

Who Did What Now
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 13, 2025 • 1h 16min
164. The North Berwick Witch Trials
SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON!!!See Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Get Your TicketsAs we continue spooky season, how coud we discuss witches and not share he tale of the very witch trial that shaped King James' view of daemonologie, The North Berwick Witch TrialsHosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 7, 2025 • 60min
163. The Pendle Witches
It is the season of the witch and so get ready for England's darkest hour, the trial of the Pendle Witches, in which families are condemned by the testimony of a young child. The first of many tales this season of those accused of witchcraft and cunning...Hosted by Katie CharlwoodSee Who Did What Now LIVE in London this November 2025!!!!Listen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 2, 2025 • 1h 18min
162. Josephine Baker - Death of a Showgirl - Part III
COME SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON THS NOVEMBER!Welcome to the final installment in the Josephine Baker Saga: Death of a Showgirl. She lived a full life, fro rags to riches, resistance to Rainbow tribe, she was a civil rights activist, mother of 12 and a diva til the end.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2025 • 1h 2min
161. Josephine Baker - Resistance Fighter - Part II
COME SEE ME LIVE IN LONDON THS NOVEMBER!Josephine Baker had a life so full it could not be contained by one episode alone! In this eoisode Josephine deals with duals, death, international tours, another marrige, and nazis. But how exactly does one from, the highest paid movie star of the era to becoming a French Resistance spy!?Hosted by Katie CharlwoodListen to Kiss Like You’re Sorry Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 2025 • 1h
160. Josephine Baker - Part I
Jospehine Bake lived a full life, so much so that it was impossible to fit the bisexual, burlesque icon's story into just one episode! So welcome to part one, where we learn all about how Josephine went from dirt poor to dancing in Paris, one of the celebrated performes of the Jazz era, and who liked Willy so much she married to of them!Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2025 • 1h 1min
159. Lili St Cyr - Burlesque Icon
Lili St Cyr grew up with nothing...and ended up the most scandalous woman in America! From poverty to police raids, to being denounced by the Public Morality Committee, she had a scandalous life on and off the stage..Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate to Burlesque Hall of FameI'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 13min
158. Liane de Pougy - Courtesan, Princess, Nun
Burlesque's beginnings blossomed out of La Belle Époque, the interwar period between the Franco-Prussian war and WW1. An era where creativity and the arts boomed and the Burlesque show was born and it created stars, women like Liane de Pougy, a star, a desired courtesan, a princess and a nun.Hosted by Katie Charlwood I'm on Tour!Get Your TicketsDonate at: Patreon Tip JarJust in CaseBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 25, 2025 • 51min
157. The Battle of Castle Itter
The Battle of Castle Itter has to be one of the weirdest battle of the Second World War, it's the SS against Wermacht, the Austrian Resistance, US troops, an SS officer, some politicians, a famous tennis player and Charles de Gaulle's sister....in the AlpsHosed by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 19, 2025 • 47min
156. Amon Göth - The Butcher of Płaszów
Amon Leopold Göth was an SS Schutzstafeeln, the commandant of the Płaszów labour camp in Kraków, Poland and a man that was such a monster that Steven Spielberg had to tone down his cruelty in Schindler's List because he didn't want audiences to think that it was exaggerating or making things up. Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 11, 2025 • 1h 5min
155. Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women, located just miles north of Berlin, it was close enough to hand, but far enough to avoid too many questions. A place of brutality, where women were used as forced labour for Siemens and Heinkel, to build rockets and luftwaffe machinery. To provide products for businesses owned by prominent SS, and to make uniforms for the soldiers. But it wasn't all work, women were used for horrific "scientific" experiments, tortured and more...Content Warning: Murder, Abuse, SA, Infanticide and more. Proceed with caution.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Donate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.