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Broadly Underestimated is the podcast dedicated to understanding the underestimated aspects of our lives. Every object, institution, historical event – even the most mundane – has its own revolutionary story. And it’s often the underestimated women behind those stories that have shaped life as we know it today.
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Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
In 1942, thousands of women secretly took positions as code breakers for the U.S. Government. And their work changed the course of military and world history.
Recommended Reading:
Code Girls by Liza Mundy
Saturday May 08, 2021
Saturday May 08, 2021
In a feat of code-breaking brilliance and stealth, Elizebeth Friedman takes on Nazi spies as they try to take over South America.
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
In a face off between one woman and the mafia, Elizebeth Friedman sets the foundation for code breaking in the United States… and takes down the mafia in her wake.
Recommended Reading:
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone