Who Did What Now
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!
Episodes
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 &nb
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
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 o
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 whe
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 governme
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) F
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
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 XHosted 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…Instagram
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 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIreland
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
Introducing - Day and Nightshade
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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 JarBeaco
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&he
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 11AForte Retail Par
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 &n
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 Faceboo
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&h
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… Instagr
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 stor
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.Ho
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
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 top
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
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. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@wh
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…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlues
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:Kati
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
179. Black Dahlia - Part 2
On January 15th 1947 a mother strolling with her toddler comes across a body in a vacant lot, a body that would become one of America's most infamous cold cases, the murder of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia. So much of her life and death twisted by myth and bias...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow m
178. Black Dahlia - Part 1
On January 15th 1947 a mother strolling with her toddler comes across a body in a vacant lot, a body that would become one of America's most infamous cold cases, the murder of Elizabeth Short, the Black DahliaHosted by Katie CharlwoodI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie Charlwood
177. John George Haigh - The Acid Bath Murderer
John George Haigh murdered at least six people over the course of five yers 1944-1949. A notorious fraudster he killed for convenience...and profit, and tried to dispose of his victims by liquifying them in barrels of acid, earning him the moniker The Acid Bath Killer. And so continues our month long dive into 1940s crime...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsD&D Crafting - Ea
176. Who Killed the King of Siam?
On the 9th June 1946, a shot rings out from the bedroom of the 20 year old monarch, Ananda Mahidol, King Rama VIII of Siam.And so continues our month long dive into 1940s crime...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsD&D Crafting - Early AccessDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie Charlwoo
175. The Texarkana Moonlight Murders - Part II
This is the second half the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, where the Phantom Killer spread fear and paranoia through the twin city of Texarkana, leaving a trail of blood in his wake...And so continues our month long dive into 1940s crime...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodD&D Crafting - Early AccessI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow
174. The Texarkana Moonlight Murders - Part I
In 1946 the twin city of Texarkana would be haunted for by a masked stalking lovers lanes for his victims. The predator's reign of terror lasted 10 weeks, creating hysteria and panic in this somewhat gentle Southern community. And it all started with an attack on two such lovers on one fateful February night...And so begins our month long dive into 1940s crime...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodI'm on Tou
173. Olivier Levasseur - Hidden Pirate Treasure
Olivier Levasseur showed up at the tail end of the Golden Age of Piracy, plundering his way through both sides of the Atlantic, and claiming a booty second to that of Henry Avery himself, loot so astounding that treasure hunters have been trying to solve the mysterious cryptogram and find the hidden treasure of La Buse...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional Food BankListen to St
172. Jeanne de Clisson - Lioness of Brittany
Continuing our Pirate month, get ready for the tale of Jeanne de Clisson, the Lioness of Brittany, who swore revenge against the Kingdom of France and the man upon the French throne for taking from her that which he held dear... and she would have her revenge.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional Food BankListen to Stay Mad!I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon 
171. Captain Morgan - Pirate, Knight & Politician - Part II
Welcome to the second half of the tale of the infamous Captain Morgan, the man, not the rum, the Privateer, or professional pirate during the Buccaneering Era in the Golden Age of Piracy, many tales and pirate adventures are based on the excursions by this fella from Wales. So during this piracy month, Henry Morgan, the King of Buccaneers...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional F
170. Captain Morgan - Privateer, Pirate & Buccaneer - Part I
Captain Morgan, the man, not the rum, was a Privateer, or professional pirate during the Buccaneering Era in the Golden Age of Piracy, many tales and pirate adventures are based on the excursions by this fella from Wales. So during this piracy month, enjoy part 1 of teh life of Henry Morgan, the King of Buccaneers...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional Food BankListen to Stay Ma
From the Vault - Grainne Mhaoil the Irish Pirate Queen
From the Vault - the stpry of Grainne O Maille, the Irish Pirate Queen, a woman who has often been referred to as "Grace" which has never been has her name and to call her that is to steal a woman's name from her, which is not only crappy, but bad storytelling. Antwat enjoy the first tale in a month of pirates, yo ho me hearty yo ho!Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
169. The Mystery of Little Egypt
When the 1893 World's Fair hit Chicago, the city was aghast and excited by the dance du ventre that shimmied through the Streets of Cairo procession at the Great Columbian Exhibition. People clambered to see the woman who brought the belly dance to America, a performer that went by the name Little Egypt, but who was she and how did she influence American Burlesque for years to come..?Hosted by Kat
From the Vault - Frank Abagnale Jnr
From the Vault, way back in 2023 I covered the life of one Frank Abagnale Jnr, a conman so sleek and sly that the FBI hunted him across the globe and his exploits were teh plot of the Stephen Spielberg movie, Catch Me If You Can. A story so wild and fantastical that it seemed to good to be true....Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional Food BankBirthday Gift Vouchers: Playful Prom
168. The Blackburn Cult
In 1920s Los Angelos Mother May Otis Blackburn and her daughter Ruth Wiland Rizzio headed a cult that promised understandid, salvaion and so much hidden treasure, but the devout wouldn't be showered with riches and gold, instead they would live a life of secrecy, forced marriages, rituals and baking people in an oven.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Los Angeles Regional Food BankBirthday Gift Vo
The Gunpowder Plot
Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.. Please enjoy this BONUS episode this Bonfire Night, the tale of Guy Fawkes who very early blew up parliamentHosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Burlesque Hall of FameGift Vouchers: Playful Promises, WhatKatieDid, Buttress & Snatch (whodidwhatnowpod@gmail.com)I'm o
167. The McDonalds Hot Coffee Case
SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON!!!See Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Get Your TicketsIn the mid-nineties a woman made headlines all over the world bcause she sued McDonalds for having hot coffee... Now that seems ridiculous right? A ridiculous news story that turned an elderly woman into a laughing stock, a greedy instigator of "frivolous lawsuits" but behind he headline is the story
166. The Salem Witch Trials
SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON!!!See Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Get Your TicketsIt's time for the most famous witch trial in American history...the Salem Witch TrialsHosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan M
165. The Vardo Witch Trials
SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON!!!See Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Get Your TicketsThe witch craze moves North and soon a small islet in northern Norway is under the watchful eye of John Cunningham, a man reccomended to the country by King James VI...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameRead up on StrangulationI'm on Tour!Get
164. The North Berwick Witch Trials
SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON!!!See Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Get Your TicketsAs we continue spooky season, how coud we discuss witches and not share he tale of the very witch trial that shaped King James' view of daemonologie, The North Berwick Witch TrialsHosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your Ticket
163. The Pendle Witches
It is the season of the witch and so get ready for England's darkest hour, the trial of the Pendle Witches, in which families are condemned by the testimony of a young child. The first of many tales this season of those accused of witchcraft and cunning...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodSee Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Listen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hal
162. Josephine Baker - Death of a Showgirl - Part III
COME SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON THS NOVEMBER!Welcome to the final installment in the Josephine Baker Saga: Death of a Showgirl. She lived a full life, fro rags to riches, resistance to Rainbow tribe, she was a civil rights activist, mother of 12 and a diva til the end.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at:&nb
161. Josephine Baker - Resistance Fighter - Part II
COME SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON THS NOVEMBER!Josephine Baker had a life so full it could not be contained by one episode alone! In this eoisode Josephine deals with duals, death, international tours, another marrige, and nazis. But how exactly does one from, the highest paid movie star of the era to becoming a French Resistance spy!?Hosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate
160. Josephine Baker - Part I
Jospehine Bake lived a full life, so much so that it was impossible to fit the bisexual, burlesque icon's story into just one episode! So welcome to part one, where we learn all about how Josephine went from dirt poor to dancing in Paris, one of the celebrated performes of the Jazz era, and who liked Willy so much she married to of them!Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate to Burlesque Hall of Fa
159. Lili St Cyr - Burlesque Icon
Lili St Cyr grew up with nothing...and ended up the most scandalous woman in America! From poverty to police raids, to being denounced by the Public Morality Committee, she had a scandalous life on and off the stage..Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…Instagra
158. Liane de Pougy - Courtesan, Princess, Nun
Burlesque's beginnings blossomed out of La Belle Époque, the interwar period between the Franco-Prussian war and WW1. An era where creativity and the arts boomed and the Burlesque show was born and it created stars, women like Liane de Pougy, a star, a desired courtesan, a princess and a nun.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in Case
157. The Battle of Castle Itter
The Battle of Castle Itter has to be one of the weirdest battle of the Second World War, it's the SS against Wermacht, the Austrian Resistance, US troops, an SS officer, some politicians, a famous tennis player and Charles de Gaulle's sister....in the AlpsHosed by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramFacebookBlueskyFan Ma
156. Amon Göth - The Butcher of Płaszów
Amon Leopold Göth was an SS Schutzstafeeln, the commandant of the Płaszów labour camp in Kraków, Poland and a man that was such a monster that Steven Spielberg had to tone down his cruelty in Schindler's List because he didn't want audiences to think that it was exaggerating or making things up. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)F
155. Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women, located just miles north of Berlin, it was close enough to hand, but far enough to avoid too many questions. A place of brutality, where women were used as forced labour for Siemens and Heinkel, to build rockets and luftwaffe machinery. To provide products for businesses owned by prominent SS, and to make uniforms for the soldiers.
154. Irma Grese - The Hyena of Auschwitz
Irma Grese, the baby faced Beast of Belsen and the Hyena pf Auschwitz who revelled in the pain and sufferening of others, especially if she was the one who was inflicting it. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal S
153. Zoot Suit Riots
The Zoot Suit Riot wasn't actually a riot, don't let the name fool you, it is an often overlooked attack on ethnic minorities in Los Angeles which became a pivotal moment in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. What happened in Downtown LA in June 1943?Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…Instag
152. Kate Warne - America's First Female Detective
Kate Warne, a woman in history we should know more about. The first "lady" detective in the USA, she solved crimes, performed subtrefuge and even thwarted an assassination attempt on President-elect, Abraham Lincoln.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Ka
151 . John Brown - Part II: Heroism is Treason
In the second half of the John Brown tale, we get to hear about Brown's FAFO era, from Bleeding Kansas to the guerilla warfare at Osawatomie, the Battle at Black Creek and of course the rai on Harper's Ferry, and the events that led him to be executed for treason. Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour! (News Coming Soon)Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Fo
150. John Brown - Part I: American Abolitionist
Happy Independence Day! It's July 4th which means that it's the perfect time to talk about some classic American history. I was hoping to get this into one epidoe but alas, there's too much to tell. so join me for Part I of the tale of John Brown, the American Abolitionist,Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the p
149. Mary Astor - Hollywood and Scandal
A film noir femme fatale, actress Mary Astor found herself embroiled in a custody battle and "crime of the century!" A scandal so inticing that it knocked the news of fascists off of the front page of the newspapers. To start off our US History month, the American starlet and the purple diary scandal! Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBe
148. King Edward II - Bisexual Chaos Monarch
King Edward II had everything he needed in life, a great education, a throne to sit upon, huge tracts of land and a beautiful face... unfortunately his greatest achievement as King was having a pirate beoyfriendHosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan
147. Alan Turing - The Codebreaker
Alan Turing is a man who deserved to be celebrated, a cryptanalyst, mathematician and codebreaker who helped win the Second World War, A man who was possibly neurodivergent and definitely homosexual. This pride month I am so excited to finally tell you about about the genius, Alan Turing.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeac
146. Billy Tipton - Trans Jazz Icon
It's Pride month and so it's the perfect time to tack about trans cultural icon, Billy Lee Tipton - a transgender jazz musician, who performed all over the country, had five dogs, five wives and a great sense of humour. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Pos
145. Louisa May Alcott
This Pride Month, let us tell a tale of one of the best-known authors and least-known asexuals in history - Miss Louisa May Alcott. You may know her as the writer of the classic novel, Little Women, but Alcott had an interesting life that is only hinted at in her novels Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTo
144. The Marchioness Disaster
1989 in London, England, 130 partygoers boarded a small pleasure boat - The Marchioness - for a birthday bash cruise down the Thames river. Less than an hour later, over a third of these people would lose their lives after the boat was struck by a large dredger. For the survivors and the victims families, the pain had only begun.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at:
143. When MIT & Quaker Oats Tested Radiation on Children
Massachusetts has a shadow on its history, that of the Fernald School in South Boston, an institution designed to provide children with intellectual disabilities skills that they would be able to have a better life. A mission that changed over time, instead of providing skills ans support, the children were treated as lab rats, with some even tested with radiation.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Do
142. Harmen van den Bogaert
Harmen van den Bogaert was one of the earliest colonisers settlers in 17th Century North America, an ambassador to the Mohawks, he has a bright future which leads to what the Dutch Republic would call a "bad fate."Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyF
141. That Time the USA Banned Sliced Bread
Sometimes history is depressing, other times it's downright silly, like that time America outright banned sliced bread, much to the chagrin to housewives everywhere! Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit
140. Pope Innocent VIII - Anything but Innocent
What happens when a pope trades prayers for power? When you dig into the wild story of Pope Innocent VIII - a man whose reign was packed with shady deals, family favours, and political chaos, it's like Game of Thrones... but in the Vatican. Let's unpack the secrets, scandals, and surprises behind one of the most unforgettable popes in history.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your Tic
139. Alice Crimmins - Mother on Trial
In 1965 Alice Crimmins became the centre of one of America's most sensational murder trials, accused not only killing her children, but of violating society's expectation of motherhood. Alice's story was shaped as much by misogyny and by mystery. But the question remains, did Alice Crimmins kill her children, or was she a victim of the court of public opinion?Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on
138. Murder Mystery on the High Seas
On a quiet night in July 1896, the merchant ship, the Herbert fuller was sailing swiftly to Argentina, it's hull full of timber to transport. But on that calm, quiet night, a stifling scream is heard and soon it is discovered that the Captain, his wife and the second mate have all been killed in a bloodbath. The remaining 9 souls aboard were alone at sea, a killer amongst them...Hosted by Katie Ch
137. Bass Reeves - The Real Lone Ranger
Bass Reeves was one of the Frontiers greatest heroes, a skilled tracker, a sharpshooter and a formerly enslaved man who became one of the first African American U.S. Marshalls. A master of disguise, he hunted outlaws and brought them to justice, and he even went on to inspire the tale of The Lone Ranger.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip Jar
136. The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
On a brisk December afternoon, a young socialite vanished without a trace...Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.co
135. Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford, the Hollywood star who loved cheekbones and hated wire hangers. A woman who made her name on the silver screen by dancing, bitching and sometimes boinking someone else's husband. Jump right in and lets hear about this icon who's as famous for her feuds as she was for her films...Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (a
134. Dr Gisella Perl - Abortionist at Auschwitz
Dr Gisella Perl is a woman worth remembering this Women's History Month, a gynaecologist at a time when women, let alone Jewish women, were entering and excelling in medicine. A woman, a prisoner, a doctor who would work against the odds to save as many lives as she could in the notorious death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Warning, this week's episode is not for the faint of heart, a big huge trigger
133. America's Forgotten War on Women
The American Plan was one of the largest violations of women's rights in US history, but it's one of the least remembered. For over half a century thousands of American women were arrested, forcibly examined and detained without due process, no trial and no evidence of a crime. Their offence? Being suspected of "immorality" under the social hygiene movement, also known as the American Plan.Hosted
132. Nancy Wake - The Spy With the 5 Million Franc Bounty
Nancy Wake was a member of the French Resistance who was such a pain in the derriere to the Gestapo that they named her the White Mouse. They tried to capture the freedom fighter for years and even placed a 5 million francs bounty on her head.Hosted by Katie Charlwood WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodi
131. Bessie Coleman - First Black Aviatrix
Bessie Coleman defied the odds to become the first African American and Native American woman with a pilot’s license in the world! Denied opportunities at home, she went to France to learn to fly, returning as a daring stunt pilot who inspired generations. Listen now to be wowed by Queen BessHosted by Katie Charlwood WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInst
130. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study has to be one of the most shocking and unethical medical experiments in United States history. What was perceived to be a harmless medical study turns in to a 40-year nightmare for hundreds of African American men in the South, This episode exposes the truth behind the US Public Health Service study that promised care but instead delivered deception, denying treatment e
