Kate Lister

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6,914 appearances 34 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 5d ago

Kate Lister’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · The Paris Showgirl Who Fought The Nazis · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

And you should be an adult too. voice-verified

And now we can have a cup of tea and crack on together. voice-verified

Take a seat! voice-verified

We are in Gay Paris 1925 and about to take in a show at the Tietre des Champs-Élysées. voice-verified

Backstage, a 19-year-old American dancer is about to introduce herself to Europe. voice-verified

Josephine Baker has come a long way from the poverty and segregation of St. voice-verified

Louis, but Paris doesn't know that yet. voice-verified

What it will soon know of her is her dancing. voice-verified

Outrageous expressions and her barely there costumes. voice-verified

And before long, a certain skirt made entirely out of bananas. voice-verified

But behind the scandalous performances, there's a woman learning just how powerful fame can be. voice-verified

Because one day, that fame won't just get her into Europe's biggest stages, it'll get her past Nazi checkpoints. voice-verified

and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets, the history of sex scandal in society with me, Kate Lister. voice-verified

Of all the people's lives that we have covered on Betwixt the Sheets, this, Josephine Baker's, has to be one of the most remarkable. voice-verified

From poverty and segregation in America to being the toast of Europe for her outrageous performances, and the small matter of working as a spy against the Nazis in World War II. voice-verified

But I'm giving too much away, and trust me, there is so much more than that besides. voice-verified

So who was Josephine? voice-verified

Josephine Baker. voice-verified

Well joining me today is author and professor emeritor Hannah Diamond, whose work on women in the Second World War led her to writing a book on Josephine. voice-verified

Well hello and welcome to Betwixt the Sheets. voice-verified

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