A servant girl. A powerful samurai. A spooky well in the middle of a castle. What happens next has inspired plays, books, and movies for centuries. This week, Maggie shares the real(?) tale of Okiku, the story that inspired The Ring.

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The Comet Line helped Allied soldiers evade capture by Germans and return to Great Britain. Soldiers took risky train rides, trekked across dangerous terrain, and spent their nights in safe houses—all the while hoping they wouldn't be discovered. (Or betrayed.) In this episode, Sarah shares the story of the person who led over 118 soldiers through this escape route—not soldier, but a young artist and nurse, Andrée de Jongh.

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This week, Maggie tells us about one of the greatest artists of the Baroque period — Artemisia Gentileschi. Despite a horrific assault and the very public trial that followed (which included torture, btw), she was able to leave her mark on art history. Through paintings like "Judith Slaying Holofernes" and others, she did not glorify the men in those paintings, but instead portrayed the agency, fierceness, and strength of the women—traits that were so often avoided by the male artists of the day.

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When a big historical moment happens, what do podcast girlies do? They derail their podcast schedule to record an episode about it, obvi. This week, Sarah tells us about the murder of Nicole Brown (AKA OJ Simpson's ex-wife).

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No new episode this week (We know! You're devastated! But we're just girls!) but we wanted to drop a reminder about our Discord just for Patreon subscribers! For $3 you can support us on Patreon and gab with the gals about episodes, post your unhinged on hinged screenshots, share your crafts and current reads, and more. LET'S BE FRIENDS IRL!!! https://www.patreon.com/MadWomanintheAtticPod

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Okay, okay, now it's time to get to the good stuff. In this episode, we learn about Shelly's upbringing, her connection to Hubbard and David Miscavige, and her disappearance (and/or death?) for the last 17 years. Maggie also tells us about Hubbard's three wives, and believe us when we say—that shit gets weird.

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It's our first 2-part episode, so of course we're trying to answer the 17-year-old question: where TF is Shelly Miscavige?

In part 1, Maggie dives into the history of L. Ron Hubbard and the church of Scientology to set the stage. And it's a messy, messy stage!

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An episode to honor our first pod-dog. Rest peacefully, Luna 🖤

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