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The Z List Dead List

By: Iszi Lawrence
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  • Will you be remembered after you're dead? The Z List Dead List, a podcast about obscure people from History, hosted by Iszi Lawrence.
    All rights reserved - although please do share full episodes. Copyright Iszi Lawrence.
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  • S12E06 ATA GIRL!

    S12E06 ATA GIRL!
    Aug 23 2021
    While researching Billie Swift Takes Flight Iszi discovered the story of Diana Barnato Walker - a world record setting pilot who flew Spitfires during the second world war. Diana was one of many female pilots in the Air Transport Auxiliary that features in iszi's new children's book. The RAF needed planes delivered and women like Diana were the ones who did the flying. The work was dangerous. Find out how a simple lack of cushion nearly cost her her life!    x
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    37 mins
  • S12E05 Gertie The Dinosaur

    S12E05 Gertie The Dinosaur
    Jul 23 2021
    When a dinosaur obsession works out. Victoria Coules has the best PHD going. She is researching representations of Paleontology in media. This means she gets to look at dinosaurs all day as well as study why they were depicted the way they were. As part of her research she has been studying Winsor Mccay, the cartoonist who pioneered modern animation by drawing an interactive cartoon of a dinosaur. This was a pet project, and his contribution to animation isn't widely known. Thanks for listening do check out the links below and share this podcast with your friends. Links: x
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    34 mins
  • S12E04 A Sore-Footed Success. The life of Florence Price.

    S12E04 A Sore-Footed Success. The life of Florence Price.
    Jun 13 2021
    Were all composers white men with powdered wigs? The shocking truth is no, of course they weren't. Iszi speaks to Elizabeth de Brito of The Daffodil Perspective about the most famous of the non-male and non - white composers, Florence Price. Who I guess is still Z List unless you are very much into your classical music, and only old white men with powdered wigs like that, right? ;) Thanks for listening do check out the links below and share this podcast with your friends. Links: x
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    27 mins
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