Today's episode is on the godmother of rock and roll, gospel singer Rosetta Tharpe. Join us to learn about Rosetta's rise to fame, mad guitar skills, and the invention of everything from the tour bus to stadium rock.
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Transcript available here
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Shelly's Leg
Rosa Bonheur
Henrietta Bingham
Josephine Baker
Michael Dillon
Queer women in medieval Arab literature
The Secret Sex Spreadsheets of John Maynard Keynes
Yoshiya Nobuko
Gad Beck
Queer Love in Early Chinese History
Vaslav Nijinsky
Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake
Anne Lister
Julie D'Aubigny
Captain Moonlite - Part 2
Captain Moonlite - Part 1
Introduction
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Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
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