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• 75: The Joker as Iranian Ambassador and Dora Richter

  This week we deep dive into the oft overlooked subplot of Batman's 1988 storyline "A Death in the Family" in which the Joker is recruited by the Ayatollah Khomeini himself to Iran's ambassador to the UN and the life of Dora Richter, the first Trans woman to ever receive gender-affirming surgery. A listener email finally clarifies the origins of the Michigan-Ohio rivalry.Episode Tabs:The Joker Was Once DC's U.N. Ambassador from Iran... Until He Wasn'thttps://www.cbr.com/batman-joker-iran-ambassador-retcon-qurac/Remembering Dora Richter, One of the First Women to Receive Gender-Affirming Surgeryhttps://www.them.us/story/dora-richter-first-trans-woman-to-receive-gender-affirming-surgeryListener Tabs:Toledo Warhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_WarThe Invention of Warfarinhttps://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/warfarin.htmlEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 74: Toto Koopman and the Battle of Los Angeles

  This week we deep dive into the story of how bisexual icon Toto Koopman went from being a world famous model to World War II spy and how a planned citywide blackout resulted in a tense Los Angeles thinking it was under attack by the Japanese. A listener email explains how the final legal breakup of The Beatles occurred at the "Happiest Place on Earth."Episode Tabs:The Story of Toto Koopman, the Free-Spirited Model Turned World War II Spyhttps://www.them.us/story/toto-koopmanThe Great Los Angeles Air Raid Terrified Citizens—Even Though No Bombs Were Droppedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/great-los-angeles-air-raid-terrified-citizenseven-though-no-bombs-were-dropped-180967890/Listener Tabs:Zaqistanhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZaqistanSome of Disney World's most famous moments feature Princess Diana and Richard Nixonhttps://www.wesh.com/article/disney-top-five-pop-culture-moments/37855856Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 73: Scotty's Castle and Willem Arondeus

  This week we deep dive into how turn of the century celebrity conman Death Valley Scotty came to get a castle built in the desert and how Dutch artist Willem Arondeus helped destroy the Amsterdam public records office, saving countless queer people and Jews from being identified by the occupying Nazi army. A listener email explains how the English weren't the only ones to eat mummies.Episode Tabs:There's A Damaged Castle Out In Death Valley With A Wild History. It's Now Open For Tourhttps://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/damaged-scottys-castle-death-valley-now-open-for-tourInterview with Frieda Belinfantehttps://collections.ushmm.org/oh_findingaids/RG-50.030.0019_trs_en.pdfListener Tabs:They Made the Melikgazi Mummy Aganigi Medicinehttps://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/melikgazi-mumyasini-aganigi-ilaci-yaptilar-39160188Searching for Snoopy: What happened to all the 'Peanuts' statues in St. Paul?https://www2.startribune.com/peanuts-statues-st-paul-snoopy-charlie-brown-lucy-linus/600361833/Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 72: Lesbians in WW2 and Pepsi's Soviet Fleet

  This week we deep dive into how the Woman's Army Corps proved to be a safe space for closeted lesbians during WW2 and how after a trade deal with the Soviet Union in 1989, Pepsi briefly possessed the sixth-largest fleet in the world. A listener email informs us of Japan's Colonel Sanders curse.Episode Tabs:Allan Berube Interviews of WAC soldiershttps://tinyurl.com/ep71sourcesThe Doomed Voyage of Pepsi’s Soviet Navyhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/27/pepsi-navy-soviet-ussr/Listener Tabs:Hadacolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HadacolThe Curse of Colonel Sandershttps://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 71: The American National Exhibition and Michel Vaujour

  This week we deep dive into how at the height the Cold War the United States and USSR put on cultural exchange fairs for each other and Michel and Nadine Vaujour pulled off one of the most dramatic helicopter prison escapes ever. A listener email clues us into the music career of a non-scientist Oppenheimer.Episode Tabs:The All-American Expo That Invaded Cold War Russiahttps://gizmodo.com/the-all-american-expo-that-invaded-cold-war-russia-550628823Michel Vaujour, The Escape Kinghttps://www.europe1.fr/societe/michel-vaujour-le-roi-de-levasion-jai-ete-tres-marque-par-ma-premiere-peine-de-prison-3786143Listener Tabs:Anti-Personnel Landmines Detection Product Developmenthttps://apopo.org/Oppenheimer Analysishttps://open.spotify.com/artist/7aTcPE8gGcR0W8mrmGaK6w?si=hXfNhFzJTPiXGHoEaPn41QEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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