Return with Dawn and guest, improvisor Kelly Vrooman, as they follow Catherine the Great from the dramatic coup that brought her power, through her rein as The Last Empress of Russia. Forbidden pregnancies, secret letters, and of course... that whole thing with the horse that allegedly fucked her death.

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✅ Listen to Catherine the Great, Part One

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🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at Flappers Comedy Club - Burbank, CA

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SILF's (Source's I'd Like to F*ck)

• BOOK - LAST EMPRESS OF RUSSIA by Michael W. Simmons (2016, 170 pages)
• BOOK - CATHERINE THE GREAT, PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN by Robert K Massie (2012, 650+ pages)
• MEMOIR - THE MEMOIR OF CATHERINE THE GREAT (Published posthumously, 1859. Contains works collected throughout her life, 1750 until her death in 1796)

LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck)

• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
• Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
• HILF is now on Patreon!
• Buy Me a Coffee
• Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.

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