Welcome to Who Did What Now?

The Importance of Physical Media

August's Special Episode Announcement

Setting the Stage for Coco Chanel's Story

Coco Chanel's Early Life

From Cabaret Singer to Fashion Designer

World War I and Chanel's Rise to Fame

Chanel's Relationships and Business Deals

The Turning Point: Chanel's Nazi Connections

Post-War Comeback and Legacy

Closing Remarks and Recommendations

Coco Chanel is one of the most iconic names in fashion, popularised the tan, invented the little black dress LBD, etc, unfortunately she was also a Nazi collaborator. 

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Coco Chanel is one of the most iconic names in fashion, popularised the tan, invented the little black dress LBD, etc, unfortunately she was also a Nazi collaborator.&nbsp;
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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn&rsquo;t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!
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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood

Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

 

Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn&rsquo;t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!
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203. Coco Chanel - The Fascist Fashionista - From the Vault

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The Struggle for Museum Funding

The Tudors and the Plantations

The Birth of Sectarian Violence

The Easter Rising and Its Aftermath

Bloody Sunday and Escalating Violence

The H-Blocks and the Blanket Protest

The Dirty Protest and Hunger Strikes

The Great Escape Plan

The Escape Plan Unfolds

The D-Day Execution

The Aftermath and Recapture

The Long Kesh Legacy

On the 25th of September 1983 the largest jailbreak in UK penal history happened just a few miles southwest of Belfast, when 38 prisoners broke out of H Block 7 at Maze prison, or Long Kesh, and fled the prison, inside a prison, inside an army base.

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On the 25th of September 1983 the largest jailbreak in UK penal history happened just a few miles southwest of Belfast, when 38 prisoners broke out of H Block 7 at Maze prison, or Long Kesh, and fled the prison, inside a prison, inside an army base.
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade &nbsp;Season 2 coming soon!</a>
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208. The Maze Prison Escape

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A Tragic Week and Dolly Parton's Legacy

Tour News and Source Material

The History of Alcatraz

The Escape Plotters

The Great Escape

Theories of Alan West's Fate

The Successful Escape

The FBI's Denial and Public Reports

Previous Alcatraz Escapes

The Enduring Mystery

Movie and Music Recommendations

Closing Remarks and Sign-off

In San Francisco Bay sits the once mighty fortress, a place that held America's most dangerous criminals, a concrete prison built upon Devil's Island, surrounded by a tempestupus sea, fearsome winds and shark infested waters, a prison no man could escape... or so they claimed...

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In San Francisco Bay sits the once mighty fortress, a place that held America's most dangerous criminals, a concrete prison built upon Devil's Island, surrounded by a tempestupus sea, fearsome winds and shark infested waters, a prison no man could escape... or so they claimed...
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade &nbsp;Season 2 coming soon!</a>
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The infamous jailbreak, escape from Alcatraz

207. Escape from Alcatraz

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Welcome to Who Did What Now

Jet Lag and Tour Updates

Setting the Stage for Eva Braun

Eva Braun's Early Life and Education

The First Encounter: Hitler and Eva

Geli Raubal: Hitler's Tragic Niece

Eva's Rise to Prominence

The Nuremberg Rally and Growing Tensions

The Devoted Partner and Nazi Bitch

The Self-obsessed Mistress

Gretel's Tragic Wedding and Desertion

The Führerbunker: Hitler's Final Days

The Fateful Wedding and Deaths

Evaluating Eva Braun's Legacy

Wrapping Up and Future Topics

Social Media and Tour Tickets

Eva Braun is a figure from history sometimes portrayed as a feather-brained ditz, and others as a master manipulator and powerful political player in the Third Reich. The thing about Eva Braun is that no-one really knew who she was until after the war ended and she was dead.

But who really was HItler's mistress and very very brief wife?

Listen now.

Hosted by Katie Charlwood 

I'm On tour! First Tickets now released!!!

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Business Enquiries:katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com

 

 

 

Eva Braun is a figure from history sometimes portrayed as a feather-brained ditz, and others as a master manipulator and powerful political player in the Third Reich. The thing about Eva Braun is that no-one really knew who she was until after the war ended and she was dead.
But who really was HItler's mistress and very very brief wife?
Listen now.
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a>&nbsp;First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade</a>
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206. Eva Braun - Hitler's Mistress

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203. Coco Chanel - The Fascist Fashionista - From the Vault

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