Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths, and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/babette-the-many-lives-two-deaths-and-double-kidnapping-of-dr-ellsworth A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. The true story of trans pioneer who fiercely defied stereotypes and forged her own path through the world. If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: agcr308@yahoo.com 2024 Ross Eliot Gustafson 8c204754-78b9-59ac-b5e1-a29d04c5f16d no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:35:20 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:19:20 -0800 http://www.profellsworth.com https://img.transistor.fm/PbfRFmtNMQktTk0MfxGZ4ZjKpGW-MHkQb132FG2Eu9w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4Mzg5LzE3MDUz/ODM1NTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths, and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth http://www.profellsworth.com serial Ross Eliot A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. The true story of trans pioneer who fiercely defied stereotypes and forged her own path through the world. If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: agcr308@yahoo.com A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Ross Eliot Gustafson No Yes Chapter 1 - Blood / A marriage proposal 1 1 Chapter 1 - Blood / A marriage proposal full 87997157-84d7-4bbc-863c-85c18a687d86 https://share.transistor.fm/s/efe385eb Portland. The year 2000. A subculture youth encounters a bloody hospital scene and becomes faced with a wrenching decision. 
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]]> Portland. The year 2000. A subculture youth encounters a bloody hospital scene and becomes faced with a wrenching decision. 
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]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:06:26 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 404 Portland. The year 2000. A subculture youth encounters a bloody hospital scene and becomes faced with a wrenching decision. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 2 - Exodus I / Seattle to Portland 2 2 Chapter 2 - Exodus I / Seattle to Portland full 7bd446c5-070c-45fc-be94-28317526905d https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd600357 The story rewinds to 1998 as I abandon a questionable living situation in Seattle and ride my motorcycle south to embark on new adventures. I move into a boarding house in the suburb of Gresham with an unemployed trucker across the hall who befriends me. Misfortunes soon abound, yet despite losing multiple vehicles, Portland isn't the worst place to be stranded.
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]]> The story rewinds to 1998 as I abandon a questionable living situation in Seattle and ride my motorcycle south to embark on new adventures. I move into a boarding house in the suburb of Gresham with an unemployed trucker across the hall who befriends me. Misfortunes soon abound, yet despite losing multiple vehicles, Portland isn't the worst place to be stranded.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:40:54 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 832 The story rewinds to 1998 as I abandon a questionable living situation in Seattle and ride my motorcycle south to embark on new adventures. I move into a boarding house in the suburb of Gresham with an unemployed trucker across the hall who befriends me. Misfortunes soon abound, yet despite losing multiple vehicles, Portland isn't the worst place to be stranded.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 3 - A strange professor 3 3 Chapter 3 - A strange professor full de5c9e97-166f-4028-8590-7aaf9f98b507 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d21bf131 I begin attending Portland Community College and encounter an unusual history professor with terrible driving skills. She invites me out for lunch and I begin discovering more strange aspects about Dr. Ellsworth.
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]]> I begin attending Portland Community College and encounter an unusual history professor with terrible driving skills. She invites me out for lunch and I begin discovering more strange aspects about Dr. Ellsworth.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:29:57 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 613 I begin attending Portland Community College and encounter an unusual history professor with terrible driving skills. She invites me out for lunch and I begin discovering more strange aspects about Dr. Ellsworth.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 4 - The library and Mt. Angel / An invitation 4 4 Chapter 4 - The library and Mt. Angel / An invitation full 050bf4f4-a638-400e-a4a3-5b5238b4bb13 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fdf797a9 Dr. Ellsworth deepens our relationship and invites me to visit Mt. Angel Abby. I am escorted into her museum-like house which contains an extensive library. The very next day after class she extends a serious offer.
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]]> Dr. Ellsworth deepens our relationship and invites me to visit Mt. Angel Abby. I am escorted into her museum-like house which contains an extensive library. The very next day after class she extends a serious offer.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:39:18 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 852 Dr. Ellsworth deepens our relationship and invites me to visit Mt. Angel Abby. I am escorted into her museum-like house which contains an extensive library. The very next day after class she extends a serious offer.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 5 - Exodus II / The Tolman Street house 5 5 Chapter 5 - Exodus II / The Tolman Street house full cf74536b-1fac-4b45-8178-951c6bea0f0c https://share.transistor.fm/s/573e6852 I move into Babette's house and navigate a bizarre situation on her doorstep. I take up residence in the basement pantry surrounded by endless drygoods and an immense model train table. We set up some expectations for our new relationship.
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]]> I move into Babette's house and navigate a bizarre situation on her doorstep. I take up residence in the basement pantry surrounded by endless drygoods and an immense model train table. We set up some expectations for our new relationship.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 19:02:04 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 979 I move into Babette's house and navigate a bizarre situation on her doorstep. I take up residence in the basement pantry surrounded by endless drygoods and an immense model train table. We set up some expectations for our new relationship.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 6 - German symphonies and sympathies 6 6 Chapter 6 - German symphonies and sympathies full faf88ee1-ce5a-4e09-a8c7-e320e72e515e https://share.transistor.fm/s/fde8450e An Anton Bruckner symphony disrupts our neighborhood and I learn more details about my professor's mysterious past. It seems incredible that a French woman would express sympathy for WWII era Germany.
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]]> An Anton Bruckner symphony disrupts our neighborhood and I learn more details about my professor's mysterious past. It seems incredible that a French woman would express sympathy for WWII era Germany.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 19:23:36 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 470 An Anton Bruckner symphony disrupts our neighborhood and I learn more details about my professor's mysterious past. It seems incredible that a French woman would express sympathy for WWII era Germany.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Babette 7 - Religious mistresses / The convent 7 7 Babette 7 - Religious mistresses / The convent full 2c675773-47a2-4dcf-bc07-374961eb9606 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69cb5ee0 I discover Babette maintains her relationships between multiple churches the way some lovers conceal affairs. If that isn't enough, she also announces her intention of joining a convent in Canada.
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]]> I discover Babette maintains her relationships between multiple churches the way some lovers conceal affairs. If that isn't enough, she also announces her intention of joining a convent in Canada.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:25:48 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 701 I discover Babette maintains her relationships between multiple churches the way some lovers conceal affairs. If that isn't enough, she also announces her intention of joining a convent in Canada.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 8 - Babette's true messiah 8 8 Chapter 8 - Babette's true messiah full d5935bc9-55d0-424e-862a-3a9ec3de7aab https://share.transistor.fm/s/5ea5bc88 My professor expands on her love for Marcus Aurelius. While dining at the golf course nearby, a dark view into my professor's childhood is exposed. Content warning: child abuse
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]]> My professor expands on her love for Marcus Aurelius. While dining at the golf course nearby, a dark view into my professor's childhood is exposed. Content warning: child abuse
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:33:57 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 458 My professor expands on her love for Marcus Aurelius. While dining at the golf course nearby, a dark view into my professor's childhood is exposed. Content warning: child abuse
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 9 - Pantry inventory 9 9 Chapter 9 - Pantry inventory full a39afdce-78fc-4be1-9cba-6264e8e9a13a https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf6f72a4 I create a detailed list of overstocked pantry items and confront Babette with her hoarding. She reluctantly acknowledges food storage has become a problem and we arrive at a creative solution.
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]]> I create a detailed list of overstocked pantry items and confront Babette with her hoarding. She reluctantly acknowledges food storage has become a problem and we arrive at a creative solution.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:38:41 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 350 I create a detailed list of overstocked pantry items and confront Babette with her hoarding. She reluctantly acknowledges food storage has become a problem and we arrive at a creative solution.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 10 - History I / Babette's origins 10 10 Chapter 10 - History I / Babette's origins full 43d1aa71-1f5b-423d-be34-478599eb6dca https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d265d5e Babette reveals the curious circumstances involving her teenage birth mother Mildred Sweet-Holm in Yakima, plus the involvement of Germaine Bonnefont and Robert Brown Sr. The saga leads from upper class French society to revolutionary Ireland in 1919 and winds through the rural Northwest. 
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]]> Babette reveals the curious circumstances involving her teenage birth mother Mildred Sweet-Holm in Yakima, plus the involvement of Germaine Bonnefont and Robert Brown Sr. The saga leads from upper class French society to revolutionary Ireland in 1919 and winds through the rural Northwest. 
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:50:58 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1640 Babette reveals the curious circumstances involving her teenage birth mother Mildred Sweet-Holm in Yakima, plus the involvement of Germaine Bonnefont and Robert Brown Sr. The saga leads from upper class French society to revolutionary Ireland in 1919 and winds through the rural Northwest. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 11 - Technology 11 11 Chapter 11 - Technology full 252c0572-fe16-4718-9931-212485545786 https://share.transistor.fm/s/01962baf My professor discovers DVD technology and we embark on a trip to Music Millennium in search of some operas.
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]]> My professor discovers DVD technology and we embark on a trip to Music Millennium in search of some operas.
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]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:59:12 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 404 My professor discovers DVD technology and we embark on a trip to Music Millennium in search of some operas.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 12 - The Reichnicht / Religious studies 12 12 Chapter 12 - The Reichnicht / Religious studies full c6d4d19d-ab88-411f-bd20-f413882c49be https://share.transistor.fm/s/5d175767 Babette tells me about her relationship with the old Rajneesh Puram commune in Oregon. Our religious conversations lead to her favorite biblical historian S.G.F. Brandon and his excellent research on the subject. She presses me to read Jesus and the Zealots as an introduction.
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]]> Babette tells me about her relationship with the old Rajneesh Puram commune in Oregon. Our religious conversations lead to her favorite biblical historian S.G.F. Brandon and his excellent research on the subject. She presses me to read Jesus and the Zealots as an introduction.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 11:57:25 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 598 Babette tells me about her relationship with the old Rajneesh Puram commune in Oregon. Our religious conversations lead to her favorite biblical historian S.G.F. Brandon and his excellent research on the subject. She presses me to read Jesus and the Zealots as an introduction.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 13 - Visiting Shaniko and Wild Horse Canyon 13 13 Chapter 13 - Visiting Shaniko and Wild Horse Canyon full 8c5d4777-d103-48ad-ae5c-03707d9df475 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e3ffda4 Babette takes me on a trip to the old Rajneesh compound, now under Young Life management, and begins stirring up trouble. We spend time exploring the high desert and my professor sustains a strange injury.
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]]> Babette takes me on a trip to the old Rajneesh compound, now under Young Life management, and begins stirring up trouble. We spend time exploring the high desert and my professor sustains a strange injury.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 12:46:14 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1365 Babette takes me on a trip to the old Rajneesh compound, now under Young Life management, and begins stirring up trouble. We spend time exploring the high desert and my professor sustains a strange injury.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 14 - History II / The war years 14 14 Chapter 14 - History II / The war years full 83d0b856-1507-4d11-9f9d-446b8d905529 https://share.transistor.fm/s/39f3c4f5 I hear more sensational stories about Babette's childhood in Europe during WWII from the Indian-Axis volunteers under Subhas Chandra Bose, her cousin little Foulques enlisting in the Waffen SS, Vichy collaboration amongst de Lareinty-Tholozon family members and how she survived the end of the war.
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]]> I hear more sensational stories about Babette's childhood in Europe during WWII from the Indian-Axis volunteers under Subhas Chandra Bose, her cousin little Foulques enlisting in the Waffen SS, Vichy collaboration amongst de Lareinty-Tholozon family members and how she survived the end of the war.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 14:33:36 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1116 I hear more sensational stories about Babette's childhood in Europe during WWII from the Indian-Axis volunteers under Subhas Chandra Bose, her cousin little Foulques enlisting in the Waffen SS, Vichy collaboration amongst de Lareinty-Tholozon family members and how she survived the end of the war.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 15 - The Yakima symphony 15 15 Chapter 15 - The Yakima symphony full 49891a97-365c-4d16-aa01-7ee23c0ebb04 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ab7d658 A weekend visit to hear the Seattle symphony in Yakima exposes more of Babette's eccentricities. 
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]]> A weekend visit to hear the Seattle symphony in Yakima exposes more of Babette's eccentricities. 
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 14:48:33 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1272 A weekend visit to hear the Seattle symphony in Yakima exposes more of Babette's eccentricities. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 16 - Smothering genius 16 16 Chapter 16 - Smothering genius full f32a7b7a-fb07-4700-b1fc-5ad74a463cf4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/40d53fcd Babette's enthusiasm for cinema leads to a late night dessert mission and political discussion.
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]]> Babette's enthusiasm for cinema leads to a late night dessert mission and political discussion.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 14:58:09 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 403 Babette's enthusiasm for cinema leads to a late night dessert mission and political discussion.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer No Chapter 17 - A dinner party deception / I am in love 17 17 Chapter 17 - A dinner party deception / I am in love full cfbea000-365f-47db-be3b-a34e416f3220 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2f754b7 Babette and I host our first dinner party together and she describes her favorite escargot recipe before pulling a wine switch on our guests. Afterward I invite a classmate out dancing to my favorite gothic club and we spend an unforgettable evening together.
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]]> Babette and I host our first dinner party together and she describes her favorite escargot recipe before pulling a wine switch on our guests. Afterward I invite a classmate out dancing to my favorite gothic club and we spend an unforgettable evening together.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:14:04 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1262 Babette and I host our first dinner party together and she describes her favorite escargot recipe before pulling a wine switch on our guests. Afterward I invite a classmate out dancing to my favorite gothic club and we spend an unforgettable evening together.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 18 - The moon in my teeth / A new houseguest 18 18 Chapter 18 - The moon in my teeth / A new houseguest full f6d82a5a-2b4a-46c6-a759-c8c63114b0ac https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c47f614 My failings as a romantic partner are on full display and Babette dismays at my clueless efforts. A friend of hers moves into our house over Thanksgiving.
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]]> My failings as a romantic partner are on full display and Babette dismays at my clueless efforts. A friend of hers moves into our house over Thanksgiving.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:26:14 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 587 My failings as a romantic partner are on full display and Babette dismays at my clueless efforts. A friend of hers moves into our house over Thanksgiving.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 19 - A mystery unveiled / My heart breaks 19 19 Chapter 19 - A mystery unveiled / My heart breaks full 2db3d576-666f-4352-a859-7f4e1b6ac656 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bac11243 Bebette's friend Naomi spells out some obvious realities I'd missed regarding Babette's identity and my doomed relationship implodes. 
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]]> Bebette's friend Naomi spells out some obvious realities I'd missed regarding Babette's identity and my doomed relationship implodes. 
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:41:20 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 666 Bebette's friend Naomi spells out some obvious realities I'd missed regarding Babette's identity and my doomed relationship implodes. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 20 - Salazar Manilla / A good night out 20 20 Chapter 20 - Salazar Manilla / A good night out full cc0b562a-542e-4e78-976c-7d6e79684e7e https://share.transistor.fm/s/2641d539 I go out dancing solo at the Tonic Lounge and encounter a nocturnal jazzpunk from LA named Salazar Manilla. With his roommate Zoya, we dumpster dive on the way to the Civic, a notorious tenement building downtown. 
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]]> I go out dancing solo at the Tonic Lounge and encounter a nocturnal jazzpunk from LA named Salazar Manilla. With his roommate Zoya, we dumpster dive on the way to the Civic, a notorious tenement building downtown. 
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:53:11 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 844 I go out dancing solo at the Tonic Lounge and encounter a nocturnal jazzpunk from LA named Salazar Manilla. With his roommate Zoya, we dumpster dive on the way to the Civic, a notorious tenement building downtown. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 21 - History III / New lives in America 21 21 Chapter 21 - History III / New lives in America full b8e948bc-abab-4054-b0eb-3ed4cc8134be https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca5aa03a Babette buys a hot tub and details life after her forced emigration from France. She describes falling in love with Billie Shoemaker, the wife of a prominent local judge. Judge Raymond Shoemaker came from the early 20th century freethinker movement and was best known as a fierce proponent of police accountability during his many years on the bench. 
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]]> Babette buys a hot tub and details life after her forced emigration from France. She describes falling in love with Billie Shoemaker, the wife of a prominent local judge. Judge Raymond Shoemaker came from the early 20th century freethinker movement and was best known as a fierce proponent of police accountability during his many years on the bench. 
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:07:13 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1688 Babette buys a hot tub and details life after her forced emigration from France. She describes falling in love with Billie Shoemaker, the wife of a prominent local judge. Judge Raymond Shoemaker came from the early 20th century freethinker movement and was best known as a fierce proponent of police accountability during his many years on the bench. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 22 - The goddess of destruction 22 22 Chapter 22 - The goddess of destruction full 102aaf24-7b73-423c-8323-d8fcd9fab7b2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ec20657d A strange encounter in my creative writing class leads to another bizarre friendship.
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]]> A strange encounter in my creative writing class leads to another bizarre friendship.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:14:00 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 605 A strange encounter in my creative writing class leads to another bizarre friendship.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 23 - Klub Z / The dance SS 23 23 Chapter 23 - Klub Z / The dance SS full d2f024c7-6913-46ce-8b96-cfa58d31233f https://share.transistor.fm/s/bbce4050 While out dancing, I'm invited to take part in a Nazi themed gay dance performance. I find out more details on a late night political postering mission funded by the Reform Party who seeks to solve global crisis using transcendental meditation.
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]]> While out dancing, I'm invited to take part in a Nazi themed gay dance performance. I find out more details on a late night political postering mission funded by the Reform Party who seeks to solve global crisis using transcendental meditation.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:56:24 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 497 While out dancing, I'm invited to take part in a Nazi themed gay dance performance. I find out more details on a late night political postering mission funded by the Reform Party who seeks to solve global crisis using transcendental meditation.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 24 - Intrigues at the Red Sea 24 24 Chapter 24 - Intrigues at the Red Sea full 2debb383-0776-44c7-9d01-b2d3a72f2e6b https://share.transistor.fm/s/72532629 Annakiya invites me out for an evening and lets me observe her operate.
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]]> Annakiya invites me out for an evening and lets me observe her operate.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 18:12:30 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1004 Annakiya invites me out for an evening and lets me observe her operate.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 25 - Rehersal / Marching on Portland State 25 25 Chapter 25 - Rehersal / Marching on Portland State full d7f07c5e-8d95-459b-b35a-90f6b0787bfa https://share.transistor.fm/s/a62ef0ea I begin dance rehearsals as the Dance SS and lead an impromptu teenage mob against a Democrat Party fundraising event featuring the band Everclear and an anarchist drum line.
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]]> I begin dance rehearsals as the Dance SS and lead an impromptu teenage mob against a Democrat Party fundraising event featuring the band Everclear and an anarchist drum line.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 18:20:36 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 644 I begin dance rehearsals as the Dance SS and lead an impromptu teenage mob against a Democrat Party fundraising event featuring the band Everclear and an anarchist drum line.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 26 - Hospital break out / A late night visitor 26 26 Chapter 26 - Hospital break out / A late night visitor full 2441bd1b-60a9-4cbc-b74b-e32ded2e6345 https://share.transistor.fm/s/84a98b3b Babette awakens me under alarming circumstances and a bloody adventure ensues. We traumatize a Wong's Garden waitress after I break her out of the hospital. The following night another nocturnal adventure ruins my sleep. 
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]]> Babette awakens me under alarming circumstances and a bloody adventure ensues. We traumatize a Wong's Garden waitress after I break her out of the hospital. The following night another nocturnal adventure ruins my sleep. 
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 18:44:46 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1633 Babette awakens me under alarming circumstances and a bloody adventure ensues. We traumatize a Wong's Garden waitress after I break her out of the hospital. The following night another nocturnal adventure ruins my sleep. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 27 - Visiting Yakima / Awadagin Pratt 27 27 Chapter 27 - Visiting Yakima / Awadagin Pratt full e69c9188-153e-4cde-9c85-69f8815fa143 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a4c4378 We visit Yakima again to see Babette's favorite pianist, but before the performance, her hospital injury returns, causing the lease relaxing Jacuzzi episode in my life.  
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]]> We visit Yakima again to see Babette's favorite pianist, but before the performance, her hospital injury returns, causing the lease relaxing Jacuzzi episode in my life.  
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:00:19 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 624 We visit Yakima again to see Babette's favorite pianist, but before the performance, her hospital injury returns, causing the lease relaxing Jacuzzi episode in my life.  
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 28 - The southbound train / Mother Superior 28 28 Chapter 28 - The southbound train / Mother Superior full c232c708-11a1-41f8-a99c-813a4538e7db https://share.transistor.fm/s/667fd070 On a luxury train trip together, Babette finally reveals more information about her Canadian convent. She admits to a secret scheme involving Mother Superior.
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]]> On a luxury train trip together, Babette finally reveals more information about her Canadian convent. She admits to a secret scheme involving Mother Superior.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:14:11 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 903 On a luxury train trip together, Babette finally reveals more information about her Canadian convent. She admits to a secret scheme involving Mother Superior.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 29 - An unexpected evening 29 29 Chapter 29 - An unexpected evening full 21694c36-5b64-4a6d-bfa6-2a21a146a929 https://share.transistor.fm/s/00cc1c14 My friend Annakiya invites me out for an evening of cruelty voyeurism which leads to some tense moments during a sex scam operation.
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]]> My friend Annakiya invites me out for an evening of cruelty voyeurism which leads to some tense moments during a sex scam operation.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:27:39 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1364 My friend Annakiya invites me out for an evening of cruelty voyeurism which leads to some tense moments during a sex scam operation.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 30 - Entertaining Buenaventura 30 30 Chapter 30 - Entertaining Buenaventura full 1811c71f-e344-4b34-b450-30ae992ef276 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd57f683 Babette invites my friend and choreographer Buenaventura over for dinner. We entertain her with incidents from past performances and afterward I explain to him some of the cognitive dissonance necessary in my living situation.
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]]> Babette invites my friend and choreographer Buenaventura over for dinner. We entertain her with incidents from past performances and afterward I explain to him some of the cognitive dissonance necessary in my living situation.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 23:42:10 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 819 Babette invites my friend and choreographer Buenaventura over for dinner. We entertain her with incidents from past performances and afterward I explain to him some of the cognitive dissonance necessary in my living situation.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 31 - Household turmoil / Babette's wrath unleashed 31 31 Chapter 31 - Household turmoil / Babette's wrath unleashed full 2b2b7d83-435b-4a5f-b935-f07efd931b42 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fba4a50b A visit from my friend James leads to Babette turning her anger against me for the first time. We negotiate a new understanding, yet our relationship feels newly tenuous.
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]]> A visit from my friend James leads to Babette turning her anger against me for the first time. We negotiate a new understanding, yet our relationship feels newly tenuous.
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]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 23:59:08 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1410 A visit from my friend James leads to Babette turning her anger against me for the first time. We negotiate a new understanding, yet our relationship feels newly tenuous.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 32 - At the matinee / A colleague explains Professor Ellsworth 32 32 Chapter 32 - At the matinee / A colleague explains Professor Ellsworth full 60febcb6-f3d4-41f7-9c61-ce8583a75834 https://share.transistor.fm/s/484493b8 Babette invites an old colleague out to view the film Chocolat, as her church harshly criticized it. I learn more about her life pre-transition and receive another warning.
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]]> Babette invites an old colleague out to view the film Chocolat, as her church harshly criticized it. I learn more about her life pre-transition and receive another warning.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:45:09 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 512 Babette invites an old colleague out to view the film Chocolat, as her church harshly criticized it. I learn more about her life pre-transition and receive another warning.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 33 - Adventures with Zoya and Annakiya 33 33 Chapter 33 - Adventures with Zoya and Annakiya full bccfe47c-ec3f-4f00-a738-9abd7e42d126 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f719da9 I spend a night out with Annakiya introducing Zoya to the local stripping scene, yet things take an unexpected turn.
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]]> I spend a night out with Annakiya introducing Zoya to the local stripping scene, yet things take an unexpected turn.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 11:48:59 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 987 I spend a night out with Annakiya introducing Zoya to the local stripping scene, yet things take an unexpected turn.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 34 - Bonnie Church / Canadian mysteries examined 34 34 Chapter 34 - Bonnie Church / Canadian mysteries examined full fd23146f-8293-42ea-8e43-017305134c44 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a64926a Babette's friend Bonnie from Canada visits and we exchange information. I learn even more about the mysterious Benedictine convent.
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]]> Babette's friend Bonnie from Canada visits and we exchange information. I learn even more about the mysterious Benedictine convent.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:00:55 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 990 Babette's friend Bonnie from Canada visits and we exchange information. I learn even more about the mysterious Benedictine convent.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 35 - The house to ourselves / A sudden engagement 35 35 Chapter 35 - The house to ourselves / A sudden engagement full dd602858-7ebe-42bb-b98f-661200c7217f https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb85ae70 While Babette summers in France, Zoya and I play house and she poses a question that allow one final moment of bliss before the world changes forever.
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]]> While Babette summers in France, Zoya and I play house and she poses a question that allow one final moment of bliss before the world changes forever.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:03:18 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 442 While Babette summers in France, Zoya and I play house and she poses a question that allow one final moment of bliss before the world changes forever.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 36 - Babette returns - Christmas in Seattle 36 36 Chapter 36 - Babette returns - Christmas in Seattle full 7c74542d-5eea-49c0-b637-0c48952a8115 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eebbc86a After 9/11 delays Babette's return from France, she spends the holidays with my family in Seattle while suppressing her usual urges toward shocking people.
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]]> After 9/11 delays Babette's return from France, she spends the holidays with my family in Seattle while suppressing her usual urges toward shocking people.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:08:22 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 609 After 9/11 delays Babette's return from France, she spends the holidays with my family in Seattle while suppressing her usual urges toward shocking people.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 37 - A lost sister - The game is afoot 37 37 Chapter 37 - A lost sister - The game is afoot full c2e8a1a5-73d9-456f-b4e4-dd1b20421630 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a18809d Babette discovers a long lost relative and begins strategizing their reunion. She also receives an alarming email from Canada as the game with Mother Superior ignites.
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]]> Babette discovers a long lost relative and begins strategizing their reunion. She also receives an alarming email from Canada as the game with Mother Superior ignites.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:59:17 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 946 Babette discovers a long lost relative and begins strategizing their reunion. She also receives an alarming email from Canada as the game with Mother Superior ignites.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 38 - Babette's last feast 38 38 Chapter 38 - Babette's last feast full 11e7fd2a-57a6-48b0-a9d9-9eedb45a2f85 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cbdb5ae4 Babette invites several favorite students over for a dinner party and afterward viewing one of her favorite films, Babette's Feast. She reveals her final scheme for tricking a church into honoring Hitler.
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]]> Babette invites several favorite students over for a dinner party and afterward viewing one of her favorite films, Babette's Feast. She reveals her final scheme for tricking a church into honoring Hitler.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:12:10 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1539 Babette invites several favorite students over for a dinner party and afterward viewing one of her favorite films, Babette's Feast. She reveals her final scheme for tricking a church into honoring Hitler.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 39 - The second death / Babette's family 39 39 Chapter 39 - The second death / Babette's family full 5fea01f6-76bb-49f3-9a3c-c19949a0a9ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/28377541 Following Babette's sensational demise, Roselyn reveals her true identity. I also meet Babette's third wife and the Ellsworth family becomes inadvertently involved in the complex situation.
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]]> Following Babette's sensational demise, Roselyn reveals her true identity. I also meet Babette's third wife and the Ellsworth family becomes inadvertently involved in the complex situation.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:19:55 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1684 Following Babette's sensational demise, Roselyn reveals her true identity. I also meet Babette's third wife and the Ellsworth family becomes inadvertently involved in the complex situation.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 40 - Instructions fulfilled / The house exploration 40 40 Chapter 40 - Instructions fulfilled / The house exploration full fea52d74-3448-4651-bace-c75113f8aaad https://share.transistor.fm/s/891ccae4 Following Babette's wishes, Zoya and I scour the house and eliminate Canadian material yet many other items come to light only deepening the mysteries.
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]]> Following Babette's wishes, Zoya and I scour the house and eliminate Canadian material yet many other items come to light only deepening the mysteries.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:34:20 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1635 Following Babette's wishes, Zoya and I scour the house and eliminate Canadian material yet many other items come to light only deepening the mysteries.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 41 - Duty and deceptions / The ashes return 41 41 Chapter 41 - Duty and deceptions / The ashes return full 7071d52a-47a6-4f95-96a5-da3f873e2475 https://share.transistor.fm/s/434c9e6a Babette's lawyers encounter difficulties and Bonnie Church brings me a surprising gift.
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]]> Babette's lawyers encounter difficulties and Bonnie Church brings me a surprising gift.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:04:44 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 2545 Babette's lawyers encounter difficulties and Bonnie Church brings me a surprising gift.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 42 - Exodus III / Leaving the Tolman Street house 42 42 Chapter 42 - Exodus III / Leaving the Tolman Street house full e5e3d051-0217-4a67-b31c-69ce5a8f6b58 https://share.transistor.fm/s/afe15be9 After concluding final affairs, I make a final tour of Babette's house before ending my residence and moving on.
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]]> After concluding final affairs, I make a final tour of Babette's house before ending my residence and moving on.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:11:06 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 174 After concluding final affairs, I make a final tour of Babette's house before ending my residence and moving on.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 43 - Late night croquet / The second kidnapping 43 43 Chapter 43 - Late night croquet / The second kidnapping full 61c94c2e-92bc-450c-a776-e9097bedf16b https://share.transistor.fm/s/40d7130c A poorly planned memorial to Babette is disrupted by emergency croquet with gutterpunks. Following an auto theft, another kidnapping unfolds.
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]]> A poorly planned memorial to Babette is disrupted by emergency croquet with gutterpunks. Following an auto theft, another kidnapping unfolds.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:26:24 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1020 A poorly planned memorial to Babette is disrupted by emergency croquet with gutterpunks. Following an auto theft, another kidnapping unfolds.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 44 - Nausea while longlining 44 44 Chapter 44 - Nausea while longlining full 12012d8f-a651-4273-b90c-5e79913eeae4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6d7b6307 At long last I read Babette's favorite book during a longlining season in the Gulf of Alaska. I become struck with its appropriateness while writing about our times together. 
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]]> At long last I read Babette's favorite book during a longlining season in the Gulf of Alaska. I become struck with its appropriateness while writing about our times together. 
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 20:26:22 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 252 At long last I read Babette's favorite book during a longlining season in the Gulf of Alaska. I become struck with its appropriateness while writing about our times together. 
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Chapter 45 - Alaska / A strange reunion 45 45 Chapter 45 - Alaska / A strange reunion full 64034f53-38c6-4d93-9d77-ad6c3db465d4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/98e70046 Near the end of silver trolling season, a chance dive bar encounter in Sitka loops back an unexpected figure from Babette's obsessions.
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]]> Near the end of silver trolling season, a chance dive bar encounter in Sitka loops back an unexpected figure from Babette's obsessions.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 21:51:45 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 720 Near the end of silver trolling season, a chance dive bar encounter in Sitka loops back an unexpected figure from Babette's obsessions.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Epilogue 46 46 Epilogue full 0d280257-1131-412e-9ab9-3f4ff1ba1085 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ed956b9d This final chapter includes details from Babette's FBI files and other supporting documentation that completes some gaps in her story.
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]]> This final chapter includes details from Babette's FBI files and other supporting documentation that completes some gaps in her story.
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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 22:00:07 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 848 This final chapter includes details from Babette's FBI files and other supporting documentation that completes some gaps in her story.
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]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes Babette in Retrospect and FAQ I 48 48 Babette in Retrospect and FAQ I full 01edb170-e451-488e-8a74-3c9e9d8a718c https://share.transistor.fm/s/9fda1277 Was Babette's relationship with the Judge and Billie a polyamorous triad? Did Babette commit suicide? Wouldn't Babette's story be better told by someone less cis? Babette's house sounds super creepy, was it haunted? You share a lot of personal bodily details about Babette. Isn't that disrespectful? Was Babette aware the FBI surveilled her? What was Babette's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community? Did Babette speak German? Before the book came out, how was Babette viewed by the local trans community?

]]> Was Babette's relationship with the Judge and Billie a polyamorous triad? Did Babette commit suicide? Wouldn't Babette's story be better told by someone less cis? Babette's house sounds super creepy, was it haunted? You share a lot of personal bodily details about Babette. Isn't that disrespectful? Was Babette aware the FBI surveilled her? What was Babette's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community? Did Babette speak German? Before the book came out, how was Babette viewed by the local trans community?

]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:39:55 -0800 Ross Eliot Ross Eliot 1164 Was Babette's relationship with the Judge and Billie a polyamorous triad? Did Babette commit suicide? Wouldn't Babette's story be better told by someone less cis? Babette's house sounds super creepy, was it haunted? You share a lot of personal bodily details about Babette. Isn't that disrespectful? Was Babette aware the FBI surveilled her? What was Babette's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community? Did Babette speak German? Before the book came out, how was Babette viewed by the local trans community?

]]> trans history, LGBTQ, WWII, Catholicism, religion, rajneesh puram, fascism, Portland, Pacific Northwest, classical music, trans pioneer, Babette, Ellsworth, Benedictine, awadagin pratt, transgender, transsexual, nazi, French resistance, Rasputin, Yakima, queer history, trans pioneer Yes