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Oh Hellooooo, darlings. It's a spicy one this week: Margaret has an important question to ask Lizzie We define the title of the episode Fluff is sexy Cookie is at her peak "cookie-ness" trying to hide a scandal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Uh oh, guys ... Jeannie's in the clink! Our favorite holy morale booster has been deemed a CRIMINAL and BLASPHEMOUS! She is purchased by the English and held on trial, with death as the penalty. Her Crimes? Wearing pants, acting upon DEMONIC (?) visions, and refusing to be judged by plain old human men and decreed only God could judge her. Welp, let's see how this goes! (I think we already know, though...) Image credits: Image of Jeanne d'Arc in New Orleans by Emmanuel Frémiet , sourced from Wik...
Chip Chip Cheerio and Hello everyone! It's time for our next installment of royal drama that isn't going on right now! This week we see Elizabeth getting ready to officially be crowned "Queen" and she names Philip as the Board director or something of the whole affair. WELL, the men in suits with mustaches DO NOT like it and believe he is going to ruin the whole thing, and the monarchy! MEANWHILE: Our favorite former king is arriving in his least favorite city, London, to attend the coronation. ...
Hello, Hello, Hello! Welcome pack for Part 2 of Jeanne D'Arc. When we join Jeanne this week she is leading the Dauphin, Charles (Heir to throne of France), on a road trip to get crowned. But, Jeanne was held to EXTREMELY high expectations and sometimes, she fell a bit short. Now what's a girl with visions from angels supposed to do? Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
*Mrs. Doubtfire voice* Oh hellOOOOOoooo! Queen Lizzie's reign starts to heat up when a special fog rolls into London Town, and it causes CHAOS. No one can see (or breathe) a damned thing. Everyone is looking to Winston Churchill to solve the problem, but what is he worried about? Phillip flying! Is he serious??? We also get to know more about the new girl, Venetia Scott! She's got the hots for ... Winston Churchill? We're not entirely sure, but she's definitely crushing on him - luckily platonic...
Welcome to part 1 of the Life and Times of Jeanne D'Arc, or as we in the States know her, Joan of Arc! This is one of the legendary ones, and for good reasons. In this episode we tackle a looong and inappropriately named war (in 3 distinct segments), bodies bodies everywhere, and one simple girl hearing voices in the fields. Joan was a 15 or 16 year old girl who had visions of her destiny, delivered by angels from God, and she was to fight for and restore the rightful King of France. But first, ...
Oh helloooo! We are on episode 3 of the first season of Netflix's "The Crown". This week, it's the big day and boy did this episode deliver! Elizabeth tackles verbiage in her wedding vows, Winston Churchill mulls over the King's health condition, the King tries to cover his health issues with makeup and assigns Elizabeth her first real royal tour. Image credit: Season 1 Episode 3 The Crown "Wolferton Splash" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
You know them, you love them (probably), they're BREASTS! Today, the topic is mammories, boobs, breasts, titties, or any other name you know them by. They're everywhere, come in all shapes and sizes and nearly half the world has them, but how much do you really know about them? Lauren helps us by diving into the topic and humorously educates us through the biology of how they work! So dive in and get to know more about your favorite pair of boobs today! Image credits: https://www.boredpanda.com/...
In the second episode of Season 1 of Netflix's "The Crown", Lauren and Hannah plan a safari a-la Elizabeth and Phillip, Princess Elizabeth gets knews she wasn't expecting, Winston Churchill is holding a briefing in the tub, and all the while, Hannah can't take her eyes off of Matt Smith (who can?). Get into it with us and more on "The Crownening"! Image credit goes to: Netflix, this image is a still from Season 1 Ep. 2 of "The Crown". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week, Lauren and Hannah explore the crazy world of mid-century Dominican Republic and what type of power a dictator can truly wield over one family. Join them as they learn about the Mirabal sisters Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Teresa. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88xR6Y_8tjM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabal_sisters https://www.history.com/news/mirabal-sisters-trujillo-dictator https://time.com/5793594/mirabal-sisters-100-women-of-the-year/ https://daily.jstor.org/remem...
Sorry we're late this week, but Happy Saturday! We're trying something new this year, and we're so excited to share it with you (finally)! Lauren and Hannah both love Netflix's The Crown (centering on the reign of Queen Elizabeth II), looking back on how this woman took on the insurmountable role of British Monarch in her mid 20's, how she effected a nation (and the world) for decades! Folks, let me tell you, making this first episode has been interesting, to say the least. We hit a number of te...
We've got some mythic warrior maidens today! We're taking it back to 1900 in China, during a time of uprising - the Boxer Uprising. We're talking about The Red Lanterns, an elite group of women trained to fight AND were rumored heavily to have SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES! Keep in mind, the girls in The Red Lanterns were only between the ages of 11 to 17 years old!!!! Can you remember what you were doing at 11 years old? Image credits: Unnamed photo of The Red Lanterns - sourced from Wikipedia. Link: ...
She started from the bottom, now she here! Lauren has the tea this week on a woman who went from a tragically kidnapped/enslaved child to the Chief Consort and Legal Wife of the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent! That's quite the upgrade, how'd she pull it off? Listen in to find out! Image credits: Latin oil painting of Hurrem Sultan titled Rosa Solymanni Vxor (Rosa, Süleyman's Wife) (Roxelana), c. 1500-1558. Sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kh...
It's a fun one this week! Lauren regails us with the determination of one woman to "save America" from the drink. That's right! This week, we are covering Carrie A. Nation, a woman known for her dedication to Prohibition and her unusually violent methods in doing so. While today we may not agree with her methods or with Prohibition at all, we can understand her reasoning behind it. Alcohol can effect more than just the person drinking and many women at this time had suffered the consequences of ...
It's the second act in our two-part series on Ida B. Wells. This week, host Lauren tells us how Ida took her rage and bravery, and turned it into written action! We explore the pamphlets Ida published and how she became the #1 Truth-Teller of the 20th Century. We also wanted to shine a light on one of the organizations that we mentioned in our podcast - The Dock Ellis Foundation The Dock Ellis Foundation - https://www.dockellisfoundation.com Dock Ellis Foundation provides underprivileged famili...
Hey, friends! This week, Lauren brings us the life and times of one Ida B. Wells! Picture this, you're a young black girl born into slavery in the 1860's in Mississippi. Childhood is tragedy after tragedy, and you're separated from your family at a young age by being sold off. Then, after you're emapncipated, your begin a career in investigative journalism and begin to publish pamphlet after pamphlet calling out the horrifying and brutal treatment/murder of Black men/women in your community. All...
This week, B is out of the office so Lauren has prepared a re-telling of an early episode for Hannah - Marsha P. Johnson and her incredible impact on American life today. We delve into their childhood, how they discovered "Marsha" and, of course, how Marsha impacted the historic event in American history, The Stonewall Riots of 1969! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO OR GET INVOLVED In this episode we mention two organizations that serve incredibly important purposes. We want to make sure everyone ...
Join Lauren and B this week as they talk about "Dr." Linda Hazzard, dietician, enema queen, and serial murderer? ** Trigger Warning ** This episode will include discussions of starvation, abuse and death. Listeners, please be advised. Wondering how to contact us? You can find us below! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellbehavedwomenpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellbehavedwomenpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wellbehavedwomenpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/WellB...
Lauren continues to tell B and Hannah about the crazy life of Queen Christina of Sweden. She takes quite a few trips, dodges a few Popes, gets invited to Rome by some other Popes, and continues to live lavishly off her friends. Wait until we tell you where she got buried!!!! (Hint: it is, like, so exclusive!) Image credits: Queen Christina in Palazzo Corsini (Kristian Zahrtmann, 1908). Image from the National Gallery of Denmark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week the pod lab explores the first, and incredibly busy, half of the life of Christina, Queen of Sweden. Join as we discuss hairy babies, buffoonery, romantic necrophilia, and how many mommies it actually takes to raise a queen. Image Credit: British Museum Paulus Pontius after Anselmus Van Hulle Christina, Queen of Sweden at the Peace of Münster ca. 1648 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today Lauren brings us the tale of the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, granddaughter of newspaper tycoon and policitican William Randolph Hearst. It a truly twisty tale, starting with living with her hippy boyfriend, and then being taken from the apartment, stowed away, blindfolded. BUT, it doesn't stop there. There's ransom, brainwashing, an attempted bank heist and then the police make some arrests.... but who they arrest is quite interesting. Image credits: "Patty Hearst arrest photo, 19 Septe...
Someone's in the kitchen, Oh NoooOooooOooo .... Watch out for frying pans! This week, Lauren introduces us to a Katherine Knight, an Australian woman with some issues ..... major issues. She was rather tough, had a bit of a drinking problem, and would back her man up in fights. BUT, her darkside was really what you had to watch out for ... and frying pans! You also don't want her cooking for you.... Listen in to learn why and hopefully laugh with us along the way. *Trigger Warning* This episode ...
Welcome back, we're learning about DNA! We all have DNA, but honestly for a long part of human history, no one even knew about it. What did it look like? How was it organized? Well, the star of this week's epsiode, Rosalind Franklin, helped to answer some of these key questions, but will anyone believe she made this discovery? Listen to learn more! Image credits: "Rosalind Franklin" In Paris, from Wikimedia Commons. link: https://www.cshl.edu/archives-blog/rosalind-franklin-would-be-100-years-ol...
This week, the gang's all here as we tell three tales of Americana. Have you ever heard of haunted hitch-hikers? Women in white? Learn with us as we hear the origin stories of three of America's most famous hauntings! Image credits: "Betsy Bell" An artist's drawing of Betsy Bell, done around 1894 and published in M. V. Inram's book about the Bell Witch. Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Betsy.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week, Lauren guides us as we travel back to ancient Egypt and learn about Hapshepsut, the Queen who would become Queen. What happens when your dad is Pharoah, but then he has no legitimate sons, and you get passed over? Do you have to marry to keep power? What's a girl to do with all that power? Will anyone remember her? We answer all of these questions, and more! Image credits: "Seated Statue of Hatshepsut" Rogers Fund, 1929. Image found through The Met's Open Access. Link: https://www.met...
Lauren and B go over the life and deeds of Winnie Ruth Judd, aka the Trunk Murderess, aka the Tiger woman. What's with the nicknames? Feels like they're WILDLY different. Well, that may just be Ruth! There are different sides to her tale. Find out (along with B) in this bonkers episode set in Phoenix, Arizona. Image credits: "Winnie Ruth Judd", found on Hushed Up Histories site. Link: https://husheduphistory.com/post/614118950309085184/tiger-woman-and-her-trunks-the-horrible-case Hosted on Acast...
We've got an unsupervised episode! Join Lauren and B as they learn about the weird old world of the Hinkypunk! What exactly is that weird word? What's the origin of this strange phenomena?Come find out! Image Credit to Herman Hendrich: Will-o'-the-Wisp and the Snake Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Lauren shares with B and Anneka the story of one of the most prolific snipers of all time, Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Come, listen, laugh, as we learn about the best soldiers the Soviet Union had to offer and how they worked together to fight the Axis powers of World War II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's unsupervised episode, B and Lauren go off the rails about... the uterus! Join them as they discuss the history, the mystery, and the mechanics of Eve's original curse! Cover art for the episode drawn by Lauren, so now you have to see the lumpy butt like us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
She's so fine she blows our minds HEY MIKI! This week we learn not just about the life and works of Miki Sawada, the "Mother of 2,000 Children", but her family's legacy as well! Join the group as we learn about the history of the Mitsubishi corporation and a sense of duty that changed thousands of little lives. Photo credit to Toyko Museum Collection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
