Ep 38 - Nina Simone (Part I) [with Bella Heesom]

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Feeling good, divas?

We bloody are, because we've got an absolute hammer of an episode as we bring you part 1 of the gobsmacking life and times of absolute diva extraordinaire, Miss Nina Simone.

Not only that but our guest this week is a true friend of the pod and diva in her own right (just listen to that rider), wearer of many hats and many more divine gowns, it's the glorious, the wondrous, Bella Heesom.

Join us as we journey from Miss Simone's North Carolina birth, through her first of many stands against racists at aged 12, via smokey bar & grills and all the way to #2 in the charts with her first single.

Along the way, we hire a full staff for Bella's entourage, take our stage names from the last thing we watched, and debate the difference between jazz & folk with not a shred of expertise between us.

So, divas, crack out the lilac wine, grab some forbidden fruit and get this one in your ears (just don't smoke in bed).

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