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Coucou everyone!

Will Paris in the ‘20s ever bore us? Never! This week we talk about Ada “Bricktop” Smith, a cigar-smoking saloon keeper/performer who was born in the US but moved to Paris, had several successful international nightclubs, and was friends with practically every celebrity. Cheers to Bricktop!

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Main topic sources:

Ada "Bricktop" Smith wiki

Bricktop, the Fabulous

Bricktop, and the Happy Ending

Minitopic sources:

The Occult Museum

Recommendations:

Kate's Recommendation - Floweirdy Instagram

Catherine's Recommendation - "Everything I Know About Love" by Dolly Alderton

Cover art and logo by Kate Walker

Mixed and edited by Catherine Roehre

Theme song by Lumehill

Thank you all - ciao!