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  • CHIQUITA THE DIAMOND COLLARED CHEETAH</a#x3E;

    The more Josephine Baker’s star rose, the more exotic her pets became. This week we’re taking a look at Josephine’s menagerie of wild animals including Albert, the perfumed pig, and Chiquita, the diamond collared cheetah.

    Further Reading

    Photo of Chiquita and more backstory - http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/j/josephine-baker/

    Storical Footnotes: Frida Kahlo’s Menagerie - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/8/25/storical-footnotes-frida-kahlos-menagerie

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    6 min
  • Storical Footnotes: Josephine Baker's Lady Lovers
    Josephine Baker is looked to as a historical example of a strong, successful, queer performer. Today, we’re looking at her relationships with women. From Colette to Frida Kahlo, Josephine had relationships with some of the most prominent artists of the day.
    Further Reading
    Josephine Baker’s Hungry Heart - https://glreview.org/article/article-959/
    The Queer Moan of Clara Smith - https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/28/the-queer-moan-of-clara-smith-on-queer-aphasia-in-blues-studies/
    Frida Kahlo: Her Surreal Reality - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/8/4/frida-kahlo-her-surreal-reality
    7 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: JOSEPHINE BAKER'S LADY LOVERS</a#x3E;

    Josephine Baker is looked to as a historical example of a strong, successful, queer performer. Today, we’re looking at her relationships with women. From Colette to Frida Kahlo, Josephine had relationships with some of the most prominent artists of the day.

    Further Reading

    Josephine Baker’s Hungry Heart - https://glreview.org/article/article-959/

    The Queer Moan of Clara Smith - https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/28/the-queer-moan-of-clara-smith-on-queer-aphasia-in-blues-studies/

    Frida Kahlo: Her Surreal Reality - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/8/4/frida-kahlo-her-surreal-reality

    7 min
  • Storical Footnotes: BFFs Grace Kelly & Josephine Baker
    Just in time for the 92nd Academy Awards, here is a look at unlikely best friends Josephine Baker and Grace Kelly! The two women met when Grace Kelly stood up for Josephine who was being denied service at a New York club. They would remain friends for the rest of Josephine’s life, after which she would be buried in Monaco, near her friend.
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    5 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: BFFS GRACE KELLY & JOSEPHINE BAKER</a#x3E;

    Just in time for the 92nd Academy Awards, here is a look at unlikely best friends Josephine Baker and Grace Kelly! The two women met when Grace Kelly stood up for Josephine who was being denied service at a New York club. They would remain friends for the rest of Josephine’s life, after which she would be buried in Monaco, near her friend.

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    5 min
  • Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Spy, Activist
    You know about the banana skirt, but Josephine Baker contained multitudes. In celebration of Black History Month, we’re taking a look at the life and loves of Josephine Baker. She went from living in a cardboard box on the streets of St. Louis to commanding the stage in Paris before spying for the French Resistance in World War II and integrating night clubs across America. Black girls are magic and Josephine Baker was truly enchanting.
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    Non-fiction
    Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/742773.Josephine_Baker
    Josephine Baker by The Dead Ladies Show Podcast - https://deadladiesshow.com/2019/04/18/podcast-22-josephine-baker/
    Fiction
    Josephine Baker’s Last Dance by Sherry Jones - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38532099
    Film
    The Josephine Baker Story (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN8TBm4IOTI
    Bonus Materials
    Josephine dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmw5eGh888Y
    Josephine singing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lLly_oHvSo
    Josephine interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTG2zrvgkZ0
    Why Won’t Society Let Black Girls Be Children? - https://parenting.nytimes.com/preschooler/adultification-black-girls
    Lena Horne: Hollywood’s First Black Glamour Girl - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/5/4/lena-horne-hollywoods-first-african-american-glamour-girl
    38 min
  • JOSEPHINE BAKER: DANCER, SINGER, SPY, ACTIVIST</a#x3E;

    You know about the banana skirt, but Josephine Baker contained multitudes. In celebration of Black History Month, we’re taking a look at the life and loves of Josephine Baker. She went from living in a cardboard box on the streets of St. Louis to commanding the stage in Paris before spying for the French Resistance in World War II and integrating night clubs across America. Black girls are magic and Josephine Baker was truly enchanting.

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    Non-fiction

    Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/742773.Josephine_Baker

    Josephine Baker by The Dead Ladies Show Podcast - https://deadladiesshow.com/2019/04/18/podcast-22-josephine-baker/

    Fiction

    Josephine Baker’s Last Dance by Sherry Jones - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38532099

    Film

    The Josephine Baker Story (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN8TBm4IOTI

    Bonus Materials

    Josephine dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmw5eGh888Y

    Josephine singing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lLly_oHvSo

    Josephine interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTG2zrvgkZ0

    Why Won’t Society Let Black Girls Be Children? - https://parenting.nytimes.com/preschooler/adultification-black-girls

    Lena Horne: Hollywood’s First Black Glamour Girl - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/2019/5/4/lena-horne-hollywoods-first-african-american-glamour-girl

    38 min
  • Storical Footnotes: Assassins & Stalkers of Queen Victoria
    When you’re a person in power, a lot of people want you dead. Would-be assassins tried eight times to kill Queen Victoria, but luck was on her side. Far creepier were her obsessive stalkers. Today we’re looking at the men who tried to kill the Queen and the strange case of the Boy Jones who broke into the palace repeatedly…and stole her underwear.
    Further Reading
    https://www.history.com/news/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations
    https://timeline.com/queen-victoria-boy-jones-stalker-88c12011bc64
    https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/e/the-boy-jones-queen-victorias-persistent-intruder-46038127
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042757/
    Limited Edition Victoria Perfume - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/limited-edition-hrm-victoria
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    14 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: ASSASSINS & STALKERS OF QUEEN VICTORIA</a#x3E;

    When you’re a person in power, a lot of people want you dead. Would-be assassins tried eight times to kill Queen Victoria, but luck was on her side. Far creepier were her obsessive stalkers. Today we’re looking at the men who tried to kill the Queen and the strange case of the Boy Jones who broke into the palace repeatedly…and stole her underwear.

    Further Reading

    https://www.history.com/news/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations

    https://timeline.com/queen-victoria-boy-jones-stalker-88c12011bc64

    https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/e/the-boy-jones-queen-victorias-persistent-intruder-46038127

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042757/

    Limited Edition Victoria Perfume - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/imported-products/limited-edition-hrm-victoria

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    14 min
  • Storical Footnotes: The Kaiser, The Romanovs, and Queen Victoria
    Queen Victoria had 9 kids and 42 grandchildren! It was hoped that by marrying off her descendants to the different houses of Europe that there would be a lasting peace….that’s not quite what happened. Tune in for a look at Victoria’s children and the role her two most famous grandchildren played in World War I.
    12 min

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