10: Lucy Loves Communism?? (Part 5)
Lucille Ball had everything she’d ever wanted. She had the #1 show on television. She had a family. She had money. But Lucy was waiting for the other shoe to drop. And in the spring of 1952, it did. F...
19 Jun 20242h 18min
9: "I Love Lucy!" (Part 4)
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had a goal – to star in a TV show as husband and wife. But there were about a million obstacles in their way. For one thing, CBS didn’t want to buy a TV show that featured ...
12 Jun 20241h 54min
8: Lucy’s Career Hits the Fan! (Part 3)
Lucille Ball wanted it all. She wanted to become an A-list actress. She wanted to have children. She wanted a happy marriage. But if the 1940s taught her anything, it was that she wasn’t in control. ...
5 Jun 20242h 4min
7: Lucy Goes to Hollywood (Part 2)
Lucille Ball arrived in Hollywood ready to work. She honed her craft. She made powerful friends. She got bigger and bigger roles. Soon, she became known as the queen of the b’s. As in, queen of b-mo...
29 Mai 20242h 15min
6: Lucille Ball’s No Good Very Bad Childhood (Part 1)
Lucille Ball was a legendary comedian. She was a studio executive. Together with her real-life husband, Lucy created the modern sitcom. …but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. In this episode, we’ll ...
22 Mai 20241h 50min
5: John Brown Goes to Court (Part 4)
He led a massacre. He led a raid. And now, in the final episode of this series, anti-slavery crusader John Brown goes on trial. His trial had everything – peanut shells, a cozy cot, and not a speck of...
15 Mai 20241h 55min
4: John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry (Part 3)
In part three of Norm’s coverage of John Brown, shit *officially* hits the fan. After years of planning, John Brown leads his men in a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Things qui...
8 Mai 20241h 50min
3: John Brown’s Sausage Fest (Part 2)
Welcome back to part two of Norm’s coverage of famed anti-slavery crusader, John Brown. In this episode, John and his squad prepare for their infamous raid on Harpers Ferry. In the leadup to the attac...
1 Mai 20242h 24min
