Black History
Black History
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Your Gal Friday Flashback - Katherine Johnson
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Tieing into our Leah's 1 Cool STEM thing from earlier this week, our flashback episode is about another child prodigy whose math calculations were pivotal to the Space Race. We're making math a ton of fun and bringing you the life and legacy of Hidden Figure, Katherine Johnson on this Your Gal Friday Flashback episode.
Original airdate: February 16, 2018 Ep #23 of Your Gal Friday
Show Notes & Extras:https://galsguide.org/2018/02/16/katherine-johnson-your-gal-friday/
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Friday Aug 23, 2019
YGF Flashback - Madam CJ Walker
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Tieing into our research theme, Madam CJ Walker used advertising to sell her hair-care line making her one of the richest African-American women. Truly rags to riches story...and also soon to be a Netflix special starring Octavia Spencer.
Original airdate: October 2017 Ep #18 of Your Gal Friday
Show Notes & Extras:https://galsguide.org/2017/10/13/madam-cj-walker-your-gal-friday/
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Friday Jul 26, 2019
YGF Flashback - Ella Fitzgerald
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Tieing into the gal pals covering cool music gals learn about the jazz performer whose longevity is due to her tenacity and also Marilyn Monroe. Discover the life and legacy of Ella Fitzgerald in this Your Gal Friday Flashback episode.
Original airdate: June 30, 2017 Ep #5 of Your Gal Friday
Show Notes & Extras:https://galsguide.org/2017/06/30/ella-fitzgerald-your-gal-friday/
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Friday Jul 19, 2019
YGF Flashback - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Tieing into the gal pals covering cool music gals, we've got a fantastic flashback episode that will amaze you about the true birth of Rock n' Roll. Learn about all about the inventor of Rock n' Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe in this Your Gal Friday Flashback episode.
Original airdate: June 2018 Ep #37 of Your Gal Friday
Show Notes & Extras: https://galsguide.org/2018/06/29/sister-rosetta-tharpe-your-gal-friday/
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Monday Jun 03, 2019
Moms Mabley - Leah's 1 Cool LGBT Thing
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
To start off LGBT Pride month, Leah's 1 Cool LGBT Thing is about the first ever female standup comedian, Jackie "Moms" Mabley. An extremely successful originator, Moms was a black, gay, woman who created an old lady character that wooed young men, made censors nervous, and told some of the best dirty jokes.
Show Notes & Links https://galsguide.org/podcasts/
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Monday Feb 25, 2019
Hidden Figures - Kim's 1 Cool Black History Thing
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
This week the sky is the limit with Kim's 1 Cool Black History Thing about the gals of Hidden Figures. Bonnie, Edan, Rebecca, and Kim also talk about their favorite gal in Black history as well as historical films and documentaries. All this and more on this episode of Gal's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast.
Show Notes & Links https://galsguide.org/podcasts/
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Monday Feb 18, 2019
Willis Richardson - Edan's 1 Cool Black History Thing
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
This week Edan keeps her 1 Cool Black History Thing all in the family. Edan shares the amazing life and legacy of her Great-Grandfather Willis Richardson, a playwright who was the first African-American to have a non-musical production on Broadway. His plays live on today in museums and on stage. Learn all about this amazing guy this week on Gal’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast.
Show Notes & Links https://galsguide.org/podcasts/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/GalsGuideGalaxy
Music: “Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Nina Simone - Rebecca's 1 Cool Black History Thing
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
This week Rebecca’s 1 Cool Black History Thing is about the singer and activist Nina Simone. From “Mississippi God Damn” to her cover of “Here Comes the Sun” Nina has a voice that draws you in, tells you a story and can make you cry. Learn more about this amazing gal this week on the Gal’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast.
Show Notes & Links https://galsguide.org/podcasts/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GalsGuideGalaxy
Music: “Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/