"Violent Delights, Violent Ends" With Nicole Von Germeten Ye Olde Crime podcast

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Lindsay is joined by author Andrew Serra to discuss his book, “ Hell’s Hundred Acres ” about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. March 25, 1911. Hundreds of seamstresses are hard at work on the upper floors of a ten-story factory loft. The workday ends and Esther Greenberg stands from her sewing machine and heads for the stairs, looking forward to her plans for that Saturday evening. “Fire!” someone shouts, and Esther sees smoke outside the windows. The building is ablaze and she’s trapped nine stories up.Charlie Pendergrass has learned a great deal since becoming a fireman—about the job and himself. But he must decide what kind of future he wants, and he just might lose it all to the flames.From the irascible fire chief Edward Croker to the ruthless business magnate Max Blanck, Hell’s Hundred Acres is the richly detailed story of the disparate lives that intersected at one of the deadliest tragedies in New York City history—the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Andrew Serra spent twenty-five years with the New York City Fire Department, retiring as the captain of Ladder 20 in SoHo—Hell’s Hundred Acres. He is the author of several historical novels and the 9/11 memoir, Finding John. He’s appeared on FOX-5 NY Good Day Wake Up, NY1 News Around the Boroughs, and been featured on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children. You can learn about the other books on his website . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Märet Jonsdotter, the First Accused Witch of The Great Noise 49:39

11 days ago49:39

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Lindsay and Madison end Wicked March Madness and discuss Märet Jonsdotter, as well as the ragers that Satan would host, that you shouldn’t trust the words of vindictive children, and how to stick to your guns. Information pulled from the following sources 2012 Listverse article by Jenna Ivy 2010 Portia Bridget blog post Find a Grave Wikipedia ( 1 ) Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Go check out our friends over at Disturbing Interests podcast on the Darkcast Network . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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"Violent Delights, Violent Ends" with Nicole Von Germeten 54:32

18 days ago54:32

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Lindsay is joined by author Nicole Von Germeten to discuss her book, “ Violent Delights, Violent Ends: Sex, Race, and Honor in Colonial Cartagena de Indias .” How did women fulfill their needs and desires in the seventeenth century? This book takes readers into the witches' sabbaths and spell-casting of Cartagena de Indias, a vibrant Caribbean port city. Women from Africa, Spain, Portugal and indigenous women from Colombia bought and sold love magic potions and remedies as they tried to find lovers and husbands. They risked the dangers of violent men and cruel inquisitors to satisfy their need for love ... and money. Trained as a historian of Spain and its global empire at the University of California, Berkeley, Nicole von Germeten ’s research has taken her to dozens of archives and libraries on three continents. Her first two books investigated African populations and their social and religious organizations. More recently, she has written five books about the history of crime and policing in Colombia and Mexico. We discuss her book “Violent Delights, Violent Ends: Sex, Race, and Honor in Colonial Cartagena de Indias.” Violence and desire intertwine as readers take a trip to the 1600s and learn how women found love and satisfied their desires in a tropical port city. Nicole is an associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University, and has written extensively on the history of crime, violence, gender, and sexuality in Latin America. You can learn about the other books on her website , or purchase them on Amazon . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Old Mother Barnes: The Witch of Plum Hollow 48:35

25 days ago48:35

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Lindsay and special guest, Ashley from Studying Scarlet and Pineapple Pizza, discuss the Witch of Plum Hollow, as well as how many children may be too many children, that reading tea leaves can be affordable and prophetic, and why you shouldn’t curse your neighbors butter churn. Information pulled from the following sources 2024 Arlene Stafford Wilson post 2024 Cemetery Photography by Chantal Larochelle article 2024 Eamonn McKee article 2023 Laura Loney article 2023 Linda Seccaspina article 2017 NCPR article by James Morgan 2016 Ottawa Rewind article by Andrew King 2003 The Country Connection Magazine article by Melanie King 1891 The Weekly British Whig article 1891 The Winnipeg Tribune article Find a Grave Rideau Lakes article Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Go check out our friend Jasmine over at Hands Off My Podcast: True Crime podcast on the Darkcast Network . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Valais Witch Trials 39:29

5 weeks ago39:29

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Lindsay and Madison kick off Wicked March Madness and discuss the Valais Witch Trials, as well as why you should protect your wine cellar from black bears, that famine can bring out the worst in people, and how to start the worst craze in history with a bang. Information pulled from the following sources 2023 All That’s Interesting article by Kaleena Fraga 2023 Cracked article by Amanda Mannen 2023 Scholarblogs post by Luiza Sobreira 2023 Wildhorn blog post 2022 The Collector article by Lauren Nitschke 2022 Medium article by Natasha Leigh 2017 History article by Brynn Holland 2014 Esoterix article Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias article Centre of Excellence article Luke Mastin website article Wikipedia Witchcraft and Witches article by Raven Pendergrass Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Go check out our friends over at The Mystery Frequency podcast on the Darkcast Network . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Great Kansas Grasshoppocalypse of 1874 from Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Podcast 34:26

6 weeks ago34:26

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In this special feed drop episode from our friend Brad at Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Podcast , What hops downstairs, alone or in pairs, enough to block out the sun? Nothing good, I promise. I hope you brought your appetite for destruction – because this episode is going to bug you. On this episode: you’ll learn the horror of insect biomass, we’ll learn that some problems can only be solved with a knife and a fork, and you’ll need them because we are facing our very first extinction level event. And if you had been listening to this on Patreon, we also would have discussed whether Aesop was a thieving jerk, we found out Maury Povich never loved you, we met the loneliest/most extreme insects in the world, we found out if having grasshopper superpowers would kill you, we looked at the weirdest historical plague ever, we discussed the most disturbing regional delicacies in the world, and we shared a recipe for cricket protein energy balls. I never preach about environmental issues on the show, but you are going to hear about a kind of insect apocalypse that plays the weather the way my dad used to play the ponies. How big an issue will we be talking about? To this day, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, our story remains the largest concentration of living creatures, ever. Celebrity cameos include the God of the Old Testament; biblical prophet Moses; the Angel of Death, Pharoah Ramesses II of Egypt; Aesop the Greek fable man; Frau Troffea, queen of the Strasbourg plague dance, and human guinea pig John Stapp. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart . Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Field of Vampires: Unearthing Historical Fears 53:38

7 weeks ago53:38

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Lindsay and Madison discuss the vampire fields of Poland, as well as the protective powers of iron, that superstitions are deeply rooted in eastern Europe, and why 3D printing and facial reconstruction is so important. Information pulled from the following sources 2024 Archaeology News Online article by Dario Radley 2024 CNN article by Katie Hunt 2024 Daily Mail article by Harry Howard 2024 Daily Mail article by Jonathan Chadwick 2024 Express article by Rebecca Robinson 2024 Lit Hub article by Ed Simon 2024 Reuters article by Thomas Holdstock 2023 Indy100 post by Alex Daniel 2023 Mirror post by Ryan Fahey 2022 Haaretz article by Viktoria Greenboim Rich 2017 Smithsonian Magazine article by Joshua Rapp Learn 2015 Lund Archaeological Review article by Leszek Gardela 2014 Gizmodo article by George Dvorsky History UK article Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Go check out our friend Ash over at Creepy Tapas podcast on the Darkcast Network . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Haunted History of the Rideau Canal 53:51

8 weeks ago53:51

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Lindsay and Madison discuss the Rideau Canal, as well as why you should never make a building out of limestone, that rumors can have deadly consequences, and why you should always be careful around machinery. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Arlene Stafford Wilson blog post 2024 This is Canadiana post by Ashley Brook 2018 Carleton University Master of Arts in Canadian Studies thesis by Casey Gray 2016 Linda Seccaspina blog post 2015 Au Dela Du Paysage blog post by Vanessa The Historical Society of Ottawa blog posts Parks Canada YouTube video Rideau Canal Info Site by Ken Watson Scholastic Canada book South Eastern Ontario article UNESCO World Heritage Convention listing Wikipedia ( 1 ) Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Go check out our friend Jaimie Beebe over at The Last Trip podcast on Audioboom. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Uncovering the Dark History of Old New-Gate Prison 51:31

9 weeks ago51:31

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Lindsay and Madison discuss Old New-Gate Prison, as well as why a copper mine isn’t a great correctional facility, that fire isn’t smart when you have limited oxygen at your disposal, and how to be both the first prison and also the worst prison all at the same time. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Yankee Institute article by Andrew Fowler 2021 Connecticut History post by Gregg Mangan 2018 Revolutionary War Journal article by Harry Schenawolf 1828 The Litchfield County Post article Atlas Obscura Colebrook Historical Society post by Bob Grigg Connecticut’s Official State Website Damned Connecticut post by Ray Bendici Mainly Museums post by Sam Dinnie Make a Day of It New England article Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine documentary Old Newgate Prison & Copper Mine, East Granby page Scribd listing by Ciera Michelle Aguilar Wikipedia Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Go check out our friends Heather and Dylan over at the Mountain Murders podcast, which is part of the Darkcast Network . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Redbeard's Relics with Josh Scott 55:09

10 weeks ago55:09

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Lindsay is joined by fellow history buff Josh Scott to discuss the life of English privateer, Sir Francis Drake, as well as his Instagram series, Redbeard’s Relics , History Roundtable YouTube series, and his family business, Commodore Coins . From his profile on PodMatch: I have always been passionate about history but never saw it as anything more than far off stories that I could never see a real piece of outside of a museum. That is, until I started doing a serious amount of research and found I could source any number of real relics and antiques from just about any period of human history. I started Redbeard's Relics to just share pictures and videos of what I found and thought some people might think it was as cool as I do. Never did I think I would have multiple millions of people watch my content, and have a consistent 300-500k people watching every month. I pride myself on filling in the gaps in our history books that we all learned from in school. I share artifacts you never heard of, ranging vastly in price from very cheap, to multi-million dollar items from across history. I make many of these pieces available to people to purchase and have formed a very successful business around it all! I travel the world sourcing rare treasures from auctions, private sellers, as well as directly from museums who are looking to raise funds for other endeavors. If it exists, I can likely source it and share it's full story. This in turn has brought me dozens of high profile clients who want that treasure that no one else has. Above all however, I care about the history. I strive to preserve history, one relic at a time and share it's history for the next generation. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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"America’s Counterfeit Democracy" with Michael C. Anderson 44:04

11 weeks ago44:04

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Lindsay is joined by author and fellow podcaster Michael C. Anderson to discuss his latest work, “ America’s Counterfeit Democracy: Rule of the Power Elite ,” which was published on September 2, 2024 by Simms Books Publishing Corporation. Michael Anderson writes an ancient history blog (2008) and political discussion blog (2017). In this politically charged era, Michael delves into how the political rights of the public have been sidelined in pursuit of elite goals. He outlines how affluent families, in collaboration with major corporations, have bolstered their grip on the federal government, displayed authoritarian tendencies, and utilized their media influence to foster political oppression. Nowadays, the elites rely on the major media conglomerates to sway government actions. Furthermore, the right to vote has been eroded by the elite’s control over candidate selection and funding. Anderson has authored four previous books: Twilight of the American Experiment, Without Moral Balance Our Republic Will Fall (2023), The Conservative Gene, How Genetics Shape the Complex Morality of Conservatives (2021), Tribalism: The Curse of 21st Century America (2019), The Progressive Gene, How Genetics Influences the Morality of the Left (2017). Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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It Was All For The Wedding with Twisted & Uncorked 51:21

12 weeks ago51:21

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In this special cross-over episode, Sierra tells us a very unique old timey case for her Murderless story today, it will have you questioning morals and pull at your heartstrings. Get ready for the story of John Seybold, Sarah, and Nellie Moore, and a whole lot of the peanut gallery. Let us know your thoughts and as always keep it twisted. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC . Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart . Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply . You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Vulgar History 26:36

12 weeks ago26:36

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Lindsay is joined by Ann Foster from the Vulgar History podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Vulgar History wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"The Sinners All Bow" with Kate Winkler Dawson 48:30

13 weeks ago48:30

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Lindsay is joined by author and fellow podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson to discuss her latest work, “ The Sinners All Bow ,” which released on January 7th, 2025. Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, and true–crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the true story of the scandalous murder investigation that became the inspiration for both Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and the first true-crime book published in America. On a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Maria Cornell was found dead in a quiet farmyard in a small New England town. When her troubled past and a secret correspondence with charismatic Methodist minister Reverend Ephraim Avery was uncovered, more questions emerged. Was Sarah’s death a suicide…or something much darker? Determined to uncover the real story, Victorian writer Catharine Read Arnold Williams threw herself into the investigation as the trial was unfolding and wrote what many claim to be the first American true-crime narrative, Fall River. The murder divided the country and inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter—but the reverend was not convicted, and questions linger to this day about what really led to Sarah Cornell’s death. Until now. In The Sinners All Bow , acclaimed true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson travels back in time to nineteenth-century small-town America, emboldened to finish the work Williams started nearly two centuries before. Using modern investigative advancements—including “forensic knot analysis” and criminal profiling (which was invented fifty-five years later with Jack the Ripper)—Dawson fills in the gaps of Williams’s research to find the truth and bring justice to an unsettling mystery that speaks to our past as well as our present, anchored by three women who subverted the script they were given. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts , Podchaser , Spotify , Podcast Addict , Audible , or Goodpods ! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter , Instagram , Threads , Facebook , TikTok , and YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Cops & Writers and "The Good Collar" with Patrick O'Donnell 49:11

14 weeks ago49:11