Mexican Artist and Icon, Frida Kahlo; The Courageous Story of United Flight 93
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09/25/21 • 58 min
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Still with us after episode 10?! Gee, thanks!
In this episode, we are catching up on important events in September: Latinx Heritage Month and September 11th. First, Laurel talks about the life, love and art of Mexican icon Frida Kahlo. KT follows up with the tale of the brave individuals on United Flight 93 on September 11th, 2001.
**Content Warning** Both of our stories contain some very specific themes and content that might be triggering or upsetting to some listeners. The Frida Kahlo story discusses suicide, depression and frequent mentions of miscarriages and medical abortions. The United 93 story recounts the details of the September 11th attacks and hijacking of the flight. Listener discretion is advised.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Mentioned In The Stories
Frida Kahlo--
Frida's Pencil Sketch of the Bus Accident
Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky
United Flight 93--
United 93 Memorial including Tower of Voices
Ground Zero/World Trade Center Memorial
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Sources
Frida Kahlo--
Biography.com Editors. “Frida Kahlo Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 22 Apr. 2020, www.biography.com/artist/frida-kahlo.
“Frida Kahlo.” Scandalous Women: the Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women, by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, TarcherPerigee, an Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016, pp. 239–247.
Frida-Kahlo-Foundation. org Editors. “Biography of Frida Kahlo.” Frida Kahlo Biography | Life, Paintings, Influence on Art, www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org/biography.html.
FridaKahlo.org Editors. “Frida Kahlo and Her Paintings.” Frida Kahlo: 100 Paintings Analysis, Biography, Quotes, & Art, www.fridakahlo.org/.
Graham, Beckett and Vollenweider, Susan. “Episode 42: Frida Kahlo.” The History Chicks. 9 September 2013, http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-42-frida-kahlo/
Tuchman, Phyllis. “Frida Kahlo.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Nov. 2002, www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/frida-kahlo-70745811/?page=1.
United Flight 93--
“Flight 93 National Memorial.” National Park Foundation, https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/explore-parks/flight-93-national-memorial.
“Flight 93.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/21st-century/flight-93.
“United Airlines Flight 93.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Sept. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93
Still with us after episode 10?! Gee, thanks!
In this episode, we are catching up on important events in September: Latinx Heritage Month and September 11th. First, Laurel talks about the life, love and art of Mexican icon Frida Kahlo. KT follows up with the tale of the brave individuals on United Flight 93 on September 11th, 2001.
**Content Warning** Both of our stories contain some very specific themes and content that might be triggering or upsetting to some listeners. The Frida Kahlo story discusses suicide, depression and frequent mentions of miscarriages and medical abortions. The United 93 story recounts the details of the September 11th attacks and hijacking of the flight. Listener discretion is advised.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Mentioned In The Stories
Frida Kahlo--
Frida's Pencil Sketch of the Bus Accident
Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky
United Flight 93--
United 93 Memorial including Tower of Voices
Ground Zero/World Trade Center Memorial
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Sources
Frida Kahlo--
Biography.com Editors. “Frida Kahlo Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 22 Apr. 2020, www.biography.com/artist/frida-kahlo.
“Frida Kahlo.” Scandalous Women: the Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women, by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, TarcherPerigee, an Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016, pp. 239–247.
Frida-Kahlo-Foundation. org Editors. “Biography of Frida Kahlo.” Frida Kahlo Biography | Life, Paintings, Influence on Art, www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org/biography.html.
FridaKahlo.org Editors. “Frida Kahlo and Her Paintings.” Frida Kahlo: 100 Paintings Analysis, Biography, Quotes, & Art, www.fridakahlo.org/.
Graham, Beckett and Vollenweider, Susan. “Episode 42: Frida Kahlo.” The History Chicks. 9 September 2013, http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-42-frida-kahlo/
Tuchman, Phyllis. “Frida Kahlo.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Nov. 2002, www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/frida-kahlo-70745811/?page=1.
United Flight 93--
“Flight 93 National Memorial.” National Park Foundation, https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/explore-parks/flight-93-national-memorial.
“Flight 93.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/21st-century/flight-93.
“United Airlines Flight 93.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Sept. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93
Previous Episode
Nakam, Jewish Avengers; Tunnel 29: The Escape Under the Berlin Wall
We've got a megasode for episode 10 with some big, roller coaster stories for you and guess what? They are both in the same country and nearly the same time as well! First KT covers the vigilante story of a group of Holocaust survivors called Nakam, who exacted revenge against the Nazis and their helpers after WWII. Next, Laurel has quite the long, cinematic story of the first major escape from East Berlin with Tunnel 29. As of the release of this episode, the Tunnel 29 escape happened this past week (September 14th) 59 years ago in history! Well.....We were going to wait until episode 50 to get KT high but turns out Laurel accidentally got her contact high...oops. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Mentioned in the Episode: Inglourious Basterds Movie Tunnel 29 podcast from Helena Merriman Tunnel 29 Book *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Sources: Nakam-- Heller, Aron. “Jewish Avengers Unapologetic for Targeting Nazis after WWII.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 31 Aug. 2016, apnews.com/article/tel-aviv-international-news-israel-ap-top-news-69cb4cdfab7d416a968b95aef87d18c1. “The Jewish AVENGERS Who Survived the Death Camps and Tracked down Their Tormentors.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/26/second.world.war. “Joseph Harmatz, Part of JEWISH 'Avengers', Dead at 91.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-obit-jewish-avenger-joseph-harmatz-20160926-story.html%3foutputType=amp. “Member of a Jewish Holocaust 'REVENGE Squad' Tells Story.” The World from PRX, www.pri.org/stories/2013-05-03/member-jewish-holocaust-revenge-squad-tells-story Tunnel 29-- Berlin.de Editors. “The Construction of the Berlin Wall.” Link Führt Zur Startseite Von Berlin.de, 16 July 2021, www.berlin.de/mauer/en/history/construction-of-the-berlin-wall/. Merriman, Helena. “Intrigue, Tunnel 29.” BBC Radio 4, BBC, 2019, www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009jkb. Merriman, Helena. Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape beneath the Berlin Wall. Public Affairs, 2021.
Next Episode
Mary Shelley and Frankenstein; Vlad the Impaler and Dracula
It's October 1st and you know what that means, party people! It's spooky season! All month long, we are going to be sharing tales of creepy history and today we kick it off with two people in history who created the iconic Frankenstein's Monster and Count Dracula--both directly and indirectly, respectively. That's right, we are discussing Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein Or, A Modern Prometheus as well as Vlad the Impaler and Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula.
**Content Warning** Mary Shelley's story deals with a lot of loss surrounding children and suicide. Vlad the Impaler is just gruesome. Listener discretion is advised
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The Socials!
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Instagram -- @hightailinghistory
Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory
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Sources:
Mary Shelley--
Biography.com Editors. “Mary Shelley.” The Biography.com Website, A&E Networks Television, 6 May 2021, https://www.biography.com/writer/mary-shelley.
Jenner, Greg, host. “Mary Shelley.” You’re Dead To Me, Muddy Knees Media Production, BBC Radio 4, September 4, 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08532gd
Lepore, Jill, et al. “The Strange and Twisted Life of ‘Frankenstein.’” The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2018, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-strange-and-twisted-life-of-frankenstein.
Sampson, Fiona. “Frankenstein at 200 – Why Hasn't Mary Shelley Been given the Respect She Deserves?Fia.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 13 Jan. 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/13/frankenstein-at-200-why-hasnt-mary-shelley-been-given-the-respect-she-deserves-.
Vlad the Impaler--
“Dracula.” Character List, https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/dracula/character-list.
Lallanilla, Marc. “Vlad the Impaler: The Real Dracula Was Absolutely Vicious.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 31 Oct. 2013, https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/vlad-impaler-real-dracula-was-absolutely-vicious-8c11505315.
“Vlad the Impaler.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Sept. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler.
“Was Dracula a Real Person?” History.com Editors, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/was-dracula-a-real-person.
Wenzel, Devon. “History Course on Dracula Goes beyond the Story of a Bloodthirsty Killer.” University of Chicago News, https://news.uchicago.edu/story/history-course-dracula-goes-beyond-story-bloodthirsty-killer
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