Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood

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! Part of the Inflection network

Episodes(40 episodes)

Episode 193
193. Chevaliere d'Eon
Kicking off Pride Month with this Beauty from the Vault, the 18th Century Trans Spy, the Chevalière d'ÉonHosted by Katie CharlwoodTell me where to go on tour!Listen to Day & NightshadeDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit...
Published: Jun 2, 2026Duration: 1h 0m 7s
Episode 193
193. Marlene Dietrich - From the Vault
Marlene Dietrich, a lover of men, women, drag balls and being anti-fascist. She was an amazing and pwerful women who joined a sewing circl or two...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodTell me where to go on tour!Listen to Day & NightshadeDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O...
Published: Jun 1, 2026Duration: 58m 29s
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 omnys...
Published: May 26, 2026Duration: 29m 23s
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 probablyY'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.
Published: May 26, 2026Duration: 1m 15s
Episode 192
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 CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTok<p...
Published: May 18, 2026Duration: 1h 15m 57s
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  ...
Published: May 17, 2026Duration: 57m 27s
Episode 191
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 CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11A<p...
Published: May 13, 2026Duration: 1h 26m 18s
Episode 190
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 Charlwoo...
Published: Apr 27, 2026Duration: 1h 17m 30s
Episode 189
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...
Published: Apr 21, 2026Duration: 58m 17s
Episode 188
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:</p...
Published: Apr 8, 2026Duration: 58m 34s
Episode 187
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 Ma...
Published: Mar 30, 2026Duration: 53m 40s
Episode 186
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)   <p...
Published: Mar 24, 2026Duration: 55m 47s
Episode 185
185. The Tuam 796
in 1975 two boys are playing out by the ruins of the old Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Galway, ireland. They find a hole filled with very small bones. They tell everyone what tehy find and it is assumed that this is a famine grave. It's sealed up and ignored for 40 years until someone starts questioning what happened to the 796 children that died in The Home. Get ready for a very Irish scandal.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of th...
Published: Mar 17, 2026Duration: 1h 32m 51s
Magdalene Laundries - From the Vault
The Magdalene Laundries, operatied under the guise of reforming "fallen" and "wayward" women and girls, only to exploit and abuse those that were working and residing in them. Their history should not be forgotten. orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.    Hosted by Katie Charlwood   Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   <...
Published: Mar 15, 2026Duration: 1h 11m 52s
Episode 184
184. Countess Constance Markievicz - Revolutionary Woman
Countess Constance Markievicz was an aristocrat, suffragist, artist and rebel leader. She was an integral part of te Easter Rising and in Ireland gaining indepence from the Britsh Empire.   H orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.    Hosted by Katie Charlwood   Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   <p...
Published: Mar 10, 2026Duration: 47m 6s
Episode 183
183. Gisèle Pelicot - To Hell and Back
Gisèle Pelicot, a woman who should have been enjoying her retirement and provincial life had it all come crashing down when she was brought into a police station in November 2020, where she was faced with the fact that she was abused by strangers for a decade, all of which was facilitated by her husband of half a century, Dominique Pelicot. She would be the centre of France's biggest rape trial, a symbol of femninsm and survivors across the globe.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip Jar<...
Published: Mar 8, 2026Duration: 1h 17m 45s
Episode 182
182. Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist and victime of teh Mississippi Apendectomy, a woman who history deserves to remember,Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIr...
Published: Mar 5, 2026Duration: 55m 20s
Episode 181
181. Katherine Johnson - NASA's Human Computer
Katherine Johnson was a woman whose calculations at NASA helped launch men into space (and bring them home again) shattering barriers for women and Black scientists. She was a mathematician, a human computer and an American hero. She's got the medals to prove it!Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie Charlwood<p...
Published: Feb 17, 2026Duration: 1h 3m 46s
From the Vault - William Dorsey Swann- Queen of Drag
It's Black History Month, so let's pull a story from the vault, that of one William Dorsey Swann, who entered the world enslaved and would be the beacon of ballroom. Joy is an act of resistance, so listen up to the story of the first Queen of Drag!Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:<p...
Published: Feb 10, 2026Duration: 41m 31s
Episode 180
180. Robert Smalls Vs the Confederacy
Some stories from history are so impresive that they sound like you ripped them from a novel; an enslaved man steals a confederate ship, sails it to freedom and then fights the very nation that kept him in chains, well that's something worth talking about, welcome to the life of Robert Smalls.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBluesky<...
Published: Feb 4, 2026Duration: 1h 31m 44s