About this Episode
- “Why Is Wonder Woman in World War I?” Amos on the power and popularity of (mid-20th C) superheroes.
- “Why Isn’t Austria Part of Germany?” Sophie on 20th C Europe and wars and stuff.
Episode Links
- WONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer [HD] - YouTube — Watch Wonder Woman jump out of a trench and imagine how angry it makes Sophie.
- The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Jill Lepore — I mentioned a book about Wonder Woman, and Sophie mentioned this one.
- Amazon.com: Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine (9781613749098): Tim Hanley: Books — But I think this is the one I was thinking of.
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: Michael Chabon — Everyone loves this book, I guess.
- Austria - Wikipedia — "Austrialia is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands."
- Romance languages - Wikipedia — I mean, seriously. Friulian?
- Charlemagne - Wikipedia — Karolus Magnus, apparently.