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Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, better known to the world as Mata Hari, set the Paris stage ablaze on March 13, 1905, with a scandalous dance routine that turned her into an overnight success.\xa0\nSporting a gold jeweled breastplate and bracelets, Mata Hari\u2019s performance was a striptease that left little to the imagination. But even the wildest imagination couldn\u2019t envisage what lay ahead for the exotic dancer, courtesan, traitor and spy whose name became synonymous with the femme fatale.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca, and Olly discuss how she played both sides of the First World War for fools; uncover how she met her husband through a newspaper ad; and explain why she always wore a breastplate during sex\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018Mata Hari: exotic dancer, femme fatale, traitor and spy\u2019 (History Extra, 2019): https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/mata-hari-exotic-dancer-femme-fatale-traitor-wwi-spy/\xa0\n\n\u2018\u201cI am ready\u201d: Mata Hari faced a firing squad for spying \u2014 and refused a blindfold.\u2019 (The Washington Post, 2017): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/10/15/i-am-ready-mata-hari-faced-a-firing-squad-for-spying-and-refused-a-blindfold/\xa0\n\n\u2018Buckwild Facts About Mata Hari, The Exotic Dancer Who Became A WWI Spy\u2019 (Weird History, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sh-fB_qMUg\xa0\n\n\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\nWe'll be back tomorrow!:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices