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Ridiculous History

The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Today the Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous landmarks in the United States -- but it almost didn't make it to Liberty Island. Join the guys as they explore the strange story of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and his quest to build this iconic monument.

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0:00.0

The True Crime Podcast, Sacred Scandal, returns for a second season to investigate a led sexual abuse at Mexico's La Luz del Mundo Mega Church.

0:08.2

Journalist Robert Garza explores survivor stories of pure evil experiences at the hands of a self-proclaimed apostle who is now behind bars.

0:16.4

I remember as a little girl being groomed to be his concubine, that's how I was raised. It is not wrong if you take your clothes off for the apostle.

0:24.6

Listen to Sacred Scandal on the IHOR radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.6

What do a flirtatious gambling double agent in World War II? An opera singer who burned down an honorary to kidnap her lover,

0:39.6

and a pirate queen who walked free with all of her spoils, haven't comment.

0:45.6

They're all real women who were left out of your history books.

0:50.6

You can hear these stories and more on the Womanica Podcast. Check it out on the IHOR radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

1:01.6

Hello, this is Christina Hutchinson and Corinne Fisher. We are Stano Comedians and co-hosts of the legendary Guys We F*** the Anti-Split Shaving Podcast.

1:11.6

This podcast is the template for every sex-stating and relationship show you have heard.

1:17.6

So why aren't you checking it out? And we have a lot of really exciting guests coming up on Guys We F*** including Viral Joshi,

1:23.6

who was a contestant on Indian matchmaking. We have the co-hosts of the Trash Tuesday Podcasts, Esther Pavitski and Kalayla,

1:32.6

talking about becoming best friends with your long-term ex-boyfriend. And then of course we have the legendary actor Michael Rappaport.

1:40.6

The listeners of the Illuminary Original Podcasts, Guys We F*** on the IHOR radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

2:11.6

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus

2:34.6

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, with conquering limbs astride from land to land,

2:40.6

here at our seawashed sunset gate shall stand, a mighty woman with a torch whose flame is the imprisoned lightning,

2:48.6

and her name, Mother of Exiles. From her beacon hand, Glow's worldwide welcome, her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

3:00.6

Keep ancient lands your story, Palmp Christ, she with silent lips, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,

3:08.6

yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me,

3:16.6

I lifted my lamp beside the golden door.

3:20.6

And that was beautiful. Did you write that?

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