April 6, 1906: Allied Spy Virginia Hall Born

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🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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After years of service as a consular clerk, Virginia Hall was recruited as a spy in Nazi-occupied France. Guest hosted by Lanie Hobbs from Crimes of Passion, a podcast that covers love stories that turn into crime stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, April 6th, 2022.
0:07.0	On this day in 1906, Virginia Hall, one of World War II's most effective spies was born.
0:15.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:23.6	Down time can be just fine playing bangers from them 90s.
0:27.6	Tea break.
0:28.6	Lunt break.
0:29.6	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:31.6	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:34.6	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time,
0:38.6	or time to visit your nan time.
0:40.9	Go on, play some other time.
0:42.8	Put your phone down.
0:43.9	Tombola.
0:44.8	Open for fun.
0:46.5	Terms apply 18 plus gambleaware.org.
0:52.6	Welcome to today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.
0:57.2	I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host, Lainey Hobbs, from Crimes of Passion.
1:04.2	Each week, her show analyzes the relationship dynamics and psychology that turn true love into true crime.
1:12.4	Lainey is here to discuss Hall's work as a spy while I'll cover her background.
1:17.0	Thanks, Vanessa. Happy to be here.
1:19.0	Now let's go back to Baltimore, Maryland on April 6, 1906.
1:27.3	Virginia Hall was her parents' youngest child, and they could tell early on that she was different.
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