We start this episode with a difficult discussion about Canadian Residential schools in light of the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school site in Kamloops, BC. 

The episode topic is Louis Riel, the Metis leader of the Red River Rebellion and the North West Rebellion, wherein non-settler populations of Western Canada fight against the Canadian government in an attempt to retain their lands and basic human rights. 

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In this episode we discuss the discovery of a ancient ruins in Saudi Arabia that pre-dates the Pyramids or Stonehenge before continuing the story of John Dee. In this episode we focus on the latter part of his life which was less successful than his early years. We finish off by discussing Dee's influence on the occult through the centuries. 

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In this episode we discuss the discovery of a kitten-sized dinosaur before delving into the life of John Dee. The 17th century scholar and occultist, whose contributions to the world aren't simply based in the occult, arguably changed the world through horoscopes and divination.  Also at least three monarchs die in this episode, so that's not too bad.

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In this episode we discuss the iconic 20th century couturier, credited with creating fashions for the modern woman, elegant and simple.  But this isn't about her rise to the top of her field, despite life circumstances.  This is about her role as a German agent in World War II.  She may have been an innovated designer, but she was also a pretty big garbage human. 

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In this episode we explore the life of avant garde artist and writer Claude Cahun (nee Lucie Schwob).  As a part of the Paris art scene in the 1920s, she used art to question established gender roles, while hanging out with the likes of Dali, Miro, Lacan, and other big names of the Paris intelligentsia. Until 1940, when she and her partner were living on Jersey, and led a two-woman resistance against the Nazi occupation. 

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In this episode, our guests Alex and Bruce from the podcast We Have A Technical tell us about Stanislov Petrov, a member of the Soviet Air Defense Forces who single handedly saved the world in 1983.

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Mildred tells us about the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester, Nova Scotia.  Opened in 1928 with the best intentions of serving unwed mothers through the "shame" of pregnancy without official records that could disgrace their families, the home quickly devolved into a black market baby farm, with little care for the women who sought their help.  

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In this episode, Mildred talks about the life of Sara (Saartjie) Baartman, a South African Khoikhoi woman who was brought to Europe in the 18th century to be displayed to the public in the 18th century for study.

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Lou tells Mildred all about Mary Anning, a poor British woman in the early 19th century who was a paleontologist;  A woman who struggled to get credit for her finds.  Despite the hard life she lived, she set the foundation for paleontology as it is today.

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In this episode we tell the story of Pamela Colman Smith, the illustrator of the Rider-Waite (Smith) tarot deck in 1909.  She was a bohemian illustrator and author in New York and London, as well as a member of the Golden Dawn.  Through naming the tarot deck after the publisher and author of the instructions, Pamela was effectively removed from occult history.

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