Coucou everyone!

TW: homophobia, murder

This week we go to Spain to discuss one of the country's most pioneering, unapologetic and first widely known person in the trans community - La Veneno. Her name means poison but we talk all about the importance of her life and visibility of people in the queer community in Spain. Cat then tells us all about 'the most important painting in the world' - Las Meninas! Olé!

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La Veneno sources:

El Pais

La Veneno wiki

Film Daily: La Veneno

El Mundo: La Veneno

Minitopic sources:

Las Meninas wiki

Why is this painting so captivating? - James Earle and Christina Bozsik

Las Meninas: Is This The Best Painting In History?

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Inés Rosales Tortas 

Catherine's Recommendation - @beam_me_up_softboi

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

This week's subject is probably Cat's favorite topic EVER, so hear her gush about Josephine Baker: entertainer, Allied spy, and civil rights activist. Then hear Kate tell us the history of the pod's favorite sweet - the croissant. We love France!

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Josephine Baker sources:

The Life and Sad Ending of Josephine Baker

Joesphine Bakere Wiki

"Coco and Josephine: Celebrity, Legacy, and the Making of History" by Catherine Roehre, 2015

Minitopic source:

Paris Unlocked: The History of the Croissant

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Coffee Spritz x Europhile

Catherine's Recommendation - @the_pastaqueen

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

A British excavation team decided to disturb the eternal resting place of one of Egypt's pharaohs - some people who were present experienced untimely deaths - is there a curse? Kate tells Cat all about the Pharaoh's curse. Cat then tells Kate all about the medicinal origins of the Gin and Tonic - cheers to your health! 

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King Tut sources:

Tutankhamun: who’s afraid of the pharaoh’s curse?

Supernatural Podcast 

Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered

Howard Carter

Curse of the Pharaohs wiki

Minitopic sources:

A Brief History of the Gin and Tonic

The Imperial Cocktail

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1999) & Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the book

Catherine's Recommendation - Plymouth Gin

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

Come to Germany as Cat shares all about everyone's favorite decade - the 20s! Art, music, literature, sex, cabaret, architecture, film...you name it and it was poppin'! Then Kate makes our mouths water as she shares the history of Haribo gummies. Ja dahling!

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Golden 20s sources:

Golden 20s

Anita Berber

New Objectivity

1920s Berlin

Weimer culture

Minitopic sources:

Forbes: Facts about Haribo

The Guardian: Hans Riegel died at 90

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - @imparfaiteparis

Catherine's Recommendation - @parisiensinparis

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

Sometimes one needs a good soak and a trip to Hungary is the perfect place to relax! Bathing culture has been important to Hungary since the Ancient Romans and Hungary is fortunate enough to have a lot of thermal *water wealth.* Then Cat tells Kate all about the love affair between the forgotten Prince William of Gloucester & Hungarian model Zsuzsi Starkloff. STEAMY! 

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Hungarian bath sources:

Budapest Bath Culture

Nat Geo Hungary 

Culture Trip: Hungary Thermal Baths

Sauna Etiquette: A Simple Guide

Minitopic sources:

The devastating love story of Prince William of Gloucester & Hungarian model Zsuzsi Starkloff

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Torres Black Truffle Potato Chips

Catherine's Recommendation - Rhye, Black Rain

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

Please meet the voice and face of an angel...Maria Callas! Cat tells Kate about her career and personal life, one of which soared while the other tragically floundered. Then, Kate tells us how to cast the Evil Eye, and what to do if one was cast on you. We recommend hexing one on bad parkers.

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Maria Callas sources:

Callas: A Documentary

Maria Callas wiki

Maria Callas’s tormented life revealed

Maria Callas: 15 facts about the great soprano

Blazing Wig Fails to Halt Maria Callas in Mid‐Aria

Minitopic sources:

Learn about the Greek Evil Eye (Mati)

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Matilda Djerf's Instagram

Catherine's Recommendation - Caudalie's Divine Oil

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

James Bond. A perfectly boring name - according to Ian Fleming - for one of the most interesting literary/film characters in the 20th century! Kate tells Cat all about Ian Fleming, how James Bond came to be, James Bond themes, our favorite Bonds and our favorite Bond girls! Cat then goes loooooow brow with some juicy 'football' gossip. Grab your popcorn because this shit is juicy!!!

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James Bond sources:

007.com

James Bond wiki

Ian Fleming wiki

Minitopic sources:

I had shameful eight-year affair with Ryan Giggs, claims his brother's wife

Where are the main players in the Giggs affair scandal now?

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Biologique Recherche

Catherine's Recommendation - "Beecham House" (PBS)

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

Cat truly believes that if you don't like ABBA there is something seriously wrong with you...ABBA is a vibe!!! She tells Kate all about how the band got together, and how it all fell apart. Then, Kate tells Cat about the lovely Swedish bi-daily coffee break called "fika" - we all needs more breaks in life!

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ABBA sources:

ABBA Mini-Documentary

All Of The Drama And Heartache Behind ABBA’s Feel-Good Disco Hits

A is for ABBA (BBC)

Minitopic sources:

Fika

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Sanditon (PBS)

Catherine's Recommendation - Furtuna Skin face & eye serum

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

We've been seeing those pictures of Lady Gaga galavanting around Italy as Patrizia Reggiani and Kate thought we must dive in to the true crime story of the Murder of Maurizio Gucci! Cat then tells Kate all about a fabulous casa in Capri - grab the limoncello! 

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Gucci sources:

Daily Beast 

Gucci wiki

Maurizio Gucci wiki

Harper's Bazaar: House of Gucci

Minitopic sources:

Casa Malaparte: A House Like Me

Casa Malaparte wiki

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - "Fashion Victim: The Last of the Guccis" (1998)

Catherine's Recommendation - Sentimental in the City podcast

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!

Coucou everyone!

This week Cat takes Kate to Germany and tells her about the creepy, non-Disney versions of fairy tales, and about the two brothers who took great care in making sure these tales would never be forgotten. Then, Kate makes us thirsty by telling the history of the biergarten. Prost!

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The Brothers Grimm sources:

The dark and disturbing original stories behind your favourite Disney films

5 Facts About the Brothers Grimm

Brothers Grimm wiki

11 Children's Tales You Never Knew Were German

Minitopic sources:

Biergarten wiki

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Dark (Netflix)

Catherine's Recommendation - Davide & Pia Baroncini's recipe for Sicilian pesto

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!