Since the dawn of time, humanity has looked out across wide lands that we inhabit, captivated by the wonder and the beauty they see before them. But I’m willing to bet that some of those humans taking in the view may has also thought “wouldn’t it be nice if it didn’t take so bloody long to walk everywhere?”. Alas until the invention wheel and the domestication of the horse, a brisk march was the fastest a human could hope to travel to explore the world.

Unless of course that human lived in the northern most parts of our world, in a land of ice and snow. For the people of those harsh, cold climates, the opportunity to fly across the mountains and valleys of their home was in reach long before the rest of the world would catch up…

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It takes a truly remarkable spirit to pack up all your worldly possessions, load your loved ones into a wagon, and brave the wilds on unknown lands in search for paradise. But it takes even more spirit, to pick yourself up and create a new life when that dream of a paradise, becomes a nightmare...

In this episode of the Cloak and Dagger Podcast, we hear the unbelievable tale of Olive Oatman, a pioneer who helped bridged the chasm between two peoples.

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We’ve all been astonished by the thieves who stole 88 million euros worth of jewellery from the Louvre earlier this year. But this was hardly the first heist that the most visited museum in the world has weathered.

On a warm autumn day in 1911, one man strolled into the Louvre and walked out the next day with a priceless treasure under his arm. This event would send shockwaves around the world. Not just because the thief had completely stumped the police, but because the treasure that had been stolen, was the most famous woman in the world…

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