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Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, the 1890 book by Nellie Bly, chronicles her sensational 72-day trip around the world for the tabloid newspaper, New York World. On November 14, 1889, she boarded the steamer Augusta Victoria on her journey of 23,899 miles with the goal of finishing in 75 days. Her journey took her through England, France, Italy, the Suez Canal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan to San Francisco where she boarded a private chartered train which brought her to New York on January 25, 1890, 72 days and six hours after leaving.

Unravel the thrilling real-life adventure of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, an American woman journalist who dared to challenge the fictional journey in Jules Verne’s 1873 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, back in 1889. Wearing a single dress and carrying just one handbag, Elizabeth, better known as Nellie Bly, embarked on her globetrotting quest. Her captivating accounts, diligently reported back to her eager American readers, are brought to life in this podcast. (Summary by Mary Reagan)

今週の何がしは、良いにおいとは何か？についてあれこれ考えます。普段は良いにおいなのに、特定の場所や条件下においては不快に感じたりする”におい”、興味深いと思いませんか？

Folge 72: Mondsüchtig - Teil 2: Während Catboy und Eulette versuchten, Luna Girl davon abzuhalten, ihre Kräfte im Weltraum zu verbessern, wurden sie eingesperrt und können sich nur auf Gekko verlassen, der auf ihrem Raumschiff blieb.