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History Lessons for Misanthropes

Mar 30, 2021

In this episode, our guests Alex and Bruce from the podcast We Have A Technical tell us about Stanislov Petrov, a member of the Soviet Air Defense Forces who single handedly saved the world in 1983.

 

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Mar 16, 2021

Mildred tells us about the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester, Nova Scotia.  Opened in 1928 with the best intentions of serving unwed mothers through the "shame" of pregnancy without official records that could disgrace their families, the home quickly devolved into a black market baby farm, with little care for the women...


Mar 2, 2021

In this episode, Mildred talks about the life of Sara (Saartjie) Baartman, a South African Khoikhoi woman who was brought to Europe in the 18th century to be displayed to the public in the 18th century for study.

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