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    Stage Seven, Part One: Nellie Bly Falls in Love with Japan

    Stage Seven, Part One: Nellie Bly Falls in Love with Japan

    FromA Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

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    Stage Seven, Part One: Nellie Bly Falls in Love with Japan

    FromA Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

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    Length:
    53 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 28, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    December 30th- January 8th: Nellie Bly rings in the New Year on a steamship headed to Yokohama. And something happens to Nellie when she arrives in Japan. For the first time, she doesn't want to rush through this country. Japan seduces her and Nellie wishes she coudl pause the race to enjoy this enchanting country. 
    Released:
    Nov 28, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (18)

    On November 14th, 1889, two female writers entered a race to go around the world in under 80 days. Nellie Bly went east, and Elizabeth Bisland headed west. This eleven part series will unpack their whirlwind adventure and what it was like to circumnavigate the globe alone as a woman at a time where women had no rights. Storyteller and travel writer Adrien Behn brings Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bislands’ experiences, emotions, and adventures to life in this serialized podcast. A Race Around the World brings the incredible accomplishments of these two bold solo female travelers to life, going through every country and feeling they face while braving the world on their own, in under 80 days.