker Bombs

 Part 6: Cucumbers and Cooker Bombs

 Hamza takes a long, hard look at what the government found when it investigated more than 20 majority-Muslim schools in Birmingham. And our two reporters have a confrontation – with each other.

 + 1 hr 4 min

 Customer Reviews

 4.6 out of 5
 5.5K Ratings

 5.5K Ratings

 MacTheRick , 02/02/2023

 Almost as good as S Town

 I am becoming a big fan of Brian Reeds podcasts. I listened to The Trojan Horse Affair mainly because of his excellent S Town podcast. Like S Town, Trojan Horse will pull you in and keep you listening till the end. Maybe not so much on the edge of your seat, but it’s some very interesting intrigue. There are some flaws however, and I hope Brian learns from them. But I still give it 5 stars.

 My biggest issue with this story is that Brian Reed decides, for some strange reason, to partner up with journalism student Hamza Syed. This was a mistake IMHO. While Hamza is very bright and lends a lot to the story, he is no Brian Reed. He should have been a character in the story rather than a co-journalist. To understand this criticism better, you will have to listen to the podcast.

 I also think they were way too surprised to learn about the ingrained islamophobia in England when, only a few years from 9/11 and the London Underground attack, there was a natural suspicion about all Muslims. Why? Because radical Muslims were so effective at blending in with non-radical Muslims. That’s just a fact. And that side of the story was completely absent from Brian and Hamza’s reporting. Instead, they commiserated about how unfair the bias and paranoia was.

 I don’t fault them at all, however, for (spoiler alert) failing to uncover the author of the Trojan Horse letter. That’s just part of investigative journalism – you have no idea where it will lead. But they clearly gave it their best and its well its worth a listen, especially for me as an American. I learned a lot about English society

 Tee927 , 01/30/2023

 Engrossing

 Coming from a Yank across the pond well over a decade from when the incident went down... I found this really interesting, well-made and engaging. (Now we need Achmed the Dentist to get his very own podcast - because that would be riveting and interesting as well.)

 T33NW00F , 02/01/2023

 Meh

 I’m honestly quite confused about why this is on so many respected peoples’ top ten lists for best podcasts of 2022. I kept waiting for something to happen, or for there to be some big reveal, and it just never came. Is the premise interesting, this letter and the events surrounding it? Sure. But the podcast is just sort of boring.

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  A strange letter appears on a city councillor’s desk in Birmingham, England, laying out an elaborate plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate the city’s schools. The plot has a code name: Operation Trojan Horse. The story soon explodes in the news and kicks off a national panic. By the time it all dies down, the government has launched multiple investigations, beefed up the country’s counterterrorism policy, revamped schools and banned people from education for the rest of their lives.  To Hamza Syed, who is watching the scandal unfold in his city, the whole thing seemed … off. Because through all the official inquiries and heated speeches in Parliament, no one has ever bothered to answer a basic question: Who wrote the letter? And why? The night before Hamza is to start journalism school, he has a chance meeting in Birmingham with the reporter Brian Reed, the host of the hit podcast S-Town. Together they team up to investigate: Who wrote the Trojan Horse letter? They quickly discover that it’s a question people in power do not want them asking.  From Serial Productions and The New York Times comes The Trojan Horse Affair: a mystery in eight parts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  A strange letter appears on a city councillor’s desk in Birmingham, England, laying out an elaborate plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate the city’s schools. The plot has a code name: Operation Trojan Horse. The story soon explodes in the news and kicks off a national panic. By the time it all dies down, the government has launched multiple investigations, beefed up the country’s counterterrorism policy, revamped schools and banned people from education for the rest of their lives.  To Hamza Syed, who is watching the scandal unfold in his city, the whole thing seemed … off. Because through all the official inquiries and heated speeches in Parliament, no one has ever bothered to answer a basic question: Who wrote the letter? And why? The night before Hamza is to start journalism school, he has a chance meeting in Birmingham with the reporter Brian Reed, the host of the hit podcast S-Town. Together they team up to investigate: Who wrote the Trojan Horse letter? They quickly discover that it’s a question people in power do not want them asking.  From Serial Productions and The New York Times comes The Trojan Horse Affair: a mystery in eight parts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FEB 3, 2022
 
 
  
 Part 1: The Letter in the Brown Paper Envelope
   
 
 
 Part 1: The Letter in the Brown Paper Envelope
 
 
 A strange letter appears outlining a plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate Birmingham schools. Hamza and Brian visit the supposed mastermind of the plot, and he tells them he did take over a bunch of schools – just not for the reasons in the letter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FEB 3, 2022
 
 
  
 Part 2: The Case of the Four Resignations
   
 
 
 Part 2: The Case of the Four Resignations
 
 
 Hamza and Brian think the source of the Trojan Horse letter might be hiding in plain sight. After learning about the petty personnel dispute that probably gave rise to the letter, they’re even more bewildered about how it ever could have been taken seriously.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FEB 3, 2022
 
 
  
 Part 3: Sir Albert and the Missing “H”
   
 
 
 Part 3: Sir Albert and the Missing “H”
 
 
 In a state of surprise, Hamza and Brian leave a meeting with the man the Trojan Horse letter was first sent to. And they learn about an internal investigation report that local officials have kept hidden, but which they think could contain a bombshell.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FEB 3, 2022
 
 
  
 Part 4: The Meeting and the Mole
   
 
 
 Part 4: The Meeting and the Mole
 
 
 A series of frustrating interviews with Birmingham politicians leaves Brian and Hamza wondering if crucial information about the Trojan Horse letter was kept from officials in London. Then one rainy Friday afternoon, Brian hears back from a government source who wants to meet right away.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FEB 3, 2022
 
 
  
 Part 5: A Study in Scarlett
   
 
 
 Part 5: A Study in Scarlett
 
 
 Hamza and Brian learn that the Trojan Horse letter wasn’t the only unsigned letter alleging an extremist operation was afoot in Birmingham. An interview with a couple who lodged complaints against their school starts out cordially, but six hours later, the atmosphere is so tense that not even an offer of tea can smooth things over. And Hamza stops pretending he’s not angry about what he’s hearing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FEB 3, 2022
 
 
  
 Part 6: Cucumbers and Cooker Bombs
   
 
 
 Part 6: Cucumbers and Cooker Bombs
 
 
 Hamza takes a long, hard look at what the government found when it investigated more than 20 majority-Muslim schools in Birmingham. And our two reporters have a confrontation – with each other.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 Customer Reviews
 
 
  
 
 4.6 out of 5
 5.5K Ratings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Almost as good as S Town
 
 
  I am becoming a big fan of Brian Reeds podcasts. I listened to The Trojan Horse Affair mainly because of his excellent S Town podcast. Like S Town, Trojan Horse will pull you in and keep you listening till the end. Maybe not so much on the edge of your seat, but it’s some very interesting intrigue. There are some flaws however, and I hope Brian learns from them. But I still give it 5 stars. My biggest issue with this story is that Brian Reed decides, for some strange reason, to partner up with journalism student Hamza Syed. This was a mistake IMHO. While Hamza is very bright and lends a lot to the story, he is no Brian Reed. He should have been a character in the story rather than a co-journalist. To understand this criticism better, you will have to listen to the podcast. I also think they were way too surprised to learn about the ingrained islamophobia in England when, only a few years from 9/11 and the London Underground attack, there was a natural suspicion about all Muslims. Why? Because radical Muslims were so effective at blending in with non-radical Muslims. That’s just a fact. And that side of the story was completely absent from Brian and Hamza’s reporting. Instead, they commiserated about how unfair the bias and paranoia was.  I don’t fault them at all, however, for (spoiler alert) failing to uncover the author of the Trojan Horse letter. That’s just part of investigative journalism – you have no idea where it will lead. But they clearly gave it their best and its well its worth a listen, especially for me as an American. I learned a lot about English society 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Engrossing
 
 
 Coming from a Yank across the pond well over a decade from when the incident went down... I found this really interesting, well-made and engaging. (Now we need Achmed the Dentist to get his very own podcast - because that would be riveting and interesting as well.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Meh
 
 
 I’m honestly quite confused about why this is on so many respected peoples’ top ten lists for best podcasts of 2022. I kept waiting for something to happen, or for there to be some big reveal, and it just never came. Is the premise interesting, this letter and the events surrounding it? Sure. But the podcast is just sort of boring.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then... Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions.
 This is Sweet Bobby. A live investigation, in six parts, in search of one of the world's most sophisticated catfishers. You can listen to the full series ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content by subscribing to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or joining Tortoise as a member where you can support the investigation and get tickets to exclusive events. Just visit the Tortoise website and use the code Alexi50 for half price membership.


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 Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then... Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions.
 This is Sweet Bobby. A live investigation, in six parts, in search of one of the world's most sophisticated catfishers. You can listen to the full series ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content by subscribing to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or joining Tortoise as a member where you can support the investigation and get tickets to exclusive events. Just visit the Tortoise website and use the code Alexi50 for half price membership.


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 + 26 OCT 2021
 1. Sliding doors

 1. Sliding doors

 Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely knows called Bobby, and they start chatting. Slowly, they become close… and she’s reeled in to a scam of epic proportions.
 To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 + 31 min
 2. 
 + 3 NOV 2021
 2. Witness protection

 2. Witness protection

 Bobby finds his way back into Kirat's life, and their relationship grows closer – with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Alexi investigates the sophistication of the catfishing scam.
 To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 + 41 min
 3. 
 + 10 NOV 2021
 3. Confession

 3. Confession

 Bobby is now closer than ever – and yet he keeps slipping through Kirat's grasp. After being pushed to breaking point, she makes the life changing decision to confront him – and discovers the truth...
 To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 + 43 min
 4. 
 + 17 NOV 2021
 4: Dark triads

 4: Dark triads

 Kirat deals with the fallout from the confession. Alexi’s investigation reveals the startling true beginnings of the scam, as he tries to unravel the catfisher's motivation.
 To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 5. (In)justice

 5. (In)justice

 After the confession, Kirat goes to the police. But their reaction to her case isn’t what she’s expecting. Plus: Alexi tries a new approach with the catfisher...
 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 + 1 DEC 2021
 6. Motive

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 Free to listen. In the final episode of Sweet Bobby, Kirat’s case against the catfisher takes an unexpected turn. As Alexi is putting the finishing touches to the series, he gets a phone call that changes everything.
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 There’s a lot that’s unanswered in terms of reasons, both for Kirat and Simran. The focus is on Simran’s motivations, but what I’m more interested in is Kirat’s reasons for believing everything she reads and hears from people she’s never met. Why Kirat got involved at all. I don’t buy ‘I was fulfilling a dying man’s wishes’. Absolutely not.

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10 episodes
  Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then... Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions.This is Sweet Bobby. A live investigation, in six parts, in search of one of the world's most sophisticated catfishers. You can listen to the full series ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content by subscribing to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or joining Tortoise as a member where you can support the investigation and get tickets to exclusive events. Just visit the Tortoise website and use the code Alexi50 for half price membership.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then... Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions.This is Sweet Bobby. A live investigation, in six parts, in search of one of the world's most sophisticated catfishers. You can listen to the full series ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content by subscribing to Tortoise+ on Apple podcasts or joining Tortoise as a member where you can support the investigation and get tickets to exclusive events. Just visit the Tortoise website and use the code Alexi50 for half price membership.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1. Sliding doors
   
 
 
 1. Sliding doors
 
 
  Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely knows called Bobby, and they start chatting. Slowly, they become close… and she’s reeled in to a scam of epic proportions.To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 2. Witness protection
   
 
 
 2. Witness protection
 
 
  Bobby finds his way back into Kirat's life, and their relationship grows closer – with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Alexi investigates the sophistication of the catfishing scam. To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 3. Confession
   
 
 
 3. Confession
 
 
  Bobby is now closer than ever – and yet he keeps slipping through Kirat's grasp. After being pushed to breaking point, she makes the life changing decision to confront him – and discovers the truth...To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 4: Dark triads
   
 
 
 4: Dark triads
 
 
  Kirat deals with the fallout from the confession. Alexi’s investigation reveals the startling true beginnings of the scam, as he tries to unravel the catfisher's motivation.To get early, ad-free access to each Sweet Bobby episode, become a Tortoise member. Just download the app: https://torto.se/3lJbRn7.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 5. (In)justice
   
 
 
 5. (In)justice
 
 
 After the confession, Kirat goes to the police. But their reaction to her case isn’t what she’s expecting. Plus: Alexi tries a new approach with the catfisher... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 6. Motive
   
 
 
 6. Motive
 
 
 Free to listen. In the final episode of Sweet Bobby, Kirat’s case against the catfisher takes an unexpected turn. As Alexi is putting the finishing touches to the series, he gets a phone call that changes everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 One of the best podcasts I’ve listened too
 
 
 What an unbelievable story.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Interesting listen
 
 
 There’s a lot that’s unanswered in terms of reasons, both for Kirat and Simran. The focus is on Simran’s motivations, but what I’m more interested in is Kirat’s reasons for believing everything she reads and hears from people she’s never met. Why Kirat got involved at all. I don’t buy ‘I was fulfilling a dying man’s wishes’. Absolutely not.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Great journalism and fantastic podcasting
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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