In the 1980s in the idyllic town of Bruges, Belgium, an order of elderly nuns, the Poor Clares decided to stick two fingers up to the Church and trade their convent for a castle with the help of their handyman... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund (It's my birthday this month) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries:...

Cork-born Nellie Cashman emigrated to America and went on to be a total badass, a female prospector, business-owner and genuinely good person. It's a tough time of year and so I decided that for the month of November that I'm going to focus on the fun, ridiculous or downright cool parts of history. Also fairly certain you were traumatised enough in October! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your...

Elisa Lam was a 21 year old Canadian woman whose mysterious death in the infamous Cecil Hotel caused a stir for internet sleuths and conspiracy theorists alike, but what did happen to Elisa Lam and why has this case been at the centre of true crime lore for over a decade? Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me...

The Tulsa Race Massacre 1921, when white rage burned black neighbourhoods to the ground, destroying homes, businesses, communities and lives. For nearly a century, people tried - and for a while succeeded - in keeping the events of Greenwood buried, but the truth will out... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me...

Originally conceived as a haven for children with intellectual disabilities, the Willowbrook State School was instead to become a breeding ground of neglect, trauma, abuse and exploitation. The truth about what happened behind the doors of the Staten Island institution is a horrifying piece of history. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me...

Children are disappearing from the streets of Barcelona, the struggling, the lost, the poor, are they being taken from this earth by disease that is ravaging the city, or is someone taking them? This Halloween season delve into the first tale of terror of the month, that of the Vampiress of Raval, Enriqueta Martí. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress...

Who exactly was Agent 355? An alleged member of Washington's infamous Culper Spy Ring, Agent 355 has captured the ideas of espionage aficionados everywhere, just who was 355 and why was she so instrumental in winning the Revolutionary War? Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries:...

Some wars are fought over lands or animals, or the rights to hunt animals, but on this occasion the war was with animals. After World War I Australia faced a new and rather unexpected foe, the mighty emu... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: [email protected] Looking to...

The body of a baby boy was discovered on a beach in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, Eire. The infant had suffered a violent death, with brutal physical injuries and 27 stab wounds in his tiny body. The murder squad led by Superintendent John Courtney soon found their primary (and only) suspect 50 miles away in small village, Joanne Hayes. The mistreatment and vilification of Joanne Hayes, accused by the Gardaí of murdering her newborn infant brought forth the most controversial criminal case in...

Lady Jane Grey the Nine Days Queen had a short and tragic life, but she wasn't the only Grey Sister to have a tough time of it in Tudor England. This week we discuss the youngest, Lady Mary Grey and how being headstrong and stubborn landed her in hot water just like Katherine and My Lady Jane... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me...

Like her sister, Lady Jane Grey, the other Grey sister, Katherine was in line to the English throne, this made her a valuable political piece and a thorn in the side of some members of the Tudor court. You've heard the tale of My Lady Jane, don't you think it's about time you heard Lady Katherine's? Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me...

The 1904 Olympic Games were without a doubt the weirdest Olympic games in the modern era, but that's what happens when you decide to smash fancy diving, shotput and the triathlon with scientific experiments that may or may not have been used as propaganda for eugenicists, and that's before we even mention the rat poison... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Vote Listener's Choice Vote WDWN at the BPA Operation Olive Branch Help Now I'm on...

The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most famous psychological experiments of all time, shame it's a fake... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Vote Listener's Choice Vote WDWN at the BPA Operation Olive Branch Help Now I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: [email protected] Looking to Advertise,...

Rutland of Jutland was one of the most famous aviators in the First World War, decorated for his heroism who became a Japanese spy during the Golden Age of Hollywood, who was instrumental in the attack on Pearl Harbor, while hobnobbing with the celebrities of the day. But what caused this British War hero to up sticks and leave his country to become a spy for the Japanese Navy, in Beverly Hills of all places? TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of death and suicide Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the...

Flora MacDonald has become the stuff of legend, a song about her exploits is the theme to the bodice ripping romance Outlander. Flora showed bravery that many men of her time would not have shown, so why not grab a cuppa ad hear all about the lassie MacDonald and how she aided the Jacobite cause. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Vote Listener's Choice Vote WDWN at the BPA Operation Olive Branch Help Now I'm on Tour! Get Your...

Tallulah Bankhead was the movie star that never was, a theatrical legend and was far too honest for her own good, During the golden age of Hollywood Tallulah's big personality (and even bigger reputation) made her infamous! The queen of wild parties and sassy quips, this queer icon caused a scene wherever she went, even getting MI5 involved. So what are you waiting for, listen now and find out all about this salacious starlet! CONTENT WARNING: There will be mention of Abuse, Self Harm,...

The Chevaliere d'Eon was a French diplomat, soldier and spy who survived two French kings, the 7 Years War, and the French Revolution, who just so happened to be the first known transgender person in European history Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Vote Listener's Choice Vote WDWN at the BPA Operation Olive Branch Help Now I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Wishlist Wishlist Donate at:  Patreon  Smutty Little Dress Fund Follow me...

Starting off Pride month with an Ace historical figure! There is so little ace/aroace representation out there from history to even now, I wanted to ensure we start Pride right, sharing the sometimes batty life of Sir Isaac Newton. If you only know him as the man who discovered gravity, oh there is so much more and it is brilliant! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Vote Listener's Choice Vote WDWN at the BPA Operation Olive Branch Help...

What's this? A good news story from history??? Officially referred to as the 1925 Nome Serum Run, the Great Race of Mercy was an Alaskan dogsled relay that quite literally saved an entire village of children suffering from diphtheria. Yes, yes, we know about Balto, but this story is so much wilder than the cartoon entails, I assure you. Also... Justice for Togo!!! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Operation Olive Branch Help Now I'm on...

Barbara Palmer, Lady Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland, King's Whore and Curse of the Nation... Barb went by many names, but actions speak more than words and she had plenty to say. One of the most famous mistresses of King Charles II, Barbara Palmer knew how to steal a scene and wrap the king around her finger...til she couldn't. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Operation Olive Branch Help Now I'm on Tour! Get Your...

It's 1973 and Dr Santiago Genovés, an anthropologist with theory that women's ovulation holds the key to world peace, has a plan to remove conflict from the globe. His bright idea to stop all wars revolves around bringing 10 sexy strangers on a raft and getting hem angry and/or horny. So buckle up delicious friends and let's jump aboard the sex raft! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Operation Olive Branch Help Ghada and her family I'm on...

The tale of Mary Toft is a curious one, not because of the event portrayed over the years. Mary Toft was an illiterate, impoverished woman involved in one of the biggest hoaxes in the 18th Century hoodwinking the general public, doctors, surgeons and even King George himself. It's an extraordinary story, one that paints Mary as the villain, but the truth is so much darker, join Katie as she discusses the curious case of Mary Toft. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network...

It’s historical true crime time! Louisa Luetgert went missing in May 1897, her husband - the Sausage King of Chicago claims that his beloved wife ran off with another man when she discovered that he was in debt. It wasn't until 6 days after her swift disappearance that what happened to Louisa was discovered, when officers dared to search the disused sausage factory... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com I'm on Tour! Get Your...

It’s historical true crime time! The world’s obsession with true crime is nothing new, and this one really was the talk of the Stuart court. This 17th Century crime has everything, political scheming, a royal connection, a marriage scandal, jilted lovers and a poisoned tart. With a cast of characters including the King’s favourite, Robert Dudley’s stepson and the granddaughter of the last man to be executed by King Henry VIII. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network -...