Tag: rebel woman
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Jill Wine-Banks: Show Notes
Your Honor, the portion of the tape obliterated is the portion related to Watergate. Nothing prior to the Watergate discussion or subsequently was erased from the tape. Born May 5, 1943, Jill Susan Wine was the eldest daughter of Bert and Sylvia Wine. She has a younger sister, Robin, and younger brother Stevie She grew…
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Selma van de Perre: Show Notes
June 7, 1922 Selma Velleman is born in Alkmaar, Netherlands, the second to last of four children, to Barend Levi Velleman (a theatre man) and Femmetje Velleman-Spier (a milliner)Her older brothers were Louis and David, and her younger sister, ClaraMoved to Zandvoort as baby and moved back to Alkmaar in 1926 at age 4Had aunts…
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Marie Curie: Show Notes
• November 7, 1867—Marie Salomea Sklodovska is born, the last of five children, Zofia, Jozef, Bronislawa (Bronya), Helenao Alfred Nobel has invented dynamiteo The Civil War in America ended 2 years agoo Alaska purchase was madeo The Austro-Hungarian Empire if foundedo Emperor Komei of Japan has died, his fourteen year old son takes over as…
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Jill Wine-Banks: Making the Episode
For this week’s episode, I had to decide how I wanted to present all the information listeners would need to understand who Jill Wine-Banks was. First, I knew that I needed to tackle the what exactly happened at the Watergate Hotel. I didn’t want to assume that anyone listening knew what had happened because I…
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Yolklore Spotlight
Yolklore is one of the best breakfast spots in STL, (in my humble opinion). The food there is fresh, the eggs are delicious, and the chef-owner, Mary Bogacki is probably the chillest chef I have met, (and my dad who is a chef, and my boyfriend who was a chef are both pretty chill people…
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Marie Curie: Making the Episode
In reading, listening to audiobooks and researching Marie Curie, I did have a sense of realizing what an enormous topic I had undertaken. I wanted to make sure that I covered every aspect of her life, but she led an incredible life that I simply wouldn’t be able to cover in the amount of time…
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Shameless Grounds Spotlight
For my very first spotlight, I knew I wanted to hear from the owner of Shameless Grounds. This coffee shop/lunch and dinner spot is one of my favorite places to pop into when I am in Benton Park here in St. Louis. Found at 1901 Withnell Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118 at the corner of…
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Brainstorming The First Trailer
I have been agonizing over how I want this first big trailer to sound. It’s the thing that is going to bring people in to listening to my podcast for the first time, so it feels like a big deal. Ultimately I plan on releasing a few trailers as get closer to the first episode,…