Herstory

Roll sound! Today, we celebrate female filmmakers. Amy covers Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter and photographer, Agnes Varda. Shelby discusses avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema, Věra Chytilová. And scene!

It's spooky season, and we love a seasonal theme. This week, we're covering mummies - more specifically, women who have been mummified. Amy covers Chinese noblewoman, Xin Zhui. Shelby discusses the ancient Egyptian mummy known as The Screaming Woman.

We love women's sports, so we're celebrating female Hockey Players! Amy educates us on Angela James, a Canadian former ice hockey player who played at the highest levels of senior hockey between 1980 and 2000. Shelby discusses Julie Chu, an American-Canadian former Olympic ice hockey player who played forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and defense with Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Go, ladies!!!

As October continues, we have decided to celebrate our fair and balanced astrological sign—Libras. Shelby gets macabre as she discusses French serial killer Jeanne Weber. Amy gives an "out-of-this-world" story about astronaut Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space.

Let's take a trip to Finland (unless you're already there, of course). We love the progressive country, so we decided it's about time Finalnd got some Herstory love. Shelby covers Finnish writer and social activist Minna Canth. Amy tells us about the first female president of Finland, Tarja Halonen.

Some women shine so brightly that they become icons, and we're celebrating a couple of those who outshone the most in the 1970s. Shelby talks about Anita Pallenberg, an Italian-German film actress, artist, and model who was the muse for the Rolling Stones. Amy does a whole DJ set, exclusively featuring Donna Summer's additive disco tunes.

Yes, the title is a bit confusing, but we were originally going to do marine biologists, but then Shelby found a marine cartographer, and blah, blah, blah... ANYWAY, listen in while Shelby discusses American geologist and oceanographic cartographer, Marie Tharp. Amy tells us all about Eugenie Clark, popularly known as The Shark Lady.

Shrouded in lore and mystery, we decided to tackle the alluring topic of Geishas. Amy covers the Tokyo-born geisha Sada Yacco. Shelby talks about Mineko Iwasaki, an inspiration for Memoirs of a Geisha.

We're back from our summer hiatus, and what's a better celebration than dancing? Breakdancing has made it to the Olympics, so we decided to cover B-girls. Shelby kicks it old school with one of the OGs out of Seattle, Washington, Lane "LaneSki" Davey. Amy gives us the 411 on the gold medal winner herself, Japan's Ami Yuasa.

We're taking a break from our summer hiatus to feature some Summer Olympic athletes! Shelby covers the fist American woman to win an Olympic event, golfer Margaret Abbott. Amy educates us on footballer, Marta who only needs one name.