Episode 61: A Queen and Some Witches

The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Marina Raskova set world flying records, survived an epic plane crash, and was a trailblazer for generations of female pilots in Russia. With her help, The Night Witches became the most feared fliers of World War 2. Adelaide Herrmann was The Queen of Magic. Both with her husband Alexander and on her own, she amazed audiences with a special kind of magic. Featuring the voices of Greg and Abigail Maupin. All music, writing, production by Mick Sullivan,

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 61 of The Past and the Curious.
0:07.4	My name is Mick Sullivan and this is my show.
0:10.6	Maybe you're a regular, maybe you're not.
0:12.6	Hopefully you will be though.
0:14.2	Each month we focus on two stories from the past that we find fascinating, valuable,
0:18.8	or both.
0:19.8	I hope you enjoyed this episode about Adelaide Hermann, who is also known as the Queen of Magic,
0:25.0	and Marina Raskova and her Russian friends known as The Night Witches.
0:29.7	Adelaide's story is read by my friends Greg and Abigail Moppin, a tremendously talented
0:35.1	pair who are also known as Ranny Gazoo.
0:39.1	Parts of Marina's story feature the voice of my old friend, Kelly Moore.
0:42.9	Also, I have some really great news and we'll go into more detail at the end if you want
0:46.6	to stick around, but basically for the next 12 to 14 months, there is going to be twice
0:50.7	as much of the past and the curious in your feed.
0:54.1	People wanted more of the show, so I'm going to give it to you with a new monthly series
0:57.2	about people from history and their underwear.
0:59.6	I'd like to tell you more about it, so hang around and I'll give you the rundown after
1:03.2	the story.
1:04.2	So, you know, let's go.
1:06.2	Stories.
1:07.2	Hello, I'm Marina Raskova.
1:10.4	Yes, I know you.
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