Jun 2022

Bessie Stringfield: Motorcyclist

Meet Bessie Stringfield, the first African-American woman to travel across America solo! Join Rebecca Sheir as we strap in and hit the roads with Bessie, learning how she trailblazed her way to WOW the world! Want activities and more based on this episode? Visit <a href="http: ... Show More

22m 27s

Dec 2022

Who, When, Wow!: Mystery Edition Sneak Peek

Join Carly Q (host Carly Ciarrocchi) on adventures through space and time as she uncovers history's greatest mysteries. Listen to the first episode of Who, When, Wow Mystery Edition next Wednesday, December 28th, and tune in for the new season with episodes every Wednesday sta ... Show More

4m 40s

Dec 2022

Loch Ness Monster (12/28/22)

Meet Carly Q, junior analyst at The Bureau of Universal Time Travel and Historical Exploration Department (also known as B.U.T.T.H.E.D.), who has made it her mission to travel through space and time to solve history's greatest mysteries—like the Loch Ness Monster. Join her as ... Show More

31m 23s

Jan 2024

The Milkmaid Spy

Virginia Hall dreamed of being America’s first female ambassador. Instead, she became a spy. Joining the ranks of the U.S.’s first civilian spy network, she operated alone in occupied France, where she built French Resistance networks, delivered critical intelligence, and sold ... Show More

28m 55s

Aug 2021

EP56: The Most Dangerous Allied Spy and The Professional Video Gamer

On this episode of Our American Stories, Judy Pearson tells the story of Virginia Hall - a woman who was dubbed "the most dangerous of the Allied spies;" Damon Cox shares how he came out of poverty and abandonment by becoming a full-time video gamer.Support the show (https://www. ... Show More

38m 18s

Jan 2018

Nancy Wake

Learn about Nancy Wake, the brave spy and soldier who helped lead the Allies and French Resistance to victory during World War 2. Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show📢 Get a shout-out from Breck! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ... Show More

11m 41s

Sep 2021

Heather Demetrios on real-life spy Virginia Hall

Heather Demetrios returns to the Professional Book Nerds, this time to discuss her new book Code Name Badass which is a biography of amazing Allied spy Virginia Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43m 57s

Nov 2022

السيدة العرجاء

كانت (فيرجينيا هال) من تلك النساء اللواتي تطوعن للحرب في أوروبا في مواجهة ألمانيا النازية .. كنّ متطوّعات وكنّ جاسوسات .. منهنّ من حملن السلاح وأخريات ضمّدن جراح المصابين. كانت حالة (فيرجينيا) ، الأمريكية ، متميزة . فقد كانت تعاني من إعاقة بعد أن فقدت إحدى ساقيها .. لفت ... Show More

18m 19s

Sep 2023

The Amazing Life of Christine Granville

Christine Granville was about as James Bond as it gets. Stories of her life as a spy during World War II are legendary. Today we'll tell her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

49m 47s

May 2024

The Spy Who Wouldn't Lie | The Unsung Heroines Of WW2 | 5

The endeavors of the women of the Special Operatives Executive were vital to many of Britain's successes during WW2. But the secretive nature of their work meant that many of their heroic feats have been lost to time.Anita Anand discusses how exactly they waged a secret war for f ... Show More

31 m

Oct 2021

Seven Female Spies

CW: This episode contains descriptions of Nazi war-crimes that some listeners may find upsetting. During the Second World War, Vera Atkins sent hundreds of British spies into Occupied France. Some of them never came back - and nobody knew why. Vanessa Kirby shares the story of on ... Show More

44m 39s

Jul 2011

Civil War Spies: Belle Boyd

Belle Boyd got her start as a spy in Martinsburg, Virginia, at the age of 17. In 1862, the "Cleopatra of the Secession" obtained - and risked her life to deliver -- information that may have been pivotal to the outcome of the Battle of Front Royal. Learn more about ... Show More

20m 35s

Virginia Hall: American Spy