Welcome to the show! It comes out on Thursdays now, okay? Cool.

This week gets a little explicit in the first half as Caroline talks about the juicy rumors surrounding Catherine the Great of Russia. Then, Fiona tells us some crazy new laws in Turkmenistan put in place by the wackiest, dog- hating dictator EVER, Saparmurat Niyazov.

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