This week, live from YouTube and The 4th Annual Bitches Get Personal, Max and Allison talk about two women who challenged impossible odds. The first, an activist and labor organizer, was the first published feminist in Puerto Rico. The second, a Native American interpreter and educator, straddled the two worlds. That right, we're talking about Luisa Capetillo and Sarah Winnemucca! Then, we're joined by Maebe A. Girl, the first drag queen elected to public office in California! We talk about her ...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week, live from YouTube and The 4th Annual Bitches Get Personal, Max and Allison talk about two women who changed who changed the world by the force of their will. The first, an activist and educator, almost went to jail for decades for a crime she didn't commit. The second, a doctor and suffragist, is widely believed to have opened the first birth control clinic in the world. That right, we're talking about Angela Davis and Aletta Jacobs! Then, we're joined by AJ Joyce of the She's So Reel...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Today, Allison is joined by It Could Be Me founder Triny Willerton. This inspirational triathlete was hit by a truck in May of 2018 while riding her bike and was running an Iron Man later that year. Triny talks to Allison about recovery, her advocacy work, and their shared love of being active! Bitches Get Stuff Done indeed! Silent Bike Ride - May 20th @ 2:10pm on Swift https://www.itcouldbeme.org/ Twitter: @itcouldbeme Instagram: @itcouldbeme2020 [email protected] Logo: Lauren Cierzan M...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min
In HONOR of International Nurses Week, we're re-releasing this episode from May of 2018 -- This week, Allison and Max discuss two nurses! The first, became the first black nurse in America, in the mid 1800's; the second, known around the world as the "lady with the lamp," built her reputation through her ceaseless work ethic: Mary Mahoney and Florence Nightingale. Intro and Ad Music: BenSound.com Logo: Lauren Cierzan Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AllisonHPowell
May 11, 2020•1 hr 15 min
In light of last week's events, we're re-releasing this episode from March of 2019. -- Max and Allison discuss two women who shed light on the world around them. The first, an investigative journalist and relentless civil rights advocate, became, arguably, the loudest anti-lynching crusader in US history; the second, a doctor and one of the first women ordained as a methodist minister, was a leader of the national suffrage movement in the United States: Ida B. Wells and Anna Howard Shaw. Intro a...
May 11, 2020•37 min
Hello! Thank you again for joining us for this special Quarantine Cycle of episodes. For our final week, we're joined by Lola Noh and Anna Lewis. Also, Allison reads a piece submitted by Marguerite Nocci. Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.
Apr 27, 2020•40 min
Greetings from Hollywood in hibernation! Over another week in isolation, we got more of our friends and family on the phone to share their stories. Please welcome Nicole Powell, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Roni Geva, and Grace Seamon Lahiff! Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.
Apr 20, 2020•30 min
Hello from Los Angeles in lockdown! We've been hard at work getting our friends and family on the phone to share their stories. Today, Janette Danielson, Kim Grant, and Lauren Brooks. Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.
Apr 13, 2020•34 min
Hello from Los Angeles in lockdown! Our hiatus was scheduled to go until the next Bitches Get Personal, but then there was a pandemic. So we thought we'd check in and bring you some words of comfort from our best friends and family members. Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.
Apr 06, 2020•52 min
Originally released on October 16, 2016, Max and Allison talk about two women whose life's work will continue to impact our world for ages to come. The first, a poet born more than 600 years before the birth of Christ, became one of the most successful artists the world has ever known; The other, a nurse and a social worker, saved more than 2000 souls from the jaws of a great evil: Sappho and Irena Sendler! / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Con...
Dec 28, 2019•31 min
Over the course of just under 47 hours, Allison Powell made history in becoming the first woman to run The Backbone Trail in Malibu, CA out and back: 136.8 miles (220.16 km)! In this special episode, Max and Allison discuss her process, her achievement, and the team that helped make it happen. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! www.thebitcheryofhistory.com / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 /
Nov 28, 2019•59 min
This week, recorded live at The Complex Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, Allison and Max tell the stories of two women whose accomplishments changed everything. The first, a scientist married to one of the most famous men in the last century, most likely played a pivotal part in his work; the second, an African warrior queen, brought her country to the peak of its power and wealth: Mileva Marić and Queen Amina of Zaria. Then, Max and Allison are joined onstage by the co-creators of Ctrl Alt...
Oct 07, 2019•47 min
This week, recorded live at The Complex Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who shattered expectations. The first, a soldier whose short life brought her worldwide fame, did all she could to save her homeland; the second, a prolific swimmer with a mutant ability to keep herself warm, used her platform to unite: Maria Bochkareva and Lynne Cox. Then, Max and Allison are joined onstage by a special guest: producer, author, & podcaster Heidi Clemen...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 4 min
The third annual Bitches Get Personal! Recorded live in The Ruby at The Complex Theaters Los Angeles on August 22, 2019. Tickets for show two available at www.itspersonalonstage.com / Performers: Chloé Godard - Who do you Think You Are; Ariel Putman - Strong Like a Princess; Sara Fisher - Dreams; Liz Kummer - Girl; Allison Powell - See How it Runs; Julia Stier - Can’t Silence Us; Riley Billingsley - Oh Baby; Alycia Conrad - Bitchin’ Armor. / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan...
Aug 26, 2019•42 min
This week, Allison and Max are joined by Liz and Riley to discuss 3 women who ignored the probable to do the impossible. The first, a woman who single-mindedly pursued her childhood passion, shattered a glass ceiling; the second, a legend and goddess revered the world over, started life as a poor fisherman’s daughter; and the third, a radical revolutionary, helped shape the civil rights movement in the 1960s: Beverly Bass, Mazu, and Kathleen Neal Cleaver. For more info on Its Personal, and for t...
Aug 19, 2019•55 min
This week (August 22nd) is the first showing of the third annual Bitches Get Personal. Liz Kummer Guck and Riley Billingsley joined Allison and Max on the podcast and, near the end of each episode, discussed the show and what you can expect when sitting in the audience. What follows here is those two discussions edited into one long segment. If you find yourself in the LA area, either this week August 22 or next month on September 26, join us at The Complex theaters on Santa Monica, right here i...
Aug 19, 2019•17 min
This week, Max and Allison are joined by Liz and Riley to discuss 3 women who defied the expectations of their time. The first, a queen whose life could fill 10 seasons of a cable tv show, kept Europe on its toes with her every move; the second, a woman whose advocacy made her the first Native-American woman to argue in front of the US Supreme Court, literally chose her hill to die on; and the third, the first female stunt woman in the United States, was a master of reinventing herself to stay o...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min
This week, Allison and Max discuss two sovereigns whose reigns changed the course of history. The first, the longest ruler in Russian History, presided over a revitalization of Russia that brought it into a new age; the second, the first Habsburg in 300 years to balance the royal budget, successfully defended her kingdom before devoting herself to her people: Catherine the Great of Russia and Maria Theresa of Austria. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / J...
Jun 03, 2019•35 min
This week, Max and Allison discuss two ladies who ruled over ancient Egypt. The first, a queen whose successors tried to erase from history, was both mortal ruler and godlike presence; the second, one of the most famous woman in all of ancient history, was so much more than the seductive temptress Rome made her out to be: Nefertiti and Cleopatra. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Ins...
May 20, 2019•40 min
This week, Max and Allison discuss two women who did what no man had done before. The first, a queen who brought Palmyra to its height in the 4th century, took power on her own terms; the second, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, became an flashpoint in the fight for women’s rights: Zenobia and Katherine Switzer. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTit...
May 06, 2019•32 min
This week, for our 100th Episode, Allison and Max discuss two women could not have been more different. The first, one of only two women to have been married to one US President and mother to another, was a vocal advocate for the causes she believed in; the second, mother to a gang of infamous American criminals and herself once wanted by the FBI, went out in a hail of gunfire: Abigail Adams and Kate "Ma" Barker. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join t...
Apr 22, 2019•51 min
In honor of the last day of Women's History Month 2019, four of the ladies behind The Bitchery of History got together for a round table discussion on where the women's movement is now and where it still needs to go. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / The Team: Allison (@AHPowell91) Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee) Kim ...
Mar 31, 2019•27 min
Modeled after the Declaration of Independence and signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, The Declaration of Sentiments came out of the first women's rights convention held in the United States. Spoken by Allison Powell, Janette Danielson, Sydney Tannenbaum and Kim Coscia, these are their words. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The...
Mar 30, 2019•7 min
Sojourner Truth's best-known speech, delivered at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851, was delivered off the top of her head. Spoken by Kelsey Packwood, these are her words. / Find more info on It's Personal at http://www.itspersonalonstage.com/ / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@N...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 8 min
In 1914, Nellie McClung took part in a mock Women’s Parliament playing the role of the Conservative Premier of Manitoba. Spoken by Chloé Godard, these are her words. / Find more info on It's Personal at http://www.itspersonalonstage.com/ / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@s...
Mar 28, 2019•5 min
In 1837, Sarah Grimké wrote a series of 15 Letters on the Equality of the Sexes. Spoken by Emily Dorsett, from the second of those 15, these are her words. / Find more info on It's Personal at http://www.itspersonalonstage.com/ / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmast...
Mar 27, 2019•9 min
In 1995, Hillary Clinton gave a speech to the United Nations 4th World Conference on Women that is seen to this day as a seminal moment in Women’s History. Spoken by Riley Billingsley, these are her words. / Find more info on It's Personal at http://www.itspersonalonstage.com/ / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Dan...
Mar 26, 2019•15 min
On the day of her birthday in 2013, Malala gave a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Spoken by Liz Kummer, these are her words. / Find more info on It's Personal at http://www.itspersonalonstage.com/ / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@...
Mar 25, 2019•11 min
Happy Sunday y'all! Max here with some info on a slight change to this week's episode. / Find more info on It's Personal at http://www.itspersonalonstage.com/ / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)...
Mar 24, 2019•2 min
This week, Allison and Max tell the stories of two Badass Bitches from Asia. One gave birth to a form of writing that would eventually give us epics like Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings; The other pulled herself up by the bootstraps, all the way to the pinnacle of Chinese authority, and guided a nation into the future: Murasaki Shikibu and The Empress Dowager Cixi. / This episode originally aired on March 21, 2016 / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan /...
Mar 18, 2019•30 min
