Opera, Cross Dressing, Sword Fighting & One Very Strange Philosopher
Heroes and Howlers
English - July 31, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode Paul and Mikey talk to author and historian Esme Louise James about the complicated life of the sword fighting soprano Julie d’Aubigny. They also pass a sideways glance at a the rather odd man who went down in history as Diogenes the Cynic.
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