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June 18, 2025 88 mins

This week we deep dive into the story of how bisexual icon Toto Koopman went from being a world famous model to World War II spy and how a planned citywide blackout resulted in a tense Los Angeles thinking it was under attack by the Japanese. A listener email explains how the final legal breakup of The Beatles occurred at the "Happiest Place on Earth."


Episode Tabs:

The Story of Toto Koopman, the Free-Spirited Model Turned World War II Spy

https://www.them.us/story/toto-koopman

The Great Los Angeles Air Raid Terrified Citizens—Even Though No Bombs Were Dropped

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/great-los-angeles-air-raid-terrified-citizenseven-though-no-bombs-were-dropped-180967890/


Listener Tabs:

Zaqistan

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaqistan

Some of Disney World's most famous moments feature Princess Diana and Richard Nixon

https://www.wesh.com/article/disney-top-five-pop-culture-moments/37855856


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