{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a7849004bdd200117465f3/67f575de0636340b7831fb30?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"664. Haunted Abbeys and Hidden History with Alexandra Vasti","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.alexandravasti.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandra Vasti</a> is the author of <a href=\"https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/bookinfo/earl-crush/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Earl Crush</em></a>, <a href=\"https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/bookinfo/neer-duke-well/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ne’er Duke Well,</em></a> and <a href=\"https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/reviews/in-which-winnie-halifax-is-utterly-ruined-by-alexandra-vasti/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Halifax sisters series</a>, and she joins me to talk about activism in history and about haunted houses, historical lesbians, and historical erotica.</p><p><br></p><p>A Housekeeping Note: I recorded this several months ago, and due to a bunch of file corruption and restoring backups, this episode fell out of my workflow. My apologies to Alexandra, and to you, for that mishap.</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Alexandra Vashti at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.alexandravashti.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">her website, AlexandraVashti.com</a>, and on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@alexandravashti\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/alexandravashti\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram as @AlexandraVashti</a>&nbsp;– where she posts erotic history reels!</p><p>We also mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonthill_Abbey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fonthill Abbey</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rictor_Norton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rictor Norton</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.annelister.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Lister</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/desire-love-and-identity/ladies-llangollen\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Ladies of Llangollen&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1977-U-546\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The British Museum image for “larking,” which is NSFW&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Sarah Wendell"}