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Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

134. The Haitian Revolution, Pt. 3!

Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts

Society & Culture

4.8724 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

This week, David and Madeline wrap up our three-part series on the Haitian Revolution!This episode is a little louder than usual so start it quieter to be kind to your ears because Madeline's voice is SHRILL.

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Pick Me Up, I'm scared. The podcast.

0:30.2

I'm your host, Madeline. I'm your co-host, David. And today we are wrapping up.

0:33.9

I think so. Okay, it's our three-part series on the Haitian Revolution.

0:38.4

I think it deserved three parts. I think so, too. I think it's a very important liberation movement that there's a lot to be learned from. Yeah, and this one is kind of like the,

0:45.1

let's put it this way, the revolution does not go well. Like they get independence, but under,

0:52.0

let's call it, less than ideal circumstances. Right. I think the revolution went well, but under, let's call it, less than ideal circumstances.

0:55.1

Right.

0:55.7

I think the revolution went well, but the post-revolution period was really...

1:01.3

It was rough.

1:02.2

And, I mean, even some of the revolution stuff doesn't go as well as you want.

1:06.1

Like, no one is covering themselves in glory to the...

1:10.1

Like, there's not going to be an uncomplicated hero, including Toussaint-Lovouture in the story.

1:16.6

Okay, well, that's good to tell.

1:17.7

So before we get into it in too much detail, we'll do a little bit of...

1:20.1

Yeah, let's do the housekeeping.

1:21.1

Do the general housekeeping stuff.

1:22.5

All right.

1:22.9

If you haven't already, you can join us on Patreon.

1:25.2

Patreon.com slash Pick Me Up.

1:27.0

I'm scared. We have a number

1:28.7

of bonus episodes there. We release two per month. And it is two or three dollars a month. Three

1:33.5

a month is a standard price, but right now I think there are still a few two dollar slots open.

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