Our latest podcast episode is a special one that highlights an amazing woman from history. Meet Nellie Bly, an American journalist who went around the world like Phileas Fogg did in Around the World in 80 Days — except she attempted to do the journey in less time. She arrived back in New York 72 days after departing, and her journey was groundbreaking. Keep in mind, this was a time when women journalists mostly wrote about fashion, and they definitely didn’t travel solo!

Matthew Goodman is the author of many books, including Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World. He is so incredibly knowledgeable about Nellie, and he joins us in this episode to talk about this extraordinary woman — What was Nellie like? What was the biggest challenge she faced along the way? And how did this journey define the rest of her life, for better and for worse?

Check out all of Matthew’s work and learn more about him at www.matthewgoodmanbooks.com, or follow him on Twitter at @MGoodmanBooks, www.twitter.com/mgoodmanbooks

Purchase his book, Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World here: https://bookshop.org/books/eighty-days-nellie-bly-and-elizabeth-bisland-s-history-making-race-around-the-world/9780345527271

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