Episodes

  • Giulia Tofana: Poison The Men
    Nov 10 2024

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    If you had the recipe to a highly effective, undetectable poison, how would you use it? To poison the men of course.

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    Cool stuff mentioned this episode:
    https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/
    https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/giulia-tofana-the-italian-serial-poisoner-who-became-a-legend

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    28 mins
  • Morgan le Fay: Heroine or Villainess of the Round Table?
    Nov 5 2024

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    Come and jump into Arthurian Legend and find out all about Arthur's half-sister, Morgan le Fay. Was she truly evil or was she just a girl trying to hold her own in a world of knights and wizards?

    Cool stuff mentioned in this episode:

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Morgan-le-Fay

    https://kingarthursknights.com/arthurian-characters/morgan-le-fay/

    https://theconversation.com/morgan-le-fay-how-arthurian-legend-turned-a-powerful-woman-from-healer-to-villain-109928

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    43 mins
  • Erzulie: Divine Feminine in Vodou
    Oct 29 2024

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    Come and explore the world of the Erzulie, divine feminine figures in Haitian Vodou.

    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

    https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesofaZoe
    https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collections/world-cultures/africa/vodouflags

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    43 mins
  • Kuwazu Nyobo: The Dark Side of Japanese Folklore
    Oct 15 2024

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    Come with me to Japan to explore the terrifying Kuwazu Nyobo, the silent wife with the mouth in the back of her head.

    Cool Stuff I Mentioned In This Episode

    https://electricliterature.com/female-ghosts-and-spirits-from-japanese-folklore-ranked/

    https://electricliterature.com/female-ghosts-and-spirits-from-japanese-folklore-ranked/

    https://www.iromegane.com/post/japanese-mythology-marriage-between-humans-and-animals

    https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA615691031&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=18826865&p=LitRC&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7Efac90a7d&aty=open-web-entry

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    36 mins
  • Isis: The Enchantress Who Resurrected a God
    Oct 8 2024

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    Today's episode is all about Isis, the powerful mother figure who resurrected her husband and built a following (and a phallus) that transcended borders.

    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

    https://medium.com/minneapolis-institute-of-art/ancient-egypt-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-phallus-97db0103ecdc

    https://www.eoht.info/page/Phallus%20of%20Osiris

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/ancient-Egyptian-religion/Sources-and-limitations-of-ancient-and-modern-knowledge

    https://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Egypt/Ra&Isis.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7MHGDGmsk8&t=1065s


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    47 mins
  • Lilith: Seductress, Scapegoat, or Survivor?
    Oct 1 2024

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    Today's episode is all about Lilith, the first lady of the garden of Eden, demoness, seductress and feminist icon.

    Come and find out all about her origins, her departure from garden of Eden, her transformation into the infant slaying demon, and reclamation as a feminist symbol of the power of feminine sexuality.

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    https://www.2lives.org

    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

    https://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Projects/Reln91/Power/lilith.htm#:~:text=Although%20the%20figure%20of%20Lilith,of%20the%20%22first%20Eve%22.

    https://symbolreader.net/2020/08/24/lilith/

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lilith-Jewish-folklore

    https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lilith

    https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/

    https://jwa.org/node/23210

    https://www.worldhistory.org/article/658/the-queen-of-the-night/

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    43 mins
  • Hel: Keeper of Souls
    Sep 24 2024

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    Today's episode is all about Hel, the Norse ruler of the underworld and Cate Blanchett lookalike!

    Come and find out all about her origins, her place in Norse Cosmology and where you might find her in modern culture.

    Cool Stuff I mentioned in this episode:
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hel-Norse-deity

    https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/helheim/

    https://skjalden.com/hel/

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    32 mins
  • Yennenga: Breaking Barriers, Building Dynasties
    Sep 17 2024

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    Today’s episode is all about Yennenga, the warrior princess who broke tradition and founded a dynasty!

    Come and find out all about this amazing woman of mythology who's impact has truly altered history.

    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:


    https://www.tourhq.com/article/a-travel-guide-to-burkina-faso-the-land-of-honest-people

    https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/160D/production/_121254650_gettyimages-1236081546.jpg.webp

    https://www.juggle.org/the-art-of-yennega-circus/

    https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12672/yannenga/#google_vignette

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtdoBq3kj0

    https://www.joanmadison.com/shop/queendom-collection/queendom-nine-detail

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    36 mins