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New episode out now! We have our first podcast encounter with the famous teenage sleuth in 1938\u2019s Nancy Drew...Detective. We discuss the literary origins and evolution of the character, how the film took liberties in order to fit into 1930s Hollywood, how annoying it is that practically nobody listens to women, and the surprisingly equal relationship between Nancy and her dad. Katy shares Wikipedia facts, Carrie resents Nancy\u2019s perfection, Maddy hates the Mid-Atlantic accent, and Mack tells a truly terrible joke. We get into the logistics of carrier pigeons, have multiple tangents about medical history, argue about amateur photo developing, and try to decide if emotional manipulation is okay if you\u2019re a victim of a patriarchal system. We also discuss 1980s diet culture, weird military tactics, Shrek, and 19th century lithotomy. Give it a listen!

TW: Animal cruelty, disturbing medical history

Show Links:

Nancy Drew...Detective Synopsis on TCM
\nThe Incredible Carrier Pigeons of WWI - Imperial War Museum
\nThe Almost Perfect World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats - Atlas Obscura
\nWiki Article on the Proposed \u201cGay Bomb\u201d from the 1990\u2019s, BBC Article
\nBugs of War: How Insects Have Been Weaponized Throughout History - History.com
\nX-Ray Shoe Fittings Blogpost, Curator Interview - National Museums Scotland
\nOfficial Site - St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
\nHistory of American Nursing Uniforms from AmericanNursingHistory.org
\nStones and Obstructions - Urology on Collect Medical Antiques (illustrations warning!)
\nThe Lithotomy: A Sordid History - International Museum of Surgical Science
\nChainsaws Invented for Childbirth - Popular Science
\nSymphysiotomy: How The Chainsaw Was Originally Invented To Deliver Babies - All That's Interesting