Introducing: The Backstory with Patty Steele
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.
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| 0:00.0 | They say history is written by the victors, but you know what? |
| 0:06.0 | They've left out a hell of a lot of juicy stuff. |
| 0:10.0 | Take Abe Lincoln's assassination. |
| 0:12.0 | Did you know a young couple was sitting right next to him when he was shot? |
| 0:17.0 | It haunted the husband so much he later murdered his wife. |
| 0:22.0 | Ah, we all know who invented that, right? |
| 0:25.0 | We'll think again. |
| 0:26.0 | Truth is, Alexander Graham Bell stole the idea for the telephone and then claimed it as his own. |
| 0:33.0 | And how about those cheeky early Olympians who wore a sort of uniform that thrilled audiences? |
| 0:39.0 | In fact, it was their birthday suit. |
| 0:42.0 | Yeah, totally in the nude. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm Patty Steele. |
| 0:47.0 | So behind every big story are fascinating smaller backstories that are going to leave you saying no way. |
| 0:55.0 | Like Teddy Roosevelt's wild daughter whose celebrity status rivaled that of the Kardashians easily. |
| 1:02.0 | And just for the thrill of it, she kept a dagger and a pet snake in her purse. |
| 1:08.0 | Or what about bathing machines? |
| 1:10.0 | They were these like sort of cabanas on wheels where women changed into their big old bulky bathing suits from back in the day. |
| 1:18.0 | And then they were pulled directly into the water in the cabana where they stepped into the sea privately shielding them from male gazes on the beach. |
| 1:29.0 | Or what about the seven murders committed at the home of the world famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright? |
| 1:37.0 | For every pivotal moment in history, there's always a back story. |
| 1:41.0 | And it's usually way more interesting than the big story. |
| 1:44.0 | From mysterious murders to the baffling sleep schedules of yesterday to the fascinating lives of those just outside the limelight. |
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