In this 50th episode, we  meet Olga of Kiev, a PATRON SAINT who murdered a lot of people using earth, wind, fire, ale and homing pigeons. She inspired the character of Cersei Lannister,  a death metal band's concept album, a ballet and the US Military in WW2. Let's go!































Resources for today's episode!
Rejected Princesses: Tales of History’s Boldest Heroines, Hellions and Heretics by Jason Porath - https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/olga-of-kiev
 
Moxie Labouche's "Your Brain on Facts" Podcast

Endless Thread Podcast (WBUR)

Fierce Females of History Podcast

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/

https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-bizarre-history-of-the-bat-bomb-437d6d33c27b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Griffin

https://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/10-25-13-lessons-from-a-farce-houston-grand-operas-idie-fledermausi-looks-to-restore-the-genres-good-name/

Encyclopedia Britannica

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Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)