Thick & Thin

This week we travel to Middle of Nowhere, Minnesota, to learn about the medical miracle of Jean Hilliard –– a woman frozen to ice but was thawed back to life. 

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jean-hilliard

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/25/jean-hilliard-northern-minnesota-frozen-survived

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In this week's episode of Thick & Thin, I tell the story of the famed and mysterious femme fatale, Mata Hari: a woman in love who was wrongfully accused of espionage but stood tall in the face of death. 

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Sources:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mata-hari-executed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/10/15/i-am-ready-mata-hari-faced-a-firing-squad-for-spying-and-refused-a-blindfold/

https://www.biography.com/military-figures/mata-hari

https://time.com/4977634/mata-hari-true-history/

https://www.france24.com/en/20171015-mata-hari-spy-who-wasnt-really-spy

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In this episode of Thick & Thin, we go back to The Gilded Age to learn about the life and death of Isabella Stewart Gardner: a woman of elegance and culture who persevered through grief to become a trailblazer in the art world. 

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Sources:

https://www.netflix.com/title/81032570

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/isabella-stewart-gardner-nathaniel-silver/1141387862?ean=9780691973845

https://twitter.com/gardnermuseum/status/899721534755016704?lang=en

https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/oh-you-red-sox

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With Valentine's Day approaching, this episode of Thick & Thin is all about love, with some history included, of course! Let's find out how the heart became the universal symbol of love and learn about the seven different types of love according to the ancient Greeks. 

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Sources: 

The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart.

https://bigthink.com/health/why-heart-shape-symbolizes-love/

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/love/12-fun-facts-about-love-and-how-it-can-affect-you/

https://www.elizabethrider.com/7-types-of-love-and-what-they-mean/

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/titanic-stewards-letter-to-wife-revealing-near-miss-up-for-sale/38029730.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/titanic-love-letter

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This week, let's add a chapter to our history books because this episode of Thick & Thin is dedicated to Elizebeth Smith Friedman –– America's first female cryptanalyst. As a literal codebreaker, she busted drug smugglers and helped derail Nazi spies but never got the recognition she deserved. 

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Sources: 

https://www.nsa.gov/History/Cryptologic-History/Historical-Figures/Historical-Figures-View/Article/1623028/elizebeth-s-friedman/

https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/francis-bacon-shakespeare-and-secret-societies

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-pbs-film-tells-story-wwii-codebreaker-elizabeth-friedman-180976759/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizebeth-smith-friedman

https://time.com/5928583/elizebeth-friedman-codebreaker/

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/april/mother-cryptology

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In this smorgasbord episode of Thick & Thin, I start with a few confessed secrets from Reddit to tie in a story from Rutger Burman's book Humankind. An anecdote that reminds us that if we see something, then we should do something –– because helping others always goes a long way. 

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Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

https://www.amazon.com/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/0316418536

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/bystander-effect

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In this episode of Thick & Thin, we take a moment to appreciate the arts with two different stories. The first tale, recalls a man's unexpected discovery of artwork once showcased at The MET. While the second, accounts for a couple's accidental collaboration with an exhibition painting on display.

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Sources: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/400-year-old-dutch-masterpiece-found-iowa-storage-room-180968684/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2022/12/27/hoyt-sherman-place-celebrates-100-years-of-entertainment-in-des-moines/7964478001/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-andrew-perello-painting

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/world/asia/jonone-vandalism-south-korea-art.html

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As we bring in the new year, let's remember that any day can be special. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I take inspiration from writer Erma Bombeck to live life to the fullest. So let's all conquer our daily scaries, leave anticipatory regret in the past, and finally enjoy the now. 

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Sources:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/49262-if-i-had-my-life-to-live-over-someone-asked

https://ermabombeckcollection.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRbg8SKy/

https://www.amazon.com/Cottage-Cheese-Cream-Thoughts-Bombeck/dp/0740721275

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-23-mn-61747-story.html

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/zoey-101-time-capsule-spoilers

https://www.tiktok.com/@sunday.nobody/video/7162587340274240810?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

https://allthatsinteresting.com/flamin-hot-cheetos-sarcophagus

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Some people live for the thrill of the chase. So in this episode of Thick & Thin, I go back to the early 1960s to reveal the master plan surrounding New York City's biggest jewel heist –– all attempted by a couple of stylish men from Miami. 

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Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-three-amateur-jewel-thieves-made-new-yorks-most-precious-gems-180949885/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/nyregion/natural-history-museum-jewelry-heist.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/scandal/2014/10/museum-of-natural-history-jewel-heist

https://avenuemagazine.com/murph-the-surf-new-york-greatest-jewel-heist/

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Let's bring some Holiday cheer into this week's Thick & Thin and discuss some unsung heroes of the past –– The Nine Nanas. What started with a few pound cakes became something much more remarkable as this group of women dedicated their nights in secret to help make a difference. 

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Sources:

https://www.al.com/living/2016/04/whatever_happened_to_sh_green.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/it-aint-over-the-business-secret_n_1607385

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-cultures/201805/in-helping-others-you-help-yourself

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/vitality/201404/the-neuroscience-giving

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