History podcast discussing notorious lovers and mistresses!
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It’s 1921. Maude starts writing in a diary, but her life is abysmally boring and she has nothing to talk about. A life of meaning feels far away. One afternoon, in an unusual pawn shop, she finds a tiny fragment of china with nothing on it but a bright blue eye. Maude takes the china eye home with her, not realizing she has cursed herself - straight into an underground world of paranormal speakeasies, plague mask thingies, magic doorways, unsolved murders - and an extraordinary life. https:/ ...
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Today's episode features the third wife of Emperor Claudius, Valeria Messalina, commonly referred to Messalina. Sources: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1158&context=constructing http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=10:chapter=83&highlight=messalina https://www.…
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Tiberius and Caligula - The Original Repugnant Roman Emperors
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Hi all! This episode features both Tiberius and Caligula and their salacious sexcapades and how one may have influenced the other! Sources used: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Caligula*.html https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/caligula-facts-life-biography-horse-consul-incitatus-little-boots-how-die/# F…
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Today's episode looks into the chaotic life and relationships of Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Sources: https://arthive.com/publications/4336~the_life_and_death_of_cleopatra_in_15_paintings#google_vignette https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Caesar*.html
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This episode explores the fast paced life of Servilia of Rome. She was the most favored mistress of Julius Caesar, mother to Brutus, and mother in law to Gaius Cassius Longinus. Sources: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Caesar*.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servilia_(mother_of_Brutus) Flower, Harriet (2021-01-2…
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Welcome to this week's episode - which features Hephaestion, the favorite of Alexander the Great. Sources used: Plutarch, Parallel Lives - https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Alexander*/10.html Arrian of Nicomedia, Anabasis of Alexander Cantarella, Eva Cartledge, Paul - Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (Mac…
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Today's episode focuses on Phryne of Ancient Greece (from Thespian, Boeotia) and one of the most prominent courtesans/hetaira of Ancient Greece during the 4th Century BCE. Sources: Natalie Haynes, "The It Girl of Ancient Greece" https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20171108-the-it-girl-of-ancient-greece Plutarch, Parallel Lives, https://www.perseus.…
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This episode focuses on Aspasia of Miletus. She was the lover and mistress of the Ancient Athenian soldier and politician, Pericles. Sources: Plutarch, Lives - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/674/674-h/674-h.htm#2H_4_0012 Henry, Madeline, Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition (1995) The Periclean Citizenship Law of 451/0 B.C. - June 200…
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Episode on Bathsheba, lover/mistress of David, then his wife. Is she to be considered a mistress? Listen and you shall find out! Sources used: Bereshit (Book of Nevi'm - Prophets): https://www.chabad.org/ New International Version (NIV) https://www.biblegateway.com/ This show is produced by me, Adrienne. Podcast show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl E…
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First episode! This episode discusses Hagar from the Old Testament's Book of Genesis (Chapters 16 and 21) - as to whether or not she's really a mistress. Sources used: Bereshit (Book of Genesis): https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8216https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8211/jewish/Chapter-16.htm New International Version (NIV) h…
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Trailer: McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Welcome to the Pawn Shop! It is a truly magical adventure you're about to embark on, and I can't wait for you to discover it. www.minervasweeneywren.com Reddit: r/McGillicuddy_Murder I'm probably active on your favorite social media site as @megmccauleyink. Join the community!
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If You Want to Know Who Did It, It Was I, Season 5, Episode 17 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Behind the Scenes of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Thank you for listening, my friends! In this behind-the-scenes episode, I share backstory and intimate tidbits about my journey producing McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop.By Minerva Sweeney Wren
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The Magic Room, Season 5, Episode 16 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Please enjoy a short blooper reel of the sort of nonsense I usually edit out!By Minerva Sweeney Wren
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Out of the Cocoon, Season 5, Episode 15 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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It Was All Going to Happen, Season 5, Episode 14 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Whiskalit Zero Is Dead, Season 5, Episode 13 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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The China Eye Is Gone, Season 5, Episode 12 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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A Dark and Lovely Dance, Season 5, Episode 11 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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A Kidnapping Commences, Season 5, Episode 10 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Something Eternal, Season 5, Episode 09 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Ghost in a Friend, Season 5, Episode 08 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Ghost in a Bottle, Season 5, Episode 07 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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The Shadow Creature Inside, Season 5, Episode 06 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Hester Wrathbone Begins to Die, Season 5, Episode 05 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Blood in the Library, Season 5, Episode 04 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Melinda Maudie Merkle Is Dead (Sort Of), Season 5, Episode 03 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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Corpses Reimagined, Season 5, Episode 02 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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The Beginning of the End, Season 5, Episode 01 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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All the Mice Are Dead, Season 4, Episode 12 of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop
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