Strange Country Ep. 316: The Barbizon
Originally titled "Women, Ammiright? The Barbizon, Sylvia and the Rosenbergs in the summer of 1953 'merca," this episodes dives into some of the famous residents of the women-only hotel in NYC, and veers into a story of orphaned boys. Beth is only partly on her phone as Kelly tells the story of what she learned reading The Barbizon by Paulina Bren.
Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands.
Cite your sources:
"Atom Spy Case/Rosenbergs — FBI." FBI, https://www.fbi.gov/history/cases-and-criminals/atom-spy-caserosenbergs. Accessed 24 July 2026.
Bren, Paulina. The Barbizon: The Hotel That…
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