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In this 50th episode, we meet Olga of Kiev, a PATRON SAINT who murdered a lot of people using earth, wind, fire, ale and homing pigeons. She inspired the character of Cersei Lannister, a death metal band's concept album, a ballet and the US Military in WW2. Let's go!
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Listen to episode one hereIn this 50th episode, we meet Olga of Kiev, a PATRON SAINT who murdered a lot of people using earth, wind, fire, ale and homing pigeons. She inspired the character of Cersei Lannister, a death metal band's concept album, a ballet and the US Military in WW2. Let's go!
Resources for today's episode!
Rejected Princesses: Tales of History’s Boldest Heroines, Hellions and Heretics by Jason Porath - https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/olga-of-kiev
Moxie Labouche's "Your Brain on Facts" Podcast
Endless Thread Podcast (WBUR)
Fierce Females of History Podcast
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-bizarre-history-of-the-bat-bomb-437d6d33c27b
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Griffin
https://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/10-25-13-lessons-from-a-farce-houston-grand-operas-idie-fledermausi-looks-to-restore-the-genres-good-name/
Encyclopedia Britannica
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