E247 - Dark Truth About Victorian 'Freak Shows'

Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman exploited as a sideshow attraction in life and grotesquely exhibited even after her death because of her appearance. Her story is part of the dark history of the Victorian 'freak show'. Anthony tells Maddy the story.

This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and researched by Phoebe Joyce.

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