Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day
Feb 09, 2021•19 min
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Episode description
The utopia of love; weird stories about Saint Valentine, Cupid, and Charles, Duke of Orleans; fun facts about candy, venereal disease, and celebrating around the world; why I'm jealous of Juliet's mail; badly read poetry; and much more!
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Links & Resources
- An image of Charles, Duke of Orleans’ original 1415 letter at The British Library
- History’s Oldest-Known Valentine Was Written in Prison
- History of the Conversation Heart
- Cherubic Cupid Is Everywhere on Valentine’s Day. Here’s Why That Famous Embodiment of Desire Is a Child
Written and produced by Anna Roberts
Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez
Intro music by Elliot Middleton
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