She was a jazz dancer, but also a spy? That’s right. During WWII, Josephine Baker joined the French Resistance. Find out all about it in this episode from the podcast Spy Stories.

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Main References

Baker, Jean-Claude, and Chris Chase. Josephine: Hungry Heart. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2001/1993.

Baker, Josephine, and Jo Bouillon. Josephine. Mariana Fitzpatrick, Trans. New York: Harper & Rowe, 1977.

Audio Credits

Podcast theme music mixed from “Gregorian Chant”, “Mystery Sax”, and “There It Is” by Kevin MacLeod.

“James Bond Theme Song Ringtone” by Minim. Youtube.

Image Credits

Josephine Baker – img.fokti.yandex.ru

James Bond Gun Barrel graphic – PNGKit.com

007 – freebiesupply.com