Raiders of the Lost Archive

Hello and welcome to Raiders of the Lost Archive - The MITFORD Podcast (soon changing to Never Heard Of Her ) We're absolutely thrilled to present the insane story of the Mitford sisters. You probably think you have heard the story of the Nazi-loving sisters before? Think again, because the story we're about to uncover is a never ending source of entertaining scandals full of “Wows!” and “Oh. My. Cheeeezzz!” LOVE! WAR! NAZIS! SEX! PRISON! MORE NAZIS! SECRET MARRIAGES! MONEYYYY! COMMUNISTS! TEA WITH ADOLF HITLER! What’s not to love? It truly is the most outrageous story! We guarantee the most in-depth coverage on the Mitford sisters available anywhere on the internet here at Raiders of the Lost Archive! --> To our lovely listeners: We'll soon be done with all the Mitfords, so there's major change in the making: Over the summer, we'll rebrand our show to "Never Heard Of Her". We'll still be a po

Raiders of the Lost Archive is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Raiders of the Lost Archive

  Never Heard Of Her - Trailer

  Aug 19, 20262 minS3

  Something NEW is coming your way: Never Heard Of Her - Badass Women of World History! We're definitely done with the Mitfords and we're off to new shores - outside of Oxfordshire There's so many other stories to tell of wonderful women and of wicked women; and everything in between. It'll still be outrageous true stories, don't you worry! And we hope you'll join us on these new adventures as well ☺️ See you from September 2026, every other Wednesday, on Never Heard Of Her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #45

  The real Mitford Sisters - BONUS: interview with Carla Kaplan

  Jul 28, 20261h 7mS2

  The Ultimate Rebellious Redhead: Chatting Troublemaker with Carla Kaplan! How does a high-society British aristocrat run away to fight fascists, join the American Communist Party, and become the undisputed "Queen of the Muckrakers"? In this special bonus episode, we sit down with biographer Carla Kaplan to unpack the rebellious, unapologetic universe of Jessica "Decca" Mitford —the subject of her acclaimed biography Troublemaker ! Carla gives us the ultimate insider look at surviving 500 archival boxes to uncover the woman behind the legend. Packed with sharp insights, deep-digging historical nerdery, and plenty of outrageous Mitford mischief, this is a masterclass on the most formidable rebel of them all. Chapters:  0:00:00 Episode Teaser  0:00:40 Intro & Welcome Carla!  0:02:17 How did Carla come across Decca & the Mitfords? 0:08:29 500 boxes, a dogged nerd & life in the archive 0:14:28 Decca was Decca! 0:23:35 Decca’s life-changing decision at crisis point 0:29:35 The wild energy of the Mitford Sisters 0:33:00 Decca’s losses & grief and channeling it 0:38:12 Decca, Diana & Unity - choices and contradictions 0:47:23 Decca the Outlier (her sense of social justice) 0:53:32 The composure & love of a Duchess 1:00:55 The love & bond between the Mitford Sisters 1:03:08 Wrap & Outlook (Troublemaker!) For everyone who wants to take a look at Carla’s fantastic book on Decca: " Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford " by Carla Kaplan And you can get all the news and updates on what Carla is up to on her website: https://carlakaplan.com/ You can also find and follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@raidersofthelostarchive_pod   And you can email us: raidersofthelostarchive.pod@gmail.com   ✨ Our Mission Moment: We believe that therapy shouldn't be a luxury! Women + Health is a London charity that does fantastic work for people who can't afford therapy. If you want to support them or care about women’s health, you can book a massage with Women + Health and help fund a woman's therapy. Or organise a Team Event with them! Or just make a donation! ✨ Look them up online: www.womenandhealth.org.uk Tags: #TheMitfords #JessicaMitford #Antifascists #WWIIHistory #BritishAristocracy #AmericanHistory #CivilRights #Muckraker #WomenInHistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #44

  The real Mitford Sisters - BONUS: Interview with Adam Gee

  Jul 22, 20261h 17mS2

  ️The Two Extremes of Mitford History Uncover Hitler’s alleged secret baby and get close to the violent post-WWII street fights that took down London fascists! In this special bonus episode, BAFTA & Emmy-winner Adam Gee joins us to explore two politically opposite extremes tied to his life and work: the ultra-fascism of Unity Mitford—the subject of a Channel 4 documentary he commissioned—and the fierce anti-fascism of the post-WWII 43 Group, co-founded by Adam’s own stepfather. The interview also bridges the past with the present: What’s the relevance of standing up against extremism today? ✌️ Hit play for high-society scandal, East End brawls, and the ultimate Kray twins showdown—because British history is far stranger (and punchier) than fiction. Chapters:  0:00:00 Intro & Recap  0:03:54 Unity’s state after her return to England 0:11:28 Unity’s sexual relationships & MI5 0:13:47 Unity & Diana, Oswald & Hitler 0:14:16 Unity’s Diaries & The Daily Mail 0:19:12 1950s: fascism back in East London 0:22:33 The 43 Group & the street fights 0:34:05 Antisemitism in Germany & Britain today 0:44:48 Governments & appeasing the far right 0:55:42 A new 43 Group or Battle of Cable Street? 1:00:55  1:06:31 Mosley for Prime Minister? 1:06:31 Make Love, Not War! 1:14:29 Wrap & Outlook (brace yourself for funny letters!) For everyone who wants to watch a version of “Hitler’s British Girl” by Martin Bright & Adam Gee on Youtube. And you can connect with Adam Gee on LinkedIn . You can also find and follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@raidersofthelostarchive_pod   And you can email us: raidersofthelostarchive.pod@gmail.com   ✨ Our Mission Moment: We believe that therapy shouldn't be a luxury! Women + Health is a London charity that does fantastic work for people who can't afford therapy. If you want to support them or care about women’s health, you can book a massage with Women + Health and help fund a woman's therapy. Or organise a Team Event with them! Or just make a donation! ✨ Look them up online: www.womenandhealth.org.uk Tags: #TheMitfords #UnityMitford #DianaMosley #Antifascists #WWIIHistory #EastLondon #VidalSassoon #43Group #ThirdReich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #43

  The real Mitford Sisters - Letters 6

  Jul 14, 20261h 19mS2

  🔴🐏 Red Sheep vs. Black Shirt ⚫👕& Sisterly Showdowns: The Mitford Letters (1965–1975) 🤼‍♀️ In this sixth and last installment, we follow the sisters as they reflect on their lives, their relations to their mother or their old lovers, write memoirs or have biographies and plays written about them, and how they reunite and overcome even their harshest differences over the deathbed of the first of them to pass away. Expect a lot of controversy again (a rumour that Hitler talked about marrying Unity) as well as the appearance of old political faces (Winston) and new ones we haven't heard in connection with the Mitfords - so far! As ever, the Mitfords are related to everything happening in the 20th century, including ageing actors turned Presidents and scientists turned Prime Minister! Chapters:  0:00:00 Episode Teaser  0:00:32 Intro & Recap 0:03:18 Decca, Reagan, the Repubs & Co. 0:06:31 “The poor old soul” - unearthing old letters 0:09:23 Nancy’s illness & the other sisters 0:17:08 Decca & Diana meet after 33 years 0:21:50 Unity’s biography & marrying Hitler 0:33:42 A Mitford TV show & the Mitfords on stage  0:38:10 The sisters, Muv & Luv (Love),   0:41:49 Decca and the two personas of Muv 0:47:47 The return of the Hamish (Nancy mocking) 0:53:44 “Thank goodness it’s over” (Nancy died) 0:58:35 Diana & Decca on Nancy’s death 1:04:47 The not so agricultural Maggie Thatcher 1:15:10 Wrap & Outlook (Bonus Episodes!!) For everyone who wants to dive deeper into the letters, you can find out more about “The Book” here “ Letters between Six Letters ” You can also find and follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@raidersofthelostarchive_pod   And you can email us: raidersofthelostarchive.pod@gmail.com   ✨ Our Mission Moment: We believe that therapy shouldn't be a luxury! 💜 Women + Health is a London charity that does fantastic work for people who can't afford therapy. If you want to support them or care about women’s health, you can book a massage with Women + Health and help fund a woman's therapy. Or organise a Team Event with them! Or just make a donation! ✨ 💜 Look them up online: www.womenandhealth.org.uk Tags: #TheMitfords #MitfordLetters #HistoricalGossip, #BritishAristocracy, #Reagan, #maggiethatcher, #winstonchurchill, #JFK, #TrueStories, #Dictators Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #42

  The real Mitford Sisters - Letters 5

  Jul 7, 20261h 20mS2

  👑💃🕺 Royal Flashmobs & Presidential Playboys: The Mitford Letters (1960–1963) 🇺🇸🤠 The sisters have officially entered middle age, but if you thought they were settling down into quiet retirement, you clearly don’t know the Mitfords. In part five of our letters deep dive, you’ll get a lot of aristocratic gossip, a coronation, an inauguration, and two funerals. We kick off with the family’s complex reactions to Decca’s first memoirs, before diving into some royal robes, pomp, and circumstances. But the real meat plays out across the Atlantic. We explore Debo’s surprisingly close personal ties to the Kennedys, particularly to the most sexy American president to date. How exactly did Debo find out that the president’s body is one to "worship”? Chapters:  0:00:00 Episode teaser 0:00:42 Intro & Recap - into the middle age 0:03:17 Decca’s first memoir - Family reactions 0:13:11 A bit of trash talk - those dogs were just too much! 0:18:56 Coronations, Presidents & Royal Flashmobs (& Harry Potter) 0:27:27 JFK’s Presidential Inauguration (“almost biblical”) 0:37:31 JFK & sex and Eisenhower& golf 0:39:48 Debo & JFK - it’s getting juicy! 0:44:08 American (& British) Ways of Death  0:52:04 Debo & “the loved one” (who is very fit!) 1:00:13 Muv’s death  1:06:58 JFK’s visit to Chatsworth 1:10:42 JFK’s death & funeral  1:18:07 Wrap & Outlook (more memoirs on the horizon) For everyone who wants to dive deeper into the letters, you can find out more about “The Book” here “ Letters between Six Letters ” You can also find and follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@raidersofthelostarchive_pod   And you can email us: raidersofthelostarchive.pod@gmail.com   ✨ Our Mission Moment: We believe that therapy shouldn't be a luxury! 💜 Women + Health is a London charity that does fantastic work for people who can't afford therapy. If you want to support them or care about women’s health, you can book a massage with Women + Health and help fund a woman's therapy. Or organise a Team Event with them! Or just make a donation! ✨ 💜 Look them up online: www.womenandhealth.org.uk Tags: #TheMitfords #MitfordLetters #JFKHistory #ChatsworthHouse #DeborahMitford #JessicaMitford #60sHistory #AmericanHistory #JFK #HistoricalGossip Something new coming your way: Raiders of the Lost Archive will soon be renamed to Never Heard of Her - stay tuned ;-) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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