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 Set Women Free. Simon & Schuster, 2021. Gardner, Meredith, and Santiago Juan. "Julius and Ethel Rosenberg." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg. Accessed 24 July 2026. Weiss-Meyer, Amy. "The Rosenberg Boys." The Atlantic, no. August, 2026, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/ethel-julius-rosenberg-boys/687631/. Accessed july 24 July 2026.