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Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood

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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

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20 episodes
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Tuesday · 53 min
202. Aaron Burr - Sir!
Aaron Burr is a man you may know as the guy who lost a popularity contest to Thomas Jefferson and then shot a guy who rap-sings. But the story of Aaron Burr, Sir, is much more interesting that Lin Manuel Miranda put on the stage. So curl up with your cocoa and lets hear all about Aaron Burr! Hosted by Katie Charlwood BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Resources Tell me where to go on tour! First Tickets now released!!! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 21 · 1 hr 11 min
201. The Protest Psychosis
During the Civil Rights Era, a new diagnosis emerged, a very specific form of schizophrenia that disproportinally targed Black Men... Hosted by Katie Charlwood BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Resources Tell me where to go on tour! First Tickets now released!!! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 12 · 1 hr 26 min
200. Belle Gunness - Butcher of Men
200th Episode!!! We're on episode 200 and to celebrate here is a bonus episode about a murderess, Lady Bluebeard, Butcher of Men, Hell's Bell, the one, the only, Belle Gunness, a woman who may be America's most prolific serial killer. Just when you thought the story couldnt get worse, it did. Hosted by Katie Charlwood BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Resources Tell me where to go on tour! First Tickets now released!!! Pre-order Becoming Venus Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 6 · 1 hr 1 min
199. Inherited Wounds : Indigenous Boarding School System
The United States of America is 250 years old..ish, but in becoming the USA, entire communities, nations and cultures were crushed beneath teh wheel of "progress." Indigenous people in North America were removed from their land, had their practices, knowledge and culture stripped from them. One of the major cogs in the assimilation machine was the Native American boarding school system. A system of abuse that caused trauma that affected generations, inherited wounds. Hosted by Katie Charlwood BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Resources Tell me where to go on tour! First Tickets now released!!! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 29 · 1 hr 13 min
198. The Life and Death Of Marsha P Johnson
Marsha P Johnson is a queer icon, the Saint of Christopher Street, an important member of teh LGBTQ+ community, who advocated for equal rights, fought for the disenfranchised and preotected queer youth. A pillar of the community, she struggled in a world that did not accept her. Her life was one thing, but her death, was a mystery, an unsolved mystery... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 23 · 1 hr 29 min
197. The AIDS Crisis
In the early 1980s, doctors in the US started noticing clusters of unusual illnesses like cancers and pmeumonia in healthy young men, the only thing that connected them, was that they were sexually active with other men. An epidemic emerged, a disease with no name, as a mysterious, highly fatal illness. It sparked widespread panic and devastating personal loss. A crisis heavily defined by government inaction and societal stigma, thousands of lives lost to HIV/AIDS. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 15 · 59 min
196. The Lavender Scare
In the era of McCarthyism, thousands of people were forced out of the federal government for being gay. Victims purged from positions, because being a homosexual was to be a threat to to national security...allegedlys Hosted by Katie Charlwood Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 14 · 1 hr 12 min
195. Joshua N. Haldeman - Elon Musk's Apartheid-Loving Grandfather
Did you hear? Elon Musk is now the world's first "Trillionaire." Enjoy this From the Vault Anyway, some families have skeletons in the closet, others have an entire ossuary under the floorboards, most like to keep them quiet but the Musk family prefer to put them on display. Elon Musk's grandfather, Joshua Norman Haldeman was an apartheid-loving chiropractor, who was super into conspiracy theories and searching for a "long lost city" in his plane. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 8 · 55 min
194. Pope Leo X - From the Vault
Continuing Pride Month with one of my favourite things, telling y'all all about bad popes! We've got nepotism, murder, homosexial espionage AND a conpiracy involving a pet elephant! Pull up a chair and hear abotut Pope Leo X Hosted by Katie Charlwood Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 2 · 1 hr
193. Chevaliere d'Eon
Kicking off Pride Month with this Beauty from the Vault, the 18th Century Trans Spy, the Chevalière d'Éon Hosted by Katie Charlwood Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26 · 29 min
William Palmer - Day and Nightshade
Introducing your new True Crime fix, Day and Nightshade, podcast that asks you What's Your Poison? And means it... Join Katie Charlwood and Jay McLoughlin in Victorian England, as they share the twisted tale of William Palmer, the "Prince of Poisoners" who gained the title with all of the subtlely as a dyspraxic jester. But this man's actions were n laughing matter, find out now on Day and Nightshade Music by Zachary Logan & Myka Sylvanas Podcast Artwork by Anna Farbis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26 · 1 min
Introducing - Day and Nightshade
Introducing Day and Nightshade, the podcast that asks you "what's your poison?" and means it. For your new favourite True Crime fix (and poison fascination) listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and... other places probably Y'know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18 · 1 hr 15 min
192. Errol Flynn - Swashbuckling Scoundrel
Errol Flynn was a Hollywood heartthrob in the Golden Era, a swashbuckler who the ladies would swoon at the sight of, but beneath that dashing exterior was a man filled with demons and more narcotics you could shake a stick at. Accused of affairs, assaults and sympathising the enemy there is more to the man than swordplay and tights. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 17 · 57 min
From the Vault - Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich was a Hollywood star who wanted to be alone, but before that she was a sex symbol who combatted gender norms and wanted to poison the leader of the Third Reich with a poison hair pin, which, could have worked, we maybe should have let her try... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13 · 1 hr 26 min
191. Mary Pickford - America's Sweetheart
Mary Pickford was America's Sweetheart, a silent film actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the first to be offered a million dollar contract and one of th ecreaors of the Little Three... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 27 · 1 hr 17 min
190. Charles Lightoller
Best known as the highest ranking crewmember to survive the sinking of the RMS Titanic, there is more to this man than just one ship, including so many near - death experiences, two world wars and a chicken coop...or two Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 21 · 58 min
189. The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Margaret Brown
The UNSINKABLE Margaret "Molly" Brown was a passenger on the world's largest and most luxurious passenger ship, the White Star Line's RMS Titanic which sank on the North Atlantic ocean. But shes far more interesting than you know... Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 8 · 58 min
188. Voilet Jessop
On the 14th April 1912 the world's largest and most luxurious passenger ship, the White Star Line's RMS Titanic sank on the North Atlantic ocean, on board was Miss Unsinkable, the stewardess Violet Jessop, but the Titanic sinking is not the only part of her story Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 30 · 53 min
187. Miss Piggy
From humble beginnings to international stardom, Miss Piggy made sure that she would get the life that she deserved! She is a beacon (not bacon) of style, charm and a certain je ne sais quoi, if you want to know about this icon then loom no further! Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 24 · 55 min
186. Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was a whirlwind in a new form of journalism - Stunt Girl Journalism! At 23 years old she spent 10 days in the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island, exposing the mistreatment of the marginilised in these institutions and sparking reform. Her investigative journalism would take her around the world and even to the Eastern Front during the Great War, but tht's only part of her story. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.