The original short king meets the ultimate revolutionary party girl and sparks one of history’s most chaotic love stories. Napoleon, the obsessive letter-writer who conquered Europe but couldn’t quite conquer matters of the heart falls hard for Josephine: glamorous, widowed, and a real good time girl.

Comedian and actress Rosalie Minnitt joins Gráinne and Chantal to unpack the passion, politics and spectacularly messy breakup of history’s most dramatic power couple. Yes, tonight, Josephine!

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