Episodes
Episodes
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Maria Rostworowski - Riwo's South American Pick
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Riwo finishes up South American month talking about a historian who taught us how to learn about the Incas not from a western perspective, not from a Spanish conquistador perspective, but that of the ancestry of the people, the Andeans. Learn about the fantastic historian Maria Rostworowski.
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Carmen Miranda - Julie's South American Pick
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Julie shares with us the colorful life of the gal known for her fruit hats, singing, and dancing - Carmen Miranda. There is much more to this "Brazillian Bombshell" learn about Carmen's life in two Americans and her many talents.
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
It's Katie's Birthday week and we have a special coupon code for 15% off our event A Night With the Witch and Famous.
The episode originally aired October 17, 2022 - Katie gets gruesome with the tale of Catherine “La Vosin” Monvoisin. This French black magic sorcerer was the head of a powerful network that provided poisons, love potions, and abortions. She might have killed over 1,000 people but she also might have got King Louis XIV to fall for Madame de Montespan. Listen, if you dare!
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Maria Quiteria - Bonnie's South American Pick
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
It's the start of South American Gal Month! Bonnie leads off with a national hero of Brazil, Maria Quitéria! Learn about this lieutenant in the Brazilian War of Independence.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
The Three Sisters - Katie's American Farmer Gal Pick
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Katie finishes up American Farmers Month with the Indigenous peoples' mythos of planting corn, beans, and squash.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Farmerettes - Riwo's American Farmer Pic
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Before there was Rosie the Riveter there were the Farmerettes. Riwo shares the history of the gals who were called to help America by being farmers.
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Harriet Strong - Debbi's American Farmer Pic
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Debbi shares her American farmer gal, Harriet Williams Russell strong. Harriet was pivotal to water conservation in California. She was also known as the "Walnut Queen" and held 5 patents. Learn all about this innovative woman.
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Ruth Stout - Bonnie's American Farmer Pick
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
We're Back! It's been a bit of a break but we've found our way out of the cornfields and back to the Gal's Guide Library to talk about American farmer gals. First up is Bonnie's pick, Rith Imogen Stout the "no-work" garden method author.
Gal Pals
What if you could only share 1 cool thing about a topic? Would it be about ancient history? Would it be breaking news? Would it be safe for work? A group of gal-pals gathers to present to you one cool thing on topics like painting, gaming, movies, music and more.