Ep 15: Oldest Animal History by One man, one cat, small house

Music this week:   Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page Rossini - The Barber of Seville Liszt - Orage  Josquin_ Missa De Beata Vergine - Gloria Intro:  Have you read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness?  Maybe you've seen Apocalypse Now, but the original text is about a trip up the Congo in the late 1890s.  Conrad's depiction of the Congo would go on to be reported as factual by Roger Casement in 1904s Casement report, for which he was knighted in 1905 Maybe you know about A Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) that starts the Russo-Japanese War. Have you heard about great acts of progress like the trans-siberian highway (finished) or Panama Canal (started)? What do these events have in common with this weeks podcast?  Lucile Randon, thats what! Who the heck is Lucile Randon?  Randon is a Roman Catholic nun, having converted to Catholicism as a young adult, working as a governess, teacher, and missionary before retiring at the age of 75. She has resided in a nursing home in Toulon, France, since 2009, she still resides there today, not in passing, but as The oldest living Human.  She was 10 years old when the first shots of the great war were fired, and last year, she survived covid.  This week, were talking about history, of living animals! Welcome to 1m 1c sh Im Chris, and this week, though you'll hear my dissent by the choices in news stories I share, there is no agenda, just some fun with history.