Motives and Meaning: Satire, Gossip, and It-Girl Mischief

This is a Subscribers-Only episode from 2024 in which I tell our producer Miranda about a wild April Fools Day prank that took place in 19th century London involving hundreds of people from bakers and undertakers to bankers and politicians. If you like what you hear go to patreon.com/americanhysteria or subscribe on Apple+, we have a huge back catalogue with lots more stories like this one.

Produced by Miranda Zickler

Additional editing by Kaylee Jasperson

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