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Do Go On

427 - Josephine Baker : The Showgirl Spy

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.92.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

On this epsiode we learn about the fascinating life of Josephine Baker - singer, dancer, actress and ... spy.


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:37 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/josephine-baker-france-racism/

https://www.biography.com/performer/josephine-baker

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-josephine-baker-6485580

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/siren-resistance-artistry-and-espionage-josephine-baker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker




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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Hello and welcome to another episode of do go on my name is Dave Wannocky and as always I'm here with Matt Stewart and Jess Perkins

0:22.1

Hello Dave hey Jess hey quick question, how good is it to be alive?

0:26.0

Well personally mad I wish I was never born.

0:28.0

Oh that's a bit rough.

0:29.0

Coming to the end of this fine year of 2023, I think a lot of people are saying another great one.

0:34.0

One of the best.

0:36.0

We didn't think you could get better but year on year it does.

0:39.0

We're just on a hot streak lately.

0:41.0

I start every year feeling a little glum because I think well bloody here we go

0:46.0

how do we top that I've had the best year of my life and then time after time don't

0:50.7

worry and you think you've had the best year of your life.

0:53.0

I think the world's had the best year of it.

0:55.0

Yes!

0:56.0

Just going from strength to strength.

0:58.0

I haven't had to feel any kind of guilt or shame about how much I've been crushing it.

1:02.0

Because so is everybody else. Yeah.. You know it's hard to just

1:04.6

continue to succeed when everybody else is suffering but it's been really easy. It's been a beautiful time and I'm

1:10.5

and I'm sad there's only a few days left in this miraculous year.

1:13.7

One of my best.

1:14.7

But don't worry, 2024.

1:15.7

That's where it's going to be even better.

1:17.1

It can't possibly get better than this.

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