Overshadowed is a podcast about the siblings and spouses of people who changed the world. Have you ever felt overlooked or irrelevant because of your sibling’s accomplishments? How do you think Asia Booth felt after her brother assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Pretty bad! It overtook her life, and she even wrote a memoir trying to humanize John. ”He was so nice to everyone, I have no idea how this could’ve happened!” kind of stuff. Check out episode one to learn more (and try to overlook its ”e ...
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Zach goes to Detroit, makes a mess and a friend. Charles refuses to stop spending money on dumb sh*t. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Recorded October 2024 Produced by Zach Russell Intro/O…
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Anne of Cleves (Henry VIII's Wife) feat. Naomi Karavani
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Another edition of HOT or NOT this week as we're joined by the hilarious and knowledgable Naomi Karavani to discuss Anne of Cleves. Men fall off horses, meet-cutes turn sour, virginities remain intact, and we make time - as we always do - for talk Sydney Sweeny. Follow Naomi/watch her special here! https://www.instagram.com/naomikaravani/?hl=en htt…
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This ep features our review of John Harvey Kellogg's book, "Plain Facts about Sexual Life", the celebs who frequented the Battle Creek Sanitarium, and more Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast …
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We had a real hoot talking about John Harvey's asexual doctrine, Zach's massive logs, the evils of poop, and the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Tune in next week for Pt 2. for more. Minor technical issues, but nevertheless we persisted. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Che…
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This episode is a continuation of "Rock Bottom." Charles dreams of normalcy, Zach loses his bag, and the boys save themselves for heaven. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Recorded Sept 2024…
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We reveal RFK Jr.'s political motivations behind eating roadkill, and how the worms have been trying to get into the Kennedy's heads since 1963. Including: Spasmotic Dysphonia, falconing, dead bear pranks, brain-eating ameoba, ramoray, ring of fire, and chapel roan. Hail wormlord. Next hour of this episode on Patreon in a few dayz (updated: 9/5/202…
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Charles is BACK and the boys have a lot to catch up on: Japanese cruising, coked-out coworkers, and how creepy you want your podiatrist to be. Check out the Patreon for bonus content, standup comedy sets, and more. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Recorded Augu…
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Cronus (Zeus), featuring Nick Hopping & Matisyahu Nissim
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This week we welcome back Nick Hopping and Matisyahu Nissim to talk about Cronus, Zeus' dad who ate Zeus' siblings and would've eaten him too if not for Prometheus and his tricky tricks. This counts as on-theme cause he's an overshadowed father. Fight me. Suggestions for a sibling or spouse (or other family member) we should cover? Write in to over…
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Zach's stuck in Canada, so we're releasing a bonus episode of a now-defunct podcast nobody heard, Hoppothetically. It's fun and features friend of the pod Nick Hopping, because it was his podcast. That is now defunct. He lost. Or maybe we lost cause we're still doing a podcast... Either way, enjoy. Charles and I recorded a Zoom ep that will be up o…
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The Secret Service (Charles' Angles, Vol. 2)
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Brothers and sisters, this week, we discuss history tidbits like the creation of the Secret Service, Medieval "Love is Blind", civil war elephants, and more. Leave a review on Itunes/Spotify please. Suggestion of someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out t…
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Jimmy "Double Snakes" Swaggart (Jerry Lee Lewis Pt. II)
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We cover scandalized televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart's, Jerry Lee Lewis' cousin who was caught with a prostitute TWICE. His worse sin of all? Trying to pay these hard-working women $10 ($36 in 2024). Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Chec…
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There's a whole lotta sleezin' going on this week as we cover Myra Lewis, the 13-year old child bride and first cousin of rockstar Jerry Lee Lewis, who lost it all once England found out he married a child. Aw. We discuss how their fraudulent marriage became a reality, getting canceled in the 50's, and the warm embrace of Jerry into country music's…
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We discuss history tidbits like Catherine the Great's "Equine Myth", Pope Gregory's cat ban, shrooms-fueled berserkers and more. Leave a review on Itunes/Spotify please. Suggestion of someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreo…
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Billy Carter (Jimmy Carter) feat. Will Foskey
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The boys cover America's most famous alcoholic this week with Will Foskey in this episode about Billy Carter, featuring belly flop contests, Peanut Lolita, alcoholism, and a scandal with Lybia called Billygate. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@g…
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Elliot Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt) [Re-Edited]
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This week's a repost of an episode we did on Elliot and Teddy Roosevelt. The audio has been boosted, and the fat has been trimmed. If you're interested in the original version, I put that on Patreon.com, https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast This week, Zach & Charles discuss the troubled life of Theodore Roosevelt's younger brother Elliott Ro…
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Stage 4 Morning Coughs (Zach Russell & Nick Hopping)
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Charles is in the hospital, and we welcome Nick Hopping to his new role as permanent replacement host for now. This episode, Nick goes to first base mid-REM sleep, and his beautiful ruby red station wagon gets smashed by a man passed out at the wheel. In the news: tornados are spinning up more frequently, the prime minister of iran went down like a…
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Zach almost does a career-ruining show for Columbia University. Charles find a Disney hidden penis in hold music. Check out the Patreon for videos of the Boca/St. Petersburg sets. https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Check out other places to listen here: https://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Recorded February 2024 Produced by Zach Russell …
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Sam Adams (John Adams) feat. Harshil Shukla
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Zach and Charles talk American Revolution with Harshil Shukla in this episode about Sam and John Adams. One's a fiery late-blooming behind-the-scenes ugly batman and the other's a learned fat president who loves his naked morning strolls. Featuring: Sam Adam's grave, boufing tea, a lot of anti-Hancock rhetoric and more. A failure until 41 years old…
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Zach crashes a wedding and swims with alligators. Charles struggles to sell exercise equipment to the one percent. We also discuss Drake Bell, Israel, TikTok ban, Jeff Jackson, and how to lie your way into free drinks. Check out the Patreon for videos of the Boca/St. Petersburg sets and vlog content: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Chec…
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APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN for experiencing solar eclipse totality with Cory Russell April 8, 2024 in a Lake Placid airbnb. Submit resume/picture to overshadowedpod@gmail.com. This week, we welcome Cory Russell, Zach's actual brother, for a little bro show where Cory makes a play for thematic consistency and pisses Zach off. This week, we tackle c…
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Jamukha (Genghis Khan’s Blood Brother)
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Grab a hat full of sour horse milk and hunker down with yur(t) boys this week as we cover the doomed bromance between Genghis Khan [aka "Temugin"] and his blood-brother-turned-rival, Jamukha. Both imprisoned by Merkits as kids, Temugin and Jamukha make it official with a blood oath, and when Temugin's bride gets stolen by another band of those pesk…
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The Klondike Gold Rush (California Gold Rush)
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We're back with our coldest episode yet, covering North America's most overshadowed gold rush - the Yukon/Klondike - that spanned 1896-1899 and yielded MORE GOLD than the California gold rush, which lasted twice as long. Featuring: outdoorsy gambling addicts, deadbeat dads, lady-yeast, the boom town of Dawson, a scamming willy wonka type, and what …
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Hashtag Stay Bummed (Zach and Charles)
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No jokes this week, just important causes: post-9/11 awareness campaigns, hate-free "smear the queer" alternatives, and tips for maintaining male friendships. Also, if anyone knows any touring 21-year-olds who want 2 all around good guys in their roster, drop us a line: overshadowedpod@gmail.com Sign up for the Patreon for bonus episodes! https://l…
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Special Guest: Notorious M.E.G.A.N. (Caroline Baniewicz)
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This week we welcome the very funny, pseudo-comedian Megan Baniewicz to Overshadowed to discuss being homeschooled (TX), the grace period of early 20's-hood slowly trickling away, getting away with Club Penguin, & much more. Also featured on this episode is Megan's very funny, definitively-comedian sister, Caroline Baniewicz!: A singer. A comic. A …
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Overshadowed welcomes Ben Kirschenbaum to discuss simpler timesFollow us and Ben herehttps://www.instagram.com/benkirschenbaum/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@benkirschenbaumhttps://linktr.ee/overshadowed_podcast Suggestions for a sibling or spouse we should cover? Write in to overshadowedpod@gmail.com.Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ov…
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"Lady Bird” Johnson (Lyndon B. Johnson), Part 2
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PART 2! We dive right into Lyndon B. Johnson's reasons for departing from his racist southern past and how Lady Bird pushed him to run for elected office. We end with his hog shower, so if you're keen on hearing about that, skip to the last 10 minutes. Suggestions for a sibling or spouse we should cover? Write in to overshadowedpod@gmail.com. Check…
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”Lady Bird” Johnson (Lyndon B. Johnson), Part 1
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This week, we're covering Lyndon B. Johnson's wife, "Lady Bird" Johnson, an incredibly intelligent and successful woman in her own right. Not only was she the *first* President's wife to earn well over $1,000,000 before becoming First Lady, she also prevented our nation's highways from growing littered with billboards & rubble, and inspired Lyndon'…
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Picked Last, After Girls (Zach, Charles, and Nick Hopping)
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This week, Nick gets picked last in a co-ed game of capture the flag, we meet the saddest woman in Pennsylvania, and Zach struggles to be a mean jerk while Nick and Charles excel at the artform. In the end, we can all agree you're filthy perverts. Go subscribe to our patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Follow us o…
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Theo Van Gogh (Vincent Van Gogh) feat. Matisyahu Nissim
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This week we welcome the vastly overqualified & hilarious Matisyahu Nissim to talk about Vincent Van Gogh's younger brother, Theo - a historically significant and successful art dealer in his own right - who supports Vincent financially, professionally, and emotionally through Vincent's life of turmoil. Special shoutout to Theo's wife who stayed wi…
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”Conveyor Belt of Twinks” (Zach & Charles)
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It's freaky friday this week. Charles returns from a business after battling a paranoid AirBnB host. Zach goes to a concert alone and finds a hole in his tooth. Was it the chocolate-covered nuts, or the pit? Email your diagnosis to overshadowedpod@gmail.com Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from o…
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(ARCHIVED) Elliot Roosevelt & Katie Mann (Theodore Roosevelt)
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Let's cut straight to chase/moral of the story: BEWARE THE ABYSS. This week, Zach & Charles discuss the troubled life of Theodore Roosevelt's younger brother Elliott Roosevelt, who shared a fate similar to that of Rosemary Kennedy after an illegitimate child with a chambermaid 'threatens' TR's run at the Presidency... Or does it? Please write in to…
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WOO-EEEE this ep is a hot one! Setback Zach returns with a weekend of misery, Charles gets clamboozled at Chowderfest, and discuss how to get away with peeing a little on your pants. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patre…
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This is a small segment from this week's Patreon, where we talk about Silence Dogood letters. Full bonus episode available on Patreon.com/overshadowedpodcastBy overshadowedpod
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This week! We cover James Franklin, Ben's older brother and print master who beats him until he truly understands what it means to be antivax. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedp…
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Springtime Peeshee (Zach and Charles)
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Hot ep this week! Silverback Zach faces off against the Poolking, Charles prevents man-r*pe, and several minor characters vomit. Charles pees no fewer than 6 times. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon: https://www.pa…
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This week, Zach gets crunched by a Porsche, and the boys explain the unexpected rise and fatal fall of Marie Antoinette, featuring: luxury binges, a horny bishops, scheming half-bloods, prostitute doppelgängers, HSBIC's, and a very expensive diamond necklace. Long live Freedom Pod. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up q…
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Louis ”Stanislob” XVIII (Louis XVI)
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Back on our sibling grind! We're covering Louis Stanislas XVIII, who unlike his brother, King Louis XVI, avoided decapitation during the French Revolution and returned to France after decades living in exile to restore the monarchy. We really studied for this one folks... If you're in school and have an exam about the French Rev., after listening t…
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Zach and Charles do a private gig for Gen-Z millionaires. Zach praises his girlfriend's vomiting skills, and Charles stages a coup d'bouncey house. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshad…
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Alfred Daniel King (Martin Luther King Jr.)
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Zach and Charles explore the impactful life of AD King, MLK's younger brother who was right by his side for the majority of the civil rights movement, responsible for the Fair Housing Act, and yet nobody knows about him. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! oversha…
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We're back. Charles gets hazelcucked, Zach gets a cat, and we both try to be happy. Have a suggestion for someone we should cover or have a follow-up question/correction from one of the episodes? Write in! overshadowedpod@gmail.com Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Recorded January 2023. And follow us on social media…
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George Palmer Putnam (Amelia Earhart)
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This week! Amelia Earhart's man & manager, George P. Putnam, an extremely competent promoter who made it possible for Amelia to turn her love of aviation into a full-blown airborne career. That is, until she completes her mission from the U.S. government by taking a dive in the Marshall Islands. It's all in there. We also read Amelia's pre-marriage…
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”Schrödinger’s Micropenis” (Charles & Zach)
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A Christmas miracle! We're at The Stand for a Christmas catchup, and Charles does most of the heavy lifting. Zach experiences a personal Y2k, Charles bombs in Long Island, and we eat the most disgusting chip known to man. Check out the Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast Recorded December 2022. Have any ideas for an episode? Feedbac…
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Sarah Lockwood Winchester (William Winchester)
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Zach and Charles are back with another guest - comedian Maggie Lalley! - to cover our most bizarre and mysterious subject yet, Sarah Lockwood Winchester, wife of William Writ Winchester and heiress to the fortune made by the sale of the Winchester Repeating Rifle. A self-taught architect, Sarah bought an 8-room farmhouse once basically her entire f…
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Special Guest: Chicken Nathan (Nick Hopping)
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Overshadowed welcomes its first guests: Nathan and Nicholas Hopping. This episode features heavily cruel & unusual sibling-torture tactics, like Nick's headbutting phase, throwing up on younger brothers, and "ball-hands". As you listen to this week's ep, something to think about is whether all Nathan's problems come from the fact he's actually a gi…
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Comedians Zach and Charles get into the wild life of Alec Baldwin's younger brother, Stephen Baldwin, who threw away a career of small parts in good movies, and big parts in bad ones, to make exclusively Christian cinema that plunged him into debt. We talk movies (list below), skateboarding with Jesus, and an ALLEGED affair with his massage therapi…
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Clockin' in! The boys are back at The Stand, and this week, we sideline the siblings to catch up on each others' lives, including Zach's dancing and the loved ones it's driven away, a dying seagull, and the psychic who told Charles he should quit comedy. Check out the Patreon episode for gross stuff we didn't include in the normal episode lest it s…
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Richard ”Two Gun” Hart Capone (Al Capone, Part 2)
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This week the boys get into one the craziest lives we've ever covered, the rootin-tootin tale of cowboy-lawman, Richard "Two Gun" Hart, aka James Vincenzo Capone, eldest brother of millionaire gangster, Al Capone. Making a name for himself on the opposite side of bootlegging as his scarfaced sibling, James ran away from Brooklyn as a teenager to jo…
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Salvatore ”Frank” Capone (Al Capone, Part 1)
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It’s a fun-fact packed ep this week as Charles and Zach cover the history of drinking in the United States, Prohibition and some of the nutsos associated with it, and, of course, the first of Al Capone’s brothers, who served as the strong-man of Cicero: Salvatore "Frank" Capone. We cover giving booze to babies, a teetotaling ax-wielding woman on a …
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This week we dive into the much-maligned life of Mileva Marić, Albert Einstein's first wife, and only wife who wasn't related to him. Mileva was ALSO a talented physicist, and during her time with Albert, she helped act as a sounding board for equations and concepts, and there's substantial evidence via letters they exchanged that credits her invol…
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Maria Anna ”Nannerl” Mozart (Wolfgang Mozart)
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(Nannerl history starts at 16 minutes) Zach and Charles cover the life of Wolfgang Mozart's prodigious older sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl", who was sidelined for being a lady despite being as good if not better than him. Check out the Patreon this week for a bonus hour on Wolfgang's insane love of poop jokes: https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodc…
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