Brick and Birdy have sped back to the French Renaissance and try to figure out what's real and what's Fairy-tales in the cult classic, semi-historical, and forever iconic Ever After: A Cinderella Story from 1998. In fact, they get so lost in the weeds and partying with Leonardo da Vinci that we've had make an intermission and come back to this next time! Stay tuned in two weeks for Part 2! In the meantime, feel free to read up on our sources:

Sources:

• Brothers Grimm - Wikipedia
• Ever After - Wikipedia
• Marie Thérèse of France - Wikipedia
• Ever After (Film) - TV Tropes
• Cocoa as raw material | ECA European Cocoa Assocation
• Marie Thérèse of France - Wikipedia
• The Heroic Industry of the Brothers Grimm | The Hudson Review
• Women in the Renaissance and Reformation | Encyclopedia.com
• French Slave Trade | Slavery and Remembrance
• Beyond 1619: Slavery and the Cultures of America | Folklife Today
• The adoration of Ghent: art, history and flavours in Flanders | Ghent holidays | The Guardian
• PGB 8: Back To School At The Medieval University Of Paris!
• What do Leonardo da Vinci and Drew Barrymore have in common? Ever After – ars longa
• Fascination and Hatred: The Roma in European Culture | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
• ROMA IN FRANCE – FROM MIDDLE AGES TO THE REVOLUTION | ROMI.HR
• Aristocrats Are Evil | Tropedia
• Thomas More: Utopia – An Open Companion to Early British Literature.

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Hi All!

So sorry, but we must announce a new posting date for new episodes. They will not post on Fridays due to some scheduling changes. We hope you understand and we'll see you in a few days!

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Brick and Birdy

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Birdy takes a deep dive into the history of the Chitlin' Circuit, the aftermath of Ray Charles' death, all the tea on the beef between his children and his long time manager Joe Adams, and sad truth behind what happened to Margie Hendrix.

Sources

History of the Chitlin' Circuit - R&B Hall of Fame

Ray Charles’ Children Win Lawsuit Over Song Rights Termination - The Hollywood Reporter

Joe Adams, Longtime Manager of Ray Charles Dies at 94

The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates – Heirs and Their Struggle Over Termination Rights

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