Part Two: Priest Holes: How to Hide People From the Authorities (in Medieval England)
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🗓️ 24 December 2025
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Summary
Margaret continues her talk with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. |
| 0:06.0 | Cool Zone Media. |
| 0:09.1 | Hello, and welcome to cool people who did cool stuff. |
| 0:11.5 | Your weekly reminder that one day podcasters will be hunted and they will need to hide in small closets. |
| 0:17.1 | But they'll be so used to it that at first we'll think we're safe, |
| 0:22.3 | but then we'll realize that we're too in love with the sound of our own voices, |
| 0:27.0 | and they'll hear us whispering between the walls. |
| 0:30.3 | And we'll be throwing to ads as isn't a throw to ads, |
| 0:32.6 | but it's what we'll be doing when they catch us. |
| 0:35.4 | And with me, in this terrible fate that awaits us all, is Chelsea |
| 0:40.5 | Weversmith. Hi. Hi, live from the Heidi Hole in my own house. Thanks for having me again, |
| 0:47.0 | Margaret. Yeah. And the one who will be masterminding hiding all of us is none other than |
| 0:53.2 | Queen Sophie Lichtenman. |
| 0:56.6 | Bloody Sophie, bloody Sophie. |
| 0:58.7 | Former queen. I fired myself, remember? |
| 1:01.7 | Right, totally. Yeah. Shortest reign of all times. |
| 1:05.6 | Most noble, noble, yeah. |
| 1:08.7 | So we are on part two of, well, Heidi Holes. |
| 1:13.7 | You probably guessed because it was in the title and you already listened to part one. |
| 1:17.2 | But that's where we are at. |
| 1:18.8 | And we have just finally explained a bunch of stuff about some kings and queens. |
| 1:22.8 | And don't worry, there's going to be more of it. |
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