Hello, delicious friends, and welcome to Who Dad What Now, the History Podcast

that is not your history class, with me, your host, Katie Charlwood, History

Harlet and Reader of Books.

Now, as a millennial, I'd say that I've lived through, you know, a good amount of major historical events.

Some might say an abundance of major historical events.

And frankly, we can just be chill for a while, maybe.

Like, I'm just saying that it would be great if we

could just not have to live through yet another major historical event, unless that major

historical event was a great time of peace and kindness and consideration and love for our fellow

man, women, etc.

Right?

That would be great.

That would be great to have.

I would like to not have to worry about my kids growing up any world that is on fire.

Both literally and metaphorically.

So a lot has happened, she says, gesturing vaguely at the world. A lot of terrible things and as a historian and sociologist, I'll be honest with you. I'm worried. I'm

worried and because of everything that's going on, I very nearly didn't almost

make this episode. Like my original plan was always to end, you know, my 1940s crime series

with the Black Dahlia. Like, it's such a famous slash infamous case, you know. It has been mythologized over the years. It's such a famous slash infamous case, you know.

It has been mythologized over the years.

It's like almost fictionalized.

I mean, it has been fictionalized and across the board, really.

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