In this week’s episode, Jessie shares the incredibly wild legend of a diamond that toppled empires: the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond. As the Francis Coppola Diamond Collection is sipped, the ladies share more Valentine’s cryptid puns, freeze in the Los Angeles “winter” and get bullied at tiki bars. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and whisper to your prized possession, Ladies Who Like Shiny Things will have you guarding your eyes all day.

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Death, gore

Sources:

“The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond - and Why the British Won’t Give It Back” by Lorraine Boissoneault on Smithsonian Magazine (online)

“The Curse Stories of the Kohinoor & Hope Diamonds” by Divya Goyal on Brown History Substack (preview)

“The Dramatic History Of The Koh-I-Noor Diamond, One Of The Largest Cut Diamonds In The World” by Amber Morgan on All That’s Interesting

“The Koh-i-Noor diamond is in Britain illegally. But it should still stay there” Anita Anand on The Guardian

“The Kohinoor Diamond Curse: 5 Shocking Betrayals” by admin on 5Senses Tour

“The Queen and the Curse of the Diamond” by Brian Patrick Bolger on The National Interest

"Desired, stolen, cursed: the history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond" by William Dalrymple on History Extra

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