It’s 1857. A clipper ship is headed into a monster storm at Cape Horn – the most dangerous waters on earth. The captain is in a coma; the first mate is locked up in the brig. Who can lead the ship through the jaws of death? Mary Ann Patten, a pregnant 19-year-old from the Boston slums, that’s who! Katie brings us a love story and incredible adventure – and all of it really happened. Our …
What would it look like to live a life without fear? Mary Seacole’s story may hold the answer! She spent her life rushing from one catastrophe to the next, doing anything she could to ease human suffering without a single thought for her own safety. From disease-infested Panamanian goldmines to the horrific battlefield hospitals of Crimea, Mary spent her life being “relentlessly useful” …but how on earth did she do it? Olivia interviews historian Helen …
