72: Lesbians in WW2 and Pepsi's Soviet Fleet

This week we deep dive into how the Woman's Army Corps proved to be a safe space for closeted lesbians during WW2 and how after a trade deal with the Soviet Union in 1989, Pepsi briefly possessed the sixth-largest fleet in the world. A listener email informs us of Japan's Colonel Sanders curse.

Episode Tabs:

Allan Berube Interviews of WAC soldiers

https://tinyurl.com/ep71sources

The Doomed Voyage of Pepsi’s Soviet Navy

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/27/pepsi-navy-soviet-ussr/

Listener Tabs:

Hadacol

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

The Curse of Colonel Sanders

https://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/

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