The story of how Joan of Arc, an unassuming peasant girl, became the leader of
French armies is one of the most dramatic in all of European history. In many
ways Joan's biography can read like a fairytale, or like the classic hero's
journey. As you might imagine it is a story that is coated in a healthy layer
of mythology and exaggeration. Parsing the legends from the verifiable
historical facts can get messy when it comes to France's most unlikely
national hero. Tune in find out how a man made of glass, the history of
obscene gestures, and the best way to shut down a cat-caller all play a role
in the story.
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