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Martin Frobisher with Lauren Working (Subscriber Preview)

10 Sep 2026 · 17 min · Explicit

Claire and Prof. Lauren Working talk adventure kidnapping, and why you can never trust an alchemist.

Guest

Our guest Lauren Working is a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Studies at the University of York. Her book A Golden World: How the Americas Transformed Tudor and Stuart England, is available here. Follow her on Bluesky @laurenworking and on Instagram @drlaurenworking.

Sensitive Themes & Topics

Violence, child abuse, child death, racial violence

Credits

- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Instagram @drclaireaubin, Bluesky ceaubin, Twitter @ceaubin or check out her website.

- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

- Music: Marshall Dean Williams

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