58: A History of Women’s Football

08/02/23 • 23 min

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The history of the women’s game – from China to Britain, the US, Australia and Europe.

Released with our recordings from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, we bring you not only the history but the vibes too – all sprinkled with plenty of dad jokes from James! At the end of today’s episode (after our outro theme song), you’ll hear some World Cup extras, a bonus dad joke from James, and an outtake or two. For a broader angle on football today – from powerchair to amputee – and how we try to make a positive difference, take a look at my webpage and socials for https://www.notyouraverageenglandfan.com/

Our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media, is https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

For mature history lovers: read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

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The history of the women’s game – from China to Britain, the US, Australia and Europe.

Our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media, is https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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57. Why is the capital of the USA in Washington? And who was America’s greatest President?

Today’s episode comes from Washington DC, where we investigate why the capital was positioned there. And then, for our big question, we debate who wins the title of greatest US President ever!

We are delighted to be joined by special guest Patrick Lau, who works for the US government in Washington, has a Masters’ degree in political science and is a history buff! He is also a former high school student whom Dad taught a long, long time ago!

At the end of today’s episode (after our outro theme song), you’ll hear the questions (see below) and then bags of outtakes!

Here are some questions to test your skills:

1. Why was the USA’s new capital city called Washington?

2. Why was the city of Washington built where it was built?

3. How many of America’s first 18 presidents owned slaves?

4. What was significant about the letter Jefferson sent to an African-American?

5. What did Patrick say makes a great President?

6. Why did James choose Abraham Lincoln as the greatest ever president?

Our website, where you'll find links to our social media, is https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

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All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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59: The secret missions that made D-Day possible

We investigate the special operations that occurred ahead of the D-Day landings of over 130,000 Allied troops on the Nazi-controlled beaches of northern France

We look at the role of special troops who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France ahead of the D-Day beach landings. With help from a very special expert guest, we focus on a mission for US Army Rangers at a headland near the beaches, called Pointe du Hoc.

After the end theme music you’ll find these questions, followed by the outtakes:

Which Allied countries took part in the D-Day landings?
What was this operation called?
Why did Allied special forces parachute into France before the D-Day beach landings?
Why was it important to disrupt railway lines and German communication centres?
Why was Pointe du Hoc an important piece of land?
What challenges did the US Rangers face?

Our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media, is https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/ - where you can also listen to episodes.

Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)