Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you!
If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from history then welcome!
Covering everything from scientists to Grandmothers, survivors of wars to eccentric millionaires, all via ghost stories, anecdotes and terrible impressions of Hollywood legend Tim Curry. Come and hang out, have a giggle and join us every Friday.
Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
#1 A Russian Exile & An English Woman in America
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Join us for a new weekly podcast that brings you the interesting and lesser known figures from history! Do you enjoy lots of well researched facts, dates and lists of dusty accomplishments? Then this probably isn't the podcast for you.
In this episode, Andrea uses her D in A level History to tell us how world events affected one woman who was both blessed and cursed with a famous surname, and Annie tells us about her affinity to grumpy animals and the exciting story of a disabled woman who stepped out of her comfort zone and pioneered travel writing.
Andrea used the following sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Rasputin
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-many-lives-of-maria-rasputin-daughter-of-the-mad-monk
https://allthatsinteresting.com/maria-rasputin
Annie used the following sources:
https://www.victorianweb.org/history/explorers/bird.html
https://www.rsgs.org/blog/isabella-bird-bishop
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-63735816
Where you can find us:
https://www.instagram.com/mostlyunsung/
https://www.facebook.com/share/16J4vuMy1h/
https://www.tiktok.com/@mostlyunsung
mostlyunsungpodcast@gmail.com
See you next Wednesday!
