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Farz started this episode with, "I don't know if people are going to be interested in this!" and then proceeded to tell the most hilarious and interesting story! In loving memory of Val Kilmer, Farz walks us through the insane 1996 production of "The Island of Dr. Moreau." From Val being the worst to the director disguising himself as an extra to whatever the hell Marlon Brandon was doing --- it's a wild ride!

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Today, Taylor talks us through the story of Grafton, NH, and the "Free Town Project." Grafton, like much of New England, has been home to Black Bears for thousands of years (maybe longer? We're not Bear Historians). The Abenaki people hunted them and lived with them. The Europeans almost hunted them to extinction, but with some new regulations, the population revived

Join us now in Grafton, where a gaggle of Libertarians moved in the early 2000s, looking for a life of freedom from taxation and government meddling; Live Free or Die is the state motto, after all! The folks in Grafton, however, took it a smidge too far; there was no fire department, no public works, and especially no rules on what you could do with your trash or how many bears you could feed.

A utopia, it was not. 

Sources:

https://www.fsp.org/move-to-nh

How a New Hampshire libertarian utopia was foiled by bears - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling

Libertarians Took Control of This Small Town. It Didn’t End Well. - https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/08/30/libertarians-took-control-of-this-small-town-it-didnt-end-well/

A Libertarian walks into a bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling - 

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-libertarian-walks-into-a-bear-the-utopian-plot-to-liberate-an-american-town-and-some-bears_matthew-hongoltz-hetling/25841331/item/45727529/

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In our latest episode, we dissect the failures of the mental health system in America. With insights from experts and historical context, we explore how we got here and what can be done to make a change. Don't miss it! #MentalHealthReform #DoomedToFail

Today we talk about the history of Mental Aslymns in the context of Ezra Klein's new book, Abundance. 

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Today, we close out Women's History month with the story of Sarla Thakral - who received her pilot's license in 1936 and was one of the first women pilots in India. Today, the average number of women pilots in India is double the global average! We'll learn about the support Sarla got from her husband, his tragic death, and her second act as an accomplished fashion designer! 

https://vivchavan.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/indias-first-women-in-air-indias-first-lady-pilot-sarla-thakral/

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We love science projects & women in STEM! Today, we're talking about a winner, Dr. Valerie L. Thomas and her contributions to science while working at NASA. Dr. Thomas broke all the barriers to lead some incredible projects. One, the Landsat Satellite Program, starting in the 1970s  is still in operation taking pictures today (We're at Landsat 9), and her work with mirrors and 3D images with her 'Illusion Transmitter' is a huge part of modern 3D imaging!

Learn more with us! #science

Sources:

https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Helping Build the Internet: Valerie Thomas | Great Minds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE3QJvglfqI&t=16s

The Boys' First Book of Radio and Electronics - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-boys-first-book-of-radio-and-electronics/8710728/item/33556913/

BHM Valerie Thomas Black History Month - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWSobWz7ZNw

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We've all heard how Adolf Hitler was rejected from art school... today we'll dive into the details, how being a poor non-student in Vienna led him to the back rooms of rebellion - and eventually to the horrors of WWII. Did you know that Pol Pot of Cambodia was similarly rejected by the Paris elite while in college? Also, Stalin was rejected by the Church and kicked out of the seminary. Would history have been the same if these guys had found a more productive outlet in their 20s???

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In the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, a mansion stood as a symbol of wealth and prestige—until its horrifying secrets were exposed. Madame Delphine LaLaurie was a socialite, a woman of influence, and a monster lurking behind the grandeur. What truly happened inside her infamous home? Was she a sadistic torturer, or has history twisted her tale into something even darker?

Join us as we unravel the gruesome truth, the legends, and the unanswered questions surrounding one of America's most infamous women.

🔪 History, horror, and hauntings collide in this chilling episode! 🔪

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Now, let's talk about a hero of WWII! Virginia Hall was an American woman who wanted to work in Europe, specifically France, to help the French Resistance stop the Nazis from taking over. Unfortunately, two things - she was a woman, and they only allowed women to type, and she shot her own leg off while hanging out with friends in Turkey.

Well, if the US didn't want her, the Brits would take her - Virginia joined the SOE (spies!) and spent 15 months in France, messing with the Nazis, getting a huge group of supporters together -- and sharing everything with the UK! Until she had to walk over a mountain range in the winter with her fake leg! Don't worry, as soon as she could, she switched to the OSS and went BACK to France!

Learn about our hero, the Limping Lady of Lyon, Virginia Hall - with us today! 

Source

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

By Sonia Purnell

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-woman-of-no-importance-the-untold-story-of-the-american-spy-who-helped-win-world-war-ii_sonia-purnell/19683753/#edition=20899604&idiq=42316009

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We mentioned Leni in Episode 117 when we discussed the Berlin Olympics in 1936. She is the director who created the 'Olympia' film, breaking barriers as a woman and adding invaluable skills to the craft of filmmaking.

Leni also denied and denied and denied that she was a part of the Nazi Propaganda Machine --- and she got to live to 101!! Today, we'll talk about how there is literally no way she didn't know (if you can go over Goebbels's head right to Hitler, you don't NOT know what is going on).

Plus, her over half a century of denial of her responsibility in how her vision of the N*zis helped create a mass alibi for the German people post-war.

Leni would say "Of what am I guilty??"

When she died (in 2003!!!), Irene Runge, head of Berlin's Jewish Cultural Center said

"You have to take responsibility for your past. She didn't. That is what people will remember about her."

Sources:

• Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl - Stephen Bach
  • https://www.amazon.com/Leni-Life-Work-Riefenstahl/dp/0375404007
• Aljazeera - Hitler’s favourite filmmaker is dead
  • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/9/9/hitlers-favourite-filmmaker-is-dead
• The Guardian - Leni Riefenstahl, Hitler's favourite film propagandist, dies at 101
  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/10/film.germany
  • Leni Riefenstahl - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/sep/10/guardianobituaries.germany
• NY Times - Leni Riefenstahl, Filmmaker and Nazi Propagandist, Dies at 101
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/09/obituaries/leni-riefenstahl-filmmaker-and-nazi-propagandist-dies-at-101.html
• Jonny Buchardt - Auftritt Karneval Köln 1973
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_SwFHtgJCQ
• Leni Riefenstahl with the 14th Army Corps in Poland (September 1939)
  • https://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/sub_image.cfm?image_id=2338
• May 9, 1933: Helen Keller Writes to German Students

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/helen-keller-writes-to-germans/

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History, as we know, is filled with uplifting stories - it's also full of awful stories that are sometimes difficult even to imagine, like his one.

Today, Farz tells us about one of the worst concentration camp guards, Irma Grese. Her depravity, often sexually arousing for her, stands out even among the stories of WWII. We discuss how we're sure that even if there hadn't been a war, Irma would have ended up doing something awful with her life. 

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