<description>&lt;p&gt;Joy and co-host Obasi are so obsessed with historical spycraft that they become top secret spies! Their mission, should they choose to accept it: investigate the life of superstar Josephine Baker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Josephine danced and sang on the biggest stages of Europe in 1920s and 30s — and fell in love with France. In fact, she loved the people of France so much that she was willing to risk her life as a spy during World War II. Her story has everything: coded messages written in invisible ink, dangerous missions and even a pet cheetah! All that, plus a new First Things First!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured experts: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanna Diamond &lt;/strong&gt;is a historian and author of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300279986/josephine-bakers-secret-war/" class="default"&gt;Josephine Baker’s Secret War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This episode was sponsored by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disney&lt;/strong&gt; - Experience Disney's Elio, only in theaters June 20. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Forever Ago

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Josephine Baker: Diva and WWII spy!

JUN 4, 202531 MIN
Forever Ago

Josephine Baker: Diva and WWII spy!

JUN 4, 202531 MIN

Description

Joy and co-host Obasi are so obsessed with historical spycraft that they become top secret spies! Their mission, should they choose to accept it: investigate the life of superstar Josephine Baker.

Josephine danced and sang on the biggest stages of Europe in 1920s and 30s — and fell in love with France. In fact, she loved the people of France so much that she was willing to risk her life as a spy during World War II. Her story has everything: coded messages written in invisible ink, dangerous missions and even a pet cheetah! All that, plus a new First Things First!


Featured experts: 

Hanna Diamond is a historian and author of Josephine Baker’s Secret War.

This episode was sponsored by:
Disney - Experience Disney's Elio, only in theaters June 20. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested.


See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.