HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

HILF 92 - Catherine the Great with Kelly Vrooman

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

Show Notes

She was Russia’s last empress—a bad bitch so powerful that when she died of a stroke at 67, Europe collectively said, “No way that killed her” Instead, the rumor mill decided she must’ve been fucked to death by a horse. No shit. Dawn is joined by the actress and improviser, Kelly Vrooman in an episode fit for an Queen.

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