The Reign of King John, 1199-1216 (Episode 137)

04/22/24 • 84 min

Auntie Lynn joins us to discuss the disastrous reign of King John - and the numerous sidebars with which we become distracted. This episode is a free-wheeling discussion of John and a lot of random - but interesting - nonsense surrounding his reign!

Note: As happens often, the dogs wanted to co-host, so you will hear some puppers in the background.

Note: As happens often, the dogs wanted to co-host, so you will hear some puppers in the background.

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The Radium Girls (Episode 138)

In 1914, a scientist made a new kind of paint, a paint that glowed. A company was founded, and they needed girls with small hands to work there, applying that paint to the hands and numbers of watches and to the dials of gauges in aircraft.

One problem - the paint was deadly. And nobody told the girls.