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In part 2, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera begin their tempestuous relationship and Frida paints some of her most iconic works. Joining us again is our special guest, Amy!

Sources:
Herrera, Hayden, and Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo. New York, N.Y., Rizzoli, 1992.
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Kahlo, Frida. The Letters of Frida Kahlo. Chronicle Books (CA), 1995.

Frida Kahlo is now the most famous painter that Mexico has ever produced and has since become a legend in the art world for painting some of the most recognizable, beautiful, and often disturbing images in the art lexicon. This episode will examine her early life and the catastrophic event that would influence her entire life and art going forward.
Special guest, artist Amy Ashton! Look for her work at @straycatseattle on instagram and on Etsy!

Sources:
Herrera, Hayden, and Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo. New York, N.Y., Rizzoli, 1992.
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Kahlo, Frida. The Letters of Frida Kahlo. Chronicle Books (CA), 1995.
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That time incompetent and bizarre leadership of one man led to a chain of chaotic events that culminated in civil war.
It’s funnier than it sounds!

Sources:
Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; Wentworth Press, 3 Apr. 2019.
‌Cassius Dio Cocceianus, et al. Dio’s Roman History. Books LXVIII-LXXVII. Cambridge, Mass. ; London, Harvard University Press, 1989.
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Grace O’Malley has become a legend as a swashbuckling Irish pirate that had terrorized, and then terrorized on behalf of, Queen Elizabeth I. The truth is much more complex. Join us for the Pirate Queen herself!

Sources:

Cook, Judith. PIRATE QUEEN : The Life of Grace O’malley. S.L., Birlinn Ltd, 2021.
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“Grace O’Malley.” Celtic Junction Arts Center, celticjunction.org/library/grace-omalley/.
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Marshal Bass Reeves was a legend of the Wild West. What sets him apart from the usual lexicon of Wild West legends wasn’t that he was black or a black law man, it’s because he was the real deal. Joining us is the incomparable Beau Binek from the How the West Was F#cked podcast!

Sources:

Burton, Arthur T. Black Gun, Silver Star : The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves. Lincoln, Neb., University Of Nebraska Press ; Chesham, 2008.