This week, we present a smattering of stories you might have missed. If you've inhaled all these, email us — veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com — and we'll recommend something else worth your time.

Operation Lunar Eclipse
Apple • Spotify • iHeart

Boat Trip
Apple • Spotify • iHeart

The Pledge
Apple • Spotify • iHeart

Old Man on Campus
Apple • Spotify • iHeart

Seed Wars
Apple • Spotify • iHeart

We're back with a new episode on May 15th!

This week, we present a smattering of stories you might have missed. If you've inhaled all these, email us — <a href="mailto:veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com">veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com</a> — and we'll recommend something else worth your time.
Operation Lunar Eclipse <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/operation-lunar-eclipse/id1727423228?i=1000644450176">Apple</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HZOXPUdWSed1zbHafFcuY?si=LF3-p0M6SSWBhCdReS940g">Spotify</a> • <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-very-special-episodes-145325754/episode/operation-lunar-eclipse-148350268/">iHeart</a>
Boat Trip <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boat-trip-the-attempted-sinking-of-titanic/id1727423228?i=1000643635043">Apple</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oHJDKBaOfexIsY9AqeLt5?si=khUdlZxvSf6jG9meXNPRHQ">Spotify</a> • <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-very-special-episodes-145325754/episode/boat-trip-the-attempted-sinking-of-146775028/">iHeart</a>
The Pledge <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pledge-who-really-wrote-the-pledge-of-allegiance/id1727423228?i=1000646222941">Apple</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iJomCfrQHoTX1L2ihxzRU?si=2PuEJb2HSBuXcrI1MGTbHA">Spotify</a> • <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-very-special-episodes-145325754/episode/the-pledge-who-really-wrote-the-152687993/">iHeart</a>
Old Man on Campus <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-man-on-campus/id1727423228?i=1000645277933">Apple</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xUdfpaov2Jbk8s5UpmtWk?si=dU3tpisKT0G7LG6xVEYaVQ">Spotify</a> • <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-very-special-episodes-145325754/episode/old-man-on-campus-150223795/">iHeart</a>
Seed Wars <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seed-wars-historys-deadliest-botany-rivalry/id1727423228?i=1000649828655">Apple</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UsRjjax8Ed5TooWQuSwHW?si=b_q3rGSISXmTYEKr_7ww7A">Spotify</a> • <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-very-special-episodes-145325754/episode/seed-wars-historys-deadliest-botany-rivalry-160533414/">iHeart</a>
We're back with a new episode on May 15th!

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

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The Buffet Table

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Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy was a French countess with a dubious claim to nobility and one brilliant idea: she was going to steal a diamond necklace from Louis XVI. After weaseling her way into court, Jeanne impersonates Marie Antoinette in a series of letters, starts a tabloid scandal, and inadvertently lights the fuse of the French Revolution.

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On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, Jason English
Research, Writing, and Interviews for today’s episode provided by Wonder Media Network
Produced by Josh Fisher 
Story Editor is Marisa Brown
Editing and Sound Design by Emily Marinoff
Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier
Voice Actors: Coco-Margeaux Rodale and Tom Antonellis
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English

Special thanks to Jenny Kaplan, Emily Rudder, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, and Lauren Williams.

Thanks for listening! You don't owe us any favors. But if you enjoy the show and want to do us one anyway, could you head over to your favorite podcast platform(s) and leave us a rating? 

Now you can email the show: veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com.

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy was a French countess with a dubious claim to nobility and one brilliant idea: she was going to steal a diamond necklace from Louis XVI. After weaseling her way into court, Jeanne impersonates Marie Antoinette in a series of letters, starts a tabloid scandal, and inadvertently lights the fuse of the French Revolution.
* On the <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/veryspecialepisodes">Very Special Episodes</a> podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.
Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, Jason English Research, Writing, and Interviews for today’s episode provided by <a href="https://www.wondermedianetwork.com">Wonder Media Network</a> Produced by Josh Fisher Story Editor is Marisa Brown Editing and Sound Design by Emily Marinoff Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier Voice Actors: Coco-Margeaux Rodale and Tom Antonellis Original Music by <a href="http://www.elisemccoy.com">Elise McCoy</a> Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English
Special thanks to Jenny Kaplan, Emily Rudder, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, and Lauren Williams.
Thanks for listening! You don't owe us any favors. But if you enjoy the show and want to do us one anyway, could you head over to your favorite podcast platform(s) and leave us a rating? 
Now you can email the show: <a href="mailto:veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com">veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com</a>.

The Affair of the Diamond Necklace

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Hi Very Special Episodes Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

About the show: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.

Listenhereand subscribe to Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

Hi Very Special Episodes Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
About the show: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.
Listen<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-born-to-love-with-ellie-k-116602810/"> </a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/">here</a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/"> </a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/#:~:text=•%201%20min-,Better%20Offline%20is%20a%20weekly%20show%20exploring%20the%20tech%20industry%27s,for%20better%20or%20for%20worse."></a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-call-chelsea-peretti-27911408/"></a>and subscribe to Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

Introducing: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

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Martha's Vineyard once was a place you could gossip with neighbors, shop for supplies, or play a cutthroat game of cards — all without saying a word. That's because it had a thriving Deaf community. Residents, Deaf and hearing alike, communicated with a unique version of sign language that predates ASL. But it's mostly forgotten today. 

Today we dig into Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL) and the folks who are working to keep its history.

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On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English
Written by Joanna Sokolowski and Julia Smith
Additional Writing by Marisa Brown
Produced by Josh Fisher 
Editing and Sound Design by Josh Thane
Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier
Story Editors are Abbey Stone and Marisa Brown
Research and Fact-Checking by Meredith Danko, Austin Thompson, Joanna Sokolowski, and Julia Smith
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English

Oral history clips with Eric Cottle, Everett Poole, Sydney Harris, and Jane Slater are excerpted from interviews conducted with Linsey Lee, Martha's Vineyard Museum Oral History Curator. Courtesy of the Martha's Vineyard Museum. 

ASL interpretation for Nyle DiMarco by Grey Van Pelt.

Thanks for listening! You don't owe us any favors. But if you enjoy the show and want to do us one anyway, could you head over to your favorite podcast platform(s) and leave us a rating? 

Martha's Vineyard once was a place you could gossip with neighbors, shop for supplies, or play a cutthroat game of cards — all without saying a word. That's because it had a thriving Deaf community. Residents, Deaf and hearing alike, communicated with a unique version of sign language that predates ASL. But it's mostly forgotten today. 
Today we dig into Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL) and the folks who are working to keep its history.
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On the <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/veryspecialepisodes">Very Special Episodes</a> podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.
Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English Written by Joanna Sokolowski and Julia Smith Additional Writing by Marisa Brown Produced by Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design by Josh Thane Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier Story Editors are Abbey Stone and Marisa Brown Research and Fact-Checking by Meredith Danko, Austin Thompson, Joanna Sokolowski, and Julia Smith Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English
Oral history clips with Eric Cottle, Everett Poole, Sydney Harris, and Jane Slater are excerpted from interviews conducted with Linsey Lee, Martha's Vineyard Museum Oral History Curator. Courtesy of the <a href="https://mvmuseum.org">Martha's Vineyard Museum</a>. 
ASL interpretation for Nyle DiMarco by Grey Van Pelt.
Thanks for listening! You don't owe us any favors. But if you enjoy the show and want to do us one anyway, could you head over to your favorite podcast platform(s) and leave us a rating?

Signs of Life: Revisiting Martha's Vineyard Sign Language

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