Josephine Baker: Diva and WWII spy!

Joy and co-host Obasi are so obsessed with historical spycraft that they become top secret spies! Their mission, should they choose to accept it: investigate the life of superstar Josephine Baker.Josephine danced and sang on the biggest stages of Europe in 1920s and 30s — and fell in love with France. In fact, she loved the people of France so much that she was willing to risk her life as a spy during World War II. Her story has everything: coded messages written in invisible ink, dangerous missions and even a pet cheetah! All that, plus a new First Things First! Featured experts: Hanna Diamond is a historian and author of Josephine Baker’s Secret War. This episode was sponsored by:Disney - Experience Disney's Elio, only in theaters June 20. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested.

You can listen to Josephine Baker: Diva and WWII spy! online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Josephine Baker: Diva and WWII spy! is an episode from Forever Ago by Lemonada Media.

This episode is 34:26 long.

This episode was published on Jun 4, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Forever Ago when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.