Wu Zetian: China's only Woman Emperor (w/Xiran Jay Zhao)

In this VERY SPECIAL episode, we are honoured to welcome author, icon, and history genius Xiran Jay Zhao!!! Xiran and the girls go over the reign of Wu Zetian- the first and only female emperor of China AND the inspiration for the Iron Widow series. They also introduce the term "Gigachad" to the pod- frankly life-changing...

We also, of course, have a quick detour into the French revolution...AS YOU DO!!!!

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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

Guest: Xiran Jay Zhao

Music by: Jacob Ollivier

Cover artist: Nicola Lyttle

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